930A – Answering emails
1030A – CAM Postcard mailing
– reviewing out-of-state mailing procedures
– emailed CAM to final numbers approval
1130A – Inputting Guests / SWC Attendance
1145A – CONNECT Chart
1P – Inputting Guests
1P – Lunch
2P – Kids Church Attendance
215P – meeting
– discussing process of attendees vs prospects
315P – Kids Church Attendance
345P – SS Attendance
415P – [...]

Recently, I’ve been discussing retention rates w/ our Associate Pastor.
I’ve processed reports that showed individuals entered in 2009. The attendee report showed individuals entered in 2009 that are now attendees and sorted it by age. There was also a prospects report that showed individuals entered in 2009 that are still prospects. The prospects report showed [...]

One of the recent discussions has been on the worth of moving ppl from ‘Attendee’ to ‘Prospect’ / ‘Miscellaneous’.
Our Lead Pastor brought up a good point in that when ppl stop attending, they are moved to ‘Prospect’, thus removed from contact lists. They then lose all regular contact from Calvary. At the moment when they [...]

Our staff coat rack has been pilfered again by the Creative Arts Ministry for the Christmas Production. Since the coat rack seems to be so important to their productions, I thought they might be able to find it in their budget to buy us a box of these…

and they can keep the coat rack.
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removed new [...]

Read The Marketing Spot’s Restaurants Miss The Point of Valentine’s Day post on how restaurants are willing to use VDAY to cash in on temporary profits instead of gaining more valuable customer loyalty. Jay Ehret details the issues, problems, and solutions of trading short-term gains for long-term goals.
I wanted to relate this to database management. [...]

Abbreviations Key:
Outside Circle – major DBM output events (color-coded w/ corresponding reviews)
ABM – Annual Business Meeting
PD – Phone Directory
VTA – Volunteer Appreciation
Outer Circle – major DBM input events
YYE – Easter Production
VBS – Vacation Bible School
YYC – Christmas Production
Inner Circle – DBM reviews (color-coded w/ corresponding output events)
ACM – Active Card Members
VOL – Volunteers
AT – Attendees

1) DBM
A) updated all those marked Attendee or Prospect, but also marked Inactive or Deleted
i) changed all to MS
B) moving teens from AT to PS
2) CEM
A) more attendance changes proposals
i) rosters ever other week
ii) offering as a whole instead of per class

1) DBM
A) preliminary reviewing Regular Attendee list
i) moving individuals to PS w/ no attendance in 3 months
ii) moving individuals to MS w/ no attendance in 3 months plus no current address on file
iii) w/o calling, confirming, or asking So, Annie Are You Ok, Are You Ok, Annie?…
a) kinda like being a Smooth Criminal [sorry, couldnt [...]

More Thickburgers, More Lists…
1) DBM
A) Ministry Team Appreciation mailing list
i) edited list
B) pew callers
C) GKM mailing list
2) CHM
A) KDS sign-in

1) DBM
A) wrote MAC Users post
B) computer security scans
C) data entry
i) moving ppl to AT
a) can now use ‘update selected fields’ b/c do not have to add/edit SWC for each individual. time saver!
2) CEM
A) WED RACE, SUN RACE, SS, & RR/NG attendance
i) two classes attendance was switched from when the money counters removed, then replaced, [...]