Coordinated Church Meetings Night Begins

From Guest Blogger:

Rev. Steven Buchele, our Associate Pastor

One of the Goals adopted by the 2011 Church Council was a coordinated Church Meeting Night that would combine many of the regular meetings so that they met on the same night.  The reason was practical, to streamline the governing process so that Ministry Teams meeting at the 7:00 pm hour could make decisions that could be affirmed or ratified by the Church Council, meeting at 8:00 pm. 

On second Thursdays, Administry Teams (Staff-Parrish Relations Committee, Board of Trustees, and Finance Committee) and specific Ministry Teams (e.g. Missions-Outreach, Connecting Ministries, Worship-Design, etc.) meet at 6:30 pm with a time of Worship that celebrates the Lord’s Supper in the Historic Chapel. 

At 7:00 pm, each Teams in their respective location. At 8:00 pm on designated months, the Church Council convenes, and decisions that were made in previous meetings that need Council action, can be presented. 


The hope is that this allows our leadership Teams to move in a more coordinated manner. This scheduling also helps us to be better stewards of our resources.

The fourth Thursdays of each month are encouraged for additional, or alternative meetings if needed.  

Please understand that the implementation of this Goal is a "work in progress,"and the way we understand the Council’s Goal of a coordinated meeting night today, may not be the way we understand it in the future. It is an incremental experiment, one that we will refine or abandon if it is not proven to work for our ministry teams and the Glory of God.