The Steeple has to go

Tatesbrook will be losing its steeple sometime soon. Donovan has been doing some investigation and has found that our perpetual leaking problem in the foyer is not uncommon to other churches with steeples. We've had the shingles replaced but we never moved the steeple to do the job right. In order to fix the leak, we will need to take the steeple down and replace the shingles underneath the steeple.

My proposal would be not to put it back up if it will just be causing trouble again down the road.

Brothers Meeting Minutes - Jan 21, 2006

Attendees:
Tony Jones, Paul Baker, Donovan Lakes, Duane Keaton, Travis Westerfield, James Davis, Mike Brady, Josh Wilson, Tim Scott, Paul Wilkerson, Matt Hind, Kevin Eby

Next Meeting: Feb 18th ( 3rd Saturday of every month )

Purpose of the Brothers Meeting:
Men getting together to share with each other. Ministering to one another and sharing encouragement from individual areas of ministry.

Meeting Minutes:

The first hour was spent sharing blessings:

• Dr. Scott had a patient that embraced the results of cancer
• River of Life has decided on a regular public meeting ( 1st Saturday of every month )
• James enjoyed time alone with Carol in Napels, FL.
• Dare2Share is two weeks away, God is at work in many ways.
• One Way / Teen Tribe connection is deepening and broadening relationships
• Duane Keaton shared an encouraging story about one of his special children.
• Josh let us know that his Dad was currently in India and will be there a few more weeks
• Tony shared that God blessed the revival in Winchester that he and Michelle helped with

The second hour was spent on a teaching from Mike based from Ephesians 4:11-16. Mike asked us all to read this scripture ahead of time and delivered a message about growth that is better than just any old growth. What God is looking for hear is "STOUT" growth:

• Stability - not blown by wind of doctrine ( wisdom instead of knowledge )
• Tolerance - speak the truth in love ( but be tolerant of truth spoken boldly as Peter was tolerant of Paul )
• Obedience - Christ is the head of the body, we obey Christ
• Unity - fitted and held together in unity of the Holy Spirit
• Time - proper working takes time

In the theme of "Hunger for God", we discussed the fact that we, as a church are responsible for recognizing what people are hungry for when the come to our worship service. Some possibilities are:

• Hungry for Fellowship or other component of church life
• Hungry for Food or other physical need
• Caterers of other things to a large assembly of people ( looking for a platform )
• Hungry for God

Of course, as we meet this peoples needs in various ways, we want to continue to pray that God would replace their wants with the need. The need is to be "Hungry for God"

From 10:00 to 12:00, we ventured into an administration meeting. The first administration meeting is coming up... February 25

2006 Discipleship Team Roles

Discipleship Team Leader - (God will provide if necessary)

Small Groups - James Davis
College Ministry - Josh Wilson
Youth - Matt Hind
Children's Church - Kevin Eby ( willing to train replacement for next school year )
Preschool - Joje Leahy
Nursery - Carol Davis

2006 Service Team Roles

Service Team Leader - Kevin Eby

Elders
Mike Brady, Dan Leahy

Trustees
James Davis, Kevin Eby , Scott Faulkner

Building
Maintenance - Donovan Lakes
Calendar - Jackie Eby
Cleanliness - Jackie Eby

Treasurer - Kevin Eby
Financial Secretary - Cindy Faulkner

Mercy - (seeking qualified individual)

Sound - Matt Hind ( Desires to train two additional people ASAP )
Video - James Davis
Web Communication - Josh Wilson

Prayer - Duane Keaton

Why a Tatesbrook Administration Blog?

The Church at Tatesbrook is a small church ministering to a community within Lexington, Kentucky and sharing resources with many other bodies. The way that God has blessed this body with people that cross our paths for a few years is remarkable.

Given that the Church at Tatesbrook is small and transient and that constraint in budgets and resources is a constant. I wanted to begin posting some documentation about our processes and policies. This blog will not likely reach the far ends of the earth, but is should be very useful to the churches that are currently using the building at 3724 Appian Way.

• The Church at Tatesbrook


• Lexington Christian Fellowship


• Mars Hill


• Cornerstone Church


• River of Life