Elder Minutes For 17 September 2012

PRESENT: Doug Joseph, Jack Norman, Wray Petry, George Cope, Jim Norman, George Joseph

ABSENT:  Frank St. John, Dave Tinker

The Elders and Debbie Carey prayed for the needs of the church.

Administrator’s Report:

>  Tithes and offerings were $51,500 for this week.

> Attendance was 665 in the main service and 767 in total.

>  The signage package is progressing well.

>  The repair and resealing of the north parking lot is being done over the next few weekends.

Wray Petry made a motion to accept the 10 September 2012 minutes which was seconded by George Joseph and unanimously approved by the remainder of the Elders.

Pastor Cope gave an update on the search for a new Children’s pastor.

With no further discussions, the meeting ended at 6:00PM

Submitted by Doug Joseph

Elder Minutes For 10 September 2112

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

The Elders and Debbie Carey prayed for the needs of the church.

Administrator’s Report:
    > Tithes and offerings were $20,568 for this week. 
    > Attendance was 584 in the main service and 720 in total.
    > Construction has started on the signage package.
    > The Finance Council voted to proceed with repairing and re-sealing the north parking lot. 
    > TD Jakes and Sandi Patty will be here for an evening on November 27th.  It is a ticketed event. 
    > Calvary will be hosting a Child Protection Seminar tomorrow which has been prepared by Closson Insurance. Other churches have been invited to participate. 

Jim Norman made a motion to accept the 27 August, 2012 minutes which was seconded by Jack Norman. It was passed unanimously. 

The Elders reviewed the list of new member candidates and prayed over them. Frank St. John made the motion to approve all candidates which was seconded by Dave Tinker and passed unanimously. 

With no further discussion, the meeting ended at 5:00PM. 


Submitted by Doug Joseph

Elder Minutes For 27 August 2012

PRESENT: Doug Joseph, Jack Norman, Dave Tinker, Wray Petry, George Cope, Jim Norman, George Joseph

ABSENT:  Frank St. John

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

Pastor Cope precipitated a discussion on healthy leadership and blind spots that can be avoided including:

>  Ensuring that the leadership is plugged into the ministries in the church.  Although we may be praying, we may not be involved in the actual application within the church.

>  Ensuring that information is presented over and over for thorough communication.

>  Insisting on total honesty and openness.

>  Handling disagreements in an appropriate way.

>  Having a total commitment to being and remaining healthy.

Debbie Carey:

>  Tithes and offerings were $15,106 for this week in the main service.

>  Attendance was 604 in the main service and 720 in total.

>  The Finance Council will be approving the repair and resealing of the far north parking lot. Although we would like to repave the lot, the funds are not available at this time.

>  Permits for the signage plan have been issued by the City of Orlando and the land will be excavated shortly.  

>  $1,115 was received yesterday for Leaving A Legacy.

The minutes for August 20th were presented and a motion was made by Jack Norman and seconded by Dave Tinker to accept the minutes. It passed unanimously.

Pastor Cope shared about the Wednesday night marriage class and the curriculum being used.

J Johnston shared concerning the decision to move the Young Adult Group to Wednesday evenings (at 7:00 PM).

The elders discussed where Calvary is currently at, what our primary challenges are, areas where we are healthy, and places where we are lacking.

Pastor Cope noted that the focus is not on the facility or a personality, but rather on what the Holy Spirit is saying and doing.

With no further discussions, the meeting ended at 7:00PM

Submitted by Doug Joseph

Elder Minutes For 20 August 2012

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

ABSENT:  

  

The Elders, along with Pastors Cain, Sienkiewicz, Moore, Johnston, and Cashman, prayed for the needs of the church.

The minutes of the August 13th meeting were presented and a motion was made by Frank St. John and seconded by Jim Norman to accept the minutes. It passed unanimously.

Frank St. John addressed several issues including vision, mission, and values, leadership structure, and resources.

The Elders discussed future vision and strategy.

With no further discussions, the meeting ended at 7:00PM.

Submitted by Doug Joseph

Elder Minutes For 13 August 2012

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

ABSENT:  George Joseph

The Elders, along with Pastors Cain, Sienkiewicz, Moore, Johnston, and Cashman, prayed for the needs of the church.

Frank St. John shared concerning a spiritual picture that has been put on his heart about perseverance.

The minutes for the August 6th meeting were presented and a motion was made by Frank St. John and seconded by Jack Norman to accept them. It passed unanimously.

The elders, pastors, and members of the Finance Council will go through the 9 week Financial Peace University course on Monday evenings at 5:00 p.m. from September 10^th to November 5^th.

The elders set aside time to discuss future plans.

With no further discussions, the meeting ended at 5:55PM

Submitted by Doug Joseph