ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL MINUTES

February 2, 2004

7:02 p.m. Foster Ockerman, Jr. chair, called to order the First United Methodist Church Administrative Council. .		CALL TO ORDER

Martina Ockerman opened the meeting with prayer.		OPENING PRAYER
Foster Ockerman, Jr. presented the Minutes of October 13, 2003. Bill Pabian made a motion to accept the Minutes, second by Sue Weant. Motion approved.		APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
Dr. Gwinn told us we had 182 leaders on the 2004 Lay Leadership list. A total of 31 of those leaders were in new positions this year. He explained some of our structure and vision: Staff Parish (relates to) →District Superintendent and Bishop Building Task Team →Charge Conference Ministries Task Team →Charge Conference Parking Task Team →Charge Conference Lay Leadership →Charge Conference/Ad Council Finance → Ad Council Membership → Ad Council Trustees →Charge Conference Andover Campus Task Team → Ad Council Christian Unity & Equity → Ad Council Discipleship → Ad Council Evangelism → Ad Council Foundation Bd of Stewards → Ad Council Missions → Ad Council UMM, UMW, UMY → Ad Council Worship → Ad Council First Vision First Church is a community of Christian believers being transformed through intentional discipleship (Ephesians 4:13), spirit based worship (John 4:23). God meets us in these acts and leads us to practice Christian hospitality (Romans 12:13) and to build lay leadership Teams (Ephesians 4:12) resulting in a witness to all persons about new possibilities in Christ (Matthew 28:19-20) and service to those who are hurting (Psalm 32:3). Nutshell First Vision (a work in progress): Lifting up Christ in a way that makes people want to follow Him. Find unbelievers and bring them to Christ Ignite love and concern for one another through fellowship opportunities Reach out to people in need Strengthen people through vital worship opportunities Train disciples to be devoted followers of Christ We Should: ● Be united around this vision ● Be energized by this vision ● Own this vision ● Let this vision give us laser-like focus Testing Our Commitment: ● Not begrudging participation ● Instead, 100% commitment to: ◘ Prayer ◘ Work ◘ Service Maximizing Commitment: ● Read ● Study ● Find a growth group ● Develop to the Zenith of our potential ● Set SAM goals: specific, attainable, measurable What’s at stake: ● A world in need of change ● Eternal destinies of our neighbors Ken Klemme shared how the Evangelism work area has been working to live out this structure and vision. See handout…		CENTERING TIME LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE OVERVIEW VISION AND FOCUS OF FIRST CHURCH VISION AND FOCUS OF FIRST CHURCH continued… EVANGELISM STRUCTURE EXAMPLE

Prayer Ministries Kathy Beach shared that corporate worship and prayer ministries are important. God is concerned about how we worship him. At First Church we are careful to worship God in wonderful ways. Prayer connects us to God. God will act when we pray. We have a prayer team in the chapel during both Sunday morning services that lifts up specific ministries, prayer cards and the service. Everyone is invited and encourage to be a part of this prayer team. Endowment Foundation Foster Ockerman explained the attached year end report from the Board of Stewards. The Endowment Foundation is growing with $516,523 on 12/31/02 and $641,247 as of 12/31/03. Finance Committee Recommendation for 2004 Budget Ernie Stamper, chair of the Finance Committee presented a $1,409,489 budget for 2004. The 2003 budget was $1,257,997. Attached is the printout for this budget. Motion comes from the committee and budget is passed. Sue Weant praised the Finance Committee for their hard work. Building Task Force The Building Task Force will ask for a Charge Conference in a few weeks to explain their work and get affirmation to move ahead with an education and planning period. Missions Committee Chair David Bratcher reported the Room In the Inn program has begun and is meeting needs of homeless. First Church is housing two nights and providing ministry on Monday with LaRoca UMC providing ministry on Tuesday night. The committee recommends $5,000 from Faith Promise be given to help support Hispanic ministries at LaRoca UMC. Motion passed. Baby Boomers Delaney Wood reported that 28 members of the Baby Boomer group have just returned from a weekend retreat to Gatlinburg. He reported it was a great turn out despite the teacher for the weekend, who happened to be Dulaney. They had four new members go with them. The meeting was adjourned at 8:28 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Scooter Leonard FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH LEXNGTON, KENTUCKY CHARGE CONFERENCE MINUTES February 2, 2004 At 7:00 p.m. Dr. Al Gwinn called the First United Methodist Church Charge Conference to order at the request of Dr. Paige Williams, District Superintendent who was not able to be present. Dr. Gwinn asked Foster Ockerman, Jr. to conduct the rest of the meeting since it was dealing with salaries for the pastors. Foster Ockerman, Jr. presented the Minutes of November 17, 2003. One correction to the Minutes was noted: Page 1 – Report of the Endowment: ~~Flemming~~ should be corrected to Fleming Sue Weant made a motion to accept the Minutes, second by David Bratcher. Motion approved. Staff Parish Richard Dorton reported salaries as follows: Al Gwinn - $90,000 Ken Klemme - $31,799 Chuck Griffin - $22,277 Richard said this is only base salary and did not include housing, utilities or other benefits. Motion approved Lay Leadership Lindell Ford has agreed to serve as a member of the 2006 class of the Trustees. The meeting was adjourned at 8:48 p.m Respectfully submitted, Scooter Leonard		MINISTRY UPDATES & DECISIONS MINISTRY UPDATES & DECISIONS continued… ADJOURNMENT CALL TO ORDER PASTOR’S SALARY APPROVAL ADJOURNMENT