Coordinating Team is one of Follen’s 3 governing boards, along with Program Council and Parish Board.

Membership

Coordinating Team consists of voting and non-voting members.

The voting members of the Coordinating Team are: 

  • the president of Program Council
  • the chair of Parish Board
  • the parish minister
  • and the business manager

Non-voting members include:

  • the vice president of the Program Council
  • the vice chair of the Parish Board

Please see your Follen directory for up-to-date team membership.

Schedule and Agenda

Coordinating Team typically meets the Thursday before Program Council meetings to discuss the duties and responsibilities that include:

  • Scheduling meetings and establishing the agendas of Program Council and Parish Board
  • Determining which of the 2 bodies shall have decision-making authority with respect to all matters
  • Interacting with Program Council and Parish Board to facilitate both the ongoing operations of the church by Program Council and the development of long-range plans and of all necessary policies and procedures to guide the church’s operations by Parish Board

For all meetings, Coordinating Team designates one of its members each year to keep a record of all its matters discussed and actions taken, which is retained by the clerk of the Parish Board.