Meeting Notes 9-13-18

Dawn led in prayer.

Charge

The group approved Bob’s proposal for the charge.

Timeline

October - Listening sessions

• Preamble needed showing appreciation for those who created the original constitution and how we go to where we are.
• 3 sessions
• Sunday afternoon, Saturday, Weeknight
• 2 Governance Task Force members at each session
• Provide online and paper option

Add question - did you go to a listening session?

• Put listening questions out ahead of time

November - Develop governance proposal

• Organizational structure
• Ministry teams?

December

• Informal input gathering
• as much of congregation as possible
• no voting
• Aaron shared the idea of a 2 day input session - Saturday morning input, Saturday afternoon task force process input, Sunday afternoon more sharing and input
  • Would be time intensive.
  • Would allow more processing before making proposal for congregational meeting.

January - Congregational meeting

February through August - Develop policy

Blog

• Link from Mennonotes whenever there is an update
• Content
  • Include Charge & Timeline once approved
  • Minutes
  • Background - Condensed version of retreat
  • Church mission statement
  • Dawn’s vision graphic
  • What do governance and ministry have to do with each other?
• Links
  • MMC constitution
  • Resources

Group Communication

• Email for official communication
• Slack for discussion
• Trello for gathering of materials

Rainbow Mennonite - Aaron report

• 3 levels of governance
  • One council
    • elected by congregation
    • 3 moderators - past, present, & future
  • Boards
    • Term limits
    • Appointed by council
  • Volunteer committees
    • Have liaison with council

Upcoming Tasks

• Present charge & timeline to Elders - Dawn - 9/16/18
• Send out proposed meeting dates, Wednesdays 7-8:30 - Dawn
• Next meeting - Plan listening sessions
  • Have some questions ready