Teleconference - Jan 16th, 2008

Agenda for Teleconference @ 8:30pm on Wed. Night:
1) Rich Updates Group on Urban Ministry Opportunity
2) Discussion Around How Rich's Opportunity Affects Proposal
3) Discussion About Our Effectiveness/Fit w/ Urban Ministry
4) Schedule Meeting w/ the Four Couples to Invite Women to the Table and Understand Where Everyone is At

Update on Rich's opportunity:

Heritage 2 year plan:
- Intern'l mission theme 08
- Local Columbus mission 09 - urban area long term investment
- maybe Northland area
- Asked Rich to lead the charge, direct the program for 2 years
- in home bible studies, people may ask for a church later
9-12 months prepare, research, build core group
need to transition out of children's pastor role soon

Pavi conversation with Rich - excited? yes. details needed before
full committment

Jim discussed with executive team - approval yes

Response date? Jim, assumed Rich will take this opportunity.

Rich: Want church focus from the beginning as the reason there.

Heritage leadership's goal: be responsive to what God is doing already:

- involvement in urban areas started 4 yrs ago with Better Way
- increased desire to do something more substantial that we can track
- Jed Dearing's proposal - good response of people who are doing similar work
- small volunteer base still exists that is interested in urban work
- younger generation disillusioned with large church prone to support this work
- older mid 30's group doing financially well want to make impact, expose family to world needs

3) Discussion About Our Effectiveness/Fit w/ Urban Ministry

Shane: If urban ministry is "the" fit for us, this may be a perfect blessing from God.
Is it?

Rich & Shalla's take - Shalla's main involvement will be at home with the kids, limited external role, but grow over time. Move? Close enough already. Want something close enough
to suburban groups that they can join in...15 to 20 minutes max.
"not moving to the concrete jungle..."

- Geographic challenges, Shane Jon Kyle further away
- Social stigmas - "white yuppie folk" who can't relate to the people and situations they face

Either hard wired to minister to this demographic or God has to move you towards them
The value is in diversity - moved by compassion, understand the cost, learn their world.

2a) Rich must put together a plan & proposal
- our involvement level if we are in?
- Rich point person, lead, ask for input, ask for help to fill in gaps
- initial "LOI" joint ownership in development, investment level, etc.
- when Rich campaign for a team?
- with ministry in Northland...necessity to move? Rich...not initially, once church takes off
the question becomes what type of leadership do you want to have.

2b) Implication for current "church" proposal idea.
- stop where we left off prior in delegating content
- All agreed this does not contradict anything we committed to originally as
we were committed to exploring the vision for ministry God has put in each of us
and we still are committed to sharing life together just as always, standing with one
another, and co-laboring for the gospel however that takes shape.

Shane stressed the need for us all to stay in the loop as things develop and not check out.
God may increase the desire to do this type of work by hearing about its details.

Jon mentioned helping in any way Rich may need with proposal and planning. We all stand with Jon on that.