NewSong Board of
Elders
Minutes of June 3
and June 8, 2008 Meeting
The NewSong Community Church
Board of Elders met on Tuesday, June 3 and again on Sunday, June 8, 2008, at
the church. Members present at either or both of the meetings were Steve
Jackson, Jerry Cauley, Vicki Eitel, Linda Blanchard, and Brian Brown. Absent
was Ed Densmore.
Steve opened the meeting with prayer.
Pastor’s Report
There were no questions or
discussion. The report was accepted as presented (see the end of this report).
New Business
- Discussion was held concerning the candidates for Worship
Leader. Steve mentioned what a great and exciting time it is for our
church, and how much progress we have made with the current Board of
Elders. Steve thanked the Board for their hard work praying and seeking
God’s will for NewSong. God appears to really be working in our church at
the present time. We had a long discussion about all three candidates and
it was pointed out that all three candidates were strong and each one
would make us better, regardless of which one we chose. The Board asked
Steve to go into more detail about each candidate since he had interviewed
each one. Pros and cons of each was discussed. Steve
was also asked his opinion about each candidate’s family situation, commitment
to Christ and the church, background information, experience, etc… Each
Elder also shared what he or she had heard from the congregation
concerning each candidate. After much discussion, the decision was made to
offer the position to Jordan Crossland. Salary
was discussed and it was decided to offer $250 per week, or $13,000 a
year. A ninety-day trial period will be observed, and then the performance
and salary will be evaluated and discussed again.
- Next discussion was held concerning a potential
candidate for the Children’s Ministry position. This person is a
NewSong member and a very strong candidate for the position. She has a lot
of experience in children’s ministry including time spent on staff at a
church. She has also written curriculum. Steve will circulate an email to
the Board asking each member’s opinion of this person in terms of hiring
her. If the Board approves she would join the staff on 1 July, 2008.
- Steve then gave an update on the Church Building
and Finance Team. The property location part of the team is working
very diligently to leave no stone unturned in their search for the right
property. We have already made an offer on one parcel which was not
accepted. We also have a couple of parcels on the horizon that look
interesting.
- At this point the Board entered a closed-door
session to discuss a situation going on between two church members where
the Elders should perhaps considering intervening. After discussion a
decision was made to contact these two parties to try and work things out.
Old Business
- Steve will be leading our Ghana team again this year and
will be out of the pulpit on July 6 and 13. He is presently making
arrangements for speakers for each date.
Vicki Eitel is the Elder of
the Month for July
The Board’s next meeting
will be held on Sunday, July 20th at 4 P.M. at the church
Respectfully submitted,
Jerry Cauley