Samuel's Sluggers

Would you like to be one of Samuel's Sluggers?

I received this letter from one of the streams of Tatesbrook in Houston, TX. Many of us know Tony and Allie from their time at UK and Tatesbrook and have visited them in Houston and watched their growth as Christian parents and leaders in their church. I know Samuel gets his bravery, strength and discipline honestly from his parents.

Please be in prayer for the Lucas family

Grace & Peace,
Kevin

Here is the letter:





Dear Friends and Family,

Samuel turned three on March 3rd this year. On March 7th he was diagnosed with Type I Juvenile Diabetes. Samuel had just been potty trained, when he started going to the bathroom every few minutes. We initially thought he was just playing and having fun with his newly discovered accomplishment.

Then we noticed he was drinking water heavily and looked very skinny.

After researching this on WebMD.com we didn't want to believe what we had found, but after his condition worsened and he began vomiting, I took him to the pediatrician. It was very sobering and scary to hear we were right, diabetes. The pediatrician checked Samuel? blood sugar and discovered that it was off the charts and over 800. We rushed to Texas Children's Hospital and spent a few days there in the pediatric intensive care unit mostly so that Tony and I could learn how to take care of a diabetic child. After just one eight hour class and several sleepless nights, we brought our son home. To say the least we were nervous about taking care of Samuel. It felt like bringing home a brand new baby with all the nervous anticipation of a new way of life.

Samuel gets 5-8 finger sticks a day and two insulin injections. We closely monitor his diet, exercise, sugar levels and insulin dosage. He is the bravest little boy I have ever seen. He chooses where he receives his insulin and which finger gets stuck. He even prepares the monitor and sometimes pushes the insulin syringe himself. He takes a very active role in monitoring his diabetes. He even reminds mommy and daddy when we forget to check his blood. He is incredibly smart and brave.

It's been about 6 months since Samuel got diagnosed with juvenile diabetes. These months have been an adjustment, but we are trying to make it as much of a way of life we can. God has definitely held us in his hands and given us strength. Samuel has received almost 1,000 finger sticks and 400 insulin injections. As these numbers continue to increase so will our efforts to manage his diabetes.

One thing that continues to concern us is that Samuel, along with millions of children living with Type I diabetes are innocent victims of their own autoimmune system. Their own bodies destroyed the cells that produce insulin. Insulin is the key that opens the cells of the human body and allows nourishment from the blood to enter. Without insulin the cells will starve and die. Without insulin a Type I diabetic will die. Injected insulin is not a cure but merely a life support system to keep Samuel alive.

Our family along with many others is teaming up with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) to raise money to find a cure for this disease. JDRF is the world's leading non-profit founder of diabetes research. The goal for this year is to raise more than 86 million dollars for diabetes research. JDRF is very close to finding a cure for this very scary and potentially life threatening disease.

We have decided to swing in to action and do something to help Samuel be cured. We have created a team named Samuel's Sluggers and are swinging for the fence to raise $1,000 for the cure of juvenile diabetes. On Saturday, October 14, we participate in the JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes held at the Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas. The money raised will go toward research to find a cure for Samuel's disease.

There are two ways you can help us make a difference for Samuel and all those living with diabetes:

1. Join our Family Team Samuel's Sluggers which consists of family & friends who collect pledges and walk with us. Simply register on-line at: http://walk.jdrf.org/walker.cfm?id=86396507


2. Make a tax-deductible contribution of any amount on-line at: http://walk.jdrf.org/walker.cfm?id=86396507


3. Or mail a contribution, made payable to JDRF (write Samuel's Sluggers in the memo section) to:

Samuel Lucas
16726 Schooners Way
Friendswood, TX 77546


Thank you and God Bless,
Tony, Allie, Samuel & Nora Lucas

Administration Meeting Minutes - August 26, 2006

Attendees:
Josh Wilson, Scott Faulkner, Cindy Faulkner, James Davis, Matt Hind, Kim Hind, Carol Davis

Next Meeting:
Saturday, September 23, 8:00 AM

Purpose of Administration Meeting:

Developing leaders that can 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:

Finances:
Offerings down for the summer, but still above our budget for the year. No extra payments on the mortgage the last few months and our checking account balance is going down, but nothing out of the usual.

Job Posting:
One of the goals of this team was to identify jobs that could make our ministry better and to better utilize some members that would like to contribute time and service but just don't know where to start. We have made some progress and still have a few roles

• Sound Mix ( Joe Joe and Josh have begun training )
• Greeting ( Brenda Jones, DonnaMarie, Kim Hind, others?!? )
• Maintaining a list of small repairs around the building ( need volunteer )
• Mercy administrator ( need volunteer )
• Moving Trash to curb on Thursday night ( need volunteer)
  When I returned from weekends in Indiana during July, I found all seven herbies were full and most of them had the lids open. This makes it difficult to roll them up the hill while they are full of rain water. We could really use someone to do this on a weekly basis.
• Maintain a rack of pamphlets in the new bookstore (see Mike if you are interested)
• Organizing a Preventative Maintenance program for cars and homes for members in need of help ( need volunteer )

Building: ( Donovan/Kevin )
The Steeple repair is the top priority and windows are a close second. The administration team decided to tear it down at the work day in July. That did not occur and has not occured yet, but plans to repair it are still in the works. We also added a few new items to the list.

• Number of trailers is shrinking (good work!) but the one legal trailer needs to be parked next to the shed to keep the place looking a little better
• One more window at dangerous point of falling out
• Repair the plumbing leading to the outside faucet in the rear of the building ( one of the other churches used it again not knowing that it would flood the nursery )
• HVAC ( Install air return for the sanctuary, Fix second upstairs thermostat for youth room, clean out the Mars Hill refrigerator so it can be moved, clean out junk from cleaning supply room, Ventilation for Sound room for equipment, workers and most importantly the thermostat, check out condensation in cleaning supply room )
• Remove brick mail box - replace with a normal mailbox in one of the community's cluster of mail boxes. Safer for drivers pulling out of driveway, elimination of an eye-sore.
• Baptristy is in need of cleaning and repair

A few work items that occured during August:

• Parking Lot stripe painting has begun ( Thanks Theresa )
• HVAC ducts have been repaired above Mike's office ( improves cooling capacity, reduces electric costs )
• Toilets have been repaired ( reduces water costs )

Youth: ( Matt )
The first 5th Quarter went well, but flyers did not seem to work. Our church is relational and will always depend on relationship for growth in any area. Considering breaking up middle school and high school. Considering hooking up with First Priority to have closer relationship to Tates Creek.

College: ( Josh )
College group will be going to Bob's Fall Retreat. Josh also observed that the magnets, flyers, cards are not effective in reaching people. To be successful integrating college students into the church, we will have to have them over for lunch and start relationships with them.

Calendar
We added the following dates to the church calendar:

Fifth Quarters:
Sept 1 - After Madison Central
Oct 13 - After Scott County
Oct 27 - After Woodford County

Main Church Calendar

August--
20- First day of College Shuttle
21- First Children's Church
25-27 Church campout
26- Administration meeting at campout

September--
1 - Fifth Quarter
3- Lord's Supper
16- Brother's meeting
23- Administration meeting
29- Fifth Quarter
29-Oct 1 - Youth campout

October--
1- Lord's Supper
13- Fifth Quarter
16- Mayoral Debate?
20-22 Bob's Fall Retreat
21- Brother's meeting
27- Fifth Quarter
28- Administration meeting

November--

Fifth Quarter

The first Fifth Quarter will be at the youth room this Friday night after the Tates Creek Football Game.

Peter Lord Weekend (Time/Location Update)

There have been a few changes to the times and locations for the Peter Lord meetings this coming weekend, so please note the changes and be on time as we join together with other church bodies that may not be as loose as we are in regard to time.

Here is the revise schedule of the weekend:

Location: Church at Tatesbrook, 3724 Appian Way
Church-wide meeting.......Friday 7:00 P.M.
Leadership Workshop.......Saturday Morning 10:00
Church-wide meeting.......Saturday 7:00 P.M.

Location: Living Hope Fellowship, 3640 Grace Drive
Church-wide meeting.......Sunday Morning 10:15 A.M.
Church-wide meeting.......Sunday Night 6:30 P.M.

Peter Lord Weekend

Dear Saints,

Please clear your calendars for the week-end of August 11-13. Peter Lord, one of the best preachers of our day will be coming to Tatesbrook and sharing with us. Peter has been at Tatesbrook in the past, and those of you who came will remember the blessing we received through the meetings. Here is a schedule of the weekend:

Church-wide meeting.......Friday 7:00 P.M.
Leadership Workshop.......Saturday Morning 10:00
Church-wide meeting.......Saturday 7:00 P.M.
Church-wide meeting.......Sunday Morning 10:30 A.M.
Church-wide meeting.......Sunday Night 6:30 P.M.

Peter has authored several books dealing with the Christian life, and I have asked him to bring several of those for us to purchase. Begin praying for Peter, the moving of the Holy Spirit in our meetings, and for our church to be changed because of this weekend. Your presence at these meetings will be an important part as to how the Lord moves during the week-end. We will have another congregation (Living Word) meeting with us which means we will have a full house, so if you operate on "Tatesbrook time" you may want to change the meeting times in your mind to 30-60 minutes earlier! HAHA!

P.S. Continue to pray for Peter's wife Johnnie. Because of her stroke, she will not be coming with him.

Grace & Peace!
Bro. Mike

Tatesbrook Neighborhood Association - Ice Cream Social

Saturday, July 29th 11:00AM-1:00PM

Tatesbrook Neighborhood Association
First Annual Ice Cream Social

Location: The Church at Tatesbrook
Guest: Lexington Fire Department, Ice Cream, Kids and FUN

Administration Meeting Minutes - June 24, 2006

Attendees:
Mike Brady, Matt Hind, James Davis

Next Meeting:
Saturday, July 22, 8:00 AM

Purpose of Administration Meeting:

Developing leaders that can 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:

Political Meetings:
The Tatesbrook Neighborhood Association requested to use our building for a political event this fall and Jackie passed the request on to the elders, trustees and administration team. All who heard of this opportunity were in full support of this. We should embrace opportunities like this to help us tell of our mission to spread the Gospel through relationship, sharing, community, government support and grace instead of religious traditions, sacred objects, rules or laws. It should be known that the Church at Tatesbrook is not endorsing any particular party or candidate when it allows the community to meet in our building.

Finances:
Offerings down in June, but this is not unusual. Others mentioned that June format for teaching in break out groups has broken some habits and that people may be holding all of June offerings until we take offerings again in July.

Job Posting:
One of the goals of this team was to identify jobs that could make our ministry better and to better utilize some members that would like to contribute time and service but just don't know where to start. We have made some progress and still have a few roles

• Sound Mix ( Joe Joe and Josh have begun training )
• Greeting ( Brenda Jones, DonnaMarie, Kim Hind, others?!? )
• Maintaining a list of small repairs around the building ( need volunteer )
• Mercy administrator ( need volunteer )
• Moving Trash to curb on Thursday night ( need volunteer)
• Maintain a rack of pamphlets in the new bookstore (see Mike if you are interested)
• Organizing a Preventative Maintenance program for cars and homes for members in need of help ( need volunteer )

Building: ( Donovan )
The Steeple repair is the top priority and windows are a close second. The administration team decided today to tear it down at the work day in July. We also added a few new items to the list.

• With more people being active around the building, we need to remove all of the trailers (including the one that belongs to Henderson Mowing). One possible solution would be to tear down the shed and replace with a workshop / garage that would have enough room for the trailer
• One more window at dangerous point of falling out
• Repair the plumbing leading to the outside faucet in the rear of the building ( one of the other churches used it again not knowing that it would flood the nursery )

We decided to let Donovan choose the date of our Summer Work Day ( preferences are July 8, 15, or 22):

• Remove all extra trailers, cars, boats
• Put six pews on the curb or in the dumpster ( we are really looking for a home if you know of one )
• Weed the new tree sanctuary
• Remove more junk from the building
• Tear down the steeple

Youth: ( Matt )
Looking at renting a 15 passenger van for Bob's camp this year ( July 9th through 15th) in order to save money and trouble for the parents and leaders. Matt is the only leader that will be traveling down and staying there the whole time.

Calendar
We added the following dates to the church calendar:

• Picnics
  June 4, July 23
• Campout
  Youth - Sept 29-Oct 1
  Church - Aug 25-27 or Sep 1-4
• Lord’s Supper--
  First Sunday of the month
• College Move in--
  Aug 18,19,20th
  Every Sunday Tatesbrook shuttle

Main Church Calendar

June--
25- Missionaries return from Ecuador!
26-30- VBS

July--
2- Lord's Supper
9-15- Bob’s Summer Camp
15- Brother's Meeting
22- Meet with LCF ( Joint Work Day with Dumpster #3?? )
23- Church Picnic
29- Tatesbrook Neighborhood Association Ice Cream Social
30- Youth Game Night

August--
6- Lord's Supper
11-13 - Peter Lord weekend
16- FCPS starts
18-19 - UK College Move In
19- Brother's meeting at BSU ( 7:30 AM )
20- First day of College Shuttle
25-27 Church campout
26- Administration meeting at campout

September--
29-Oct 1 - Youth campout

October--

Make-A-Mess transition to VBS

Matt and his team of able volunteers of varying skills have completed the necessary modifications required prior to VBS starting. The finishing touches of paint on the walls and ceiling, bead board around the room, tile and carpet have transformed the area in one week.

Great job by all who have contributed!

I got one last snapshot of a worker. Scott is a skilled worker and drummer, so his hands are bit blurry in this photograph.

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

Make-A-Mess falling back to original schedule

On Saturday, June 3, Matt and Josh began the dry wall work with the strips on the ceiling where the walls were removed. In this picture, Matt is on a ladder and Josh is standing flat footed on the floor. Josh's height has been very effective through the duration of this project. The strength of some of the members was on display yesterday when Jackie was carrying pews and Gadis lugged drywall single handedly.

The workers are getting tired and they hit a few snags:

• Matt and Adam cut into a power main while cutting the wall for the new serving counter
• Gadis cut through a water drain vent pipe

but they continue to press forward to complete the project before VBS needs the building.

This last week, many people learned new skills, which was one of Matt's original goals. Emilie Thomas has had a fun time helping out with several items. I think her favorite was tearing out carpet, but I only have a picture of her cleaning the blocks that will go under the serving counter. This week, our pregnant Kresta Wilson learned how to mud a ceiling on a ladder. She claimed that her inability to create a pattern was an advantage. The results indicate that this is true.

Matt's team has also made a great deal of progress prepping the walls for a fresh coat of paint this week. The border has been removed and there are three coats of mud on the exterior walls where the interior walls once stood.

Some of the members did not want their picture taken while they were working, but that rarely stops me.

And what can we say about Scott Faulkner... This man is a blessing to our body. It is good to know that we are getting things done with quality workmanship and I particularly like to see Scott training young people about electrical work.

Tatesbrook Vision

We exist to exalt Jesus Christ as we grow in relationship to Him and to each other; reaching the world from person to person, house to house, city to city, and nation to nation

Make-A-Mess Ahead of Schedule

If you wanted to take part in the demolition, you missed out. Matt, Gadis, Scott, Eva, Adam and Kelley have already torn down the inner walls. Matt, Kelley and Emilie have already torn out the carpet and there is not much demolition left. Eva was knocking down walls with a great deal of shoulder power, while Gadis and Matt used Matt's new tool. Richard and Robert were both there working and Richard only had one good leg.

Scott disconnected "most" of the power before we started and we found a four inch pipe with an unknown purpose in one of the walls. It was a great deal of fun and I am excited about the opportunity that will exist while youth gather there this fall and beyond.

One thing I've learned is that when Matt sets his mind on something, step back, because it will get done. He seems to collect people around him that get it done as well. I love spending time with people that make messes.

Make-A-Mess Schedule

The Administration meeting planned for this coming Saturday will be replaced by a Make-A-Mess planning session and work morning. Matt will be leading the effort.

Here is the updated schedule for Make-A-Mess. If you see something on the list that you would like to help with, please let Matt know about it.

May
- move thermostats and electric to walls that will remain
- need to talk with A/C specialist about thermostat locations
May 30 (End of Day)
- Mars Hill done with school year and Billy's office contents moved

June 3
- Demolition of flooring
- Installation of door
June 6
- Demolition of walls
June 7
- Relocation of electric
June 8
- Patching of ceiling and walls
June 12
- Prime painting walls and ceiling
June 13
- Installation of flooring
June 15
- Paint walls and ceiling

June 16
- Decorate for VBS

June 26
- VBS

Work Day was a tremendous success

THANKS to all that contributed to the work day today, we really got a great deal done!
Everyone that likes to work on lists, likes to see them completed so I’ve added names to the items that were completed today.


Must Do:
- Removing construction debris from water retention basin and putting it in the dumpster ( Mike, Tim, Dan, Kim H., Matt )
- Removing junk from yard, shed and inside the building and moving it to the dumpster ( All )
- Clean out the current shared sound storage room for LCF/Tatesbrook ( Kevin, Mark, Kim F. )
- Mowing the water retention basin ( Mike, Tim, Dan, Kim H., Matt, Travis, Duane )
- Trimming the bushes around the building and parking lot ( Mike, Tim, Dan, Kim H., Matt, Travis, Duane )
- Trimming the low hanging branches in parking lot and yard ( Tim )
- Pulling the weeds in the landscaping in front of the building ( Carol, Emily, Aaron, Joshua, Tony, Michelle, Jacob, Abby, David, Caleb )
- Picking up all the brush and driving it to the dumpster ( Mike, Tim, and Adam )


Would Like to Do:
- Pulling weeds around the trees in the water retention basin ( Mike, Tim, Dan, Kim H., Matt, Travis )
- Mulching the landscaping ( Davis Family, Jones Family, Dan, Hannah )
- Dumpster diving for sunglasses wearing sandals ( Adam )


Will leave for another day:
- Edging the sidewalks ( Attempted by Kevin, Matt, Wayne )
- Repair or tear down the steeple ( will need to clear all cars and people from the area )
- Replace the air filters in the blowers ( anytime )
- Replacing outdoor lights as needed ( anytime )
- Level off the ground around the new cement and plant grass
- Change the "Water Retention Basin" to a lighted fountain like the one downtown
- Tear down some of the internal walls to fill the rest of the dumpster

Looking for a Job?

We have had a few opportunities show up in the last few months that I would like to offer up to the body.

- We need someone to clean the floors weekly ( buff / wax regularly as well )
- We need someone to move Herbies to the curb (Thursday night) and back (Friday Morning)
- We need someone to mow the water retention basin monthly
- We need someone to clean the church over the summer

If you are interested in any or all of this positions, please let Kevin Eby know about it!

Administration Meeting Minutes - April 22, 2006

Attendees:
Mike Brady, Josh Wilson, Matt Hind, Kim Hind, Donovan Lakes

Next Meeting:
Saturday, May 27, 8:00 AM (Kevin won't be there)

Purpose of Administration Meeting:

Developing leaders that can 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:

Finances: ( Kevin )
No questions and no discussion about the Quarterly Report. We missed Dan and James.

Job Posting:
One of the goals of this team was to identify jobs that could make our ministry better and to better utilize some members that would like to contribute time and service but just don't know where to start. We have made some progress and still have a few roles

• Sound Mix ( Joe Joe and Josh have begun training )
• Greeting ( Brenda Jones is pulling the WWRP into this role! )
• Maintaining a list of small repairs around the building ( need volunteer )
• Mercy administrator ( need volunteer )
• Moving Trash to curb on Thursday night ( Paul Wilkerson/Paul Baker have begun this! )
• Maintain a rack of pamphlets in the new bookstore

Building: ( Donovan )
The Steeple repair is the top priority and windows are a close second. Donovan has not been able to contact the person that said he could repair the steeple so we will resort to tearing it down on May 20th. Donovan has identified a source for fixed windows at half the price of windows that open and close, having windows that are always closed should improve the security, safety and heating/cooling costs over our current situation. Donovan will be confirming with James that we can install fixed windows and still meet all the codes. Make-a-mess will be covered in its own section. We also added a few new items to the list.

• Air Conditioning is not working in Mike's office ( assumed to be Thermostat )
• Baptistry heater is not working ( Dan was very cold last Sunday )

During the April meeting we scheduled a Spring Cleanup day for Saturday, May 20th immediately following a short brother's meeting. On May 20th, we plan to do all of the following:

• Remove all extra trailers, cars, boats from out back
• Level off all areas intended for grass and reseed
• Spread mulch ( if there are enough people )
• Put piano on the curb ( we are really looking for a home if you know of one )
• Trim trees and bushes all over the property
• Remove junk from water retention basin and weed eat where necessary
• Tear down the steeple ( if it is not repaired )

VBS: ( Dacian )
No representation, but we assume everything is going well.

Youth: ( Matt )
Looking at renting a 15 passenger van for Bob's camp this year ( July 9th through 15th) in order to save money and trouble for the parents and leaders. Matt is the only leader that will be traveling down and staying there the whole time.

Make-A-Mess (Matt)
Things are beginning to clear up in terms of permission and schedule. Matt will be working a task list with others so that we can get the major work done in the first two weeks of June.

• May ( move thermostats and electric to walls that will remain )
  - need to talk with A/C specialist about thermostat locations
• June 2 ( Mars Hill done with school year and Billy's office contents moved )
• June 3 - June 16 ( Major destruction / construction )
• June 17 - Start decorating for VBS

Calendar
We added the following dates to the church calendar:

• Picnics
  June 4, July 23
• Campout
  Youth - Sept 29-Oct 1
  Church - Aug 25-27 or Sep 1-4
• Lord’s Supper--
  First Sunday of the month
• College Move in--
  Aug 18,19,20th
  Every Sunday Tatesbrook shuttle

Communication (Mike)

Small Group Board/Rack--
Info about church
Studies
Announcements--
At the beginning at the service
Change altogether
This Week
This Month
Prayer requests--
Prayer cards in the offering
Scrolling prayer requests (Tuesday nights)
Testimonies--
Leaders/members share about groups/growth at 10:30
Set up schedule rotation
Matt Hind ( April 23 ) Theme: Evangelism, Youth
Josh Wilson ( April 30 ) Theme: Evangelism, New Members Class
Share testimony/promote deeper growth opportunities
How I fit in
What God is doing
If you need a place/several ministries
Member Classes--
Sunday Morning after worship
Break into small groups
Start in June for 5 weeks (maybe)
Topics--
New Member
How to Study
--more to come

Main Church Calendar

April--
23- Evangelism Testimony ( Matt Hind ) Dare to Share
30- Discipleship Testimony ( Josh Wilson ) New Members Class

May--
7- Discipleship Testimony ( ????) How to study the Bible
13- Outreach
20- Brothers meeting 8:00, Workday 9:00 - 3:00
21- graduate luncheon
27- Administration Meeting

June--
1-16 Make-a-mess
4- church picnic/youth auction
24- meet w/LCF
26-30- VBS

July--
9-15- Bob’s Summer Camp
23- Church Picnic

August--
11- Peter Lord weekend
16- FCPS starts
18-19 - UK College Move In
20- First day of College Shuttle
25- Church campout (maybe)

Sept--
4- Church campout (maybe)
29-Oct 1 - Youth campout

Administration Meeting Minutes - March 25, 2006

Attendees:
James Davis, Dan Leahy, Mike Brady, Matt Hind

Next Meeting:
Saturday, April 22, 8:00 AM

Purpose of Administration Meeting:

Developing leaders that can 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:

Finances: ( Kevin )
The number of people giving has not increased, but the amount of giving has exceeded our expectations, this is not our prayer but we are thankful for the increase. Our prayer is that everyone will be able to contribute no matter what the amount.

Job Posting:
One of the goals of this team was to identify jobs that could make our ministry better and to better utilize some members that would like to contribute time and service but just don't know where to start. We have made some progress and still have a few roles

• Sound Mix ( Joe Joe, Fred and Josh have all begun training )
• Greeting ( Brenda Jones is pulling the WWRP into this role! )
• Maintaining a list of small repairs around the building ( need volunteer )
• Mercy administrator ( need volunteer )
• Moving Trash to curb on Thursday night ( Paul Baker has been doing this! )

Building: ( Donovan )
The Steeple repair is the top priority and windows are a close second. Make-a-mess will be covered in its own section. Donovan called in his discussion on Friday night due to a Fishing Tournament near Berea on Saturday. During the meeting we also scheduled at Spring Cleanup day for Saturday, May 20th immediately following a short brother's meeting. On May 20th, we plan to do all of the following:

• Remove all extra trailers, cars, boats from out back
• Level off all areas intended for grass and reseed if necessary
• Spread mulch
• Put piano in dumpster
• Trim trees
• Remove junk from water retention basin and weed eat

VBS: ( Dacian taking over from Kelley )
Dacian has scheduled VBS for the last week of June ( 26th through 30th ). We have heard that the theme is "Arctic North" and that there will be plenty of work for all volunteers. Dacian also called in her discussion early.

Youth: ( Matt )
Looking at renting a 15 passenger van for Bob's camp this year ( July 9th through 15th) in order to save money and trouble for the parents and leaders. Matt is the only leader that will be traveling down and staying there the whole time.

Make-A-Mess (Matt)
Things are beginning to clear up in terms of permission and schedule. Matt will be working a task list with others so that we can get the major work done in the first two weeks of June.

• May ( move thermostats and electric to walls that will remain )
• June 2 ( Mars Hill done with school year and Billy's office contents moved )
• June 3 - June 16 ( Major destruction / construction )

This has to be done on a pretty tight schedule because of VBS needing to prepare the building for June 26th through 30th. We are assuming that decorating will occur both weekends prior to VBS.

2006 Building Usage Rates and Agreement

Usage Rates:

• $100 for entire building
• $50 for sanctuary or fellowship hall
• $25 for small group room

There are five churches that share the building at 3724 Appian Way. In order to keep the building secure, clean, comfortable and usable for everyone, we have put together the following clean up / lock up responsibilities for each use of the building:

Sanctuary:

• Clean paper and trash out of pews. ( report to Jackie Eby )
• Place lost and found items in the lost and found cabinet in the basement
• Return Hymnals and Bibles to closet
• Check trash can in sound room
• Vacuum if necessary

Front Foyer

• Pick up paper and trash ( report to Jackie )
• Place lost and found items in the lost and found cabinet in the basement
• Sweep foyer if necessary
• Check trash can by the water fountain

Bathrooms ( 2 upstairs, 4 downstairs )

• Pick up paper and trash ( report to Jackie Eby )
• Empty trash cans if more than half full

Fellowship Hall and Kitchen

• Move all chairs and tables to the wall
• Sweep with dust mop
• Pick up trash and empty trash can
• Clean kitchen if necessary

Cleaning Room

• Put all cleaning products and tools away
• Wash and dry mop heads once a month
• Wash and dry dirty rags

Miscellaneous

• Set Thermostats to 69 Heat in Winter, 74 Cool in Summer
• Close all windows
• Lock all doors

Thank you!

Administration Meeting Minutes - Feb 26, 2006

Attendees:
James Davis, Mike Brady, Donovan Lakes, Scott Faulkner, Gadis Thomas, Matt Hind, Kim Hind, Cindy Faulkner, Kelley Thomas, Jackie Eby

Next Meeting:
Saturday, March 25, 8:00 AM

Purpose of Administration Meeting:
Developing leaders that can 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:

Giving Cheerfully
Consistency
Basic level of teaching
Exposing a spiritual discipline

Budget
$7,000 annual deficit for 2006
Add breakeven line to Financial Pulse???

Building ( Donovan )
Steeple ( quote both remove and move, highest priority item since bookstore is stalled)
Windows ( quote windows that do not open )
Building Repair ( need someone to manage small stuff )
Operation Make A Mess ( Supervisor Matt Hind )

Building Calendar ( Jackie )
http://calendar.yahoo.com/building3724appianway
Building Rate Changes based on 2005 usage proposal
Building Cleanliness ( immediate need is summer )
Space Issues
Make A Mess needs space
Tatesbrook needs small amount of locked storage
Impacted ( places that will need to move in June )
Billy’s Office ( move downstairs?, move to copier room? )
Coffee shop storage ( to make room for small Tatesbrook storage area)
Cornerstone storage ( to make room for Operation Make A Mess )

Mercy ( need mercy coordinator )

VBS
Curriculum located
Joint with Anglican
After Bethel Harvest
After Make-a-mess
Target July

Expense Forms
Mileage report from youth leaders

Leadership Development
Rights vs Responsibilities
Myths of leading from the middle

2006 Fellowship Team Roles

Fellowship Team Leader - Kim Hind