Meetings, meetings, meetings

When I was out twisting arms, convincing people to join this task force, the first question everyone asked was, "How often do you anticipate meeting?" To which I replied, "I'm aiming for about once a month." So, what do I do? I set meetings for two consecutive Mondays (February 18 and 25). I hope I don't have a mutiny on my hands.

This Monday was a planned meeting. We're already making good progress, and the group generally agreed that meeting again two weeks after our first meeting was worthwhile. We have a good idea of what new construction costs are these days (a lot, by the way), and we're getting a handle on what the value of our present building is. We're starting to explore funding opportunities and interesting partnership opportunities. At our meeting this Monday, we're going to start working on questions that we can put in a questionnaire that will be sent to all of the church committees.

The meeting on the following Monday was unplanned, but we're taking advantage of an opportunity. A representative from the United Church of Canada's Architectural Resource Group will be coming to tour our present facility, and to provide us with some valuable advice on what options we have available to us. In addition, Jeff Cook will be sharing the experiences he had with different worship spaces while he was on sabbatical. I expect that we'll all learn a lot on the 25th.

On a side note, based on web statistics that I'm gathering, this blog has been visited by about 20 different individuals over the last week. If you're reading this, I encourage you to spread the word about this blog to everyone you know who might be interested. The more that people know about this process, the easier it will be to deal with what changes may occur.

Till next time, see you in church.