Proposal part 4

VIP PROPOSAL COMPONENTS
ANE Missional Studies Group

H) Budget

1) Immersion Retreat
Flight plan for budget purposes: (May 7th and returning May 15th at 6:17 A.M.)
Philadelphia to Grand Rapids - $340.00
Detroit to Los Angeles - $189.00
Los Angeles – Honolulu $351.00
Honolulu-Kauai (Round Trip) $187.00
Honolulu to Philadelphia $553.00

Total per person = $1620.00

Hotel Accommodations May 7th and 8th
Detroit – Courtyard by the Marriott - $278.00

Hotel Accommodations May 9th and 10th
Los Angeles – Radisson Hotel Chatsworth - $272.00

Hotel Accommodations May 11th – 14th
Honolulu, Hawaii – Radisson Waikiki Prince Kuhio - $716.00

Total per person = $1266.00

Mini Van Rental
Detroit - $ 65.00 x 2 = $130.00
Los Angeles - $52.00 x 2 = $104.00
Hawaii - $56.00 x 5 = $280.00
Gas - $200.00

Total per person = $119.00

Meal Expense:
Breakfast - $10.00 x 9 = $90.00
Lunch - $15.00 x 9 = $135.00
Supper - $20.00 x 9 = $180.00

Total per person = $405.00

Total trip expense per person = $3410.00

2) Resources (See section F for details) 250.00

3) Pulpit Supply 75.00



4) Technology 500.00
- High-speed internet for on-line discussions
and communication between cohort members
($20 per month for 24 months = $480)
- Web hosting ($5 per month for 24 months, split
between cohort members = $20)

Total per person $ 4235.00

Group Total $25,410.00

Additional expenses would include travel to monthly meetings and a day trip to
Brian McLaren’s Cedar Ridge Church will be covered under either cohort
members’ educational reimbursement accounts or deducted as travel expenses from
individual taxes.

The treasurer of Cornerstone Christian Fellowship will serve as cohort treasurer.
Mark Kneasel, 30 Palm Lane, Lebanon, PA 17042 (717) 274-9158































VIP PROPOSAL COMPONENTS
ANE Missional Studies Group

I) Cohort Personnel (Newly formed group)

Tim Doering
547 N. State St Ephrata, PA 17522
Home- 717-721-3960 Work- 717-733-1229 Cell- 717-917-3039
tdoering@ephratabrethren.org

Ephrata Church of the Brethren, Atlantic North East
Ordained in 2004
Experience: 3.5 years of "full time" associate, 2yrs lay (team) ministry
CEU: Brethren Academy for Ministerial Leadership courses for ordination, COB
church planting conference "the Next Step" (2002), Beeson Institute for
Advanced Church Leadership (Module 9, 2003), Willow Creek Small Groups
conference "Becoming the Church Next Door" (2004), Easum & Bandy Associates
Convergence (2004), New Life Ministries "Renewing the Church, Reclaiming the
Gospel" (2005)
Pastor Of Discipleship Ministries: My role is to facilitate the spiritual
formation for the adults at ECOB, as well as creating opportunities for them
to experience spiritual transformation. I provide oversight for those who
work for similar things among the children and youth of our congregation.
Specifically, I provide: leadership for an emerging small group network, the
primary creative design for an elective adult education program that is
being birthed, the spiritual oversight for our "Promiseland" children's
ministry, administration for our mission focus (various mission initiatives
focused on Honduras), and vision for a Marketplace Ministry that is in early
developmental stages. In addition I provide support for the senior pastor in
occasional visitation, counseling, preaching...


Robert D. Eshelman
20 Lauren Lane - Ephrata, PA 17522
Home - 717-738-0486 Work - 717-733-1229 Cell - 717-203-3934
reshelman@ephratabrethren.org
Ephrata Church of the Brethren, Atlantic N.E.
Education completed: High School - The complete13course Brethren Academy Program. Education will never be complete.
Year Ordination - 2005


Years of Pastoral Experience: Approximately 9 months in my present fulltime position as Minister of Congregational Care & Middle School Ministries and 4.0 years in my part time position as Director of Middle School Ministries. Licensed to the Ministry in June of 2000. Worked as a volunteer middle school youth advisor for the Ephrata Church and the Atlantic N.E. Middle School Advisory board from 1996. -2002. Conferences: "Creating a Safe Place, A Community Response to Family Violence"(2005), "Renewing the Church, Reclaiming the Gospel" (2005) New Windsor, Maryland Ministry Formation (2005)
Presently enrolled in the EXCEL Program at Elizabethtown College to complete my Bachelor Degree in Religious Studies. I am in the final stages of completing the following areas in my Training in Ministry Program (TRIM): Polity and the Church, Brethren Experience, scheduled for September 12-16, and the Work Experience element of this course of study. Member of the newly formed Ephrata Youth Aid Panel with completion of 8-weeks of seminars and course study followed by certification. Completed the 13 courses in the Brethren Academy Program
Minister of Congregational Care/Director of Middle School Ministries: I have a pretty wide range from 10 years old to 99 and everyone in between as a mission field. My ministry comprises of visitation (home and hospital), coordinate the Senior Adult Fellowship Ministry, and Directing the Middle School Ministries our congregation. Direct the weekly out reach ministry Youth Club for children in the 4th through 8th grades. Create opportunities for adults and senior high youth leaders to share their gifts with the community through the Youth Club ministry. Provide support and over see the Sonshine Club out reach children's ministry held on a weekly basis as well. Provide assistance to the senior pastor in preaching, teaching, funerals, weddings, anointing,

Galen R. Hackman
18 Springcrest Drive, Akron, Pa 17501
Home, 717-859-3309; Office, 717-733-1229; Cell, 717-368-4441 **ghackman@ephratabrethren.org <*
*Ephrata Church of the Brethren, *District: Atlantic Northeast
Education: Bachelor of Theology and Master of Arts in Religion
Year Ordained: 1976
Years of Pastoral Experience: 28
Continuing Education Experiences in the last 5 years: (this is at best a
partial listing)
Turn Around Pastors Summit, Easum, Bandy and Associates, December 2000
Sustaining Long Term Pastorates, Alban Institute, October 2000
Ethics in Ministry Relations, ANE District, February 2002
Where is Jesus Going?, Easum, Bandy and Asso. April, 2002
Faith Formation through Liturgy, Word, Music, Art, Drama, ANE Leadership
Event, November 2002
The Character of Leaders, CCN Leadership Series, January 2003
Developing Leaders, CCN Leadership Series, February 2003
Worship Leadership, Billy Graham Association, June 2003Equipping Churches Learning Summit, Eastern Conference, United Methodist
Church, February 2004
Small Groups Conference, Willow Creek Association, September 2004
Global Positioning for the Soul, Easum, Bandy and Asso., March 2004
The Bible and Bioethics, Brethren Village Pastor’s Conference, January 2005
Renewing the Church, Reclaiming the Gospel, New Life Ministries, April, 2005
Worship and the Arts, Willow Creek Association, June 2005
Pastors and Leaders Conference, Compassion Intl., August 2005
Leading Multiple Staff, Alban Institute, October 2005
Brief Description of Ministry Context:
The Ephrata Church of the Brethren is a long-standing congregation which
has roots into the Ephrata Cloister and the early Brethren who have
settled the Conestoga valley. After reaching a peak in attendance of
over 500 in the early 1990’s, the congregation entered a period of
significant decline, hitting a low of 365 or so in worship by the end of
2001. The church had a strong heritage of giving and of volunteer
ministry. On this foundation we have been building a ministry
emphasizing lay leadership, spiritual formation, outreach and singleness
of purpose. The congregation has launched a very effective contemporary
worship service in addition to traditional worship, small group
ministry, several support/recovery groups and expanded children’s
ministries resulting in increased attendance and support. As of August
2005, attendance is averaging 450 and income has increased each year.
Additionally, we have seen scores of people rise up to take on
leadership roles in the church.
The town of Ephrata lies in the northern section of Lancaster County,
PA. As such it lies in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch Country where
Anabaptists have long been present. Ephrata is a town of about 15,000
people in a surrounding community of about 50,000. Population is
increasing and the schools are stable.
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* *Jay McCumber*
* 105 East Chestnut Street Lebanon, PA 17042
* Home - 717-274-6034 Work - 717-279-5683 Cell - 717-383-1623
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* Cornerstone Christian Fellowship, Atlantic NorthEast
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Education Completed: Bachelor of Theology from Applachian Bible College (May
1999)
*Ordained by Vincent Baptist Church, January 2000
Ordination approved and accepted by Church of the Brethren in June 2004
Years of Pastoral Experience
Youth Pastor, Hope Church St Louis, Missouri, November 1999-August 2004
Oversaw and administrated the student ministries of Hope Church.
Oversaw paid and unpaid staff of fourteen. Led and trained students in various
ministry
settings: weekly student meetings, mission trips, retreats, camps, etc.Senior Pastor
Cornerstone Christian Fellowship Lebanon, Pennsylvania, September 2004 - present
Approaching one year in senior pastor ministry. Oversee church
leadership, paid and unpaid. Set vision and goals for church, administer pastoral
care, teach regularly, network with local pastors for community ministry vision.
Continuing Education
March 2000 - Youth Specialties YouthWorker Conference
September 2000 - Ministering to Postmoderns
Two Day Training Seminar at Covenant Seminary
May 2001 - Youth Specialties YouthWorker
February 2002 - Willow Creek Community Church, Youth Minister's Conference
January 2004 - Intimate Allies Marriage Counseling Training Seminar, Two Day Training Seminar - Mars Hill Graduate School
Currently enrolled in the Brethren Academy Program taking Church of the Brethren Polity and Practice
Senior Pastor at Cornerstone Christian Fellowship:
My ministry context is in the middle of the city of Lebanon, a town of about
35,000 people. I lead the ministry leadership endeavors of Cornerstone to
equip the people of our church to reach Lebanon with the message of Christ.
I meet twice a month with a leadership team of seven elders, and together we
determine the vision, goals and programs of ministry to accomplish the task
of equipping our people well. I also oversee three other staff positions,
one full-time and two part-time. I provide pastoral care and am a part of
the executive team of the Lebanon Valley Ministry Network - a group of
ministry organizations that meet together regularly for prayer and community
networking in ministry. I teach weekly in our main service and oversee the
leadership of our small group programs, as well as other general pastoral
care.
**David Ulm*
* 2099 Mt. Zion Road, Lebanon, PA 17046
* Home - (717) 933-5077 Office - (717) 933-4926 Cell - (717) 222-0050
* Mt. Zion Road C.O.B., Atlantic Northeast District
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* Bachelors Degree plus seminary work to satisfy District requirements for ordination
* Ordained July 31, 2005
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* Pastoral experience - 7 _ years at Mt. Zion Road COB
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* Continuing Education experiences in last five years
* Regular course work at Evangelical School of Theology in MAR program
*COB Polity & Practice and COB History, Life & Thought classes at Susquehanna Valley Satellite
*Various Seminars including Easum Bandy Convergence, Brethren Ministers Association pre & post conference meetings, denominational ethics training, Promise Keepers Pastors Seminar
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*Head pastor of the Mt. Zion Road COB with part-time (10-12 hours weekly) associate. This church is a long-established congregation meeting in some form since 1860. This is a rural congregation which grew from an average attendance of 88 in 1996 to 128 in 2002, and has plateaued in the mid 120's since that time. Active membership has continued to grow to present high of 161. The congregation is in the midst of a building program to add a multipurpose building to facilitate ministry to the community.
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* *David Weiss*
589 Stone Rd., Mohrsville, PA 19541
Home: 610-926-0488 Office: 610-562-9757 Church: 610-929-5212 Cell Phone: 610-451-4513
angelprty1@aol.com

*New Creation Fellowship, Reading, PA, Atlantic Northeast
Education Completed: 2003, Year Ordained: 2003
Years of Pastoral Experience: Two as “senior pastor” plus five years in
volunteer youth ministry
A listing of continuing education experiences for the last five years:
Brethren Academy courses to complete ordination training
Bethany Seminary Church Planting Course Spring 2002
Ashland Seminary Church Planting Course and Assessment- Summer 2004
Numerous one day workshops and courses, in ethics, ministry skills,
spiritual formation, etc.

*Ministry Context of Dave Weiss
After five years of volunteer youth ministry, I felt the call to plant
a new church, so with the blessing of the congregation and the
district, a core group of seven people began New Creation Fellowship in
September of 2002. The church was designed from its inception to be a
missional community of faith, attempting to fulfill both aspects of the
Great Commission (going AND making disciples). We have had some
success (especially in the latter) but the pressures of bivocational
ministry and a syndrome that I refer to as the “overcommitted
committed” i.e. people with missional hearts and extremely busy
schedules. We are surrounded by a community that (in a lot of cases)
has everything but Christ. My goal in this research project is to learn
more about how to take what is in my heart and the hearts of my
congregation as well as our God given gifts and abilities and place
them into action to the glory of God.
What also may be important to this project is that I have been
involved in the graphics/communications field most of my life and I
have a passion for using the visual arts in preaching, teaching and
reaching. I have put this to work in my ministry almost from the
beginning and create resources and teach seminars in the field of using
the visual arts in ministry. http://www.radicallyreal.com/amok I am
also convinced that music can be a powerful tool in reaching people
especially youth. As a result of this, I have become a lesson writer
for the Christian music based, youth ministry resource, Interlinc. *
**VIP PROPOSAL COMPONENTS
*ANE Missional Studies Group*
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* J) Group Roles and Norms
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* Group Roles:
* Facilitator Galen Hackman
* Treasurer Contact Jay McCumber
* Writer/Recorder David Ulm
* Technology Needs Dave Weiss
* Travel Planner Robert Eshelman
* Spiritual Formation Tim Doering
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* Group Meetings
* This group will meet on a monthly basis, starting in January of 2006, for approximately 90 minutes. We will rotate our meeting among our various churches, and other areas in the community. Group members will be expected to keep up to date on the relevant reading, to attend all meetings if possible, and to promote a safe, non-judgmental environment in which to share. If one member cannot be present for a meeting, the meeting will go on and adequate information from the meeting will be passed on via the blog, listserve, or web site. In two or more members cannot be present, the meeting will be rescheduled.
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* Meeting Outline
* Spiritual Formation 15 minutes
* Alternating from one month to the next:
* Either debriefing on latest reading
* or Acts Bible study 40 minutes
* Visit learning objectives and record
* progress 10 minutes
* Sharing issues & prayers *25* minutes
* Total 90 minutes
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*K) Recommendations
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* Letters of recommendation will be attached to the hard copy coming from Galen/Tim at Ephrata COB