CBCGB Board of Elders Meeting Minutes

        August 11, 2012

中文翻譯在末後段落

Present: Pastor Caleb Chang, Chaw-Bing Chang, Pastor King-Fai Choi, Ke-Chieh Chu (Chair), David Ho (Meeting Recorder), Jack Hung, Ming Tsai

Invitee: Ruike Wang (Head Deacon)

Absent: Terry Yang

Pastor King-Fai Choi opened with prayer at 9:00 am.

1. Senior Pastor Briefing (by Pastor Caleb Chang)

1. The first Life Group Leadership Training for 14 brothers and sisters was evaluated. 42% are willing to be considered to lead new Life Groups; 20% are willing to communicate with the current fellowship leadership to be “in sync” with LG Leadership bimonthly pre-study; 38%decide to apply what have learned in their current fellowship groups.
2. The performance reviews for pastors will be carried out with the assistance of elders.
3. A survey for the Additional Sunday Service will be given.
4. Pastor Caleb shared the CBCGB Growth Projection up to 2019 that shall be reviewed and confirmed by elders and pastors

2. BOD Briefing (by Head Deacon RuiKe Wang)

1. The partnership, approved by BoE, with the Enharmonic Ministry was recognized.
2. The budget of bathroom remodeling for church facility was passed.
3. AV system upgrading for the chapel should be initiated by the worship AV team.
4. Roofing project will proceed, pending the approval of funding by the church council.
5. Financial Committee presented the revision of the Policies of Processing Capital Expenditure. It is being reviewed by the BOE.

3. Concert of Prayer Schedule/Updates (by Pastor Caleb Chang)

1. The date for the first concert of prayer will be on Friday evening, October 12.
2. The preparation and participation by pastors and elders were discussed.
3. The focal point needs to be on the church unity and the CBE project.

4. CBE Project Promotion/Updates (by Elder Ke-Chieh Chu)

1. CBE Project promotional material will be developed and displayed in the Lobby area.
2. CBE Project Newsletter and Pamphlets will be considered
3. The projected growth of the general fund and financial expenses including an additional pastoral staff in the next five years were presented.
4. Site plan for permit application is in progress.
5. The date for the pledge for phase I was discussed and will be launched after the Concert of Prayer.

5. Deacon Nomination Update (by Elder Ming Tsai)

1. EThe interviews with the potential deacon candidates were reported and will be continued.

6. Elder Nomination Updates (by Elder Ke-Chieh Chu)

1. The interviews with candidates were reported. One of the candidates accepted the nomination.

7. Children Photo Policy (by Elder Ke-Chieh Chu)

1. Church Policy on photo and video for children recommended by Brother Edwin Tam was discussed,
2. and was given to Pastor King-Fai for possible integration into the existing Child Information form which also covers the photo usage.

8. Annual Report/Annual Membership Meeting (by Elder Ke-Chieh Chu)

1. The date for the annual meeting will be on October 21.
2. The annual report needs to be completed by the mid of September.
3. Pastor Steve Chang will be in charge of the compilation of the annual report.

9. CC Meeting Agenda (by Elder Ke-Chieh Chu)

1. The agenda for the CC Meeting on September 15 was presented and discussed.

10. Others - SCM Charter Revision (by Elder Ke-Chieh Chu)

1. “The SCM Charter Revision” proposed by the SCM chairman was discussed and approved.
2. The dialogue between the SCM and the Mission Committee for cooperation has been initiated.

Pastor Caleb Chang closed with prayer.

Translation in Chinese

長老團會議紀錄

2012年8月11日

出席：章開第牧師、張召斌、蔡景輝牧師、朱克潔（主席）, 何明治（會議記錄）、洪榮宗、蔡明哲。

列席：王瑞珂（執事會主席）。

缺席：楊德禮。

蔡景輝牧師於上午9時作會前禱告。

1. 主任牧師簡報：章開第牧師報告

1. 對14位參加生命小組小組長訓練的弟兄姐妹做了評估，有42%表示考慮帶領新的生命小組；有20%願意與目前所在的團契負責人溝通，與生命小組同步，採每兩週預查的領導方式。38%願意把所學的，運用於目前的團契中。
2. 教牧人員的成效考評將由長老們協助達成。
3. 將要對於增加主日崇拜展開問卷調查。
4. 開第牧師分享本教會至2019年的成長計畫，長老們和牧師們將再審查及確認。

2. 執事會簡報：王瑞珂報告

1. 經由長老團的同意，將合田事工加入為教會事工夥伴，已獲得執事會確認。
2. 教會衛生設備的重整工程已通過。
3. 副堂視聽系統的更新，應由敬拜事工的視聽小組負責主導。
4. 屋頂換新的工程，將等到教會聯會同意後開工。
5. 財務委員會提出『資本開銷的政策』處理規章，長老團目前正在審查中。

3. 全教會禱告會的安排和近況：章開第牧師報告

1. 第一次全教會禱告會將於10月12日星期五晚間舉行。
2. 討論準備和參與的牧師和長老們。
3. 焦點需著重於教會的合一和擴建計畫。

4. 教會擴堂計畫的宣導及近況：朱克潔長老報告

1. 將教會擴建計畫推廣資料，張貼在教會進門大廳。
2. 考慮發行擴建計畫的消息和小冊。
3. 已經涵蓋了經常費的成長預期，和在未來五年增加一名教牧人員的財務支出。
4. 申請建地計畫的許可，正在進行中。
5. 討論第一期認獻的日期，將在全教會禱告會之後，開始進行。

5. 執事提名近況：蔡明哲長老報告

1. 報告所訪視的提名執事候選人，並繼續進行。

6. 長老提名近況：朱克潔長老報告

1. 報告所訪視的候選人，有一位候選人接受提名。

7. 拍攝兒童相片的原則：朱克潔長老報告

1. 討論談秉遜弟兄建議的教會兒童照相及攝影規章，
2. 並交由蔡景輝牧師，研究如何加入照相攝影使用細節於兒童資料申請表格中來整合處理。

8. 年度報告/會員年會：朱克潔長老報告

1. 年會的日期為10月21日，年度報告需於九月中完成，
2. 張子義牧師負責彙整年度報告。

9. 教牧長執聯會議程：朱克潔長老報告

1. 提出並討論9月15日可能的聯會議程。

10. 其他 - 社會關懷事工條例修正：克潔報告

1. 討論並通過社關事工主席所提出的『社會關懷事工條例』修正案。
2. 社關事工和宣教委員會之間的合作對話，已經開展。

章開第牧師作結束禱告。