March 18th Meeting Agenda.

[Non-committee members are welcome to attend and participate in discussion of all agenda items]

1. Prayer, Bible Study, and Spritual Dialogue.

2. Develop Emmanuel timeline for use in establishing perspective as to where we have been and where we are going. [This agenda item will commence when Duane LeTourneau and Dean Vettrus arrive which is expected to be at 6:10 p.m.].

* Duane LeTourneau and Dean Vettrus to share background of present building, including origins, hurdles overcome, process (identification of needs and wants), design and implementation.
* Honor that process and result.

3. Timely agenda items:
* Discussion of missions identified in 2006 small groups’ “Heart of Emmanuel”
* Development of Guiding Principles as context of our committee discussion:
– Statement of beliefs/ understanding of mission context.
– Consider means by which we can define and develop mission growth.
– Does present church facility support our missions?
* Discussion of conduct of the business of the building committee, including meeting structure and frequency, use of subcommittees and assignment of tasks to committee members.

4. Consideration of topics/items for future meetings.

5. Discussion of upcoming agenda, prerequisites for committee to meet in executive session and means of continuing dialogue with congregation.

6. Prayer and Adjourn.

Building Committee Meeting Minutes, Feb. 27, 2008

Building Committee Meeting Minutes
February, 27, 2008

Committee Members Present
Tammy Hullin
Shirley Engerbretson
Curt Olsson
Mike Whiteman
Garth Sasser
Pastor Stewart
Carolyn Guy
Pastor Dawna
Niklaas Dumroese
Katie Campbell
Carolyn Todd
Tom Brandt- Vice-Chair
Ron Landeck-Chair

Emmanuel Members
Larry Lass
Carol Lass
Diana Pals
Neil Martin
Nancy Sasser

7:30 pm Opening Prayer

Carolyn Todd and Pastor Dawna handed out binders to all committee members and spent about an hour and a half going over the history of what has been done so far regarding building renovation. There were many questions and clarification during this time.

A decision was made that all committee meetings will end with a closed session to gather thoughts and discuss "homework" assignments.

During the closed session there was some discussion regarding the brainstorming session that resulted in 41 points of interest and the specific list of interest consisting of the grouping of ministries that was developed from five previous meetings.

Kurt shared that we need to keep learning styles in mind the next time we do a presentation so we involve more people.

Niklaas shared that he has set up a blog for the committee as a way of communicating with members of the church as well as each other. the address is: http://www.buildingcommittee.blogspot.com

Homework for the next meeting: Read through binders thoroughly and come back ready to discuss how we should proceed.

Next Meeting is planned for: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at 5:00pm in the library.

Adjourn: 9:35 pm