OBN Council Meeting Agenda - April 18, 2024, 3rd Thursday

Thurs, April 18, 2024, 10:00am
Council Meeting

Location: Malama Christian Fellowship
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The vision of OBN:, Article 2, Purpose: The purpose of the Oahu Baptist Network is to resource churches, through networking, to achieve the Great Commission and the Great Commandment; to build up the Body of Christ and consequently the Kingdom of God   (Oahu OBN Map)

AGENDA:  

1. Welcome to Pastors and Guests, church reports
1. IMB Missionary
2. HPBC Rep, Dr. Robert Miller
3. Others...
2. Opening Prayer and Prayer Requests for OBN Pastors, Leaders and  Churches
3. Call To Order and Welcome
4. Clerk's Report, OBN LC Meeting March 21, 2024
   
1. Treasurer's Report # 1:  Reconciliation Report, 03/13/2024
2. Treasurer's Report # 2:  Balance Sheet, 02/29/2024
5. Treasurer's Report, Financial Report, April 15, 2024
1. Treasurer's Report # 1:  Balance Sheet, 03/31/2024
2. Treasurer's Report # 2:  Reconciliation Report, 04/08/2024
6. Old and New Business
1. Motion:  Recommendation from Church Assistance:  After assessment, That Malama Christian Fellowship receive $600.00 for support for May, 2024 in assistance of Pastor and his family's temporary lodging.  Background: March and April, 2024 had been approved. 
2. Motion: That OBN officially designates the following OBN Leadership Team positions as the “Administrative Team.” The positions making up this team would be: Moderator, Vice, Moderator, Treasurer, and Secretary.  The responsibilities of the Administrative Team would be to consider and make decisions on the issues of OBN that do not fall under the responsibility of any of the other OBN Teams, which are: Missions and Evangelism, Church Planting/Revitalization, Church Assistance, Communications, Mentorship/New Leader’s Orientation, Discipleship.
  
7. Discussion (the Communications will lead the discussion on the Theme of the Annual Meeting and process the results) 
1. 3 Questions (a) Where are we as a network of churches on Oahu.  Give examples to support your answer whenever possible.(b) How effective is the Church fulfilling the Great Commission on Oahu? (c) In your opinion, what is the one main thing that OBN should focus on in 2025?
8. Ministry Reports:
1. OBI (Harlan Nakasone)
2. HPBC (Robert Miller)
3. Report:  Communications Team: 
1. Roster / Database update
2. 2024 Annual Meeting Updates
4. Report: Discipleship:  
1. Baptist Men - Deacon's Training
2. Youth & Next Gen (Camp)
3. SHE
5. Report: Church Planting & Revitalization (Jamie, Hawn Soo, David)
6. Report: Missions & Evangelism (Jerrell, Charlene, Hazel, Hawn Soo)
7. Report: Church Assistance (Jerrell, Janet, Hazel, Faith, John)
8. Report: Orientation and Mentorship of new ministry leaders / New Leadership (Harlan, Matt)
9. Closing Prayer

Deacon Training Photos 

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Frequently Accessed Files 

OBN Teams (See description below):

• Missions/Evangelism: Jerrell, Charlene, Hazel, Hawn Soo
• Church Planting / Revitalization:  Hawn Soo, Jamie, David
• Church Assistance:  Jerrell, Janet, Hazel, Faith, John
• Orientation and Mentorship / New Leadership:  Harlan, Matt
• Discipleship: Annie, Matt, Harlan, Janet, John
• Communication:  Janet, Annie, Matt, Faith, Charlene

NOTES FOR ANNUAL MEETING

2024 Budget

2024 Calendar

2023  Budget 
2023 Calendar 
Recommendation OBN-HPBC Task Force 10272022 
Recommendation of Adhoc MOU
MOU New
Letter of OBN and HPBC 
OBN Constitution and By-Laws

2019 OBN Restructuring Proposal

2022 Budget Proposal

2022 OBN Churches Masterlist
2023 Joint Letter from Bong and Chris

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OBN  Leadership Teams

​​1.  Missions/Evangelism:  (Jerrell, Charlene, Hazel, Hawn Soo):  To be involved in local and international missions and evangelism by working with local churches and para-church ministries to launch, develop, facilitate, promote, and provide resources for events, programs, and other activities.

2.  Church planting/revitalization (Jamie, Hawn Soo, David):  To equip churches for church planting and church revitalization and encourage them to cooperate with each other in these endeavors. 

3.  Church assistance (Jerrell, Janet, Hazel, Faith, John):   To help foster and develop inter-church relationships that lead to meeting each other’s needs

4.  Orientation and mentorship of new ministry leaders / New Leadership (Harlan, Matt):   To facilitate the transition of new ministry leaders or ministry leaders new to Oahu including encouraging and establishing mentorship relationship

5.  Discipleship (Matt, Annie*, Harlan, Janet, John):  To help equip churches to disciple in their context.

6.  Communication (Annie, Janet*, Matt, Faith, Charlene):   To communicate with OBN churches in personal and technological ways