Conducting Congregational Business Meetings via Video Conference

​We have all encountered a year of anything but normalcy. Our calendar of typical events has morphed through new lenses into different forms and often diverse new audiences. We are on a learning curve that is accelerated by the critical mass of so many traversing newness simultaneously. Just some reflections I am encountering.
 
We still have congregational business meetings to conduct as 2021 approaches and I suspect for most it will be on-line using Zoom. In order to prepare Pastoral teams to navigate the online logistics and voting, we are offering two workshops in November. These will simplify the process and acquaint leadership teams with the online skillsets to conduct a congregational business meeting for essential operations of the congregation.
 
The dates selected are Sunday, November 8 at 3p.m. and Sunday, November 22 at 7p.m. Each of these workshops will be identical so, Pastoral teams, please choose the one that best fits your schedule to attend. This will enable each congregation to enter the New Year with leadership confirmed and finances reported and adjusted in this period of church building closures. Of course, we recognize that on-line encounters have remained a blessing in our lives. Please confirm your attendance with Melissa Freer. Thanks.

Kerry Richards
CEM President