Elders/Deacons Meeting Minutes

April 10, 2007
Elders/Deacons Meeting Minutes, Central Church of Christ, Topeka, KS

In Attendance: Roger Hamm (Presiding), David Carriger, Bill Carriger, Rex Allen, Jerry Myers, Steve Shatto, Joe Todd, Kurt Johnston, Bryan Phillips, Carl Wheeler, David Shinn, E van Burdan

Scripture-Titus 2:11-15…"for now the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men and teaches us..to do good things!"

Prayer-Carl Wheeler

Treasurers Report-Ed McCoy….congregation in very good financial shape with a weekly contribution of 7100.00 so far in 2007

Brief Review of March, 2007 Minutes-Approved

New Business/Round Table/Action Items/Updates…
1) LeAnn Valerius has agreed to be our paid summer youth intern focusing on the Jr/Sr High girls. LeAnn is very well-qualified and will be a great helper to us.
2) Kurt reports the A/C repairs/replacement will be expensive (but necessary with summer coming) and that the warranty will help defray a large amount.
3) David Shinn is grateful for the volunteers to help him with Hearthstone devotionals on Sunday and with communion for our many shut-ins. These include DeLeons, Gentrys, Joe Todd, Dave Jamieson family, Anthony Dreiling family, and others. David also asks for prayers for his mother who is the last stages of her illness.
4) Roger complimented Joe Todd for picking up so many needing a ride to worship, usually with little or no advance notice….thx Joe!!
5) Carl reports Mark Barone from CFS will speak to the teenagers (only) on 22nd; 5th Sunday singing will be at Central on 4/29 with the theme "all for one and One for all"; Carl reports Dave Jamieson doing a great job in the High School class; Carl is scheduling teachers for the adult Wed night classes this summer during VBS; the themes of the adult classes will be the same lesson the children are learning; He will moderate a class for 6 weeks this summer for our graduating and "off to college" seniors on LifeSkills they will need to be on their own; he gave us an update on the health of Heather's Mom
6) Roger reported on the Children's Ministry; much planning toward VBS, service projects, work on the Tree of Knowledge and mucho energy means this part of our Central ministry is flourishing!
7) Gary S had sent a list of needed projects around the building/house on email. Some discussion about prioritizing these items.
8) David reviewed the Ross' family visit last weekend. Lance/Jamie Havens coming this weekend. Lance helped Bill Carriger at Camp Mt. Hermon approx 10 years ago.
9) Jerry passed around a letter from Rod DeVault warning about an innocent appearing book called Conversations with God (and for Teenagers).
10) Rex told us of Helen Owens daughter Brandy's husbands father who died in Wichita; Max and Prisca Dauner will be visiting from France and he will speak July 15 on Sunday morning.
11) Bill C reports the WINGS Neighborhood give-away is 4/28. Our youth group and Scott Smith will pass out flyers in our neighborhood soon to advertise. He was excited about the 380+ in attendance last Sunday.
12) David Carriger encouraged us to remember the Pantry drive this weekend; 13 graduating Seniors mean our room 11 is stretched too thin to have ourSenior night at the building so….the mothers of the graduating Seniors are meeting to explore the best format.

Closing Prayer-Steve Shatto

Respectfully Submitted, Jerry Myers