EBA Council Summary 6th April EBA Trustees – with one apology — met together along with Claire Blatchford, Gale Richards and Gillian Jones for the EBA Council meeting on 6 April 2024. Andrew welcomed everyone and welcomed Gillian, the newly appointed Safeguarding Lead to the meeting. On opening the meeting Andrew read from Acts 2 reminding us that God’s love is open to all and then he opened in prayer. Council was brought up to date with 4 outstanding matters from previous meetings, which included an update on where the Association is regarding its own Ethos Statement following the guidelines released by Baptist Union and a report from the latest BMS Council of Reference on which the EBA has a representative. Rev Ivan King, author of a report on the Sustainability and Resilience of Home Mission commissioned by EBA Council was invited to attend Council to speak on the report …
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Council Summary January 2024 Andrew opened the meeting by reading from 1 Peter chapter 4 reminding us to love each other and pray for one another, letting our actions towards each other speak loudest, then opened in prayer. Andrew also offered thanks for the work Fiona has done and the time served as Moderator. Trustees were informed that both flowers and an afternoon tea voucher had been sent to Fiona as a thank you for serving in the moderator role. Sandra Crawford had completed her term as a co-opted trustee, Sandra confirmed that she would be willing to stand for another two years. (Sandra left the room.) The remaining members considered the co-option and in line with our governing document trustees agreed to the co-option for a further 2-year term until January 2026. Sandra was welcomed back into the room. It was also highlighted to the council that the gender …
Council Summary November 2023 Fiona welcomed David to his first meeting as Team Leader and due to his position as trustee. In total there were 11 trustees present, 2 apologies and both Claire and Gale as RM’s were present by invitation. Fiona read from Proverbs 3:5-6 and referred to verses in Isaiah where God makes a new way, and linked this to where the EBA is currently finding itself following a change in personnel. EBA Secretary led some Trustee Training reminding them of their responsibilities according to the Charities Act and duties as Directors with the Companies Act. The training finished with some questions that trustees should ask themselves when facing making decisions in their role as Trustees. This led to an exercise with a focus on governance in which council members were asked to discuss the role of the council and the role description of a Trustee. Further consideration …
