Trustees: Kevin Drake (Chair), Matt Ragan (Vice Chair), Jeff Kauppila (Secretary), Leilani Boulware, Tiffany Coursey, Ben Finney, Jeremy Johnson, Donna Keel, Hunter Moss, Art Tennille, Gene Torti, Mal Underwood
Strategic Initiatives:
In the FY2026 first quarter, the Trustees received presentations, engaged in dialogue, prayer, and made decisions around the following strategic initiatives:
- Staff Structure & Organizational Revisions & Role Changes
- Pursue Campaign Updates
- Future Capital and Ministry / Vision Planning
Actions Taken:
In the FY2026 first quarter the Trustees took the following actions:
- Review and Approved
- Staff reports including Church Dashboard
- SRT hiring recommendations for ministers
- West Franklin Campus Pastor Search Team Updates
- FY2025 Q3 New Members
- FY2025 Q3 Quarterly Business Report to the Church
- 026 Leadership Process Timeline
- 2026 Nominees: Trustees, FMT and SRT
- 2026 Trustee Ballot
- 2026 Trustee, FMT & SRT Officers
- 2026 Deacon Nominees
- 2026 Staff Merit Raises
- Trustee Vacancy
- TBMB Messengers
- Budget Overage Recommendation
- Leadership Staff Organization Chart Revisions
- Self-Employment Contributions Act Recommendation
- Campus Christmas Schedules
- Member Retention
- Campus Advisory Team Replacement
Ministry Review and Interaction:
In the FY2026 first quarter the Trustees heard updates and reports from the individuals, ministries, and teams listed below:
- Kevin Drake – Chairman’s Report
- Heard Trustee Sub-Team Reports (Staff Resource Team, Finance Ministry Team, Senior Pastor and Senior Executive Pastor, and other ad hoc teams)
- FY2026 second quarter trustee meetings are scheduled for January 22, February 26, March 26
- Received updates and sharing from:
- Ken Schafer, Stewardship Minister
- Darrel Girardier, Communications Director
- David Hannah, Lockeland Springs Campus & Teaching Pastor
- Trustee Ad-hoc reports from each campus sub-team
