As you know, this Sunday is our Family Business Meeting at 4pm. Below is new information about what to expect at the meeting and for the voting process.

Voting for the budget and constitution is a verbal vote as a group while the appointment of Lead Pastor Jonathan Pafford will be conducted by paper ballot. Appointment of a new lead pastor requires agreement by at least 75% of our members so the vote has to be conducted using a process that is more precise than a verbal vote.

What to expect during our meeting:
When you arrive, please enter through the front doors and proceed through the lobby, where members of Crossover who have signed the membership covenant will be checked in and receive an envelope with your ballot(s) inside. Families will receive one envelope, which includes one ballot for each person in the family who is eligible to vote (members only, over the age of 16). 

During the meeting, when the time comes, you'll be prompted to take out your ballots, cast your vote, fold your ballot, and place it in the basket that will pass in front of you. 

In the back of the worship center, two elders will count the ballots and two other laymen will recount for verification while the meeting continues. Once the counting is complete and verified, the meeting will end shortly after the announcement of the results.

We're so looking forward to time with you this Sunday to celebrate all the Lord is doing in and through you, our Crossover family! This Sunday's meeting is a beautiful way to bring our year of transition to an end as we look forward to growing stronger together in 2023!

You're invited to join us for an in-person Family Business Meeting where we’ll discuss what's happening in the church, vote on the  constitutional changes,  2023 budget, and to appoint Jonathan Pafford as Lead Pastor. Voting on the constitutional changes, budget and installing a Lead Pastor is reserved for those who have been through our Membership Class and been affirmed as members of Crossover, but all are welcomed to come to the meeting and observe the process.

FAMILY BUSINESS MEETING
Sunday, November 13, 4 pm
Worship Center | No Childcare

We continue to be a church that exists to magnify the name of Jesus Christ and make disciples, strengthening and growing them into disciple-makers of their own to see our homes, our community and our world radically changed by the Gospel of grace.
 
The past few years have been marked by one unexpected change followed by another.  We’re supposed to be abiding in The Vine which means we’re consistently growing - which also means we’re consistently changing. So, thanks for being faithful to embrace this season of change with faithfulness and prayer. We’re so grateful!

What are we inviting you to do? We’re inviting you to learn and live out our 6 Core Values:
Biblically-Based 
Holy-Spirit Dependent 
Connected in Prayer
Devoted in Service
 Building Authentic Community  
Engaging in Genuine Worship  
We’re inviting you to join us on The Journey as a disciple who grows in their knowledge of God, begins making a difference, gets connected and grows stronger - and then you’re invited to be a disciple-maker by taking someone else through that same Journey when you’re through.

This is an exciting time to be a part of Crossover! Why? Because God is at work in our midst in some new and amazing ways as we shift our leadership structure from being Senior Pastor led to being led by a team of elders which includes Jon Pafford and Matt Kaiser.

We’re laser-focused on the mission and vision God has given to us.  Jon and Matt are sharing the pulpit and collaborating on the preaching ministry.

Don’t let constitutional changes freak you out - much of it is cleaning up typographical errors or adding more specific wording for clarity. But, a few of the changes make provision for the structure shift mentioned in Matt's video above.

Making sure our constitution accurately describes the shift to Crossover ministry led by a team of elders as well as the important distinction between the role of our previous Senior Pastor and that of our newly defined Lead Pastor. Its not just semantics! The roles are different in a few very important ways and you’re going to want to understand how and why we believe the Lord is leading us to make these changes. 

Members are welcome to ask any of our elders questions or to seek clarification on any of the proposed changes.

Elders
Mark Simpson
Roger Smith
Kevin Fortney
Pastor Matt Kaiser matt@crossoverchurch.info
Jim Luten
Ron Pearson
Pastor Jonathan Pafford jon@crossoverchurch.info
Jim Fall