Kent Billingsley, James Davis, Jackie Eby, Dan Thurman, Mike Brady
Next Meeting:
Saturday, April 2, 8:00 AM
Purpose of Administration Meeting:
Developing leaders that follow through with excellence in all of the five fold ministries as we coordinate body wide activities and serve each other as unto the Lord
- Discipleship
- Evangelism
- Worship
- Service
- Fellowship
Specific Topics discussed this month:
Discipleship
Instead of measuring any kind of results for any of the groups, the bigger deal is to provide accountability and support for each leader of each group such they remained "plugged in" to God and with the elders. This is a specialized version of equipping the saints that equip the saints in the following groups:
Discipleship
Instead of measuring any kind of results for any of the groups, the bigger deal is to provide accountability and support for each leader of each group such they remained "plugged in" to God and with the elders. This is a specialized version of equipping the saints that equip the saints in the following groups:
- Jones Group
- Cheatham Group
- Davis Group
- Brady Group ( aka "The Posse" )
- River of Life Group
- Barth Group ( aka "College Group" )
Worship
The worship team found a great deal on a new keyboard this past quarter and have plans to mount the monitors and move video input to the rear of building and repair the electrical problems in the sanctuary prior to the indoor work day.
Fellowship
Fellowship being our strength, we as an administration team only discussed how we might redirect some of the time that we spend in fellowship toward other areas like discipleship and evangelism. Still, we would love to see all the picnics, vacations, community cookouts and various planned fellowships continue.
Finances
The 2011 budget was reviewed and everyone is eager to see how we manage the 2011 resources in an environment that is debt free. We have increased the budget by $10K for staff and $5K for building repair and maintenance that replaces the $16K that was spent on mortgage payments in 2010.
- Staff - No specific target identified, but as an administration team, we feel that providing for and supporting our staff financially is very important. The ministers in every area of Tatesbrook make great sacrifices every day and so it is very difficult to determine where expansion of the staff or increase to the staff would be in the best interest of the body.
- Giving - General discussion supporting an increase and realignment of current giving to be more directly in contact with us. After praying about this for a quarter, the elders have decided to move some of the mission support to staff support which goes beyond paying staff, but more toward investment in meeting the needs of the staff. Examples include paying for expenses incurred and for development of the leadership of the church with training and material.
- Parking lot - A smooth black surface would be easier for us to shovel and walk on, but this is such a large investment that we will likely have to set aside funds over multiple years. We will scrape excess from the checking account into this fund in a similar manner as we had scraped excess into mortgage payments in past years. It was noted that the parking lot will require a significant savings but reaching that significant savings does not obligate us to spend it on a parking lot if there is another need identified.
Building and Grounds
Josh Covington will continue freshening up the place at a slower pace this year.
With Josh working full time as a teacher and preparing for a wedding, the work we do this year will include more work done by outside contractors and volunteers. We would like to have two work days this year. The first work day in March or April will be to freshen up the sanctuary and other indoor areas. The second work day in May will be more like our traditional outdoor spring cleanup.
Material for Celebration
We reviewed and revised the following material to help summarize the views and vision of the administration team supporting the elders.
Church CalendarWe reviewed and revised the following material to help summarize the views and vision of the administration team supporting the elders.
Jan--
2 - Lord's Supper
8 - Administration Meeting
14-16 - Winter Youth Retreat
30 - Celebration
Feb--
6 - Tatesbrook 101 ( Week 1 )
6 - Lord's Supper
6 - Super Bowl
13 - Tatesbrook 101 ( Week 2 )
20 - Tatesbrook 101 ( Week 3 )
27 - Tatesbrook 101 ( Week 4 )
Mar--
6 - Introduction to Biblical Financial Principles
6 - Lord's Supper
19 - Indoor Work Day ( alternate date is April 16 )
Apr--
2 - Administration Meeting
3 - Lord's Supper
16 - Alternate date for Indoor Work Day
24 - Easter
28-May 1 - Men's Retreat
May--
1 - Lord's Supper
8 - Mother's Day
14 - Work Day ( Outdoor Spring Clean Up )
Jun--
5 - Lord's Supper
20-24 - Placeholder for VBS
27-July 1 - Placeholder for VBS
Jul--
3 - Lord's Supper
10-16 - Youth Camp
