March 20, 2018

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ELT Meeting Minutes March 20, 2018

Attendees: Pastor Mathew St. John, Pastor Paul Schoolmeesters, Jeff Westman, Saado Abboud, Cort Cieminski, Derrick Grow, Jerry Hoffman, Armando Mazon, Tony Ringsmuth, Jot Turner, Jim Fultz, Mike Brown, Zach O’Neel Absent: Dan Johnson I. Prayer & Commissioning for Pastor Dayton Dodge - Pastor Matthew St. John The ELT laid hands on Pastor Dayton and had a sweet time of prayer and commissioning over him in his new role as NHC’s Interim Worship Pastor. II. Senior Staff Report – Justin Wevers (Student Ministries Pastor) Pastor Justin had an opportunity to share the vision and past/present/future efforts to bring students into a deeper walk with the Lord. In specific, Justin laid out the Gospel-centered, relationally-driven, and discipleship-focused mission of Student Ministries. He was also able to share what student ministries is not… it is not a replacement for family discipleship and also that student ministries is not a “church for students.” It is a ministry of our church that prepares students to connect with a church after graduating from high school. A key burden for the future is helping students and parents handle social media. Justin shared prayer requests for the ministry as well as personally, and the ELT spent time in prayer together for these things. III. Call to Order and Approval of February ELT Minutes Chairman Jeff Westman called the ELT meeting to order. A motion was made to approve the February ELT meeting minutes as written and this was seconded. The meeting minutes were then approved. IV. Senior Pastor’s Report – Pastor Matthew St. John A. Vision Dashboard Overview 1. Church Plant: Pastor Matthew shared that Gospel Life Church continues to grow in its weekly attendance is beginning to exceed the space it presently occupies. Praise to the Lord for this problem! The ELT was encouraged to pray for the Lord to provide ample space for future growth of Gospel Life Church. 2. All Peoples: Much conversation and strategy continues around this, which impacts all of our ministries. One growing pressure is the space constraints of our Spanish worship service at HopeBridge as the ministry grows. 3. Living with Purpose: The recent Four Chairs discipleship conference received good feedback from participants. The ELT was also encouraged to pray over the upcoming teaching series on mental illness. B. Deep Dive: NHC Vision/Essence Statement - Part 2 1. In a continuation of discussions that occurred at the February ELT meeting, the NHC vision statement was discussed by the ELT. The ELT discussed at length the use of language to be included in the NHC statement of purpose (a statement that combines vision & mission statements). 2. [BRACKETED ITEM] 3. The ELT will pray about proposed language for a new statement of purpose and will review this item at its April meeting. IV. Senior Associate Pastor’s Report – Pastor Paul Schoolmeesters A. Financial Update



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1. Attendance: Worship service attendance in February 2018 as compared to February 2017 was down 10.7%, with weather on a couple of Sundays likely skewing this data. 2. Giving for February 2018 was down 13.1% compared to February 2017 giving. See item #1 above for some possible explanation. i. As of February 28, 2018, giving YTD was at 101.9% of projected giving, resulting in a surplus for the current fiscal year of $58,925. ii. As of February 28, 2018, actual spending YTD was 94.5% of budget. iii. As of March 18, 2018, giving YTD was 101.4% of projected giving. 3. The 2018-19 budget draft is being prepped for review by the ELT sub-committees. The ELT will review the entire budget at the April meeting. B. Facilities / Property Council 1. An automated door locks system has been installed at the Extended Campus and two of the Main Campus entrances (near CrossRoads). Several other Main Campus doors will also be completed in the next month or two. 2. At HopeBridge, new LED lighting is being installed, and a new floor cleaner is now operational. 3. Painting will continue at the Main Campus in early April. C. Staffing & Ministries 1. Budget planning is taking place now for the ’18-’19 fiscal year in preparation for upcoming meetings with the ELT Personnel and Finance Committees. The ELT will review this proposed budget at its April 17 meeting and will vote on the proposed budget on April 24. 2. [BRACKETED ITEM] VI. Old Business A. Nominating Committee Update The Nominating Committee has been meeting and the ELT was encouraged to continue to pray over the process of electing new church leaders. B. Senior Pastor Annual Review The chair and vice chair met with Pastor Matthew to go over the ELT’s feedback. It was a very fruitful and encouraging time for all. C. Elder Leadership Team Annual Review The ELT reviewed its self-evaluation of its performance over the past year. Two main themes were identified: 1) unity amongst the ELT and 2) a deep caring and heart for love for the NHC congregation. VII. Upcoming Elder Meetings Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at 7:00pm Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at 7:00pm (budget approval meeting) The meeting closed in prayer. Respectfully submitted, Cort Cieminski ELT Member



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