Infrastructure Review: The consultants who conducted an infrastructure review of our organization, staffing and technology reported their findings to the Leadership Team and the church staff in December. To accommodate our expected growth and the Chart and Compass program initiatives, the consultants’ recommendations included increased training for church staff and improved communications between staff members. In addition, the consultants determined that our existing church software (ACS) can meet our needs with some additional modules and technical training in the software’s capabilities. Also recommended were upgrades to our telecommunications network and our computer systems and printers. Planning is underway to budget and implement many of the recommendations.

Capital Campaign: We invite one and all to attend our family-oriented campaign kick-off the evening of January 20th. It’s a celebration of the significant work on our strategic plan by hundreds of volunteers throughout the past several years, and the official beginning of the capital campaign to fund our collective vision.

Additional Information: For the most up-to-date information about Chart and Compass, the original planning document, more information about the five key strategies and the specific objectives to achieve these strategies, names of team leaders, links for volunteering, upcoming events, and other information, please see www.dallasuu.org/compass. Also, Leadership Team members report on progress towards our various objectives on the second Thursday of the month (next meeting: January 11), at 7:00 p.m., on the second floor of the RE building. You are welcome to attend.

~Ellen Magnis and Mike Birrer, Leadership-Team Co-Chairs
~Jenny Haynes, Leadership-Team Communications