Brothers Meeting Minutes - December 16, 2006

Attendees:
Dr. Scott, Donovan Lakes, Matt Hind

Next Meeting???: January 20th ( 3rd Saturday of every month??? )

2006 Purpose of the Brother's Meeting:
Men getting together to share with each other. Ministering to one another and sharing encouragement from individual areas of ministry

2007 Purpose of the Brother's Meeting:
????

2007 Ideas for the Brother's Meeting:
- Mission trips ( projects [ Work Days, Habitat for Humanity, etc. ] )
- Breakfast ( bacon & eggs instead of donuts or bananas )
- Retreats ( Friday night / Saturday [ like Corinth in 2005 ] )
- Fishing Trips ( Donovan casting his vision )
- Need a leader to organize and communicate

Meeting Minutes:

Brothers testified as to what God is doing with the various challenges we face in life:

Matt:

• Commitment is the topic
  
• Why do we do what we do?
• I'm stuck in the "principle of the cross" ( infinite loop )
• Walking the line between "helping people help themselves" and "enabling them to stay where they are"
  

Tim:

• Care what God wants
  
• Jesus draws the line based on his own attitude. "In a hurry" vs "Important"
  
• Are you at the Brother's meeting for the body or for you?
• Is the Brother's meeting a blessing or a burden?
• Choosing the path of least resistance is not the right choice.
  

Donovan:

• How do we change?
  
• If I was half as committed to the church as I am to work, I would be doing it all.
• Tim offered Romans 12:2 as a place to start.
  Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.

  And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.

Kevin:

• Shared many concerns that are common with Matt's ( shared specific examples )
  
• Looking forward to mowing tree nursery and digging trenches for downspouts
• Change is something we can't do, but God wants for us.
• Drawing the line is very important.
  

Grace and Peace,
Kevin

Brothers Meeting Minutes - November 18, 2006

Attendees:
Dr. Scott, James Davis, Dan Leahy, Mike Brady

Next Meeting: December 16th ( 3rd Saturday of every month )

2006 Purpose of the Brother's Meeting:
Men getting together to share with each other. Ministering to one another and sharing encouragement from individual areas of ministry

2007 Ideas for the Brother's Meeting:
- Mission trips ( projects [ Work Days, Habitat for Humanity, etc. ] )
- Breakfast ( bacon & eggs instead of donuts or bananas )
- Retreats ( Friday night / Saturday [ like Corinth in 2005 ] )
- Need a leader to organize and communicate

Meeting Minutes:

Brothers testified as to what God is doing with the various challenges we face in life:

Tim:

• Many, many stories: Topped Mike for today
• Hopes that 9 SEC teams will receive a bowl bid.

Dan:

• Painting foyer with Joje on a 16 foot ladder
• Praying about his job, he and Joje are both trusting God
• Best Quote: "I want to go out in peace like grandpa, not screaming like the passengers in his car"

Mike:

• Wants to see more people involved with Brother's meeting
• Many, many stories: Tim won the contest, though
• Mimi's birthday, Amanda's Wedding, Emily's Anniversary and Open House is keeping him busy while he holds down a few jobs.
• Asked that we keep Eva Sergent in our prayers ( new location for cancer, will be in surgery this week to have it removed, outlook is good )

Kevin:

• Shared that Jackie has been doing better this last few weeks
• Encouraged about more people using their gifts, sharing a few examples
• Likes seeing high school students learning truth in same classroom as adults of all ages
• Pleased with the progress of decluttering the building, looking forward to reaching steady state, where less energy will be required.
• Suggested that we have a mini-work day after the meeting to clean up and move chairs.

Grace and Peace,
Kevin

Brothers Meeting Minutes - Oct 21, 2006

Attendees:
Dr. Scott, Paul Baker, Duane Keaton, Fred McKinney, Tony Jones, Mike Brady

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

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

Meeting Minutes:

Brothers testified as to what God is doing with the various challenges we face in life:

Tim:

• "Blue Like Jazz" - Story of Ron Rabbit chasing a carrot all his life, then....
• "Forgotten Children" - Story of children ripped from families, trained as warriors in Uganda
• Confirmed River of Life plans to build at least one well in Africa ( .., I'll be, It is .., Make me ..)

Tony:

• lots of schoolwork
• naming of gray hairs in his beard
• 22 girls over for Abby's slumber party

Duane:

• Duane's nephew, Andrew Morgan left for Iraq yesterday. His wife and child live in Texas.
• Asked about the purpose of the Brother's meeting as it relates to the direction of the church. Discussion ensued:
  1) Weekly Prayer on Monday ( corporate meeting with God )
  2) Monthly Brothers Meeting ( corporate meeting with each other )
  3) Monthly Administration Meeting ( dealing with physical, administration needs )
• Prayer is the backbone of all the ministries. It places our focus on Christ.

Mike:

• Reminded everyone to pray for Paul Wilkerson
• Up late with friends from out of town after attending Lafayette/Henry Clay football game
• Returned to the house to put his guest to work

Kevin:

• Encouraged about God's work in the community
• Plea for brothers to provide feedback to Mike & Dan
• Requested prayer covering for our ministers dealing with youth

Fred:

• Good to be on fall break
• Enjoying life in Missouri
• Delivered HTML of church website on CD
• Officially established as a Tatesbrook Stream

Paul:

• Relating to Carmen's 15th birthday, Paul shared of his childhood experience of stealing his grandmother's car before he had his license and being chased down by the police.
• Sunday School has boosted the worship service:
  1) Prepares the people for worship
  2) Reinforces the message ( many times it is the same message )
• Paul votes for Sunday School to continue after these topics are complete

Grace and Peace,
Kevin

Brothers Meeting Minutes - June 17, 2006

Attendees:
Donovan Lakes, Matt Hind, Josh Wilson, Dan Leahy, James Davis, Michael Blunk, Paul Wilkerson, Tony Jones, Mike Brady.
( Dr. Scott was excused... Ecuador Mission Trip (Kim & Tim) )

Next Meeting: July 15 ( 3rd Saturday of every month )

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

Meeting Minutes:

After an opening prayer, Mike started by requesting that the brothers share about areas in which the church is growing and where we need to be active with God:

• Family - Mike shared that the various groups, June teachings, work and fellowship have helped to establish our identity as a family
• Community - Kevin shared that the community is becoming involved and we are just beginning to meet them where they are ( neighborhood association, youth room, Ron's youth group, VBS, fifth quarter)
• Prayer - Josh shared about how key prayer is and used a few examples from the book Praying Effectively For The Lost!

Mike then called on brothers to testify as to what God is doing with the various challenges we face in life:

Tony:

• Grandmothers facing death
• Parents realizing how important they are to each other
• Tony's understanding of God's role in family is growing

Michael Blunk:

• Praying for salvation of his brother ( a super likable person )
• Josh suggested that in praying for the lost, we need to recognize a stronghold
• His brother has just transitioned from physical destructive habits to healthy habits to injury so God has got his attention

Matt:

• Shared feedback from Kim in Ecuador
• Pointed out that he believes this may have great impact on her practice when she returns

Paul:

• Concerned about his family when he is deployed ( 3 months to Ft Dicks, then one year in Afghanistan )
• Accepting what God has given him every day
• Considering ROTC but dependent on God opening doors there

At this point, I had to leave to attend Adam's baseball tournament, but I am extremely blessed to have brothers like these.

Grace and Peace,
Kevin

Brothers Meeting Minutes - Feb 18, 2006

We got a late start (8:30) due to weather and Donovan had to leave as soon as he arrived to rescue his daughter on the road.

Attendees:
Donovan Lakes, Tim Scott, Paul Baker, Matt Hind, Josh Wilson, Dan Leahy, Kevin Eby

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

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

Meeting Minutes:

With only six people, we took advantage of the opportunity to go around the room one by one and share with each other the things that are going on within our personal lives that are impacting our Christian growth.

It is evident that God is moving us forward, in discussion after the meeting, we talked about an anology of preparing the nets for years and now we are beginning to get our nets wet. I hear God saying "Good Job" to this step forward.

Here's a summary of what each man shared:

Dr. Scott:

• Celebrated his birthday, received a treasured gift "Autobiography of George Meuller"
• George perceived his youth as misspent
• George perceived his ministry as messy ( 3 steps forward, 2 steps back )
• George started praying about orphanage at age of 26, had it given to him at 30
• Dr. Scott is also reading "Destined for the Throne" and finding it life changing (given to him by Mike)
• Read from Ezekiel 22:30
• God is pressing Dr. Scott into a deeper blend of scripture and prayer (fewer writers, more prayer and meditation)

Paul:

• Paul sees the Word of God being lived through the members of Tatesbrook
• Prayer is power
• Younger members need discipleship
• Praying about a job with urban county government on Leestown road ( needs Lextran pass )
• Praying for his sister Nadine who is not eating, losing weight and not accepting medical advice
• Praying for his Auntie who will be transitioning to a nursing home

Matt:

• Revolution has started
• Another boy accepted Christ at One Way yesterday!
• Robin and Matt are trembling in front of God and His plan for them
• It is God's plan, but He wants them involved. ( Like he wanted Abraham involved with Sodom )
• Looking at several alternatives for the curriculum for the 5th quarter ( Survivor meets Brat Camp, Revved Up )
• Stepping beyond G-O-S-P-E-L to spreading truth in coversation a piece at a time
• Student leaders are growing
• Enjoying new magazine from M. Harrington, "Relevant"
• Matt and Kim are praying together consistantly

Josh:

• All studies are finished and getting fidgety
• God is using Travis and Brady to slow Josh down ( learning to let go, learning not to PUSH )
• Looking at new prayer formats that may supplement the Monday/Tuesday night prayer
• Wants to move toward prophesy of "women praying on their knees" given to our body
• Considering a prayer room he saw in Panama City ( mix of perenial and specific intercession )
• Studying Eldridge with the guys at BSU.
• Shared a phrase with us from his past that is relevant to the dynamics of growth that are occuring within the body, that I will paraphrase "If you didn't start it, don't try to retard it"

Dan:

• Trying to run a family
• Trying to run two businesses
• Reading a couple of books by Francis Frangipane
• Realizing a lot of things about myself in Ephesians 5
• Intrigued by Luke 11:35 "Watch out that the light in you may not be darkness"
• When I go to ball games, work, church, I should be different as a result of the Light
• Pursuing holiness
• Stripping away things is a growing part of life

Kevin:

• God is continuing to press me into leadership development as it crosses the two passions of my life ( leadership, stewardship )
• I'm reading a book by John Maxwell, "360 Degree Leadership"
• Encourage by an article sent to me by Dr. Scott introducing me to John Piper via Michael Card.
• This letter has a message for Tatesbrook that we discussed briefly: Brothers, Let Us Query the Text

Grace and Peace,
Kevin

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