Church Council Meeting Minutes

CBCGB, Q3 of 2011

September 17, 2011

(中文翻譯在段落F.)

A. In Attendance:

1. Pastors: Caleb Chang, Steve Ziyi Chang, King-Fai Choi, David Eng, Chuck Lowe, Jennifier Lin, Sandy Liu (part-time).

2. Elders: Chaw-Bing Chang, Ke-Chieh Chu, Jack Hung (Chair), Terry Yang.

3. Deacons: Howard Chen, TC Chi (Treasurer), John Cintolo, Chun-Wen Huang, Xinyu Li, Patrick Lin (Secretary),  Wensong Pan, Loren Shih, David Tran, Ruike Wang (Chair of BoD).

4. Absentees: Ju-Ta Pan (Sabbatical leave), Jiang Wei (on vacation & short-term mission), Emily Cheng (maternity leave), Joseph Chiu (parental leave). 

5. Invitee: LiQing Chen (Presentation for Mission Committee & MetroSouth church planting)

B. Location:            

In the basement classroom at church office building.

C. Time & Date: 9:00 AM~13:10 PM, Saturday, 9/17/2011

D. Meeting Agenda & Minutes:                        

  1. Opening Prayers led by elder Jack @ 9:09AM
  2. Pastoral staff report briefed by pastor Caleb (Please contact each pastoral staff for detailed ministry reports)
  1. Correction from July BoD meeting: should consider having professional staff to take care of church-wide facility management tasks.
  2. Worked on annual pastor review, and have done most of them.
  3. Discussed having additional worship services among elders & pastors.
  1. Elder Jack reported later in the meeting that Deacon David Tran had agreed to lead a task to study the implementation of a 2nd Chinese worship services in the near future.
  2. Pastor King-Fai and Elder Terry will be the advisers to the team.
  1. More new comers joined Sunday services. Collaboration of room usages become critical.
  2. Cancellation procedure of Sunday services for previous incident for hurricane Irene discussed.
  3. Discussed speaker of EM & CM joint conference in Christian ethnics.
  4. How to grow us all up in spirituality and keep a good balance in between quantity and quality, which also implies to this important aspect of knowing how to keep a good balance in between busy ministries and discipleship training?
  5. Elder K.C suggested to include ministry challenges into pastoral quarterly reports.
  1. Financial Report (as of the end of July) (T.C.)
  1. Preliminary General Fund - we have income of $119,553 and expense of $94,847. The surplus is $24,675 .
  2. Mission Fund - we have income of $19,993 and expense of $23,042. The deficit is $3,049 and the total cumulative surplus is $146,362.
  3. Capital Fund - we transfer $154,760 from 2011 General fund surplus, with income of $267 and expense of $159. The total cumulative surplus is $149,783.
  4. Church Building Expansion (CBE) Fund - we have income of $4,255 and expense of $0. The total cumulative surplus is $164,424.
  5. SCM Fund -  we have income of $14,735 and expense of $29. The total cumulative surplus is $44,229.
  6. BMWBC Bond Interest Fund -  we have income of $2,270 and expense of $0. The total cumulative surplus is $2,311.
  7. Our total income is up 63% from last year, and the total expense is up 25% in General Fund.  
  1. Missions Report (Liqin Chen)
  1. Among 23 missionaries we support, there are 14 of them sent from our home church.
  2. Most of all are serving for unreached people.
  3. 4 of them visited home church this year.
  4. David Ro temporarily serves in “Lausanne Congress”.
  5. Angie Piau is back and studying in seminary
  6. Names of committee members, advisers and liaison were introduced to the council.
  7. Annual conference speakers: Rev. Morley Lee(2011), and Rev. David Ro(2012)
  8. Work closely with Social Concern Ministry (SCM)
  9. Mission awareness is always a challenge to educate congregation and find partnership.
  10. Focusing on UK Chinese students, Taiwan working class, Minority groups in China, & Chinese intellectuals.
  1. MetroSouth church planting needs (Liqin Chen)
  1. Purpose of renting a better place:
  1. Demands for Sunday morning worship services
  2. Bigger space for Awana program
  3. More rooms for Bible Study groups
  1. Proposal to rent First Baptist Church (FBC) at Sharon
  2. Cost of having basement repaired and renovated for us to use is around $35K.
  3. Monthly rental fee is around $500~600 comparing with current $1K with Lutheran church.
  4. The location of this FBC church has a lot of potential to grow.
  5. Praying for more committed families to participate this church planting mission.
  6. Majority of present council members agreed to support the proposal moving forward.
  7. A formal contract with FBC is yet to be agreed and signed.
  1. Deacon & Elder Candidates: (elder Jack Hung)
  1. Deacon Nomination Committee suggested Jiyong, Emily, Howard, Xinyu, & Wensong as deacon candidates, which has been submitted to the council and received confirmation.
  2. BoE decided to invite off-duty elder David Ho and Ming Tsai back to the board, which will be subjected to the confirmation at the annual meeting.
  1. CBET project: (elder K.C. Chu)
  1. Elder KC went through General fund projection for the next 6 years and discussed the possibility of pursuing this Church Building Expansion project.
  2. Based on the projection, if we can have an average of annual growth of 6% in general fund for the next 5~6 years, then it is possible to complete this $5.32M project in the next 5-6 years.
  3. Fundraising plan proposal includes donation of $960,000 plus issuing three church bond programs for a total of $4,200,000 in 5 years.
  4. This 5 year CBE fundraising and construction plan has been discussed among CC members at the meeting.
  5. Discussion will continue in the next CC meeting to allow time for prayers and comments in order to reach consensus.
  1. Annual Meeting (elder Jack Hung)
  1. The high level agenda for the up coming annual meeting (scheduled on Sunday, October 16, 11:00 AM - 12:30PM) was presented, which includes
  1. Report
  2. Exhortation
  3. Welcome new Members
  4. Election/Confirmation
  5. Q&A
  1. Closing Prayers led by pastor Chuck at 1 pm.

F. Translation in Chinese:

教牧長執聯會會議紀錄

波士頓郊區華人聖經教會，2011年第三季

 

一、出席者：

1. 牧師：章開第、張子義、蔡景輝、吳經權、盧植德、林珍妮、劉梅碧儀。

2. 長老：張召斌、朱克潔、洪榮宗（主席）、楊德禮。

3. 執事：陳國榮、季宗近（財務）、沈約翰、黃俊文、李新宇、林有洧（秘書）、潘文嵩、施志寧、陳祥光、王瑞珂（執事會主席）。

4. 缺席者：潘儒達、韋江、劉安玲、邱德肇。

5. 受邀：陳利欽

二、地點：

本教會辦公室地下室的教室。

 

三、時間及日期：2011年9月17日（週六）上午9時至下午1時10分。

 

四、會議議程及紀錄：

  1. 早上9:09洪榮宗長老帶領禱告開始
  2. 章開第牧師作教牧簡報(詳情請與各位牧師直接聯絡)
  1. 七月執事會議修正: 全教會的產物管理，應該考慮用專職人員。
  2. 牧師的年度審查，已大致完工。
  3. 增加一或數堂崇拜的事宜，長老和牧師們已討論過。
  1. 洪長老後來報告，陳詳光執事已同意，開始帶領小組研究如何發展第二堂中文崇拜。
  2. 蔡景輝牧師和楊德禮長老將任該研究小組的顧問。
  1. 參加主日崇拜的會眾人數增多，主日學教室的安排有些緊張。
  2. 因愛琳颶風取消主日聚會，對於取消聚會的方式進行了討論。
  3. 已開始討論將在中英文堂聯合舉辦的基督徒倫理學研討會的講員是誰。
  4. 如何使我們屬靈方面有成長，並且在質與量有好的平衡，這也應用到知道要如何來維持忙碌的事工與門徒訓練之間的平衡。
  5. 朱克潔長老建議牧師季度報告中能包括『事工的挑戰』。
  1. 財務報告(七月底) (季宗近)
  1. 基本常費 – 收入$119,553，開銷 $94,847，盈餘 $24,675。
  2. 差傳 – 收入$19,993， 開銷 $23,042，赤字 $3,049，累積盈餘 $146,362。
  3. 資產基金 – 從2011常費轉進$154,760，收入$267，開銷 $159，累積總盈餘$149,783。
  4. 教堂擴建基金(CBE) – 收入4,255，開銷 $0，總累積盈餘 $164,424。
  5. 社會關懷基金(SCM) –  收入$14,735， 開銷 $29，總累積盈餘 $44,229。
  6. 波士頓西區聖經教會債券利息基金 –  收入 $2,270，開銷 $0，總累積盈餘 $2,311。
  7. 教會總收入比去年增加63%，常費總開銷增加25%。
  1. 宣教報告(陳利欽)
  1. 我們支持的23位宣教士中有14位是由本教會所差派的。
  2. 大多數在“未識之民”中服事。
  3. 今年有四位回到母會述職。
  4. 盧敬雄牧師暫時在『洛桑宣教大會』服事。
  5. Angie Piau 返美後目前在神學院進修。
  6. 宣教委員的姓名、輔導及聯絡人都介紹給教牧長執聯會。
  7. 宣教年會講員: 2011年是李秀全牧師，2012年是盧敬雄牧師。
  8. 正與社會關懷事工密切合作。
  9. 要教育會眾關切宣教、尋找宣教同工都不容易。
  10. 目前專注於英國的中國學生，台灣工人階層，中國少數民族，以及中國的知識份子。
  1. 南區分堂的需要(陳利欽)
  1. 為何要租個較好的地方？
  1. 要有主日早上的崇拜
  2. 要有較大的地方能辦Awana
  3. 要給各查經班足夠的房間
  1. 提議租Sharon 的第一浸信會的教堂(First Baptist Church)
  2. 裝修地下室，約須三萬五千。
  3. 浸信會的每月租金約$500~600 ，目前路德教會(Lutheran Church) 的租金是一千元。
  4. 第一浸信教會的所在地，將有很大的成長機會。
  5. 禱告有更多家庭委身，投入這個植堂的使命。
  6. 大多數現任聯會會員都同意支持所提計劃。
  7. 與第一浸信教會的正式合約，還須要通過及簽字。
  1. 執事與長老候選人(洪榮宗長老)
  1. 執事提名委員會建議王繼勇、劉安玲、李新宇、潘文嵩作增補執事候選人，名單已交給聯會，並已確認。
  2. 長老團決定邀請卸任的長老何明治及蔡明哲回到長老團，並將在年會時確認。
  1. 母堂擴建計劃 (朱克潔長老)
  1. 朱克潔長老檢討教會一般基金過去六年和未來 6 年成長的預測，並討論進行教堂擴建的可能性。
  2. 基於預測，如果未來 5 ~ 6 年教會一般基金有平均6%的年增長率，那麼在未來的 5-6 年, 這 5. 32 M的擴建有可能完成。
  3. 籌款計劃包括奉獻的$960,000 現金，再加上發行三個5年的教堂債券4,200,000 元。
  4. 這 5 年的教會籌款和建設計劃, 正在教牧長執聯會會議中討論。
  5. 下一次的教牧長執聯會會議將繼續討論這一議程，並給予充分的時間去禱告和評估，以便達成共識。
  1. 42週年年會(洪榮宗長老)
  1. 提出將來臨的年會議程的概要 （預定於10 月 16 日，主日，11:0 AM-12:30 PM），其中包括：
  1. 年度事工簡報
  2. 鼓勵與勸勉
  3. 歡迎新會友
  4. 長執選舉/確認
  5. 問答時間
  1. 盧植德牧師於下午一時帶領作結束禱告。