Team developing proposal to better market Annual Conference.

An Annual Conference Marketing Ministry Team, accountable and reportable to the Annual Conference Program and Arrangements Committee, met Nov. 27-29 at New Windsor, Md. Directly related to the strategic plan for Conference staff and volunteers approved by Annual Conference 2005, the team is developing a proposal to better market and promote participation in the annual meeting that is "vital to our denomination," reported Annual Conference executive director Lerry Fogle.

Tracy Wiser of Mid-Atlantic District was selected as chair; Martha Roudebush, executive minister of Southeastern District, is recorder. Other members of the team include John Braun of Oregon and Washington District, Joanna Willoughby of Michigan District, a member of the Program and Arrangements Committee, and Fogle.

The Marketing Ministry Team will research participation of the denomination in Annual Conference including contact with all district executives, selected contact with congregations that were unable to have representation at Annual Conference 2005, contact with Congregational Life Team staff of the General Board, and contact with others in the denomination with marketing and promotion skills. With analysis of research results, a marketing proposal will be drafted, finalized, and presented next June to the Program and Arrangements Committee.

In addition, feedback about participation or non-participation of non-delegates at Annual Conference will be explored on a number of the denominational list serves. Anyone wishing to convey thoughts or suggestions about why members of the Church of the Brethren attend or do not attend Annual Conference may send e-mail to annualconference@brethren.org or write to the Annual Conference Office, 1451 Dundee Ave., Elgin, IL, 60120.

For more about Annual Conference see www.brethren.org/ac.

Source: 12/14/2005 Newsline
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