Minutes of the Board of Elders - August 20, 2009

1. A meeting of the Board of Elders of Harris Creek Baptist Church was held on August 20, 2009. In attendance were Senior Pastor James Tippit; Executive Pastor David Britt; Stefan LeRow, Chairman; Chris Holmes, Vice-Chairman; Stacy Atchley; Bill Killian, Chairman of the Board of Deacons; and Ben Selman.
2. Brother LeRow opened the meeting in prayer.
3. Minutes of the previous meeting of the Board were previously distributed to the Board. Without objections, or changes, the previous minutes were approved by the Board.
4. The Board considered the report of Brother James and Brother David in regard to the Leadership Summit at Baylor, and follow-on meetings of Staff at Harris Creek regarding information from that summit. Extensive discussions ensued regarding vision and goals for the Church with Brother James leading the discussions. Planning discussions followed regarding discipleship and leadership in the area of training, and discipleship. Staffing issues were discussed.
5. Progress on discipleship leadership search was reported with the Search Committee’s findings to date.
6. The onset of the Joshua’s Men leadership training program was outlined by Brother James together with the process of inviting leadership to participate.
7. Specific prayer and assistance issues for the Church’s people were discussed.
8. The Board concluded the meeting in prayer.