We tried something a little new this month for our prayer time. After our opening devotions, we divided Elders and Districts into three teams of four and sent them out to report on the visits that they had made and to pray for their districts and the community. It went well for the first time!
Pastor Cal led a short discussion on the role of staff at Council meetings. After looking at the recent history of our congregation and where leadership and innovation come from, we approved having the staff taking a more intentional role in leading the direction of Council meetings. Each month, the staff will bring the fruit of our staff meetings to the Council for discussion. Staff will then make sure that there is follow-through on decisions that are made.
Our goal in moving in this direction is NOT to increase the workload of the staff. Rather, we are looking for ways to take advantage of the staff’s involvement in many different areas of ministry and the time that they spend together reflecting on what is working and what is not. Further, we want to benefit from the continuity that they bring to our Council. The Council will still retain primary responsibility for the direction and vision of the congregation.
It’s time again for nominations for Elder and Deacon. The Elders and Deacons are going to come to their meetings in two weeks with names for nomination. If you have suggestions for them, please talk to them prior to then.
There will be a presentation on March11 from6 – 7:30 pm by Ruth Kelder on the role and purpose of small groups. We are excited about the future of small groups within our congregation and would like to place more emphasis on having people involved in them. The meeting will be open to everyone. If you would like to attend, please contact Bonnie so that she can make sure there is enough food, as the evening will begin with a light meal.
Jason Ruis reported that he was very thankful for the great success of the Wild Game Feed. We had fewer people than last year but raised the same amount of money. Ignite is going through the “To Save A Life” curriculum. It’s has been remarkable how God has been working things together in the lives of the youth to help them work through a lot of different issues.
Jason is also working on getting Jolene DeHeer to lead a Youth Rally at Bethel Church. She is going to be here already to speak at the CCS Banquet. Providentially, Sondra Erickson approached Jason about the possibility of having someone come in to do a rally at Princeton High School. The Life Choices board was deciding tonight whether they would be able to sponsor it. This would be a community event with a band. The timing couldn’t be better as the proms at both Milaca and Princeton will be within two weeks of the event. Pray that all the details will be worked out so that God can speak through Jolene to the youth of our church and community.
