Elder Minutes For 7 May 2012

PRESENT: Doug Joseph, Jack Norman, George Cope, Dave Tinker, Wray Petry, Frank St. John, Jim Norman

ABSENT: George Joseph

The Elders, Pastors Cain, Krall, Johnston, Moore, Sienkiewicz and Debbie Carey prayed for the needs of the church.

Administrator’s Report:

>  Attendance was 735 in the House

>  Last week’s offering was $34,227.

>  The opportunity to purchase a new lighting board for the House at a discounted price was discussed.  

>  The annual Willow Creek Leadership Summit will be held on August 9^th and 10^th.  Calvary’s pastors would like to attend.

Debbie left at 5:00PM and the pastors stayed for a time of fellowship.

John Krall: The youth group is going well and averaging about 50 kids per week (which is an increase).  Thirty-five young people attended the ‘Encounter’ retreat last weekend. The student leaders are excited about what is taking place.

Steve Sienkiewicz:  Attendance in the Wednesday morning Transitions class is slowly climbing, averaging between 50 – 52 people each week. People are attentive and eager to learn.  They are being taught and are receiving a revelation as to who they really are in Christ.  Teaching and worship on Sunday are also going well.  Bus drivers and cooks are needed to help.

J Johnston: We have approached a local college concerning doing service projects on campus in the fall and are waiting for a response from them.

Rick Moore: Pastor Rick provided a survey regarding children’s ministry which he asked the Elders to complete.  

Jack Cain: The grounds are looking good and everything is going well with the counseling ministry.

Jonathan Cashman: Jonathan shared his heart and vision for worship and Life Groups.

Frank St. John made a motion to accept the April 30^th minutes which was seconded by Wray Petry and unanimously approved by the remainder of the Elders.  

There will be no meeting next Monday (the 14^th).

With no further items, the meeting was adjourned at 6:25PM.

Submitted by Doug Joseph

Elder Minutes For 30 April 2012

PRESENT: Frank St. John, George Cope, Dave Tinker, George Joseph, Wray Petry, Jim Norman

ABSENT: Jack Norman, Doug Joseph

Pastor Jack Cain, Pastor J Johnston, Debbie Carey, and Jonathan Cashman joined the Elders to pray for the needs of the church.

The pastors exited at 4:40PM

Administrator’s Report:

• Debbie gave an update on the master signage plan.
• There is an issue with the main lighting board in the House.  Since it cannot be fixed locally, it will have to be sent out of state for repairs. A temporary replacement has been assembled.

Frank St. John mentioned that Calvary’s Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws are being updated. In the current document, the words "board" and "elders" are both used to denote the same body.

The Elders discussed the idea of the Finance Council being more proactive in providing oversight to the financial affairs of the church.  The group was positive about the suggestion but would like specific details as to how that oversight would work.

The Elders discussed a ninety-day evaluation for both the Haitian and Russian Churches.  Because they are doing well, it was determined that both of these ministries be allowed to continue to use Calvary's facilities.

Vision for a Family Life ministry at Calvary was discussed.

A discussion was held concerning how many training kits should be purchased for the upcoming Financial Peace University Course.

The meeting was adjourned at 7:00 PM.

Submitted by Jim Norman