Some Modification

Hi K. R G. and all,

Here are my points:

1. I would reiterate my recommendation in my previous after-survey post that the Navs Leadership will consider all the issues raised in the survey as long as said issues will help build the kingdom/community, regardless of whether the survey result has a significant representation or not. We will treat the survey as a formal/written request in a "suggestion box."

2. On Newsletter:

We will never undermine the power of our newsletter to connect and stay updated as partners or as members of the family. However, I find your proposed strategy too complicated and therefore would require too much work. Here's my modification/ addendum:

a. quarterly/bi- annual newsletter/update (simple narrative in the dialect will do) from each staff and can be posted thru the internet: via website,e-group like the cebunavs,or simple e-mail.

b. bi-annual/yearly newsletter from the Central Navs. This will require a core group (the way you suggested) to handle the work or maybe can be an add-on to an existing paid administrative staff but will be edited by those who can volunteer from the leaders, ministry staff or somebody like Au. To save resources, have a printed version only for a limited few and use the internet service for the greater circulation (this is what our church is doing). I myself wouldn't need a printed copy. If we do this, maybe we don't need to solicit more funds and instead reserve those resources for other use in the future.

I was wondering why the core group (to handle the newsletter) you suggested will be based in Cebu and not Manila, if this has to be a national Navs endeavor.

I will help in whatever way I can, nasugdan na man gyod ni nato ug apil-apil (he,he,he!)

Thanks for bringing this matter up (the newsletter),
Lani Gador-Johnson