# Church council meeting agenda

**Date and time:**   
**Location:**   
**Moderator or chair:**   
**Devotion led by:**   

| Item | Owner | Time | What we need to leave with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Opening prayer or devotion | Assigned member | 5 min | Recorded who led it |
| Call to order, quorum | Chair | 2 min | Quorum confirmed |
| Approval of previous minutes | Secretary or clerk | 3 min | Approved as written or corrected |
| Pastor's report | Pastor | 10 min | Anything needing a council decision flagged |
| Treasurer's report | Treasurer | 10 min | Giving and spending against budget, fund balances |
| Ministry and committee reports | Chairs | 15 min | Short updates, requests for action noted |
| Old business | Chair | 10 min | Each item voted, referred or deferred with a date |
| New business | Chair | 15 min | Motions and votes recorded |
| Prayer concerns | Pastor or chair | 5 min | Shared in the room, not recorded in detail |
| Closing prayer and adjournment | Pastor | 3 min | Time recorded, next meeting date |