05-21-2026 OBN Council Meeting

     

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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)

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AGENDA:  
2026 OBN Council Members:  Bong, Mike, Tess, Faith, Jamie, Charlene, Matt, Annie, Hazel, Steven, John and  Harlan.  

1. Welcome to Pastors, OBN Council Members, and Guest
2. Opening Prayer and Prayer Requests for OBN Pastors, Leaders and  Churches
3. Call To Order: 
4. Clerk's Report (Charlene)
1. OBN LT Monthly Meeting Minutes - April, 2026
5. Treasurer's Report, Financial Report (Faith, Interim)
1. 2026 Financial Reports 
1. OBN Financial Reports - 2026-April.pdf
2. Giving Summary - April 2026.xlsx
6. Old Business
1. Signature Updates from First Hawaiian Bank
2. OBN Annual Meeting Updates
1. Dr. Adam Groza Speaker
3. OBI Leadership Training Updates
4. SHE Retreat
5. OBN Mission ProjectsUpdate:  Youth Camp, Vacation Bible School - neighboring islands by Evangelism and Mission Team. 
6. OBN Youth Camp - Stand Ready - Camp Pu'ukahea - 
1. Early Registration by June 22, $200; $225 after.  
2. OBN Youth Camp Video
7. VBS Schedules
8. Swap Meet Updates
7. New Business:  
8. Other Ministry Reports and Discussions: 

1. Admin Team
1. Faith to send out giving statements to churches for 2025 to encourage contributions and inform them about OBN. 
2. Admin Team Feb 23, Minutes
3. OBN Tax- exempt status from IRS:  OBN is "subordinate of a group exemption" and its "parent" organization is Hawaii Pacific Baptist Convention, Jan, 29, 2026.  
4. Opinion: Research into registering the OBN as a 5013c entity by Jamie M. 
5. Annual Meeting Speaker Invite: Dr. Adam Groza, President of Gateway Seminary.  Will now work with OBI to manage invitation and schedule.   
2. OBI (Harlan Nakasone)
1. Dr. Adam Groza speaker for OBI October Pastors and Leaders Training. 
3. HPBC (Robert Miller)
1. Gateway Campus now enrolling. Here's a notice from Dr. Paul Kelly. 
2. Pacific Connector, March - April, 2026
3. AAEO 
4. Report : Communications Team: (Annie, Matt, Charlene)
1. Team Report Here
5. Report: Discipleship (Matt, Harlan, John, Annie):  
1. Baptist Men  
2. Next Gen 
1. Youth Camp - July 
2. Youth Project Philippines - June 24-July 14 - impacting the regions of Zambonga, Palawan, Laguna and Nueva Ecija.  Lead congregations are FBCW and MFABC.   YP appreciates your prayers and support.    
3. S.H.E
1. SHE Retreat, Sat, Sept 12, 9am - 4pm, at Waialae BC.  03/30/2026 Meeting Notes. 
4. ABWLS 
5. Baptist Men - Monday Zoom Call was rescheduled to April 20.  Every month, the baptist men hold a zoom call to connect, refresh, inspire and encourage men to step up in ministry.   
6. Report: Church Planting & Revitalization (Jamie, SungHo)
7. Report: Missions & Evangelism (Simon, Annie, Charlene, Hazel ) 
1. Report from March 5, 2026 Huddle.  Several Opportunities are highlighted:
1. June 16-19, Kauai Youth Camp at Eleele BC, needs 2-4 praise team leaders, has room for 5 to stay, contact Larry Hale
2. June 16-19, Misc. projects at Waimea BC, needs handy workmen, room for 4 to stay, contact James Merritt
3. Molokai in the fall (Hazel to provide more information
4. Last week of Sept/first week of Oct, Kosovo, ukulele players and hula dancers would be helpful
8. Report: Church Assistance (Hazel, John)
1. Regarding the Tree Trimming request EBBC from 2024.  See the email thread here. 
2. Tim and Mary Gentry (405) 990-0167 - here now and available to help in ministry 
3. Jim and Nancy Worth.  April 2 to June, 2026. - will be here and available to help in ministry.     
9. Report: Orientation and Mentorship (Harlan, Matt)
10. Announcements:

OBN Youth Camp, July 20-24, 2026 @ Pu'ukahea

YP - Homeless Ministry @ Waianae Boat Harbor, May 14, 2026

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