Opening Meditation: John Tissell (I Cor. 12:14-20, 25-26)

Prayer: Personal praise, thanks, requests and petition for God to lead and increase the ministry and influence of Covenant Men.

Agenda Approved: John Prouty, President

Read/Approve previous Meeting Minutes: Jeff Wolf read the meeting minutes for the August 24, September 14, September 28, and October 12 meetings and they were approved. The November 16 minutes were read but not approved since a quorum was not present and no official business was conducted. (Note- The minutes had been previously distributed and reviewed but no tofficially approved at any previous meetings.)

Financial Secretary Report: Dick Lundberg noted that a new deposit category has been setup for "MARC Pilot" to deposit designated donations which have been received. Total general deposits made from November 12 through December 31, 2002 totaled $2,066.

Treasurer Report: John Prouty read, and the board approved, a revised year end report which corrected an expenditure figure for the 2002 retreat. Keith Olson read, and the board approved, the treasurer report for the period through January 10. Dick will notify the conference office to forward future bank statements to Keith and update them on where to send other correspondence.

Project Committee Report: Discussion led by John Tissell (Project Committee Chair)

· North Seattle Christian School- John worked on their phone system last month.

· Alaska Christian College, Soldatna, AK (ACC)- We may be requested to help construct a new dorm in summer 2003. We have committed to help with the new digital phone system in August 2003; we need to advertise a request for expert help in the conference news.

· Alaska Educational Center, Soldatna, AK (AEC)- Staff are currently sheet-rocking the new shop; we might be asked to help install light fixtures soon. Construction of new dorms is not financed yet; we may be requested to help in summer of 2003.

· Alaska Churches- No major projects firmed up. John will discuss bush projects with Dave Petersen and others to verify projects for summer of 2003.

· Project Liaison Positions- Tom Moline will continue looking for a Cascades Camp liaison position; Jeff Wolf will serve as the coordinator in the interim. Still need local NPC church and Alaska (road system) project coordinators.

· Cascades Camp Projects- Need approx. (20) exposed aggregate concrete park benches constructed this spring. Tom and Jeff will research a new location for the existing barbeque pit away from the building.

· KICY Radio (Nome, AK)- There are (12) proposed projects on the station’s website including adding a handicap access to the rear of the studio. John will verify if we will be involved.

· Interbay Covenant- They need help to re-install the existing phone system which had been removed for another project.

John Tissell and Jeff Wolf to prepare a list of projects and forward to a volunteer to get written up for the conference news. We also need to video tape the next project that uses bunk bed and picnic table templates for training use on future projects.

Stewardship Report: Discussion led by Harold Ulfers (Stewardship Committee Chair)

· Harold noted that approximately $1,200 in pledges are yet to be received for Kerm’s memorial cabin fund. He will forward the totals to Jeff Mattson for posting on the website. He will work with Dick to send reminders in March/April to those who have outstanding pledges. Tom noted that Kerm’s cabin is tentatively scheduled for construction in the winter of 2006.

Executive Board Report- (None discussed.)

Camp Board Report- John Prouty noted that the camp was in debt $900,000 last year after purchasing the new airstrip property. After subdividing and selling unneeded portions, they are only $26,000 in debt. This amount is anticipated to be paid off soon with timber sale proceeds. The camp is now actively pursuing purchase of a portion of the property across the lake. He also discussed that the camp needs help with various projects as previously noted in the projects report above.

Old Business- (None discussed.)

2003 Retreat Planning:

Retreat Date- October 3-5

Speaker Info.- John Prouty will get the speakers "bio." from the conference office and paste into the brochure template.

Retreat Topic- " ‘A Man and HIS Mission’; God’s mission for a man on the personal and world level."

Retreat Publicity- We will plan on sending out the retreat brochures at the annual meeting in April.

Defining Covenant Men:

What is a Covenant Men group at the local church level? A group of men in a local Covenant church that meet together to support and encourage each other in their walk of faith and service to Christ.

What are Covenant Men at the conference level? (We will research the past history of Covenant Men.)

How can we be more effective at the conference level? (We will continue working on this and the items below.)

Mission Statement-

Vision Statement-

Values Statement-

New Business:

Scholarships- John Prouty will verify the number of full-time Covenant seminary students with the conference office and will distribute a total approved amount of $2,000 between them. John Tissell will forward the list of past seminary students to Jeff Wolf for him to update with the new students.

Discussed a potential 2003 retreat fundraising project to raise support for Mark Swensen family to cover debt from mission aviation school and expenses for moving to the mission field. (Marc Swensen is a Mission Aviation Repair Center (MARC) pilot/mechanic stationed with his wife and three young children in Soldatna, AK.)

Will research a revision of the CovMen bylaws at a future date to allow Covenant "Church Members" and "Regular Attenders" voting rights at the annual meetings rather than for "Elected Church Reps." only.

Need to continue updating the CovMen website. (i.e.- Post draft meeting agendas, meeting minutes, pending projects and the CovMen mission.)

Next Meeting: At Cascades Camp on February 15, 2003 at 9:30am.