Tabernacle Baptist Church Governance

As a Baptist Church we operate under a congregational form of governance. It is the membership of the church that makes decisions about the operations, the budget, and the policies of the church.

The annual meeting of the church is held in January of each year. At this meeting we receive written reports of the officers and Board and Committee chairs. We reflect on the activities of the previous year and prayfully consider God's direction for the new year. Additional items may be presented at the request of the church membership.

The fall business meeting focuses primarily on financial matters and policy. The budget for the upcoming year is presented and adopted. New policies may be presented by boards or committees for adoption at the annual meeting. Current policies may be reviewed and updated at the request of any officer, board, or committee. Additional items may be presented at the request of the church membership.

Special meetings may be called for a specific purpose at the request of any officer, board, or committee.

Notice of pending meetings will be announced from the pulpit and on the church website.

 Tabernacle Baptist Church

Wednesday January 27, 2010

Fellowship Supper at 6:15 pm

The vision of Tabernacle Baptist Church is to allow the love of Jesus the Christ

to take shape in the believer and the believing community, and to live out Christ’s love in the world.

Annual Meeting at 7pm

Agenda

1. Opening Worship and Call to Order

Hymn  ~    Lead Me, Lord, lead me in thy righteousness.

                 Make thy way plain before mmy face.

                 For it is thou Lord, thou Lord only

                 That makest me dwell in safety.

Reflections on Luke 19 - Zacchaeus

2.  Reports of Officers and Boards Consent item - Receive and place on file

·Pastor

·Clerk

·Pastoral Relations Committee

·Deacons

·Christian Education

·Mission & Outreach

·Trustees

·Treasurer

3.      Action Items

• Professional Development Policy Adoption

• Recommendations of Nominating Committee   

4. Discussion Items

• Distribution of Surplus Books

• Suggested Tree Removal

• Items from the Membership

5. 2010 Theme ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ 

6. Closing Prayer, and Adjournment –

I have a song that Jesus gave me,
It was sent from Heaven above;
There never was a sweeter melody,
'Tis a melody of love.

In my heart there rings a melody,
There rings a melody with Heaven's harmony;
In my heart there rings a melody;
There rings a melody of love!

Tentative Meeting Dates

April 21, 2010                Church Council Meeting – Review of historic records and contents of safe

October 27, 2010           7pm Joint Council and Business Meeting – 2011 Budget

January 16, 2011           All Annual Reports Due

January 26, 2011           7pm   Annual Business Meeting