Bon Air Baptist Church Council Meeting
August 16, 2016
Location: The Village campus
Opened 6:32 p.m.
Attendees (bold):
Betsy Akins Kakki Aydlotte Michael Clark Dennis Collins
Fred Dunning David Fairchild Steve Law Carolyn Marrs
Bill Myers Tom Stocks Ken Kessler (BGAV Guest --- retreat time)
Welcome
· Update on Bill Myers
· Kingdom Moments
· Prayer Time (“Let us discern for ourselves what is right; let us learn together what is good.” (Job 34:4)
General Business
· Approval of June 15, 2016 Church Business meeting minutes
· Approval of July 12, 2016 Church Council minutes
· Approval of August 2016 Clerk’s Report
Church Consent Agenda
· Explanation of Steve Law’s email and shared resource to members
Church Council Covenant
· Revision (Bill Myers and Michael Clark) sent to Lori Blakeney for posting
Church Council Nomination Process
· Fred Dunning and Dave Fairchild
Church Council Portal Submission
· Racial Reconciliation
· Tom Stocks shared a brief history of this topic (within our culture and BABC); also provided several resources for further reading. Discussion followed regarding sending a member of our laity to Dallas, TX for the national Mosaix Global Network conference in November 2016. This individual would share with the council as we discern further action. (Money has been allotted for expenses.)
Retreat Time with Ken Kessler (BGAV)
· Began with discussion of two assignments: 1) Review of movie, Inside Out before 2) Feeling cards submitted by council members, several BABC members and/or former BABC members
· Church Climate: Vision/Climate/Theology
· Performance Factors: Purpose/Roles/Leadership/Processes/Relationships/Communication
· Creating Clarity (six questions to help us clarify --- both as a council and church)
Why do we exist?
How do we behave?
What do we do?
How will we succeed?
What is most important, right now?
Who must do what?
Next Church Council Meeting
· Tuesday, August 30, 2016 (6:30 p.m.)
· Buford Road Campus, Room 340