Council Meeting

Sunday, February 28, 2016

Agenda:

• Prayer

• Ongoing New Business:

• Incorporating more contemporary music into worship:

• Will work with Jenny to put together a new order of worship – mostly just the beginning of the service – and plan to implement the change on Easter Sunday, March, 27.
• Keyboard: Nice keyboards from $1,599.00 to $2,095.00

• Mission Focus:

• We are already involved with the Valley Center Ministerial Alliance and the Valley Center Cares For Kids program – both are “on-going” ministries. New Hope has helped with both during the holidays – possibly make regular quarterly donations to both along with holiday donations?

• Nancy – Minute For Mission not scheduled yet.

• Other ideas for mission outreach:

• Youth Horizons both in Wichita on Douglas as well as a boys ranch in north Valley center. We have been invited to tour the ranch. Date is up to us – can be during the day, in the evening, on the weekend.

• Foreign Missions:
  • Micaeh Tice’s Parents are missionaries in Mexico. I have talked with Micaeh and she thinks that her parents will be home this summer in June / July and they might be able to do a “minute for mission” for us.
  • Restoration Church: Local as well as foreign mission opportunities. The main focus is training Pastors for ministry in foreign countries like Africa and India.

• Ministry Focus:

• Partner with Valley Center Schools for possible ministry opportunities
  • Meeting with Cory Gibson, USD 262 Superintendent, on Tuesday, March 1st.
• Partner with the Valley Center Library to enhance their children’s programs
  • The Library sponsors some really great children’s programs through Le Venue during the summer. New Hope to be a sponsor and / or add some programs of our own through the library?
    • Possibly have a “movie / activity day” at Le Venue during the school year
      • Once a quarter?
      • Once every two months?
      • Once a month?

• Partner with Library during Fall Festival – Inflatables at the Park?

• Having a “movie day” would possibly require the purchase of a large screen TV, DVD player, and hook up to existing sound system in the reception hall (would need permission from Le Venue owner for installation and hook up)
  • TV – 65” Sony 1,499.00; Polk Soundbar – 499.00 having this would eliminate having to rewire existing system; TV stand / cart 179.99 = this is a heavy duty, large base cart. We need something that is not easily tipped over and sturdy enough to move back and forth.
  • We can use the DVD player we already have.
• I have already been volunteering at the library. It’s a great place with great people. They are really excited about New Hope being involved.

• New Hope Community Church – congregational ministries:
  • Men’s and Women’s Ministry focus:
    • Both having outreach with:
      • Fellowship
      • Bible Study
        • Other:

• Continuing Focus:
  • Formulate a 1 year, 3 year, and 5 year plan:

• Year 1:

• Church Growth:
  • How do we increase attendance?
  • How do we keep new people?

• Immediate needs / actions for year 1 –
  • Keyboard (see above)
  • Large screen TV, DVD player, sound hook up (see above)

• Year 3:

• Continue with year 1 focus PLUS:
  • Plan for staying at Le Venue
  • Plan for purchasing existing church building
  • Plan for purchasing land and building new church

• Year 5:

• Continue with year 1 and year 3 focus PLUS:
  • ???????

Adjourn with prayer:

1. Bob Preston
2. Pat Whitney
3. Debra Bachman
4. Tom Ruggles
5. Jon Kirkpatrick