[Mins] Fwd: Church Planting Taskforce

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Hi All,

Had a number of requests for this to be sent through the "mins-list" due to
some problem with the clerk addresses.  My apologies to those who may be
receiving this twice.

John


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: John Zuidema <jtzuidy at gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 9:25 AM
Subject: Re: Church Planting Taskforce
To: Alet Nel <office at caseycrc.com.au>
Cc: CRCA Clerks <clerks at crca.org.au>


Dear CPT,

Greetings to you.

At our Session meeting last night we discussed your request (appeal) and no one
was in favour of your request for the following reasons.

a) At Synod the CPT was given permission to loan $100,000.00 (at 0%) from MAMA
to be repaid back by the churches in subsequent trienniums.

b) We find it disrespectful to ask Sessions to nominate people whom we
may think
are 'well-to-do'.  This is something that we are unwilling to do.
Furthermore, as elders we have an obligation to protect our members and
this would certainly be a betrayal of confidence and may well cause them
unnecessary harassment.  To 'assume', that someone may be 'well-to-do' can
not only be embarrassingly wrong, it fails to take into consideration that
there may be others who are not so 'well-to-do' who may be able to assist
in other profitable ways.  Furthermore, there is no suggestion from you
that we should approach these people first, but simply to give you their
names.  This is just wrong.

c) The CPT already has a 'prescribed' offering allocated to it.

A further consideration for which we seek clarification is on the
BOM's recommendation
Art 40.4.3: "no requests for specific or special fundraising be approved
and that, if possible, when a restructuring of activities occurs, it be
done with a view to reducing expenditure; (cf. compare WMDS mandate and
name 4.4.c)"
We realize that this clashes with the CPT recommendations Article 38. 6.3;
However, it has always been understood that recommendations from the BOM
(BFC) always takes precedence on budgetary matters. This is also one of the
reasons why their report is the last to be dealt with at Synod.


Respectfully submitted on behalf of the

Dee Why CRC Session.




On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 10:40 AM, Alet Nel <office at caseycrc.com.au> wrote:

> Dear Pastors and Church Councils****
>
> ** **
>
> It is my privilege to write to you as the representative of the CRCA
> Church Planting Taskforce for Classis Gippsland.****
>
> ** **
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> You might be well aware of the CPT’s work in our denomination to motivate
> and assist local churches in their church planting initiatives. Things have
> been going well the last couple of years and the CPT has been blessed in
> the work that Synod has tasked it to do. Unfortunately we have, like so
> many, found that finances are few and budgets have been cut to so many
> committee’s after the last Synod. CPT has a passion to see our Lord’s work
> being done and would like to continue our work in supporting church plants.
> In order to do our work to the best of our ability we have decided to come
> up with some fundraising initiatives to help us in the shortage. One of
> them is to approach local Church Councils for their help in identifying and
> compiling a list of the ‘financially more well to do’ members in their
> local church. The CPT would like to write a personal letter to them in
> asking their help in supporting our work in church planting. ****
>
> ** **
>
> Would you be so kind as to discuss this at your next Church Council
> meeting? All the relevant suggestions and names may be sent to me and I
> will forward them to the CPT team. (pastor at caseycrc.com.au)****
>
> ** **
>
> Your consideration, prayers and support is highly appreciated.  ****
>
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> Christian Greetings****
>
> ** **
>
> *Rev. La'Mont Ferreira*
>
> Pastor****
>
> * *
>
> ****
>
> * *
>
> *VISION: **"**A Christian church that Loves God and others, *
>
> *Grows together in Christ and Reaches the Lost”.*****
>
> ** **
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> ** **
>



-- 
John & Trudy Zuidema
19 Heather St,
Wheeler Heights.
NSW, 2097
Australia
(http://jtzuidy.blogspot.com.au)




-- 
John & Trudy Zuidema
19 Heather St,
Wheeler Heights.
NSW, 2097
Australia
(http://jtzuidy.blogspot.com.au)
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