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<p>Sorry this is tardy but it became clear that I needed to get
through Homecoming before I could figure out exactly where we were
going with this last step in the Homecoming process. The
questions listed here are loosely based on two sources: A
proposal (A Proposal for Membership Growth at The First Unitarian
Universalist Society of Marietta) written in 2005 by Rev. Diane
Dowgiert and feedback from people who were telephoned, received a
post card, or who attended one of the Homecoming events. I
stumbled across Dowgiert's document (Roger has distributed to
heads of the committees) when I was helping Lace Lynch do some
research upstairs in the RE building. She has outlined the role
of the board, minister and the membership. It needs updated but
it is a great place to begin.</p>
<p>I'm sharing this info to explain the basis for the Aug. 7th
service. The goal is to draw on the tremendous positive energy
that Homecoming has generated, and give direction for new, and
returning folks that will be joining us as a result of their
weekend experiences.</p>
<p>I've listed the process for the service (we'll be sending out an
oos asap) and the proposed questions. Any feedback or edits will
be strongly considered. Please note that we will sing the words
to Here Comes the Sun by George Harrison after the facebook folks
sign off, and then we will dance to coffee hour. We're being
serious, but not too serious just yet.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">August 7<sup>th</sup> Service - Where
to we go from here?</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Describe between each question what
motivated the question?</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Make one sheet with five questions for
each person to be handed out by the people taking the offering.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><br>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Proposed questions:</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">1. When is the last time you
connected
with FUUSM? </p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"> __Homecoming post card ___________ \</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"> __Confluence (newsletter) __________</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"> __Homecoming phone call __________</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"> __Email ___________</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"> __Call from a committee __________</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"> __Call from the minister __________</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"> __No contact over the past year or
two __________</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"> __Other
_______________________________</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">2. What volunteer efforts could you
support with either time, energy or money (place a “t” for time,
“e” for energy and “m” for money?) OR prioritize by ranking
1 to 10 (10 the hightest you can support).</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"> __Serve on a committee to grow
membership __________</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"> __Marketing events __________</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"> __Invite young people you know to
join
in FUUSM events with you __________</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"> __Helping with Sunday
services/events________</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"> __Coffee hour_________________</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"> __Choir ________________________ </p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"> __Marketing _________________</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"> __Leading events _________________</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"> __Audio/visual assistants
_________________</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"> __Other _________________</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">3. Are there things we do (policies,
procedures, messages) that potentially discourage growth?</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"> __FUUSM could stay directly in touch
with members more often__________</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"> __ Poor/ineffective communication
__________</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"> __Advertising of events __________</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"> __Improve use of social media
__________</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"> __Share more about what the church
has
to offer to outsiders</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">
__Other_______________________________</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">4. How would you rank how much
priority
needs to be placed on the importance of growing the FUUSM
membership?
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"> __The most important goal for 2023/24</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"> __A very important goal for 2023/24</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"> __Not very important</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"> __Not important at all</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"> __Other _________________</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"> </p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">5. What can we change to encourage
growth?</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"> </p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">5. How would you rank how much
priority needs to be placed on the importance of growing the FUUSM
membership? </p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"> __The most important goal for 2023/24</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"> __A very important goal for 2023/24</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"> __Not very important</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"> __Not important at all</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"> __Other _________________</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Sing “Here comes the Sun” and then
dance our way to coffee hour and into the next phase of where
we're
going.</p>
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