11/15/07
AttendanceNicki Prantner, Carol Voelker, Eric Wikland, Phil Hauser, Perry DeYounge, Mary Symens and Stacey Pratt
Opening Time of Prayer
Body By Jesus Wednesday night activities Some comments and suggestions have been received through personal contacts and via the survey. Stacey reported that some minor adaptations have been made but for the most part the nights have been successful. A couple property damage issues have needed to be addressed and a reminder is to be given that we are guests at the Lighthouse.
Christmas Eve -- Worship is to take place at the Windsor Theatre @ 7pm - The worship theme in December is What if God was one of Us?. More details to come.
Nomination Committee Eric will be gathering the group together soon. Perry will be contacting an individual to fill a vacant spot on the committee. Names are to be gathered to fill 2 deacon and 1 elder positions starting next year.
Better Together This is a community building/serving Bible study to begin in February. Mary is working with Jon, Stacey and others to organize the study and have a kick off in February. On Sunday, November 18th, Mary will be introducing the program in church. More information to follow in coming weeks.
Mission Trips - A trip to The Dream Center in Los Angeles is being planned for January. Contact Stacey for more details and dates.
Property Engineering study completed and bill paid for around $1200. This is much less than expected. The group is beginning to prayerfully consider when to form a property/building team and who is to be part of that group.
Annual Meeting Tentative date set for January 27th.
Next Deacon Meeting November 28th 6pm @ Lighthouse
Next Elder Meeting -- Thursday, December 15, 6:00pm at Mary Symens house
Board Secretary,
Carol Voelker
10/04/07
Attendance Elders -- Jon Anderson, Nicki Prantner, Carol Voelker, Erik Wikland, Phil Hauser and Mary Symens
Opening Prayer
Land Purchase Update Around $7500 is needed for land purchase to eliminate the need for a loan. Closing date for the land purchase is still expected around October 15th.
Treasurer Position Mary is contacting an individual and asking her to consider accepting this position for next year.
Baptism Discussed the need for some clarification on this issue.
LCMC Convention - October 710 in Minneapolis. Jon will be attending Sunday Tuesday.
Nomination Committee Soon will be meeting for prayer and consideration on positions that need to be filled. Positions open will be an elder to fill Eriks position and two deacons to take over for Kris Peterson and Merv Koozer.
Joint Elder/Deacon Meeting - Discussed the possibility of meeting with the deacons at one of their upcoming meetings.
October 14th Someone needed to give message.
October 21st Potluck at Maynes Grove following worship at the Windsor. Drinks and paper products will be provided
Next Meeting Thursday, October 25th @ 5:00pm
Board Secretary,
Carol Voelker
9/20/07
Attendance Elders -- Jon Anderson, Nicki Prantner, Carol Voelker, Perry DeYounge, Erik Wikland, Phil Hauser and Mary Symens
Opening Prayer
Land Purchase Update Dave Heuberger gave an update on finances concerning the land purchase. At this time around $14,000 to $15,000 is still needed. Loan amount will be determined at the time of closing after all donations have been collected to that date. The board of elders also recommended that the contingency fund of $5,000 be applied to the land purchase if needed. Closing date for the land purchase is set for October 15th.
Property Deacon Merv Koozer has resigned his position as deacon. Dave Heuberger and Phil Hauser will be the contact people to follow through with the land purchase.
Treasurer Position Elders will be seeking names to fill this position soon in order to allow for a smooth transition at the end of the year.
Wednesday Night Body By Jesus Continued positive feedback for the most part. Still evaluating as the first full month is drawing to a close.
Bible Study Suggested that we consider a Bible Study called Better Together by Rick Warren. Will be looking into this option and the possibilities of implementing it with the body.
LCMC Convention - October 710 in Minneapolis. Jon will be attending Sunday Tuesday. Emphasis is on Prayer More details to follow.
Vision Clarification A rough draft of a vision clarification statement for the body was shared by Jon. The elders will reflect on this statement and discuss it further at the next meeting.
Small Groups It was suggested that we offer a listing of small groups that are currently meeting and are open to new members. The idea is to help anyone interested in joining a small group to be able to find one. The previously mentioned Bible study option may also be used to help people get plugged into a group. More discussion to follow.
September 30th Worship at Lighthouse of Life to offer thanks for their generosity and give support to their body.
October 21st Potluck at Maynes Grove following worship at the Windsor.
Mission Trips - Possible end of the year trips may include Waveland, Mississippi and Monterrey, Mexico. More information later.
Next Meeting October 4th @ 5:15pm
Board Secretary,
Carol Voelker
9/6/07
Attendance Elders -- Jon Anderson, Nicki Prantner, Carol Voelker, Perry DeYounge, and Mary Symens
Opening Devotion - Jon
Treasurer- Michael White has resigned as treasurer effective January 1, 2008. Elders will be seeking names and praying about who will fill this position.
Wednesday Night Body By Jesus Reflections after the first session The event was well attended with over 100 participants of all ages. Mostly positive reports about the lesson and structure were heard and shared. Agreed that the time to gather for fellowship and relationship building was important.
Land Purchase Discussed the possibility of needing a loan to purchase the land. Agreed on the wording for the upcoming vote:
The question before us: Do you believe that God is leading CLW to borrow the remaining funds up to $22,000 in order to purchase the property across from the new middle school.
The elders had much discussion on this issue and agreed that there is need for prayerful consideration by the whole body before the vote on the16th. Sunday the 9th and the 16th will offer time during the Listening Post for the body to share thoughts on this issue.
Visit Updates As we did last meeting, the elders shared briefly about the progress and content of the visits being made to individuals and families that have not been attending recently or need a follow up contact.
Next Meeting September 20th 5pm Outpost
Board Secretary,
Carol Voelker
8/20/07
Attendance Elders -- Jon Anderson, Nicki Prantner, Carol Voelker, Perry DeYounge, Erik Wikland, Phil Hauser and Mary Symens; Deacons Merv Koozer and Ronna Speake; Visitors Harm Freese, Gene Heilskov and Pam Shaw.
Opening Prayer Time
Open Discussion Time - The visitors, deacons and elders held an open time of discussion about topics and concerns within the body. Some areas discussed were; membership, confirmation/affirmation and the definition of the term pastor. Other comments and concerns were shared about individuals and families that have stopped participating in CLW. Elders reaffirmed their commitment to seek the Lord and study Scripture as decisions are made and as we continue to define of the direction for the CLW body.
Wednesday Night Fall Programming Reviewed the plan and discussed the purpose: a desire to have one location for the body to meet, fellowship, worship and study Gods Word. The goal is to provide the opportunity for individuals and families of all ages to continually grow in Christ strengthen relationships.
Visit Updates The elders shared briefly about the progress and content of the visits being made to individuals and families that have not been attending recently or need a follow up contact.
Next Meeting September 6th 5pm Outpost
Board Secretary,
Carol Voelker
8/8/07
AttendanceJon Anderson, Nicki Prantner, Carol Voelker, Perry DeYounge and Mary Symens
Updates Illnesses, losses and other prayer concerns
Mexico Trip Jon gave a summary of the activities of the trip
Communion Merv & Vonnie Koozer are looking for someone to take over the communion preparations and setup
Property An individual that pledged $5000 to the building fund requested that money be returned until we are farther along in the building phase. Dave Hueberger has been asked to remind the body that there are some unfulfilled pledges and encourage anyone that would still like to contribute to the purchase of the property to do so now.
Fall Programming Next planning meeting will be August 15th at 7pm
Elders went through the mailing list and divided up names of individuals and families that we wanted to contact. We wanted to catch up and touch base with some families and encourage them in their growth in Christ.
Next Meeting August 20th 5pm Outpost
Board Secretary,
Carol Voelker
7/23/07
Opening Prayer Eric
Jonathans Child Care Center/Ministry, Sierra Leone JCC Their website was no longer being maintained by their former host. The CLW host will assume this at no extra cost.
Jail Discussed possibility of some sort of gift or act of appreciation to the Hickmans for their continued generosity in the use of the jail. It continues to be used for storage and hosting of garage sales and other events.
Stewardship Discussed briefly the importance of the members of this committee to be active participants in the CLW body.
Property Closing date for Martin property moved to October 15th following final readings by city council and other details to be completed.
Membership Classes The initial sessions on Wednesday and Sunday nights are in progress and going well.
Mexico Trip Plans are being finalized and the last meeting for group is on July 25th. They will be leaving Saturday July 28th and returning August 5th.
Sunday Worship Plans are being made for July 29th, August 5th and August 12th . Jon will be in Mexico for the first 2 dates and on family vacation on the 12th. Steve Huling will lead the worship time. Other speakers will present messages and/or testimonies on July 29th and August 5th and the Mexico group will present on the 12th.
Fall Programming Planning continues for the Wednesday night sessions. Lighthouse of Life will probably be the main site for these events with other options as needed for overflow. Details to come soon.
Windsor CLW was asked if we wanted some on screen advertisement space before movies. Considering putting together a message that promotes Christ rather than CLW. Fee would be around $400/ 6 months. Checking into more details.
Other Discussions and Prayer considerations were shared regarding visions for ministry and missions on the local level. Also individual CLW family member health, financial and service needs were shared.
Board Secretary,
Carol Voelker
5-16-07
In Attendance Elders -- Jon Anderson, Perry DeYounge, Nicki Prantner, Mary Symens, Eric Wikland, Phil Hauser and Carol Voelker
Opening Prayer and Scripture How do we do the work of Christ?
Welcomed Phil Hauser to the Board of Elders.
Body by Jesus Jon proposed an outline of the fundamental DNA of our body that states our purposes to glorify God and bear witness to the ends of the earth. This outline will be the basis for study in groups for membership and our commitment to grow. The board of elders will be working through this outline/study during the summer to prepare for presenting and leading groups in the body through these fundamentals of Building, Sending, Going.
Globe Gazette A reporter from the Globe Gazette has inquired about doing a story on our church.
Debit Card The board of elders approved by unanimous vote that a debit card is to be issued to Stacey Pratt.
Sound Equipment Agreed to purchase the sound equipment of CPR that we have been using on Sundays for $1700
Wednesday Evening Education/Discipleship Planning meeting scheduled for Wednesday May 23rd. Have contacted H-D Community Schools and are on the school board agenda for June 11th to request the use of the high school commons and nearby facilities for our Wednesday night education groups. This will run from September through April.
High School graduates will be recognized on Sunday May 20th.
Prayer concerns were shared. Ended with time of prayer.
Next Elder Meeting TBA
Board Secretary, Carol Voelker
5/1/07
In Attendance Elders: Jon Anderson, Perry DeYounge, Nicki Prantner, Mary Symens, Eric Wikland and Carol Voelker; Guests Harm Freese, Gene Heilskov and Jeff Jaacks
Opening Prayer and Scripture 1 Peter 5:1-10
Reviewed agenda for Congregational meeting set for May 6th Items for action include; 1) Property 2) Elder and Nomination Committee election 3) Membership
Membership Discussion: Included hearing comments about small groups and their definition. Clarified that the groups can be as small as 2 or as large as 12-15 depending on the situation, need and comfort level of members. Groups are for spiritual growth which is part of our DNA.
Continued to reinforce the the model set in Acts 2:42.
Also comments were given about signing the membership commitment form.
Sunday, May 6th, at 9:00am, during Listening Post there will be one more time for discussion, questions and comments about all of the proposals before the congregation. Small group definition and the signing commitment will be clarified at that time.
Absentee ballots can be turned in and signed with yes or no responses to the 3 proposals.
Sound Equipment: The equipment we use every Sunday is owned by the group CPR and it is being recommended that CLW purchase the equipment from them since we use it much more. Details and prices are being checked.
Health Care: Jon and his family are switching to Christian Care Medishare. This change will reduce the health insurance costs.
Wednesday Evening Education/Discipleship: Plans are being made for next years education to include all ages from children to adults. Locations are being pursued for this new programming. We are going to look into using the the high school commons area. Detailed planning will be ongoing over the next few months.
Personal prayer concerns were shared and the group ended with time of prayer.
Next Elder Meeting TBA
Board Secretary, Carol Voelker
11/16/06
In Attendance:
Eric Wiklund, Perry DeYounge, Nicki Prantner, Mary Symens, Carol Voelker
Opened with Prayer
Budget
Perry reported that the Deacon of Finance (Dave Heuberger) was working on budget to present to congregation for 2007. Deacon of Stewardship (Kris Peterson) working with Dave H. on missions aspect of budget. Kris Peterson will be presenting to congregation an update on mission money disbursement for 2006.
Annual Meeting
To be set for early February
Membership
Elders are defining a list of expectations and requirements for membership in Church of the Living Word according to the directive of the constitution.
Next Meeting
November 30th, 5pm at the Outpost.
Board Secretary,
Carol Voelker
10/19/06
In Attendance:
Elders -- Eric Wiklund, Nicki Prantner, Mary Symens, Carol Voelker, Perry DeYounge, and Jon Anderson.
Deacons -- Dave Hueberger, Kris Peterson, Merv Koozer, Ronna Speake.
Several guests were present.
Joint Elder/Deacon Meeting
Lines of Communication
Discussion about keeping open lines of communication between Congregation/Elders/Deacons. We are all equal members of congregation.
Pastor Jon will use Listening Post on Sunday October 22 to encourage continued communication and explain decision making processes.
Building/Property
Property discussion -- Encouraged Merv to continue gathering details about property North of new middle school.
Elder Meeting
High School Youth will begin meeting at Boy Scout Building probably by December.
Baptism -- Two families have approached Pastor Jon about baptism.
Congregational Picnic/Potluck -Maynes Grove November 5th.
"I Want to Know Jesus" - Starting November 5th -- Nicki will speak on Sunday about helping coordinate groups.
Next Meeting -- TBA
Board Secretary,
Carol Voelker