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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING AGENDA
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2020
Location: Zoom Meeting
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10:00 am Call to Order & Opening Prayer | Rev. Dr. Irie Session
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10:15 am Introductions
11:00 am Approval of Minutes
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Overview and Approval of Agenda
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Approval of Minutes – December 2019
11:30 am Greetings
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Terri Hord Owens, General Minister, and President
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Yvonne Gilmore, Interim Administrative Secretary
12:00 am Ministry Updates
Briefly share some highlights from your report – any joys, challenges, concerns, etc.
Including your vision for 2021
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Irie L. Session, President of the Board of Trustees
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Timothy James, Administrative Secretary
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Sheila Spencer, Christian Education, and Faith Formation
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R. Wayne Calhoun, Evangelism and Congregational Transformation
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Chesla Nickelson, Program Director for Disciples Women
12:50 pm Break
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1:15 pm Fellowship Groups Reports
Briefly share some highlights from your report – any joys, challenges, concerns, etc.
Including your vision for 2021
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Pernella Shortie, Disciples Women
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Walter Parker, Disciples Men
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Monique Crain Spells, Clergy Women
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Edward Williams, Black Ministers
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Eddie Anderson, Young Adults
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Jean A. Brown, Ministers Wives, and Spouses
2:15 pm Financial Reports - Budget & Audit
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2019 Finance Audit Report
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National Convocation 2021 Budgets Proposal
3:30 pm 2022 Experience It’s Real Update
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2020
Location: Zoom Meeting
10:00 am Meditation and Opening Prayer | Rev. Dr. William Crowder, Jr.
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10:15 am National Christian Missionary Convention - Reports
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Jackie Compton Bunch, Black Disciples Endowment Fund
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Dwayne Bell, Greenwood Cemetery
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William Lee, AACLD & Black Ministries
11:30 am Resume National Convocation Board of Trustees Meeting
Matters for Discussion & Action Items
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Resolution to the General Board
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Standing Committee Assignments
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Summary of Actions to Be Taken
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Next Meeting Dates
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Black Ministers Retreat – Cancelled 2021 – Nashville, TN
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Executive Committee Meeting – March 17-20,2021 – Virtual
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Board of Trustees Meeting – December 1-4, 2021 – Indianapolis, IN
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The Experience It's Real! – July 20-23, 2022 – Fort Worth, TX
12:00 noon Communion | Rev. Shannon Dycus, Rev. Eddie Anderson, & Sister Belinda King
Closing Prayer | Rev. Dr. Timothy James
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Adjournment