ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL
MEETING MINUTES
January 20, 2007
PRESENT: Pastor Bill, Bruce Bedingfield, Amy Johnson, JoAnne
Gregorash, Marshall Nystrom, Dann Gire, Linda Nordli, Mike Wojtal, Fred Utne, Jill Wood-Naatz, Nona Schlinker, Rich
Hill, Sherrie Cottrell
OPENING: Pastor Bill opened the meeting with a
prayer. Amy Johnson gave the
devotions. How to get to Jesus
– People get to him by going in different directions, no way is the wrong way, the end result
is the same. She reminded us that
we need to know where people are at so we can help to direct them to Jesus.
Next month Bruce
volunteered to do the devotion.
ADMINISTRATION: Introductions and Approval of November
9, 2006 Charge Conference meeting minutes. Bruce made the motion to approve the minutes with the
correction of a typo on the last page (the word apart should be a part) JoAnne
seconded it and it was approved unanimously.
HUDDLE (Business
of the Church)
2007 Budget:
Fred Utne reported that Our Redeemers (O/R) had a positive year with the
end result being $4,000.00 to the good.
O/R had a very good December resulting in the Congregation Gifts &
Tithes being a minus 7%.
Fred submitted the
proposed 2007 Budget (attached).
Fred made the motion to approve the budget as presented and Bruce seconded
and it was approved unanimously.
3rd
Church Service: 6:33 – Marshall reported that
their goal is to get a Music Director.
They also want to get vocalists.
This is a conceptual time for ideas for the service, perhaps a series of
sermons. They will be doing the
communion service at Devonshire to gain experience. The next meeting is Feb 13th.
Natural Church
Development (NCD): Sherrie
reported (see attached update along with the Event Planning Guide).
Narthex update: Jill showed the plans for the narthex
noting that the 1st alcove would be the welcome center and the 2nd
alcove would be for announcements and ongoing caring ministries. They both would have counter sections
that would be moveable. There will
be nice backboards for the current posters for advertising and clipboards for
sign ups. There will be a special
area behind doors for the Food Pantry collection and the Crisis Center and a
waste basket. The youth will have
a special area around the corner. The committee has asked the Memorial committee for $10,000.00
to fund this project. After some discussion Nona made the
motion to proceed with approval of the Trustees, JoAnne seconded it and it was
approved unanimously.
Fred Utne asked
about other projects that may rank in priority for using the Memorial Funds
money. He thinks there may be some
conflicts and so at the next Ad Council meeting we are asking any or all
committees to submit their WISH lists.
Web Page &
Calendar Review: Pastor Bill reported that there was some
confusion about several meetings in the month of January. We should NOT depend on Pastor Bill to
schedule meeting dates, each
committee MUST give the information to the church secretary to get the
information correct on the calendar.
He passed around a clipboard for each committee to list their committee
chairmen. He also reminded each
committee to submit their committee meeting minutes to the office to be filed.
Newsletter
deadline is today.
New Business: Dann Gire came to the Ad Council with an
idea of a Fund Raising event using movie memorabilia that he has collected over
many years. He is willing to
donate his collection and his time to describe what he has in order to be able
to sell/auction/e-bay to raise money to be used by Our Redeemers. He brought a box of memorabilia to show
us what he was talking about. (Much excitement was generated and a lot of time
was used discussing this adventure, consequently not all committee reports were
given)
It was decided
that we would accept DannÕs offer and Pastor Bill and Carolyn would put
together a team to inventory, decide how to sell, & where the money would go. Dann is going to put together an
article for the newsletter.
Dann also is
willing to do a movie discussion night about prejudice in movies.
SHARING:
PastorÕs
report: No report.
Director of
Discipleship: She has met
with the Evangelism committee and went over all the work that they do on a
regular basis. The letter that is
written for delivery to the neighbors that was done for Christmas will be done
again for Easter.
Committee
reports:
WTTF: Marshall reported that the website is going
thru a resurrection, to make it look more professional. (Bart Marmorstone is in charge of
this). He is always looking for more input. The sermons are now on line, audio only and can be loaded to
an ipod. They are trying to
get more people involved in manning the computer for the screens in the
sanctuary.
FINANCE: Already reported – see above.
STAFF PARISH:
Next meeting will be Feb 1st. They have 2 new members and 3 are retiring from the
committee. They will be doing
Staff evaluations and Safe Sanctuaries.
MICAH
MINISTRIES: The Heifer project went very well and
our church earned the gift of an Ark, which is over $5,000.00 in contribution. They are deciding on a Lenten study and
will want to contribute to the 30 Hour Famine. Jill has volunteered to work with Chris Pearson at the
District level to promote/help the hungry.
CARING
MINISTRIES: Bruce reported that they are using the
tithe from the Sprint Income to help the church to become a Rainbow Covenant giving
church. One half of the tithe goes
to the Richard ValesÕ ministry.
(See report attached). He expressed that having the Sprint income is a
Blessing for our church. Sprint
also has been very good at continuing to try to fix the leak.
STEWARDSHIP:
No Report
TRUSTEES:
o Final budget numbers show $9,755.00 under budgeted allowance
for 2006.
o Maintenance work to be completed at the
parsonage by spring.
o Reviewing information from T-Mobile –
they want to rent some cell tower space.
Still moving forward but have questions about landscaping. A representative is scheduled to
come. The rent would be
approximately $600.00 per month.
o Hand rails have been added to the menÕs and
womenÕs bathrooms.
NOMINATIONS: No report.
UMW: The theme for 2007 is ÒEmbracing Women
& ChildrenÓ. The Jan. 20th
meeting will be the annual Pledge service and a pillow service project for
Christian Corners. The annual
rummage sale will be May 11 & 12th. Last year we were able to donate over $4,000.00 to various
charities due to the success of the rummage sale.
UMM: Habitat for Humanity is Jan. 27th. The last time they went they had a very
nice turn out of 15, and 6 attended the Advent meeting at which time they
undecorated the church. Spagetti
Dinner is Feb. 4th.
Free tickets are available to you to invite your neighbors or
friends. (See Marshall)
EVANGELISM:
See Director of DiscipleshipÕs report.
EDUCATION:
No report
MUSIC: A special hymn service is being planned
for Jan. 28th. It will
feature the work of Charles Wesley whose writing greatly influenced Methodist
song tradition.
WORSHIP: No report.
YOUTH: The 30 Hour Famine is coming soon. February 23-24 with Famine Sunday being
Feb 25th. They need
help! They would love for the
congregation to be even more involved this year than any previous year. You could chaperone part of the
weekend, be a prayer partner, donate water or 100% fruit juice, or sponsor a
participant. See the posters in
the narthex or ask a youth council member. They will be using the WHOLE church from
6 p.m. Friday
until 10 p.m Saturday, so if your committee has something in the church that
weekend, please let them know.
LAY LEADER:
No report
MEMORIAL
COMMITTEE: No report
FAMILY
MINISTRY: Friday Night
Flicks will be on Jan. 26th the film is Hood-winked, an animated
film about Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf. This is a family event and at least one parent is expected
to attend with their children.
CHRISTIAN
CORNER:
o A teacher resigned without prior notice,
they will place an ad in the Herald to find a replacement.
o They passed a surprise inspection from the
Schaumburg Fire Dept.
o They are updating forms & checking
files for the Cook County health department.
There
will be a Unity Service Tuesday Jan. 23rd. It will be worth attending.
Monday
Jan. 29th 7:00 p.m. Dr. Aafif will be speaking about the History of
Islam in the Middle East.
Pastor
Bill thanked us for our prayers and support for him and his family as they
grieve the loss of his mother, Jennie Mae.
The
meeting was adjourned with a prayer by Pastor Bill.
NEXT
MEETING – Feb. 15th
- 7:15 p.m.
Respectfully
submitted by Sherrie Cottrell