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Board of Christian Education
Minutes November 13, 2007 Present: Helen Adamson, Robert Baker, Eileen Clymer, Lindy Janson, Elizabeth Setney, Nancy Schlegel, Pastor Elden Smith, and Martha Yoder Opening Prayer: Pastor Elden Smith opened the meeting with prayer. Minutes: Helen Adamson presented the minutes of the October 9, 2007 meeting for approval. A motion was made by Martha Yoder to approve the minutes as presented. It was seconded by Nancy Schlegel. The motion was approved. Treasury Report: The current balance is $4,702.90. The $1000 for VBS will be carried over into the 2008 budget. The Missions Committee was asked to cover VBS and the Pioneer Club. Carol Smith asked for a Christmas Program budget of $125.00. The new backdrop and costumes might go over a little. There are more children enrolled in Pioneer Club than anticipated. New curriculum and an added class will stress the budget of what was anticipated. A motion was made by Nancy Schlegel to approve the additions to the budget. The motion was seconded by Elizabeth Setney and approved by the board. Administration: Robert Baker reported that, after prayerful consideration, Elizabeth Setney will resign from the position of Superintendent at the end of the year 2007. She has consented to stay on the board The candidates for the 3 open positions on the board are Linda Covel, Art Hunkins and Robert Dallas. Nancy Schlegel made a motion to send the names to the Consistory for approval. The motion was seconded by Helen Adamson and approved by the board. A superintendent and a chairperson will need to be elected at the January meeting. The usual business meeting of the Sunday School was omitted in November due to Bob’s absence. It will be included in the December 2nd beginning of the quarter meeting. A rundown of the activities and accomplishments of the Sunday School for 2007 will also be presented. Don Wack gave a report on Operation Christmas Child. 94 boxes were collected so far. Last year we collected 65. Don brought the materials from this year for the use of Sue Busch next year. He reported that St. Peters has a packing party and Coventry has a wrapping party. Bob Baker and the members of the board all expressed their appreciation for the work that Don has put into the Operation Christmas Child for the past 2 years. Lindy noted that going to North Carolina to pack the boxes for distribution around the world would be a good short-term mission trip. Records and Collections: Bob Baker reported that the average attendance for 2007 is 85, as compared with 79 for 2006. Curriculum and Instruction Committee: Elizabeth Setney reported that the committee met and discussed the need for new curriculum for Senior High. There are 9 or 10 on the roster but only 1 to 3 actually attend on any given Sunday. Some research was begun. Elizabeth stated that something is needed to challenge their previous learning and the application to life. She looked for evidence of the SHAPE philosophy in materials. She presented some materials for review. There was some strong opposition in the C and I meeting. It was felt the material could be tried for a quarter at a time. This would meet the Sunday School policy. Andy Toburen is the teacher for the Sr. Hi class. He needs to be consulted. The materials need to be discussed and reviewed at 2 published meetings of the C and I Committee. A 5 week study was recommended but Elizabeth felt that 12 weeks was really needed. The material needs to incorporate study and application of the Bible to current life problems. It will be done quarter by quarter. SHAPE is being started in Dec. with 2 weeks for each letter (Dec.,Jan., Feb., 2nd quarter). Letters should go out. Elizabeth to meet with Andy Toburen. A motion made, seconded and passed to authorize the Senior High class to use new materials (SHAPE plus Orange Outflow). Nancy Schlegel reported on the progress with the renovations to the library. It was recommended that the wooden altar be removed due to the need for space. The children's library needs to be moved into room 106 with the rest of the library. The computer will be hooked up on the short wall. Nancy asked if we could put shelves up on the opposite wall and do we have enough money? After the first of the year, we hope to have the library open for 1/2 hour after church on Sundays. The library table will need to be able to fold for removal during the Oyster Supper when chairs for 50 people waiting for admission to eat are packed in room 106. Promotion and Correspondence Committee: Martha reported that there is nothing new to report. Church School Activitivities Committee: No report in Patsy Garges' absence. Old Business: The 3 year old nursery now has the whole room. Salt and Light Committee recommends Answers in Genesis for VBS curriculum. The material promotes creation. The kit is $60.00 and the curriculum is $160.00. We can review it on-line and send to the Curriculum and Instruction Committee for review. We are constrained by our policy which states that we use The Great Commission materials. Next Meeting: The next meeting is on 12/11/07. With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:25 P.M. Respectfully submitted,
Helen S. Adamson |