Fifth Reformed Church of Muskegon
Board of Elder’s Meeting Agenda
MARCH 2, 2015 - 6:30 PM
1. Call to order, devotions, and opening prayer: Pastor Paul
2. Approval of minutes of Feb. 2, 2015 Elder’s meeting (enclosed) Special Elder meeting minutes were sent confidentially via prior email – please print your own copy.
3. Communications to the Board: (letters or notes received, if any)
4. Reception of New Members and Membership change requests:
a. Professions of Faith: (none known)
b. Reaffirmations of Faith: (none known)
c. Transfers In or Out: (none known)
d. Removals from the roll: (none proposed)
e. Other Changes (e.g. deaths, re-instatements, make permanent inactive, etc.):
5. Baptism requests: (none known)
6. Requested prayers for healing/anointing with oil: (none known)
7. Communion: Next celebration is April 5, 2015 (Easter Sunday!)
a. Asking of the Constitutional Question: Required this month
Are we aware of any in this fellowship who may be coming to the Lord’s Table who are continuing to live in unrepented sin, and need to be admonished to repent or be reconciled to God or others before partaking?
b. Revised schedule of servers and preparation/clean-up: (handout)
c. Proposal to change shut-in communion serving schedule to one day per month: April visitation assignments: ________ (Apr. 9); ________ (Apr. 23)
8. Discussion of inactive members, pending and potential discipline cases, and other members of concern or congregational care needs:
a. Follow-up on membership actions – letters, visits, calls, etc.
b. Care for shut-ins, hospitalized, and other ill persons
c. Other individuals or families of concern
9. Upcoming Worship information:
a. Upcoming Pulpit Supply arrangements:
March 8, May 31, and July 5 – John Davidson; June 14 – Rev. John Koedyker
b. Passover Seder Meal – Maundy Thursday service (April 2 – 7:00 pm)
c. Moment-4-Mission Report schedule – (handout)
10. Old & New Business:
a. Discuss appointment of new Elders, new Vice-President, and Classis delegates
b. Follow-up discussion re: Derrin Derrick
c. Follow-up discussion re: Ray Comfort article (from Rick W.)
d. Follow-up discussion re: Outline of steps for John Davidson’s commissioning
e. Other items of business?
11. Adjournment and closing prayer
Next Regular Elder Board Meeting: Monday, April 6, 2015 - 6:30 PM