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

• Overview and Approval of Agenda

• Approval of Minutes – December 2019

 

11:30 am          Greetings

• Terri Hord Owens, General Minister, and President

• 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

• Timothy James, Administrative Secretary

• Sheila Spencer, Christian Education, and Faith Formation

• R. Wayne Calhoun, Evangelism and Congregational Transformation

• 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

• Walter Parker, Disciples Men

• Monique Crain Spells, Clergy Women

• Edward Williams, Black Ministers

• Eddie Anderson, Young Adults

• Jean A. Brown, Ministers Wives, and Spouses

 

2:15 pm           Financial Reports - Budget & Audit

• 2019 Finance Audit Report  

• 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

• Jackie Compton Bunch, Black Disciples Endowment Fund

• Dwayne Bell, Greenwood Cemetery

• William Lee, AACLD & Black Ministries

 

11:30 am         Resume National Convocation Board of Trustees Meeting

Matters for Discussion & Action Items 

• Resolution to the General Board

• Standing Committee Assignments

• Summary of Actions to Be Taken

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                          Next Meeting Dates

• Black Ministers Retreat – Cancelled 2021 – Nashville, TN

• Executive Committee Meeting – March 17-20,2021 – Virtual

• Board of Trustees Meeting – December 1-4, 2021 – Indianapolis, IN

• 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