Administration Team Meeting - October 5, 2013

Attendees:
Dan Thurman, Mike Brady, Tim Scott

Next Meeting:
Saturday, January 4, 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
Get plugged into the body by joining one of the following small groups!

• Monday - Men's Prayer group at Wilson's
• Tuesday - Wild/Wild/Westerfield/Wilson/Wilkerson Group 
• Wednesday - River of Life Group
• Thursday - "The Posse" 
• Thursday - Barth Group --  changes coming for this group... can't wait to see how they respond
• Friday - Jones Group
• Sunday - Youth Group

Fellowship
A great quarter full of fellowship at Wesley Woods.  Many reminders this quarter of how much life God has poured into the relationships at Tatesbrook.

Evangelism
Discussed the adjustments necessary by the body to continue the cook-ins for the winter months.  Dan would like to wax the floors so clean up will be a little easier.  Without heat, we will have to keep the back doors closed.  The kitchen stove should heat the room pretty well, too.

Worship
No discussion of worship today.  Dan mentioned that much like the shoes of the children of Israel, his drum sticks have lasted for years and years.   He noted in the financial report that Kent's guitar strings must also be lasting longer than normal.

Finances 
Giving is down for two of three quarters this year but our deficit is not as large as it could be since we have not replaced a few of the heat pumps that don't work in the fellowship hall.   We also talked of the need for help with personal finances.  There are many resources for anyone needing help, but the elders also want to stress that we all need personal accountability and continuing education as the economy changes.  They have declared April 2014 to be an educational month on personal finances.  More to come.

Building and Grounds
We had a lot of rain this year and the nursery was flooded.  Dan cleaned up the inside and we have made a few drainage change that might keep the water outside for the next hard rain.  We still have four HVAC units out and want to replace two of those this year.  We are still looking into a mysterious misplacement of 16,000 gallons of water that we paid for one month of each of the last two quarters.  If anyone finds, please let us know.  5,000 gallons a month is probably more than a leaking toilet.  Dan and I have inspected the water meter and the area where the water goes into the building and we don't see any signs of extra water.


Church Calendar

October --
6 -- Lord's Supper
6 -- Paul and Tracy Send Off ( celebration as Barth and Brook add distance to discipleship )
17 -- Third Thursday Cookout --  might be the last outdoor cookout of the year
18-20 -- B.A.S.I.C. Fall Retreat

November --
3 -- Lord's Supper
21 -- Third Thursday Cook-in
28 -- Thanksgiving

December --
1 -- Lord's Supper
8 -- Christmas Caroling
19 -- Third Thursday Cook-in

January --
4 -- Administration Meeting
5 -- Lord's Supper
10,11 -- Encounter Weekend
26 -- Celebration

February --
2 -- Lord's Supper
2 -- Super Bowl Sunday

March --
2 -- Lord's Supper

April --
6 -- Lord's Supper
6 -- Financial Class #1 ( Sunday Evening )
13 -- Financial Class #2 ( Sunday Evening )
20 -- Financial Class #3 ( Sunday Evening )
27 -- Financial Class #4 ( Sunday Evening )