FBM Two 2012 minutes

May 13th, 2012 Meeting Minutes
Present:
Dimetria, Robb M, Peter B, John, Luke B, Tom H, Sam E, Yan Choi, Tim J, Jonathan, Stephen W, Abraham, Ed, Cathy D, Grace, Eliza T, Madeleine Y, Rebecca W, Richard G, Brandon

Notes:
- Bridgefridaynoonsing
o Richard plays guitar every week
o Will continue if someone wants to do it
o Relaxing atmosphere for anyone who wants to come
o Getting more people to come is not the goal – should just be available for those who want
o Good witness to campus
- Retreats
o Get away from campus for super-relaxing atmosphere
o Connect with nature
o Camping retreats can be stressful preparing tents and food
 Some people don’t mind, though it is more work
o fall retreat is usually camping, winter on campus, spring rag retreats at camp oakes
o Skippy bought time shares
 Two bedroom suites
 Fully stocked kitchens
o No winter retreat this year
 Had already had three camping retreats
• Pre-term, rag, rag-redo
o What are main reasons not to come on retreats?
 Emails not sent early enough
 Uncomfortable with rag program
• Secret
• Exclusive
 Robb explained the rag program
• Symbolic step to mature Christian faith
• Highlight areas of growth
• Discipleship – sometimes life changing
• Tool to help grow
 Each rag represents something – information is public
 Ragging is like programmed affirmation of things that should already be happening in a person’s life
 Putting ceremonies in public would make them lose lots of power and meaning
 Blindfolds also allow people running the ceremony to screw up without being seen
- Frosh prayer
o Started a long time ago
o Time before dinner to pray together
o Very peaceful place and time to pray
o Pray with brothers and sisters in Christ
 Catch up with others
 See their passion and interests
 Exchange burdens of the heart
o Learn about prayer
o No homework calling “Work on me! Work on me!”
o Sometimes random people show up
o Usually same grow routinely
- Prayer meetings
o Spiritual cover for fellowship
o Spiritual warfare, discipleship, conflict resolution
o Can ask any question you want without being laughed at
o Bring any worries you have and have people lay hands on you
o Any sense of negative emotion between brethren is resolved before the meeting
o Don’t put time limits on the Holy Spirit – take as much time as needed
o Meal helps people catch up and be more ready to enter prayer
o Meal is a time for discussing general questions
o Spreadsheet should be more utilized
o Also people should help Jon clean before people arrive
- Mentors
o Mentor program
 Concern that there weren’t enough mentors for next year
 Questions over roles and who was involved
 Come to some sort of CCF event once a month – Large Group, Small Group, Prayer Meeting, retreat
 Would be open to meeting with someone on an regular basis for advice and/or discipleship
 Can also speak at large group
o Abraham
 Caltech alum 2010
 If you are marginalized as a leper, prostitute, etc Abraham can help you become a godly unclean person
 Help people who are Christians but look unclean
o Brandon
 ME grad student
 In intervarsity at New Mexico Tech
 Passions for apologetics
 Could lead a small group, speak at large group
o Cathy
 Will probably be here next two years
 Would like to think of herself as a helper
 Will continue current relationships
 Find more people to encourage
 Baptized this past Easter Sunday
 Likes to question and answer
o Ed
 First year ME grad student
 Catholic, confirmed two Easter Sundays ago
 Transitioned to being an active Christian mid-way through undergrad
o Jay and Mary Parker
 Lloyd 1981 alums
 Jay dealt with many struggles during school and afterwards but God led him through
 Mary
o Dimetra
 Thinks that she is the largest hindrance to God trying to bless her
 Tries to be in control of her own life
 More available next year to do things
 Happy to have women’s group come visit
 Would like to host a retreat
 Would be happy to have people come visit and get away from campus
o Jeff
 Pastor from Lake Av group
o John
 Though you have countless guides in Christ you do not have many fathers
• I can make that claim
 CCF president’s shirt
• You know the job was hard when you took it
• Shirt was never to be washed
 Sad times in 1988 fellowship split
• CCF president gave shirt to Skippy
 Calling card is broken razor blade
• Prevented a man from committing suicide
 John has ten others like it
 Not part of a church – part of the church of God
 We look to the fruit of Christ in each other lives, not uniformity of opinion
 Christian love is the openness and willingness to love and trust what you don’t understand
o Dabiri
 Professor
 Would like to share experience of going from student to professor
 Would like to be advocate on faculty
o Jonathan
 Caltech alum 2007
 Prayer meeting meets at his house
 Very important to go talk to people when you have a problem with them
 Learned about spiritual warfare
 Happen to listen to other small group leaders vent
o Luke
 Caltech alum?
 Likes to understand when things get real why we react differently
 Passionate about apologetics
 Can deal with people with strong personalities
 Would like to hang out with people
o Ploy
 Alum from last year who will
o Stephen
 Caltech alum 2010
 Worked in Chicago inner city for a year
 Continues one-on-one discipleships
 Will leave by next year
o Tom
 Will be in Irvine for a job
 Will return each weekend for church and Cathy
 Have been discipling people and serving on council
o Yan Choi
 Grew up Anglican/Episcopalian in Singapore
 Familiar with wearing different hats at different times
 Likes theology and theological formulas
 Can speak at large group occasionally
 Would also like to coming alongside and learn from other people
- Vote to approve mentors
o Mentors were approved unanimously
- Additional thoughts for mentorship
o Regular meetings (once/month) to maintain unity of
o Skippy is elder mentor
- Approved by vote
- Postions
o Secretary
 Takes minutes at all the meetings like I’m doing now
 You also have keep track of money
 Peter get’s statements. (will change next year)
 Charge people for retreat, give reimbursements (write checks)
 Deal with bank
 Not hard
 Maintain website
- President, large group, secretary
- Retreat coordinator, frosh prayer, discipleship, dig-in dude, event coordinator, worship leader, small group coordinator
o President
 Does everything that needs to be done and is not done by anyone else
 Spiritual leaders of fellowship
 Talks to a lot of people and encourages involvement
o Can only take one big job and one small job
o Can take many small jobs out of the seven
o If people are nominated to the same job they should discuss
- Nominations
o President
 Robb
 Maura
o Large Group Coordinator
 Tim
 Maura
o Secretary
 Becca
 Grace
 Maura
o Retreat Coordinator
 Madeleine
 Vivian
 Maura
o Frosh Prayer Coordinator
 Vivian
 Grace
 Elizabeth
 Madeleine
 Maura
o Discipleship coordinator
 Elizabeth
 Tim
 Maura
 Alex
o Dig-in Dude
 Grace
 Elizabeth
 Tracey
 Maura
o Event Coordinator
 Elizabeth
 Maura
 Peter Henry
o Worship Leaders
 Robb
 Kathernie
o Small group coordinator
 Katherine
 Maura
 Stacy
 Isaac
 Megan
o Canadian ambassador
 Maura