COUNCIL NOTES 3/26/13

GREENWOOD; 7:00PM; Mike Elenbaas, David Anema, Eric Likkel, Mark Nelson, Rennie Araucto; missed Biff, Teresa, Kristen

·       Determined Agenda

·       Reviewed Mar3 Road Crew mtg. re: Groundworks, including Pastor Eric’s reflections w/David Anema, Kristen VanderLinden; agreed on several proposed next steps, to be outlined in pastoral message to Road Crew

·       Prayer Renewal –Suellen to be thanked and encouraged for leading pre-worship prayer every Sunday; Council encouraged to join as able; Council approved idea of Pastor scheduling specific prayer parties for segments of church – ideas include prayer parties to support marriage, parenting, employment issues, Children’s Ministry leaders; members suffering from sickness, illness, disease, UGM members, intercession subjects (Missionaries, other ministries, etc.); pastor/family; explore TED TALK format as way to warm up, engage

·       Dads’n’Dudes – Paul Lewan organized good gathering; hoping to see more soon

·       Sunday Volunteers – coffee; volunteer overload – deferring to Kristen VL for feedback

·       Children’s Ministry – reviewed All Ages Sundays, Pastor Likkel encouraged to try Godly Play approach, using props, speaking directly to seated kids in group (successfully carried out on Easter); Leadership pairing plan – deferred conversation; wall panels for Godly Play need attention, perhaps on GROUNDWORKS Sunday?

·       Worship, music – Biff/Maria doing great with setup; still good idea to seek backup volunteers who understand setup/takedown routine; task Biff to recruit; Council appreciated Pastor Likkel’s chart re: Sunday attendance

Visibility – sidewalk signs look great; continue to push for building signage; online presence still needs much work/attention

·       ABCD event report – Emmaus Road served well; nice write-up on city blog to share

·       Kingdom Enterprise Zone; Evangelism Beyond Sunday event being planned via new, expanded cluster network; explanation of KEZ online worth sharing; Pastor Likkel recruited to help lead efforts; goes along w/Emmaus Road’s stated desire to pursue being “Rooted and Linked”

·       Small Groups; New Horizons dinners - continuing

·       End of Year Road Crew – Volunteer Appreciation and financial update to be scheduled for June ?

·       Meeting ended with PRAYER