We’re moving ahead and getting some Sanmar polo shirts for the leaders. These would start at $18 each (including the stitching of the logo). People that we’ve talked to are excited about having more of an adult shirt that would be used from year to year. So, who pays? We like the idea of paying for them from BAC funds; it should save us money in the long run as we won’t have to buy T-shirts every year for our leaders.
Jason has done a boatload of technical work getting the registration form online. People will be able to register online as well as pay through Paypal. Jason is also going to indicate that if they don’t want to pay through Paypal, they can send a check via mail. There will also be a note that scholarships are available upon request. Registration should be live by the end of the week.
Focus times: do we want to do anything with artists during the Focus Times? We don’t have anyone definite yet. Julie had a really nice talk with Eric Timm (a “Jesus Painter”); Bud is questionable; Phil Terborg knows an elderly gentleman who has been a long-time educator in the arts; Gary Harbo is another possibility. We would want someone to help the campers dream about how God might use their artistic abilities. If we do this, Cal’s portion will be smaller during the Focus Times. That might be better anyway, as the campers don’t typically have a 30-minute attention span. It would be a challenge – a good one – to limit his time to 10 (?) minutes to deliver the “image” of the day. Calvin will have to rework the Focus Times to figure out where we can incorporate artists and who we would want.
After I left, the others continued to meet. Following is what I have gleaned from their notes:
There will be Small Group leader training sessions on July 7 and July 22, both from 7:00 – 8:30. I’ll just assume that Jason will lead this again as he did last year.
There will also be a BAC Open House on July 22. From 11:00 – 1:00 and 4:00 – 7:00, the church will be open to volunteers. They’ll be able to pick up their T-shirts, class lists, map of the church (as in, class locations) and supplies. There will also be “tips for teachers.” We will strongly encourage them to sign up for mini-BAC so that Janelle will know how many campers she’ll have in her house and on what days they’ll be there. Finally, there will be food signups and Barnabas team assignments.
Currently, we have 27 small group leaders covering 26 small groups. WONDERful!
Our next meeting will be on May 26 at 10:30. We’ll need to finalize Focus Time ideas (as in, get going Calvin!) and determine what other committees need to be formed. We’ll also get updates on where we’re at with our shirts and registration. Since we’re going to be forming some of the other committees now, our first meeting in June will need to be an evening meeting so that more people will be able to attend.
