We have to hear from everyone, no matter what, because we are a democracy and everyone is entitled to have and express an opinion. Some opinions and ideas are not worth hearing. All of this takes time. My biggest frustration is members who come late or not at all, leave to pick up their kids, attend football games instead of meetings. The committee is not their priority.
Scheduling is a nightmare.
It's like people check all that at the front door. Two or three people change the plans of the committee after the meeting of the committee. When people bring us what went on in other churches they belonged to. The process is given so much power the product is never seen. A committee should purposely be made up of thinkers and doers.