A Message from Pastor Jeff

Hey CBC Family!

I just wanted to update folks on the upcoming business meeting and let the church body as a whole know what is going on with pastor search stuff and administration team.

The business meeting this Sunday the 24th will have the following items to vote on:

1) Confirming Russ Cooper and Shannon Taylor to the Pastor Search Committee. Currently the team is Bob Barlow (Chairman), Gary May, and Joy Hoffman.
2) Affirming the desire of the Hobgoods (Sid and Heidi) to join the church.
3) Discuss and vote for Sid Hobgood to fill the two year position on the Admin Team.

Also I will try and get folks up to date on the Pastor Search process.

Also I wanted to give folks an outline as to the "marching orders" for the Admin team this year. Of course this may be added to as the year progresses!

Subject: The Year Ahead for the Administration Team. (Tasks and Goals.)

Current Admin team members are: Corrine Symolon, Craig Kohanek, Jerry Hoffman (Chairman), and Sara Gordon. We are hoping Sid Hobgood will come on soon.

1) Investigate and study the viablity of an elder system. Recommended that the Admin team read "Biblical Eldership" by Alexander Strauch. The Peacemaker team recommended that we look this, so we will. At the end of this list is a very brief idea of how the elders would fit into the system.

2) Keep the church moving through the transition to a new pastor. Do this by:
    a) Guiding the church to define itself in values and structure before the new pastor is hired.
    b) Working with the interim pastor to prepare the church.
    c) Keep in close communitcation witht he Pastor Search Comittee. Recommend Gary May as a recent Admin team member and currently on Pastor Search Team as one to get info from and Bob Barlow.

3) Preserve Unity. Help the church maintain the postive things of "Central culture". This will be calendared out July 11th. If you are interested in this calander talk to Jerry Hoffman.

4) Continue to visit and develop policy and proceedures.

5) Follow through on paid staff job description as the current Admin team is also the current Personnel Comittee.

6) Get a Personnel Committee in place. (Already have the Job Description finished.)

7) Organize a leadership retreat.

*Talked briefly about a structure which had three leadership elements:

Elders (Doctrinal, Spiritual and Visionary leadership.)
Admin Team (Make the Vision "happen" and take care of nuts and bolts issues of church function.)
Deacons (Body care. Keeping a pulse on the people and helping the flock move together, gather the strays etc...)

If you have any questions about Pastor Search Team - Bob Barlow is the chair.
If you have any questions about Admin Team - Jerry Hoffman is the chair.

Of course you can always ask me too! (Jeff).

Take care!

In Christ,

Pastor Jeff

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