FHL Notes for Next Year...

Notes re possible improvements?

• Each Region:   Function Leaders.   Maybe we could concentrate early on having one responsible leader for each major function per region.  Yes?  See the grid on the FHL Team Wiki.  [That may be the great determinant as to which new regions we'll be able to roll out -- do they have adequate commitment by functional leaders?
• FHL in General:  Function Leaders.  Could we ALSO have a general leader for each function... to help answer questions and help all the regional leaders?  See the grid on the FHL Team Wiki.
• Start early, and provide major info per Region... centrally in the FHL Team Wiki.  It's minimal work, with great potential for collaborative effectiveness.
• Communications Team... Post centrally... Let's develop more people to be able to post things centrally at IndyChristian (not to mention, elsewhere).
• Communications Team... 'Call it in'...  Let's also get some leaders set up on Utterz, so they can directly 'call it in'.
• Communications Team... 'Center'... We will very certainly try to establish a 'Communications Center' for the whole FHL week... to help expedite communications among to/from the various regional leaders.
• Tshirts in advance... They're a great form of promo, and to 'pull the trigger' on getting involved.  But the issue seems to be one of cash-timing.  See if we can get a micro-loan to order a stockpile to have some on-hand year-round... then order frequently.  Objective:  Have way more people registered IN ADVANCE, as a result.
• Compile 'stories' (and feedback)... "It was suggested that we train our project leaders to debrief the experience of the day at the project site rather than ask them to come back to the host site for a time of debriefing.  We believe we would be able to capture more and better stories in this way.  Along those lines it was proposed that we could pick a few stories from each day and have them posted to a specific web page which would be dedicated to track FHL progress in our area during the week." (P.Backer)
• Pre-Registration Suggestion... (from P.Backer, Carmel Region)... "Next year, we need to more clearly define the pre-registration process and have dedicated data entry volunteers ready to handle that information as it becomes available."  [Comment from Neil... Changing our Tshirt-methodology, providing them well in advance... could accelerate our Pre-Registrations... not to mention, enhance our 'Onsite Registrations' by limiting them as much as possible.]
• Diverse, multicultural expression and service together... (P.Backer, Carmel)... "We felt that to improve the FHL experience next year we need to concentrate on developing more multi-cultural experiences... not only to whom the blessing is delivered but in developing more diversity in those who are serving together.  We want to work harder in developing relationships in the Hispanic community all around us."
• Transportation... is more of an urban issue than other regions.  Case in point, Angela's 25 kids (and some parents) never got to participate in the Saturday youth forum, for lack of our planned-transportation showing up.  We need to be able to call in such emergencies, to our (next year) 'Command Center'... in hopes of an alternative solution.  As it was though, no one really knew the issue til it was way too late.  What a shame.  Several of us had vans that we could have gone and picked 'em up and ferried them to the host church.
• Mission Accounting... Region by Region... What are the major measurables we'd want to know from each region, in order to know to what degree we really did faithfully carry out the planned mission?  Volunteer hours?  Projects accomplished?  Participants' feedback?  Neighbors feedback?   Next year, let's hope to build that communication into our Communications Team helpfulness.
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