09-17-2026 OBN Council Meeting (LT)

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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:  
2026 OBN Council Members:  Bong, Simon, 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. Recent: OBN LT Meeting Minutes - August 20, 2026
2. OBN LT Meeting Minutes - July 23, 2026
3. OBN LT Meeting Minutes - June 18, 2026
5. Treasurer's Report, Financial Report (Faith, Interim)
1. OBN Financial Reports - 2026 - August
2. Church Giving Summary - 2026 - August
6. Old Business
1. Review of C & BL (Draft- 2026 Edition - this includes the recent approved addition entitled "Board of Directors")
1. 2026 Draft Bylaws
2. 2026 Draft Constitution
3. 2025 Proposed C & BL During October 2025 Meeting
2. Annual Meeting Program 
3. Annual Meeting Book of Reports 
1. Budget
2. Ministry and Committee Reports
3. Calendar
4. Nuts and bolts
1. Praise and worship
2. Jonathan - parliamentarian
3. Streaming to overflow
4. Choir with Olivet BC
4. Annual Meeting: Update from Nuuanu Baptist Church
1. Love Offering to Nuuanu BC for the use of the facility for OBN and OBI event.  
1. $ 400.00
5. OBI Training
7. New Business: 
   
   
8. Other Ministry Reports and Discussions: 

1. Admin Team
2. OBI (Harlan Nakasone)
1. OBI Director Report 08-2026
2. 2026 OBI Budget
3. OBI Fall 2026
3. HPBC (Robert Miller)
4. Report : Communications Team: (Annie, Matt, Charlene) 2026 Report
5. Report: Discipleship (Matt, Harlan, John, Annie):  
1. Baptist Men: August 15:  OBN Men's Meeting at Mililani Baptist Church  
2. Next Gen 
1. Youth Camp (proactive commitment) 
3. S.H.E
1. SHE Retreat, Sat, Sept 12, 9am - 4pm, at Waialae BC.  . 
4. ABWLS
1. Church as a Culture of Care, Sept 25-26    
6. Report: Church Planting & Revitalization (Jamie, SungHo)
7. Report: Missions & Evangelism (Simon, Annie, Charlene, Hazel ).  
8. Report: Church Assistance (Hazel, John)
9. Report: Orientation and Mentorship (Harlan, Matt)
10. Announcements:

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Frequently Accessed Files 

OBN Teams (See description below):

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

2026 Budget

2026 Calendar

Latest Draft of Proposed OBN Constitution and By-Laws

2008 Constitution and ByLaws

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OBN  Leadership Teams

​​1.  Missions/Evangelism:  (Simon, 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, Sungho, Mike):  To equip churches for church planting and church revitalization and encourage them to cooperate with each other in these endeavors. 

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

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