Lead Minister’s Report to the Board of Trustees

Lead Minister’s Report to the Board of Trustees December 13, 2007

My goals are: (1) Assure worship services are meaningful and challenging; (2) Administer Chapel business (including staff); (3) regular social & pastoral contact.

Worship Services

I think we had our largest attendance ever for our Christmas Pageant service.
I am continuing the discernment process of adding a 3rd service.
I met with Leon, Jan, and our intern to plan Christmas Eve and Canvass Sunday services.

Administer Chapel business.

We announced Joy’s 65th birthday at the three Bread Communion services, and we printed an article about her retirement date of September 1, 2008.

Bill Miller continues to interview church staff on succession planning and on gathering input for the new job description. Once we have that, we will begin to advertise. I hope to begin advertising for the position late next month.

I’ve been meeting weekly with Jennifer Kirkton-Foss, our new membership coordinator. I will have some handouts for you about her work at the board meeting.

I will be on study leave from Monday January 7th through Monday January 21st. During that time, I will take a two day intensive class at Meadville Lombard in Chicago on “Minister as Fundraiser” led by the school’s president.

We are looking into MyChurchCalendar.com as a way of having a single calendar for printed newsletter, web site, and in house calendar.

I would like to make sure that our Business Administrator meets with the Treasurer to give him a copy of the general ledger password, and show him the basics of our ACS system. I know they have met a couple times but not what the substance of their meetings have been.

I had a special meeting with the new co-chairs of the Social Action committee about our split collection schedule and how I and the staff can better support, sustain, and recruit for their efforts.

Regular social & pastoral contact.

I made a home visit in Kirkwood and two evening phone calls of significance. We have several folks who have serious cancer, or are recently institutionalized.

The above is in addition to the regularly scheduled meetings, visits, and calls requested by parishioners.

I did the dinner blessing at the Singletarians dinner / auction, where our intern, David Breeden distinguished himself as auctioneer. They raised more than expected, some $250 for charity that night.