PRESENT: Doug Joseph, Jack Norman, George Cope, Wray Petry, Frank St. John, George Joseph, Jim Norman
ABSENT: Dave Tinker
Pastor Jack Cain and Debbie Carey joined the Elders to pray for the needs of the church.
Debbie Carey provided the administrator’s report:
> Offering was $53,810
> First Steps enrollment is now up to 69, which is very encouraging!
> Energy savings for the month of October were approximately $4,000 due to the new A/C units.
> ~2600 paid tickets were sold for the Amy Grant/Michael W. Smith concert.
Debbie exited the meeting at 4:45PM.
A motion was made by Jack Norman and seconded by Frank St. John to pass the minutes of the October 17th meeting.
There were discussions concerning the 2012 budget.
David Tinker’s vision for a mission/outreach opportunity was discussed, along with funding. Jack Norman made a motion to approve, which was seconded by Jim Norman. The motion passed unanimously.
A request was made by a pastor to utilize Calvary’s facilities for ministering to Haitian people in our community. Pastor Cope recommended that the pastor be invited to an Elders meeting so that we can personally meet him and “hear his heart” with regards to the ministry’s goals and desires.
The placement of the video news first in the Sunday service was discussed, with a positive consensus. It was suggested that monitors be placed in the Foyer with a continual loop of the announcements playing before and after the service.
Leadership for Life Groups was discussed at length.
A letter sent from several members of the congregation was discussed. George Joseph is gathering details and preparing a response.
With no further items, the meeting was adjourned at 5:55PM.
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