CBCGB Board of Elders Meeting Minutes

        February 11, 2012

中文翻譯在末後段落

Present: Ke-Chieh Chu (Chair), Pastor Caleb Chang, Pastor King-Fai Choi, Chaw-Bing Chang, David Ho,

Jack Hung, Terry Yang (Secretary), Ruike Wang (Board of Deacons Chair)

Pastor Caleb opened with prayer at 9:08 am.

1. Senior Pastor Briefing

Pastor Caleb provided updates on the March evangelistic meeting, the April Christopher Yuan special conference, coordination of this year’s joint services, the addition of Pastor Caleb Huang from Rutgers Community Christian Church to speak at the CBCGB Annual Meeting, proposed next steps for closer coordination of the Missions Committee (“MC”) and the Social Concerns Ministry (“SCM”), current requests for pastoral off-campus time and feedback from the Church Building Expansion (“CBE”) presentations to the fellowship groups.

2. Board of Deacons Briefing

Ruike provided updates on the upcoming purchase of two 15 passenger vans, new Finance Committee policies and procedures (to be presented at the March Church Council [“CC”] meeting) established by the Board of Deacons (“BoD”), the Sanctuary projection improvement project and the current makeup and operations of the Stewardship Committee.

3. Joint Missions Committee and Social Concerns Ministry

Discussion tabled until the March Board of Elders (“BoE”) meeting due to Elder Tsai, who was to lead the discussion, being absent due to illness.

4. Proposed New Ministry Matrix

BoE approves the new Ministry Matrix format for implementation; discussed revisions to specific roles, assignments and responsibilities for the living document.

5. Human Resources Committee Charter

Edwin Tam and Wei-Jing Chia proposed changes to the Human Resources (“HR”) Committee Charter related to composition and scope of assignments, and clarified current purpose and role of the HR Committee. BoE approves proposed changes to the Charter as attached.

6. Staff Personnel and Benefit Policy

Per BoE direction from the November meeting, the HR Committee provided input regarding legal ramifications and process for implementation of establishing mandatory retirement age for paid staff. HR Committee recommended not to establish mandatory retirement age; BoE accepts recommendation.

7. Church Building Expansion Project

Elders and Deacons volunteered and had previously been assigned to present the Church Building Expansion (“CBE”) project to the various fellowships in the church, with four presentations in the Chinese congregation already completed.  Some questions were raised during those presentations; responses to these questions discussed.  Additional presentations to be scheduled in February and March.

8. MetroSouth Core Co-Worker Team Proposal

Pastor Jiang presented proposed MetroSouth Core Co-Worker Team structure, function and reporting relationship; discussed revisions to written proposal and potential issues moving forward. Discussion tabled until March meeting.

9. BoE removed Pastor Jiang’s proposed nominations for the Core Co-Worker Team from the table (tabled during December meeting); BoE approves nominations.

10. Short-Term Mission Teams to China

Pastor Jiang presented proposal to support and fund short-term teams providing teachers to train potential pastors for church plants in China at a Bible school in FuDing, China. While BoE agrees in principle with the goals of the proposal, BoE directs Pastor Jiang to apply for support and funding under the Short-Term Missions policy and procedures governed by the Missions Committee.

11. March Church Council Meeting Agenda

Discussed items to be included.

12. Proposal to Invite Massachusetts U.S. Senatorial Candidates to Speak

Pastor Chuck proposed inviting the Massachusetts U.S. Senatorial Candidates to speak as a pre-pre-evangelism event. BoE members expressed some reservations; proposal tabled until March meeting to provide opportunity for further reflection and information-gathering.

13. Proposal to Install Security Cameras at Church Entry Points

On behalf of the BoD, Deacon Loren Shih requested guidance regarding access, operation and maintenance of the proposed security system to be installed at all main church building entry points at the request of the Children’s Ministry as well as in response to the recent thefts. BoE requests specific proposal for access, operation and maintenance of the proposed security system from the BoD; discussion tabled pending proposal.

Pastor King-Fai closed with prayer at 1:45 pm.

Translation in Chinese

長老團會議紀錄

波士頓郊區華人聖經教會

2012年2月11日

出席者：朱克潔 (主席)、 章開第牧師、蔡景輝牧師、張召斌、何明治、洪榮宗、楊德禮 (秘書), 王瑞珂 (執事會主席)。

章開第牧師上午9時8分作會前禱告。

1. 主任牧師簡報

章開第牧師報告三月佈道會、四月合堂特會、今年聯合主日的協調、邀請新澤西州若歌教會黃子嘉牧師在今年教會年會中致詞、宣教委員會和社會關懷事工進一步配搭服事的方案、有關詢及牧師的請假時數、以及到各團契報告教會擴建計劃的回應等近況。

2. 執事會簡報

王瑞珂報告即將要購買的兩輛15人座的箱型交通車、執事會所通過由財務委員會新訂定的教會事工費用的審批程序規章（將於三月份教牧長執聯會中提出）、大堂敬拜用液晶投影機的改進案、以及目前理事會的改變和運作等近況。

3. 聯合宣教委員會和社會關懷事工

由於主持討論的蔡長老因病缺席，故將此案移至三月份長老團會議再行討論。

4. 提出新的事工負責同工分配矩陣圖表

長老團同意設立新的事工負責同工分配矩陣圖表的形態; 也為此文件的調整機動彈性，討論以及修改各特定角色的任務和責任。

5. 人力資源委員會規章

人力資源委員會的譚秉遜和蔡慧謹要求提出修訂此委員會的規章，包括任務的組成和職責，以及釐清目前人力資源委員會的目的和角色。長老團同意該修正規章（如附件。）

6. 教牧職員人事和福利規章

依長老團十一月會議的共識，人力資源委員會考量相關的受薪人員強制退休年齡的法律，並研究可能的執行方法，最後建議不要設定強制退休年齡，長老團接受該建議。

7. 教會擴建計畫

經長老和執事自願，並就所訂的計畫到教會各團契報告教會擴建計畫一事，已在中文(華語)部的團契當中，做過四次的簡報。討論在簡報中團契所提出的一些問題並作出回應。二月和三月將陸續到更多的團契報告。

8. 南區植堂核心同工提議草案

韋江牧師提出南區同工核心小組的架構、作業和彙報關係的草案。討論書面草案的修改和面前可能有的問題，本案延至三月會議討論。

韋江牧師曾提出的核心同工提名，（在十二月會議中所排定，但是被搁置），長老團移除搁置，並同意該項提名。

9. 中國短宣隊

韋江牧師報告，建議以金錢支持和短宣隊方式，來供應中國FuDing聖經學校的需要，提供針對未來可能擔任教會植堂的牧者的教牧師資培訓。長老團原則上同意此項提議和目標，並進一步指示韋江牧師向宣教委員會，依宣教委員會短宣的規章和程序來申請教會的支持。

10. 三月教牧長執聯會議程

討論將列入的各事項。

11. 提議邀請麻州國會參議員候選人致詞

盧植德牧師提議邀請麻州國會參議員候選人，作佈道預工演講。長老團對此表示保留，提案延至三月會議，以提供機會作進一步的思量和資料蒐集。

12. 在教會入出口處裝置保全攝影機

施志寧執事代表執事會，針對兒童事工的請求以及對最近竊案的回應，擬於教會主要大樓的所有的出入口裝設保全系統，就負責、執行和保養一事，徵詢相關作法。長老團請執事會就裝設保全系統的負責、執行和保養事宜，提岀專案規章建議，再依建議排定討論時程。

蔡景輝牧師於下午1時45分作結束禱告。