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SYNOD OF THE SUN
Stated Meeting – April 27-29, 2006
Highland Park Presbyterian Church – Dallas, Texas
Appendix H
Minutes
of Resourcing Presbyteries Division
28 April 2006
Morning Session
1. Members present: Tim
Davenport-Herbst, Kary Rawlings, Shelby Miller, Tom Myrick,
Judy Fetcher, Jacquelyn DeMore, Phyllis Rausch, Debbie Batiste
Kleinman, Greg Coulter, Joe Hill, Rae Hoover, Fred Ryle, Jose
Luis Casal, John Hawkins
2. Open with worship and
prayer: “What jumps out at you” from African Bible Study on
1 Peter 3-4? -- gentleness,
suffering for good, be ready to make an accounting of the faith
-- share the message of Jesus Christ.
“What is the Spirit saying
to the church in these words?” There is hope – second chance for
Synod; vivid suffering of Christ makes it clear that God is with
us in these difficult times; God is offering us a chance for new
life and new hope through these difficult times; “who will harm
you?” -- it’s okay to reach out and risk in the midst of change,
we may go through many restructurings and even so God is still
in the midst and is our source of comfort, hope and confidence;
suffering happens both when doing correct and incorrect,
suffering while doing good transforms the suffering; now is the
time for gentleness in our work as a Synod.
3. Introduction to the Work
of division -- we are concerned with supporting Presbyteries as
they do their mission and ministry.
4. a. APPOINTED Shelby
Miller and Tim Davenport-Herbst to represent the division at the
budget interface on July 27. They will make decisions regarding
2007 budget; for 2006, use reserves from Resources for
Presbyteries for Presbytery Resourcing Grants.
b. Mission initiative
grants: (for info: from unrestricted reserves turned into
restricted -- reserves shall not be below 35% or above 65% of
annual budget) APPROVED as requested.
5. a. APPROVED expenditure
of $5,000 from 337Z for Small Church Conference 2006.
b. COM event replaced by
Next Steps on Aug 16-18.
c. CLP training -- need to
have a common set of expectations across Presbyteries. Shelby
Miller will compile what is done across the Synod. We will use
the data to explore how to transfer presbyteries. We need to
find out if the Presbyteries desire and/or are able to come
together to train. What are the general expectations and issues
for each CLP?
d. Stewardship and
Revitalization Event -- part of Jubilee 2007
e. Presbyterian Women --
Church-wide gathering this Summer
6. APPROVED up to $10,000 to
be spent for the Next Steps Event from 322C, 202FO, or 50080, as
seems best to Judy Fletcher as advised by Kathy Fancher.
7. a. Listening sessions
letter will be done by Shelby Miller, Judy Fletcher and Tim
Davenport-Herbst.
b. Synod School information
for SUN -- Fred Ryle will do a first draft of the article and
get to Shane Whisler for perfection. This will then be published
in the SUN.
8. Jubilee 2007 -- Nancy
Covington appointed to committee, to be chaired by Christianne
Chase; open position from
Pines or Southern Louisiana Presbytery to be appointed by
moderator; additional members are Fred Ryle, Tim
Davenport-Herbst, Sylvia Washer and Greg Coulter. |
