Landisville Mennonite Church
Congregational Leadership Board –Meeting No. 252
March 15, 2010
Members present: Brenda Horst, Jim Ipsen, Nelson Kling (chair), Beth Martin, Larry Newswanger, Randall Shull, Byard Yoder (vice chair), Mike Zehr
Members absent: Ken Burkhart, Larry Newswanger, Emily Shank, Clayton Suydam
Others present part-time: Lynn Roth
Recorder: Christy Kauffman
- Opening—Byard Yoder
Byard read from Ephesians 4 and led in prayer.
- Minutes review—The minutes of the January 18, 2010 meeting and February 14, 2010 meeting were approved as written.
- Financial review—Mike Zehr
Mike distributed and reviewed the budget report. See the report, attached.
- 2010 budget—Lynn Roth
- Lynn presented a unified budget for 1/1/10 to 12/31/10. After discussion, Board approved the budget.
- Ministry Leadership Team updates—Randall Shull
- Team is recommending hiring a half-time Assoc. Pastor of Worship, due to Gina Burkhart’s resignation at the end of 2009. Following questions, Board approved forming a search committee to hire a 1/3 time Assoc. Pastor of Worship. Board affirmed Nelson and Randall in engaging Bishop Sam Thomas on the process.
- Board is forming a task force as a sounding board and place to process Leadership Team’s structure and visioning.
- Meeting with EMM—Nelson Kling
- Board met with Eastern Mennonite Missions to discuss a payment schedule for support of our missionaries. Board met with MST members to give them a report of the meeting.
- Closing Prayer—Nelson Kling
- Next meeting: May 17, 2010, 7:00 pm
- Future discussion—MST Task Force report