Letter from Donald Ward, Chairman
Council of Elders Agenda - December 5-8, 2016
* Denotes Executive Session
**Some Executive Sessions may lend themselves to emerging into Open Sessions to report on results.
Monday-December 5
9:00 a.m.
Chairman opens session with procedural matters of welcome, approval of minutes of prior meetings and Council’s approval of the current agenda
9:15 a.m.
President’s and Operation Managers’ Reports
10:45 a.m.
Break
11:00 a.m.
Committee Chair Reports (10 minutes each)
12:00 p.m.
Lunch
1:00 p.m.
Audit Report
1:30 p.m.
Strategic and Finance Committee Review Survey Document and other Strategic and Financial Matters
3:00 p.m.
Break
3:15 p.m.
Feast of Tabernacles Review—D. Ward, C. Melear
4:15 p.m.
*Annual assessment of Treasurer—J. de Campos
5:00 p.m.
*Ministerial Credentials Review
Tuesday-December 6
9:00 a.m.
Review of Proposed Amended Rules of Association—and proposed amendment to governing documents—J. De Campos
10:15 a.m
Break
10:30 a.m.
*Doctrinal Discussion
12:00 p.m.
Lunch
1:00 p.m.
*Administrative Process and Structure—D. Ward
3:00 p.m.
Break
3:15 p.m.
*Doctrinal Review—D. Ward
Wednesday-December 7
9:00 a.m.
Review of Income Sources and Future Projections—R. Shabi
9:30 a.m.
Strategic Planning and Finance Committee, if needed.
10:30 a.m.
Break
11:00 a.m.
*Ordination Requests
12:00 p.m.
Lunch
1:00 p.m.
Doctrine Committee Update—J. Elliott
2:00 p.m.
Roles and Rules Committee, if needed
3:00 p.m.
Break
3:30 p.m.
*Feast of Tabernacles Planning
4:45 p.m.
*Legal Review—L. Darden
Thursday-December 8
9:00 a.m.
Review Executive Committee action and unfinished business
10:00 a.m,
Break
10:15 a.m.
Beyond Today Studio Expansion
11:15 a.m.
Review of future COE dates and planning
12:00 p.m.
Adjourn