Congregational Meeting
January 7, 2007

 

  1. Introduction & Prayer: Edwin Crozier

Acts 14:27 says, "And when they arrived and gathered the church together, they declared all that God had done with them ..."  In the same way, the Elders have reserved each 5th Sunday of the month to report on the work and needs of this congregation.  This meeting was delayed until January so that members traveling during the holidays could be present for the meeting.

  1. Bible Class Program: Steve Garrett

Steve began his report by reading I Corinthians 12:12, 14-18.  Steve distributed a Volunteer Survey form to each member, and he described the many opportunities of service that we have.

Steve named those serving on the Education Committee and briefly explained each one's responsibilities, as follows:

Mark Jones.....Children's Classes (Nursery - 5th Grade)
Steve Garrett.....Youth Classes (Grades 6 - 12)
Edwin Crozier.....Adult Classes 
The class coordinators ensure teachers are identified for each age group and that classrooms and teaching materials are available in a timely manner.  Class coordinators serve for a term of one year.

Jeanne Parham & Brenda Wells.....Teacher Support
Those assigned to teacher support are charged with the responsibility of doing whatever they can to make our teachers' jobs easier.

Martha Adams.....Resources Support
Resources support involves assembling the material for our new curriculum, "Our Spiritual Heritage."  This is an awesome task which will take years to complete.  The Curriculum Support Group is scheduled to resume its weekly meetings at 10:00 am on Tuesday, January 9th.

Bill Ray.....Facilities Support
The implementation of "Our Spiritual Heritage" involves the renovation of our classrooms to accommodate special teaching methods.

Bob & Evelyn Garrett.....Publicity
Our publicity efforts include the publication of quarterly newsletters titled Bible Class Report.

Wiley Deason.....Vacation Bible School
The VBS coordinator is responsible for inviting a guest speaker to teach the adult classes and for identifying teachers for each of the children's age groups. VBS 2007 is scheduled for June 17-21.  Mark your calendar and plan to participate.

Don Adair.....Elders' Representative
The Elders' Representative serves as the liaison between the Elders and the members of the Education Committee.

Steve concluded his remarks be encouraging each member to complete and turn in a Volunteer Survey form.  He stressed the importance of making our skills and experiences known so that we can serve the Lord in the most effective way. 

  1. Evangelism: Edwin Crozier

  1. Gospel Meeting - Edwin announced that Andrew Roberts will be with us for a Spring Gospel Meeting scheduled for Sunday, April 22nd through Wednesday, the 25th.  Andrew, who preaches for the Jackson Heights congregation in Columbia, TN, will be speaking on the topic of "Islam."
     

  2. VBS 2007 - The theme of this year's Vacation Bible School is "God Created the World & Me."  Edwin stated that this year's program continues our "Learning on Evidences" that began with VBS 2005.  Wiley Deason is overseeing this year's VBS, which is scheduled for June 18-21.  Matt Hennecke will teach the adult classes and will preach to us on the preceding Sunday.
     

  3. Fall Focus - Our 4th Annual Fall Focus is planned for October 2007.   Edwin asked the members to make recommendations for guest speakers who will join him in presenting lessons on this year's topic, "Knowing God."
     

  4. Bible Classes - Edwin announced the Bible classes which will be offered in the quarter which begins March 1st.  Rusty Doom will be teaching the auditorium class in a study of the book of Hebrews.  Dan King will resume a study of the Gospel of John in Room 11, and Sue Claytor will be teaching the ladies' class in Room 10 as they also begin a study of the book of Hebrews.
     

  5. Guest Evangelism - Edwin stated that the 6-month assignments in our Guest Evangelism Program will be changing soon.  He asked that we begin to think about our roles for the upcoming term.

  1. Family News: Ron Adams

Ron, speaking on behalf of the Elders, reported on the status of several missing members.  He stated that prayers and other attempts are always made to restore brethren, and that we as members should also take an active role in this effort.

Ron read Hebrews 10:19-25, and stated that a pattern of missing the assemblies is an early indicator that a member is falling away.  Ron read I Timothy 5:20, I Corinthians 5, and Galatians 6:1 to remind us of how we are taught to restore our brothers and sisters who have fallen away.

Ron reported that the Elders have learned that the following individuals are worshiping with other congregations, as follows:  Matt Hagewood is now worshiping with the White House congregation, Beth Lynch and her family are now worshiping with the Brentwood congregation, and April McElhiney is now worshiping with the Riverside congregation.

Ron asked the congregation to continue in prayer for the following individuals who, to the best of the Elders' knowledge, do not appear to be worshiping with any congregation at the present time: Cindy Anderson, Mike Cook, Joan Johnson, the Mahoney family, Brenda Sayles, and Cherry West.

David Coleman led a special closing prayer for these missing members and for the congregation.
 

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