AGENDA:
- Call to order
- Opening prayer
- Minutes
- Presentations …
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- Pastor’s comments …….. re: his vision and updates on attendance and income
- Hope Avenue updates … priorities, team-building
- Faith Avenue updates … priorities, team-building
- Love Avenue updates …. priorities, team-building
- Women’s Ministry ……… priorities
- Men’s Ministry …………… priorities
- Youth Ministry ………….. plans and prioritites
- Online Ministry …………. plans and priorities
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- NOTE:
- Plans to add Nicholas Joiles, Lauren-Ashley Black and Veronica Grant.
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- Summaries
- Action Steps (To-do Lists)
- Closing Prayer
- Adjournment
AGENDA:
Call to order
- In attendance …
- Welcome to new members of the team … Veronica Grant. Lauren-Ashley Black and Nicholas Joiles.
Opening prayer
Minutes
- Meeting was held online on November 4 … and called to order at about 8:03 p.m.
- In attendance were Daniel Graham, Maureen Campbell, Mervin Greene and Michael Mitchell.
- Opening prayer was given by Michael Mitchell
- To get a MAP that’s practical and viable, we need to have goals that are realistic and achievable (SMART)
- Since our meeting on Oct.17, I’ve had a closer look at our Financial Report for 3Q … and we have problems
- COACH’s COMMENTS … M. Mitchell
- Denominational VISION … A HEALTHY CHURCH
- Denominational MISSION … LIVING and SHARING THE GOSPEL
- AVENUES = Pathways to making the VISION become REALITY
- AVENUES = Pathways of ministry
- Note Ephesians 4:11-12 And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, 12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the [e] edifying of the body of Christ ….
- Examples of some priorities that have started to surface …
- Re: HOPE Avenue …. song lyrics to be visible during service
- Re: FAITH Avenue … a visiting program
- Re: LOVE Avenue …. a friendship-development program
- What about our local VISION and our local MISSION??
- On October 18, I sent out a WhatsApp message …
- [07:41, 10/18/2024] Michael Mitchell:
- The MAIN points touched briefly on our IDENTITY as a church, our PURPOSE as a church and drafts of MISSION and VISION STATEMENTS. Below is a summary of what we’ve come up with thus far:
- We are NOT just the people of God (as Israel was), BUT the BELOVED CHILDREN OF GOD … We are a CHURCH … but we are also THE BODY OF CHRIST … God’s desire for us is TO GLORIFY GOD in all that we do, especially as we LOVE GOD and LOVE NEIGHBOUR and MAKE DISCIPLES.
- VISION STATEMENT (tentative) = A loving, vibrant, Spirit-filled community where people from all walks of life can find belonging, growth, and purpose
- MISSION STATEMENT (tentative) = To glorify God by making disciples, equipping believers, and serving our
community/neighbourhood - RE: Mission Statement … it may help to consider the following question:
HOW SHOULD WE, given where we are located, GO ABOUT MAKING DISCIPLES FOR CHRIST? - 6. CORE VALUES — To be decided** … based on input from all members of the Core Ministry Team.
- ** To help us come up with core values that we, in the Core Ministry Team, can agree upon … and then take to the general membership for consideration … we are asking that EACH member of this team submit some ideas of what he/she believes are the core values (about 5) that we should perhaps adopt and inculcate.
- To help with that exercise, please consider the following questions:
- 1. What values do you believe will help us become the kind of church we want to be … as mentioned in the vision statement?
- 2. What values do you believe will help us accomplish our mission of making disciples?
- Agenda for next meeting:
Summaries
- Pastor …….. re: his vision and updates on attendance and income
- Hope Avenue … priorities, team-building
- Faith Avenue … priorities, team-building
- Love Avenue …. priorities, team-building
- Women’s Ministry ………
- Men’s Ministry ……………
- Youth Ministry …………..
- Online Ministry ………….
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- NOTE:
- Plans to add Nicholas Joiles, Lauren-Ashley Black and Veronica Grant.
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Action Steps (To-do Lists)
Closing Prayer
Adjournment …