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State Programs Minutes CALIFORNIA/NEVADA CHURCH OF GOD STATE PROGRAM MINUTES 2018-2020 I. STATE MINISTERS MEETING A. PURPOSE AND POLICY 1. That we meet biennially to consider all recommendations of the State Overseer and State Council. 2. Further, that all motions other than those so listed, must be first submitted to a “Motions Committee” for consideration at the conclusion of the written agenda. 3. Finally, that changes brought about by action of the General Assembly and/or General Executive Council be automatically entered as a matter of updating the State Ministers Meeting Minutes. Further, that the State Office be authorized to update and synthesize biennially, all items of a promotional nature regarding the ministries of the Church of God International Offices. B. ELECTION PROCEDURE 1. After the election of each board, (the State Council, State Youth and Discipleship Board), those persons receiving the highest number of votes on the final ballots for each board be designated as alternates in descending order. 2. That the State Council, consisting of ten (10) members, State Youth and Discipleship Board, consisting of five (5) members be elected biennially and shall not serve more than (4) consecutive years. 3. The State Youth and Discipleship board shall be elected from a list of no less than 15 nominees. The nominee list shall be submitted to the ministers by the Administrative Bishop and State Council, in consultation with the State Youth and Discipleship Director. Eligible incumbents will automatically be included. 4. In the event an alternate member serves out the unexpired term of a regular Council member or Youth and Discipleship Board member, and provided the time is less than one-half of the full term, this shall not affect his eligibility to serve the normal term covered by limitations. 5. That no person shall serve on more than one (1) elected board at the same time. 6. That any Ordained Bishop elected to serve on the State Youth and Discipleship Board not be disqualified from being elected to serve as a State Council alternate. 1 C. Elected State Council & Youth Board: 1. State Council: 1. Tobey Montgomery 6. Dennis Adams 2. Johnny Taylor 7. Steve Grandy 3. Phil Patterson 8. David White 4. Bob Proctor 9. Sergio Acedo 5. Shannon Fannin 10. Johnny Bunch 2. Youth Board: 1. Christopher Montgomery 4. Jonathan Goats 2. Daniel Querry 5. Isaac Banales 3. Amberlie Parada II. FINISH COMMITMENT (Re-Affirmation of Finish Commitment Strategy) The California/Nevada Church of God re-affirms the implementation of the FINISH COMMITMENT Vision and Strategy. We continue to join together with other states/regions and countries around the world in embracing and implementing this bold ministry strategy. We encourage our ministers, pastors and local churches to contextualize their ministries to the FINISH COMMITMENT as much as possible. Promotional resources can be found at www.churchofgod.org. The ministry efforts of the CA/NV Church of God Regional Office, in alignment with the FINISH COMMITMENT as envisioned by the General Overseer, Dr. Timothy M. Hill and outlined at the 77th International General Assembly, will include, but not be limited to the following: CALIFORNIA-NEVADA CHURCH OF GOD FINISH COMMITMENT TEMPLATE Find Intercede Network Invest Send Harvest •Potential Church •Increase Prayer •Continue to develop •Increase giving •Global Missions •Project 20/20 Planters Emphasis at All Events Pastoral Covenant Antioch Connection and World Mission Church Planting Groups (PCG) Ministries Initiative •Target Cities •Continue State Prayer •Cooperate with •Aggressively utilize •Support the •Youth & Ministry through the other Western USA and raise funds Annual YWEA/ Discipleship leadership of a state states to accomplish for church planting Women’s Prayer Ministry The FINISH and revitalization Discipleship Coordinator Commitment locally and globally Projects •Multicultural/Next •Facilitate a Bi-Monthly •Improve our •Resource leaders •MWOA •Women’s Generation Online Prayer Event for technological for Contemporary Ministries Leaders CA/NV connections through Ministry social media •Jeremiah Generation •Encourage local Prayer •Operation •Develop Next •Mission Trips •Emphasize 2 Leaders & Fasting Emphases Compassion Generation Leaders Conversion For Multicultural Growth, Contexts Discipleship & Church Membership •Increased Income •Establish prayer centers •Ministerial Care •Ministerial Streams for (Prayer Towers) Development Ministry efforts •The Hurting, Hopeless •Benefits Board and Helpless III. PROJECT 20/20 Vision The purpose of Project 20/20 is to intentionally seek to plant at least 20 life-giving churches, in 20 cities where we have few or no churches, by the end of 2020. Need The population of California is 39,777,000 (October 2018) and Nevada is 3,057,000 (October 2018). The total population of our region is more than 42.8 million. Strategy Intentionally pursue all opportunities to establish healthy, life giving, Spirit empowered, disciple making reproducing churches in California & Nevada, by implementing the Eight Systems of Church Planting Movement. Location We will work to plant new churches anywhere an opportunity arises. However, we will give special attention to the following areas of 100,000+ population or strategic cities where we have little or no church presence. Goal areas include but are not limited to: San Diego (1,381,069) Elk Grove (163,553) San Francisco (852,469) Oceanside (175,078) Long Beach (473,577) Escondido (150,243) Chula Vista (260,988) Thousand Oaks (129,342) Oxnard (205,437) Rancho Cucamonga (169,353) Moreno Valley (202,976) Antioch (108,930) Santa Clarita/Valencia (214,162) Dublin, Livermore, Pleasanton (207,183) Carson City, NV (54,522) Roseville/Rocklin/Auburn (201,450) Glendale (200,167) Las Vegas Metro (2,027,828) Pasadena (140,881) Lancaster/Palmdale (319,322) 3 IV. RESOLUTION: CHARLES QUERRY SCHOLARSHIP FUND WHEREAS, the harvest in the Western United States is plentiful and the workers are few, it is beneficial, strategic and powerful to provide opportunities for workers to be developed; and WHEREAS, there continues to be a great need for church development, church planting, and trained pastoral leadership in the Western United States including California and Nevada; and WHEREAS, ministers of the gospel have historically served as trainers, mentors, spiritual fathers, and leaders including leaders who served with distinction in the manner that the Reverend Charles Querry served for more than 51 years as a minister of the gospel, servant leader, and significantly productive Senior Pastor of churches; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Charles Querry Scholarship Fund be fully established and developed for the training of ministers in the Church of God in California and Nevada specifically, and the Church of God in the Western United States in general. V. ANTIOCH CONNECTION The Antioch Connection A Strategy for Church Health and Expansion That we embrace “The Antioch Connection” as a strategy for church health and expansion for the Church of God in California/Nevada. Primary focus will be placed on three areas: Calling and equipping leaders. Planting life-giving churches. Strengthening existing churches. These ministry directives will be undergirded by an on-going emphasis on the reading and study of God’s word and prayer. In order to assist in funding these initiatives, we will ask churches and individuals across California/Nevada to voluntarily contribute offerings to “The Antioch Connection.” We will pursue partnership with Church of God World Missions to raise funds outside of California/Nevada for the Antioch Connection, particularly in the area of planting churches. The State Council will be authorized to determine the percentage of these funds given to each of these three initiatives on an annual basis. 4 VI. DISTRICT ORGANIZATION 1. That each district shall have a District Overseer appointed by the State Overseer and that the work on the district be under his/her supervision. 2. That when the District Overseer visits a church on official business, the pastor is responsible to receive an offering or give an honorarium to defray traveling expenses. 3. The District Overseer shall contextualize and IMPLEMENT the CHURCH OF GOD FINISH COMMITMENT STRATEGY on the district. 4. The District Overseer shall inspire a Church Planting and Church Health (church revitalization) Vision on the district to continually plant churches and revitalize churches in the district and/or by the district somewhere in California and Nevada or Globally in keeping with the General Assembly. 5. That the District Overseer shall promote the Ministries of California-Nevada Church of God Youth and Discipleship Ministries, Global Missions Ministries including Church Planting, Church Health, Evangelism, and World Missions Ministries on the district as outlined by the state program, the General Assembly, General Overseer, and State Administrative Bishop. 6. That the State Office consult with the District Overseer whenever making a pastoral appointment on the district and when called upon to do so assist the State Administrative Bishop in the appointment of pastors. 7. When a church congregation is relocated (merged, closed, etc.), and existing property is sold at the recommendation of state officials, state trustees and district officials, that the church to which the congregation members are assigned receive consideration to receive a portion of net receipts from any sale. 8. Concerning various projects prior to any funding request, the request
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