1 Campaign, 2 Appeals
Campaign Teams Begin Their Work!
Our Volunteer Organizational Meeting February 15th brought together over 40 parishioners to work on our campaign. By the end of the meeting, each team was working on their designated tasks. We are still in need of volunteers. If you have a few hours to share and want to be more involved with the parish, volunteer for one of the teams below. Most teams will meet only 2-3 times between now and the end of June.
Prayer Team: Mary Alice Grimm (816)987-3100
Children & Youth Team: Christine Wrobel (816)987-0284
Events Team: Kathy McMiller (816)210-7747
Communications Team: Tabitha Schmidt (816)697-2330 or Kevin Murphy (816)537-7554
Thanks Team: Cathy Vogel (816)987-2062
Prayer Team
These teams overall task is to focus the campaign on discerning God's will for the church community and its individual members. The Prayer Team plans activities and/or events to bring the church community together in prayer. Examples of prayer activities include:
§ Creation of a Campaign Prayer
§ Planning of a 24-prayer vigil or special prayer service
§ Creation of a prayer booklet that includes writing reflections or prayers for the campaign composed by
team or congregation members
§ Coordinate with the Events Team to provide an appropriate prayer reflections during the events
§ Engaging the entire congregation in prayer for the campaign at Sunday worship.
Children &Youth Team
This team is made up of youth and adults. The youth's participation in this capital campaign is evidence of the church's commitment to them. This team assists the church and the other campaign teams with the inclusion of children and youth in the process of the capital campaign. Examples of activities that encourage the involvement of children and youth include:
§ Inviting the younger children to participate by earning money so they can have their own Commitment
Sunday the week before the regular Commitment Sunday
§ Coordinate an event with the Events Team that is just for teens to discuss with the pastor how the
campaign plans affect the youth
§ Designating a particular part of a new building project that the youth and children contributions will fund,
such as church signage or a prayer garden.
§ Engaging the teens in a discussion about how they can raise money for the campaign.
Youth involvement in this campaign is not only critical for the future of the church-- it says to the youth that they are a big part of the church today.
Ambassadors Team
The Ambassadors Team influences the way church members will be approached and asked for a pledge. The Ambassadors Team interprets the finding in the Readiness Assessment in order to make its recommendations to the Steering Committee. The Ambassadors Team has two primary tasks.
§ Propose to the Steering Committee a process for asking members to contribute
§ Contact each member of the congregation to answer questions about the campaign and discuss the process for making a pledge
Communications Team
The Communications Team assists the TCDF consultant with ways to communicate and educate the members about the campaign process and its goals. This team provides signage, posters, banners to generate excitement among church membership. The Communications Team focuses on these primary tasks:
§ Selection of a campaign slogan and logo
§ Makes available such items as member quotes, church history and pictures for all the communication
pieces of the campaign
§ Creating posters, banners, and a “thermometer” to promote the campaign
Events Team
The Events Team has a very important and challenging role. Evidence shows that the success of a capital campaign directly correlated to the number of members who attend events prior to making a pledge. At the events, members will have a dialogue with the pastor and help to shape the campaign and church vision.
This team will work to:
§ Schedule events in conjunction with the pastor and the TCDF consultant
§ Develop a plan to get the best attendance at the events which includes after the event invitation is sent
by the pastor, the team personally asking members to attend events
§ Follow up on invitations when necessary with phone calls and personal contact to maximize attendance
§ Keep track of who attends
§ Plan and coordinate the meals at each of these events
§ Arrange a campaign celebration soon after Commitment Sunday
Thanks Team
This team devises a process to recognize and thank those who make a contribution to the campaign. TCDF believes that each donor should get a personalized thank you letter from the pastor, and the Thanks Team should send out a handwritten thank you card to all who contribute. The Thanks Team may also decide to provide small, inexpensive gifts to recognize each household that participates in the campaign. The Thanks Team is also charged with the following tasks:
§ Making a recommendation to the Steering Committee about public acknowledgment of donors.
§ Determining ways to thank donors upon completion of their commitment.
§ Making a recommendation to the Steering Committee on a permanent display of gratitude to donors
such as a plaque.
The manner in which individuals are thanked during this campaign will have an effect on their participation in subsequent campaigns.
Campaign Teams Begin Their Work!
Our Volunteer Organizational Meeting February 15th brought together over 40 parishioners to work on our campaign. By the end of the meeting, each team was working on their designated tasks. We are still in need of volunteers. If you have a few hours to share and want to be more involved with the parish, volunteer for one of the teams below. Most teams will meet only 2-3 times between now and the end of June.
Prayer Team: Mary Alice Grimm (816)987-3100
Children & Youth Team: Christine Wrobel (816)987-0284
Events Team: Kathy McMiller (816)210-7747
Communications Team: Tabitha Schmidt (816)697-2330 or Kevin Murphy (816)537-7554
Thanks Team: Cathy Vogel (816)987-2062
Prayer Team
These teams overall task is to focus the campaign on discerning God's will for the church community and its individual members. The Prayer Team plans activities and/or events to bring the church community together in prayer. Examples of prayer activities include:
§ Creation of a Campaign Prayer
§ Planning of a 24-prayer vigil or special prayer service
§ Creation of a prayer booklet that includes writing reflections or prayers for the campaign composed by
team or congregation members
§ Coordinate with the Events Team to provide an appropriate prayer reflections during the events
§ Engaging the entire congregation in prayer for the campaign at Sunday worship.
Children &Youth Team
This team is made up of youth and adults. The youth's participation in this capital campaign is evidence of the church's commitment to them. This team assists the church and the other campaign teams with the inclusion of children and youth in the process of the capital campaign. Examples of activities that encourage the involvement of children and youth include:
§ Inviting the younger children to participate by earning money so they can have their own Commitment
Sunday the week before the regular Commitment Sunday
§ Coordinate an event with the Events Team that is just for teens to discuss with the pastor how the
campaign plans affect the youth
§ Designating a particular part of a new building project that the youth and children contributions will fund,
such as church signage or a prayer garden.
§ Engaging the teens in a discussion about how they can raise money for the campaign.
Youth involvement in this campaign is not only critical for the future of the church-- it says to the youth that they are a big part of the church today.
Ambassadors Team
The Ambassadors Team influences the way church members will be approached and asked for a pledge. The Ambassadors Team interprets the finding in the Readiness Assessment in order to make its recommendations to the Steering Committee. The Ambassadors Team has two primary tasks.
§ Propose to the Steering Committee a process for asking members to contribute
§ Contact each member of the congregation to answer questions about the campaign and discuss the process for making a pledge
Communications Team
The Communications Team assists the TCDF consultant with ways to communicate and educate the members about the campaign process and its goals. This team provides signage, posters, banners to generate excitement among church membership. The Communications Team focuses on these primary tasks:
§ Selection of a campaign slogan and logo
§ Makes available such items as member quotes, church history and pictures for all the communication
pieces of the campaign
§ Creating posters, banners, and a “thermometer” to promote the campaign
Events Team
The Events Team has a very important and challenging role. Evidence shows that the success of a capital campaign directly correlated to the number of members who attend events prior to making a pledge. At the events, members will have a dialogue with the pastor and help to shape the campaign and church vision.
This team will work to:
§ Schedule events in conjunction with the pastor and the TCDF consultant
§ Develop a plan to get the best attendance at the events which includes after the event invitation is sent
by the pastor, the team personally asking members to attend events
§ Follow up on invitations when necessary with phone calls and personal contact to maximize attendance
§ Keep track of who attends
§ Plan and coordinate the meals at each of these events
§ Arrange a campaign celebration soon after Commitment Sunday
Thanks Team
This team devises a process to recognize and thank those who make a contribution to the campaign. TCDF believes that each donor should get a personalized thank you letter from the pastor, and the Thanks Team should send out a handwritten thank you card to all who contribute. The Thanks Team may also decide to provide small, inexpensive gifts to recognize each household that participates in the campaign. The Thanks Team is also charged with the following tasks:
§ Making a recommendation to the Steering Committee about public acknowledgment of donors.
§ Determining ways to thank donors upon completion of their commitment.
§ Making a recommendation to the Steering Committee on a permanent display of gratitude to donors
such as a plaque.
The manner in which individuals are thanked during this campaign will have an effect on their participation in subsequent campaigns.
