Log for May 10, 2006

My day:

Connecting

• Meet with Kerry Bowman, lead/founding pastor of Eagle Church in Zionsville, just north of Indianapolis.
  • Kerry is going through a process right now of trying to recover his “strategic” focus in the church and beyond the church walls considering that he has been so wrapped up in the work of that particular church for a long time.
  • He said that they wouldn’t be able to offer us any financial assistance, but he did recommend to me that we stay in touch.
  • He will also put me in touch with the CMA director of church planting because he is a great guy that I could learn a lot from.
  • He asked me some pretty big questions about how I was staying strong. It was a good time.
• Call local churches including Mark Dutton over at Faith to set up more vision-casting meetings.
  • I finally got an email out to Steve Viars, but I still haven’t talked with Mark Dutton.
• Call local contacts to invite them to a new Bible Study.
• Contact potential office locations.
  • I called three potential office locations on 350S.
  • the Shook agency (742-5096) manages a couple storefronts behind subway and behind the boiler express gas station. They have 1400-10000 square feet and go for about 13 per square foot per year including the common fee.
  • bar barry (412-2400) owns three store fronts that can be configured separately or together for 1200-5400 sq. ft. – 14.50 per square foot per year after common fee.
  • Regal place (george 447-6270) has two storefronts next to a cingular store. Each is 1620 square feet. The one on the corner is $14 per, and the one in the middle is $12 per. Common fees are $2, but should be significantly less.
  • Valley Lakes center / 900 sf @ $7.00 per + $2 common
• Write SOUTHSIDE newsletter.
• Write Prayer Letter & bookmark.

Limcast

• Boil down the limcast audio of my interview with Marque Azrael.
• Time-lapse the chess game where he beat me.
• Set up meetings with other local artists — LeeAnna Atwell, lafayettemusicleague.com

Thoughts:

• I’d like to develop an overall theme/philosophy for the a41 website (a41.us) to be the “connecting point” for all things community-oriented in our church.
  • Bible Studies, and online/emailed devotionals.
  • Blogs (work like myspace? link to myspace?)
  • Downloadable small group materials (lessons, video, audio, songsheets)
  • Forum (with a special consideration for small group leaders)
  • Events Calendar (Every group gets an iCal compliant calendar, and the frontend allows people to subscribe to different ones.)

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