We started with devotions on Philippians 4:4-9. We all agreed that
the Lord has, indeed, been with this process and that we are not to
worry.
Discussed the fact that we want to have a
family leave clause available and the details of that will be worked
out by the church council.
There were two items
that needed discussion and/or some revision. The first was a revision
of the five ways the congregation would support the new pastor (bottom
of page 11 and on to page 12). After consulting the MSP of Trinity
Lutheran in Gresham, we adopted their format, if not their exact wording
(see MSP).
The second was was in the
commentary. There was lengthy discussion of the phrase "to all baptized
Christians" in the mission statement. We ended up just adding the date
that the charter was signed.
The congregation
has until the 11th to give us their comments, and if there are no issues
that arise from a lot of people, we will present the MSP to the
executive committee when they meet on the 12th. It is expected that
they will accept it and then Gary will electronically deliver it to
Susan Kintner. It was felt that we do not need to meet with her to
present it.
We will present a brief overview of
the MSP to the congregation after worship on the 18th. The transition
team members who are there are invited to speak a sentence or two about
what he or she was responsible for in the document.
Meeting was adjourned with blueberry cake and ice cream, sparkling cider and a prayer.
