August 7, 2024
The Elder Team invites you to join us in praying for the following themes this month:
On May 4th, the elders (with newly installed Candidates!) met via Zoom to discuss how the team will work together over the upcoming season and what the primary topics of discussion will be. Executive Director Rob Garey joined our discussion with Mike O’Neil, Sean Gasparetti, Rick Grimm, Charlie Maier, and Don Hjort present as elders.
The elders agreed that meeting weekly until July would be helpful in getting the new elders ramped up more quickly and while most meetings will likely be on Zoom, we will plan for a few in-person meetings as well. Additionally, we got organized on our communication channels around email, Slack, and file sharing on Google Drive.
Some priority topics for discussion and decision by the Elders this summer include:
The elders met to discuss and approve Summer 2022 priorities and the proposed preaching calendar. We also investigated the Sunday Serve needs over the summer and discussed ways to close the gaps on key Serve Teams. We need 20+ people in Kids and Setup/Teardown, respectively, for sustainable, healthy teams through the Summer. Executive Director Rob Garey joined our discussion with Mike O’Neil, Sean Gasparetti, Rick Grimm, Charlie Maier, and Don Hjort present as elders.
The Elder team met to review Reach's position on leadership, pastors, and women in leadership within the church, and considered a proposal to bring improved clarity to how Reach defines ‘Pastor’ as a formal role on Reach’s Staff team. Executive Director Rob Garey joined our discussion with Mike O’Neil, Rick Grimm, Charlie Maier, and Don Hjort present as elders.