I. Review Mission Conference tasks
-Theme: “Taking the First Step”, “邁出第一步”
-Verse: Matthew 26:46a.
-Publicity – posters, postcards (Mike to find someone)
-Decorations (flags) – Joe Gu, Mike, and John Xie.
-Handbook - Flora, deadline is 3/16 for handbook and 3/9 for turning in testimonies.
-Budget - Mike
-Missionary letters/info - Flora
-Displays (mission organizations, short-term mission trips) – Mike, and others.
-Chinese program – Pastoral staff
-Youth/English program – Pastoral staff
-Joint worship program – Pastoral staff. Flora will make program. Mengpei will do worship. Note: worship should be all bilingual.
-Testimonies, articles – Mission team members, pastors, speaker bio.
-Faith promise pledge cards – Flora
-Promotion – Flora will make registration form. Pastor Don will send Flora an example fundraising letter for the team members.
II. Update Mission conference speakers
-Chinese – Rev. Jeremy Sin. Flight booked 3/28-3/31.
-English – Tom Englesman. Flight booked 3/27-3/31.
III. 2008 Short-term missions trip update
-Registration update. China (5-6), Taiwan (3 so far)
-We will make rule for mission trip members – they must submit a testimony. They can’t go if they don’t write a testimony.
-Taiyuan, China: 5/13-5/20 Pastor Wang leads
-Kyrgyzstan: 5/21-5/29.
-Beijing, China: 5/30-6/5 Pastor Wang leads
-Taiwan: 6/6-11 Dajia Pastor Wang leads
6/11-19 Yilan Pastor Don leads
IV. 2008 Mission budget
-Current missions savings – $$22,388.72.
-We will add Church Planting ($5,000).
-We will add Mission Love Fund ($1,500).
-We will combine Seminarian fund to support 1 person ($200/month). We will ask the seminarian we support to be involved in our church. If the person needs more, we can discuss their needs separately.
V. Mission Committee Members
-Mike will confirm commitments from mission committee members.
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