01-15-2025 Leadership Team Meeting Agenda

 

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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)

OBN Website

AGENDA:  
2025 OBN Council Members:  Bong, Mike, Tess, Faith, Jamie, Charlene, Matt, Annie, Hazel, Steven, John and  Harlan.  

1. Welcome to Pastors, OBN Council Members, and Guests
1. New Team Members:  Pastor Mike Procter (Haleiwa BC); Tess Mindo (Word of Truth); Faith McFatridge (Olivet BC). 
2. Opening Prayer and Prayer Requests for OBN Pastors, Leaders and  Churches
3. Presentation:  Kenneth Priest, Consultant - Noonday Association (GA) & NOBA (Network of Better Associations)
1. NOBA Summit, Thurs, Feb 12, 9am - 12:30pm EST.  Early Bird before Jan 15 is $50, after is $60.  Kenneth, among others, will speak on Revitalizing Churches in the Association. 
2. Other Notes:  Note 1,   Note 2,   Note 3 
4. Call To Order
5. Clerk's Report (Charlene)
1. OBN LT Monthly Meeting Minutes - Dec. 1, 2025, Life Christian Church
   
2. OBN LT Monthly Meeting Minutes - Oct 16, 2025, Via Zoom
3. 2025 OBN Annual Meeting Minutes - Oct 24, 2025 - FSBCPH
   
6. Treasurer's Report, Financial Report (Bong)
   
1. OBN Financial Reports - 2025 - 12.pdf
2. Donations from Churches - 2025 - 12.pdf 
3. OBN Check Log - 2025 - 12.pdf
7. Old Business
1. 2025 Proposed Constitution and By Laws Timeline
8. Team Assignment and Reorganization
9. Other Ministry Reports and Discussions: 

1. Admin Team
2. OBI (Harlan Nakasone)
3. HPBC (Robert Miller)
4. Report:  Communications Team: (Annie, Matt, Charlene)
5. Report: Discipleship (Matt, Harlan, John, Annie):  
1. Baptist Men  
2. Next Gen - YOUTH RETREAT 1/16-17, Olivet
3. S.H.E - OUR FIRST LOVE, Feb 7, WOT, Register here
4. ABWLS - MARRIAGE RETREAT 1/16-17, Prince Waikiki
5. Baptist Men - Saturday, 8am, February 28, RESET, Baptist Men Together.  
6. Report: Church Planting & Revitalization (Jamie, SungHo)
7. Report: Missions & Evangelism (, Charlene, Hazel ) 
8. Report: Church Assistance (Hazel, John)
9. Report: Orientation and Mentorship (Harlan, Matt)
10. Announcements:

Closing Prayer

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Frequently Accessed Files 

OBN Teams (See description below):

• Missions/Evangelism: Charlene, Hazel,
• Church Planting / Revitalization:  Jamie, SungHo
• Church Assistance:  John
• Orientation and Mentorship / New Leadership:  Harlan, Matt
• Discipleship: Annie, Matt, Harlan, John
• Communication:  Annie, Matt, Charlene

2026 Budget

2026 Calendar

Latest Draft of Proposed OBN Constitution and By-Laws

2008 Constitution and ByLaws

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):  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, Steven):  To equip churches for church planting and church revitalization and encourage them to cooperate with each other in these endeavors. 

3.  Church assistance (Jerrell, Hazel, 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, John):  To help equip churches to disciple in their context.

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