I always debate w/ myself on how to abbreviate ‘Volunteers’ in Shelby. Should it be ‘VT’ or ‘VOL’? Holding to the ??M standard ministry abbreviation, the Volunteer Ministry is abbreviated VTM. But also holding to the ???VTM standard profile abbreviations, a volunteer in any ministry is designated w/ VOL??M.
1) VTM
A) updating VOL??M lists
2) DBM
A) ABM
i) [...]

1) CEM
A) attendance changes brainstorming
i) no folders
ii) decrease paper in folders
iii) adults use sign-in sheets
a) how to get a big class to use sign-in sheets
iv) hand folders directly to teachers, to get mailed roster and address any issues
v) greeter in lobby

1) DBM
A) Attendance / Connection 2.0 [event soundtrack by Kenny Barron b/c i missed the 2008 DuPont Clifford Brown Jazz Fest] - hoping for a good nomination
i) less wordy main heading instructions
ii) more subheadings
a) Tell us…
b) dare i not capitalize the first word of the sentence to bring Attention to the Descriptive Subheadings(tell us Who [...]

The August 24, 2008 [rerun] episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition featured the Martinez family of Albuquerque, NM. The family sacrificed their comfortable lives in the mountains in CO. They moved to downtown Albuquerque, NM to start a homeless mission in a section of the city called ‘The Warzone.’ The neighborhood has drastically changed b/c [...]

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Noticed the UPS guy wearing UPS-branded socks. I inquired. He said “$5 / pair. They give you the shirt and pants. But if you want to wear the shorts, you have to wear the socks.”
How does that translate into your world?
What do you have to do and/or sacrifice in order to accomplish [...]

1) DBM
A) finalized and updated Info Update form
B) wrote new attendance / connection example
i) post - VBS
ii) new wording
iii) included entire family instead of individual
C) computer scans
i) downloaded Spybot v.1.6 - seems to run faster than previous version
E) dropped the igoogle for a string of FF Home Pages
i) file:///S:/MTSmith
ii) file:///S:/Users/MSmith
iii) http://us.mg3.mail.yahoo.com/dc/launch
iv) http://shelbylife.calvarydover.org/wp-admin/index.php
v) http://www.google.com/
vi) http://www.rememberthemilk.com/home/shelbylife/#section.tasks
vii) http://www.diigo.com/user/shelbylife
viii) [...]

1) DBM
A) finished Sunday tasks
B) proposed editing attendance / connection
i) wording for guests to know to provide contact info
ii) wording for info updates at info update post
iii) military yes / no
iv) edited punctuation
C) emailed select ministry team for attendee review lists

1) VBS
A) entered all outstanding registrations
B) sorted and printed Children
2) DBM
A) proposed new wording for Attendance / Connection -
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Wednesday
Wednesday PM RACE
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1) SRM
A) redesigned visitor card
2) DBM
A) monthly guest list
B) rough draft SWC attendance online submission
C) rough draft for changing modules
3) CEM
A) august class rosters
4) CAM
A) choir lists