Visioning Team News
Your Visioning Team Members
Bruce Anderson Genie Anderson
Karen Bracalento Trudy Boxer
Diane Distlecamp Bonnie Henneman
Krista Jensen. Paul Jensen
Linda Lund. Edie Miller
Jean Minkin Tony Nechanicky
Linda Vehrs Shirley Virchow
The Visioning Team welcomes any feedback, questions or concerns and we invite anyone with big dreams, visions, curiosity or interest in helping us "do church better" to join the team! Please feel free to speak with any of the team members or submit your feedback using the form found at the bottom of the page.
History, Purpose and Mission of the Visioning Team
Your Visioning team wants to share some information about how the team is working for you and LCOP.
The birth of the Visioning Team started by a grant from our Synod which funded the Luther Springs Retreat.
Luther Springs Retreat held on 5/3/2024
Two goals:
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To grow to know each other as our church leadership
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To seek our vision for our church’s growth and to plan accordingly for the future
The outcome of the goals was to visit the short- and long-term health and well being of LCOP and how can we do church better
To reach these outcomes we had three meetings with our congregation asking for their input. The condensed results of these three meetings are as follows
Three major topics
Strengths
Areas of improvement
Communication, internal and external
Here are some of the accomplishments of the Visioning team
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Improve Internal and external Communications
Web site an mobile site updated for easier reading and navigation. Expanded information and new forms added for easy event registration and feedback.
Eblast revised to address a single issue for better effectiveness
Signage updated
Sanctuary
Parking lot
Marketing cards
Electronic sign - repaired; new welcome message
Index cards and web form for congregational input
Multiple short update talks to keep the congregation updated on the team's activities and to encourage ongoing congregational input and ideas
Congregational Tag line –
Joy for today, hope for tomorrow, a family forever
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Improved the sound and Streaming service
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Summer BBQ Series- Three information sessions with meals and speakers
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Lutheran Services of Florida
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Directions for Living
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Homeless Empowerment Program
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Paper wall. (follow through on a request from. congregational member)
This question was asked at the retreat – What makes attending a church service a pleasant one for all attendees?
There were many answers identified:
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Great Welcoming Process
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Environment
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Climate control
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Seating
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Sound system
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Cleanliness
Our current focus is brainstorming ideas for future Vision to Action grants through the synod and to continue and complete ongoing projects such as landscaping the front of the church, a sustained Welcoming strategy, cleaning of the sanctuary and another Summer BBQ Learning Series.