Per the NSUMC Guiding Principles, we are making a summary of our monthly Leadership Board meeting available to the public. A summary with meeting minutes will be made available within two (2) weeks of the meeting.
July 2025 NSUMC Leadership Board Meeting Report
In Attendance: Andrew Song, Cathy Sherry, Dave Blobaum, Keith Sobraske, Curt Hansen, Dinah Bahlman (co-lay leader), Carey Johnson, Shellee Snoke (staff) Loving Opening Prayer Devotional by Andrew Song will be given in August. Guiding Spiritual Purpose Statement: The Leadership Board of North Scottsdale UMC prayerfully leads with gratitude and discernment,
June 2025 NSUMC Leadership Board Meeting Report
In attendance: Cathy Sherry, Winston Vineyard, Andrew Song, Keith Sobraske, Carey Johnson, Dave Blobaum, Samantha Moritz, Curt Hansen, Chris Wurpts, Tom McPhee (Co Layleader), Dinah Bahlman (Co Layleader), Shellee Snoke (Staff) Loving Devotional (Winston Vineyard) Guiding Spiritual Purpose Statement: The Leadership Board of North Scottsdale UMC prayerfully leads with gratitude
May 2025 NSUMC Leadership Board Meeting Report
At this time, there are no major updates on the ongoing lawsuit with 5 Words. The process server has yet to successfully serve the papers; however, our lawyer will soon file an affidavit and publish a notice in the newspaper to complete the necessary serving process. Chris proposed a motion
April 2025 NSUMC Leadership Board Meeting Report
In Attendance: Curt Hansen, Winston Vineyard, Dave Blobaum, Chris Wurpts, Keith Sobraske, Terri Wicker, Cathy Sherry, Carey Johnson, Andrew Song, Samantha Moritz, Tom McPhee (co lay leader), Dinah Bahlman (co lay leader), Staff Shellee Snoke Loving Opening Prayer (Pastor Chris) and Devotional (Samantha Moritz) Guiding Spiritual Purpose Statement: The Leadership
March 2025 NSUMC Leadership Board Meeting Report
In Attendance: Curt Hansen, Winston Vineyard, Dave Blobaum, Chris Wurpts, Keith Sobraske, Terri Wicker, Cathy Sherry, Carey Johnson, Andrew Song, Tom McPhee (co lay leader), Visitor Lance Hylander, Staff Shellee Snoke Loving Opening Prayer (Pastor Chris) and Devotional (Samantha Moritz) Samantha was unable to attend the meeting. She will share
February 2025 NSUMC Leadership Board Meeting Report
In Attendance: Curt Hansen, Winston Vineyard, Dave Blobaum, Chris Wurpts, Keith Sobraske, Terri Wicker, Cathy Sherry, Carey Johnson, Dinah Bahlman (co lay leader), Tom McPhee (co lay leader) Loving Opening Prayer (Pastor Chris) and Devotional (Dave Blobaum) January 21, 2025 minutes were approved Learning Leadership Board Packet Approval Consent Agenda
January 2025 NSUMC Leadership Board Meeting Report
In Attendance: Curt Hansen, Dave Blobaum, Chris Wurpts, Samantha Moritz, Keith Sobraske, Terri Wicker, Andrew Song, Cathy Sherry, Carey Johnson, Dinah Bahlman (co lay leader) Loving Opening Prayer (Pastor Chris) and Devotional (Curt Hansen) Learning Pastoral presentation and review of annual church mission and goals. Mission: “Therefore go and make
December 2024 NSUMC Leadership Board Meeting Report
Attendance Rev. Christopher Wurpts, Cathy Sherry, Curt Hansen, Dave Blobaum, Samantha Moritz, Terri Wicker, Winston Vineyard, Andrew Song, Co-Lay Leader Tom McPhee, Visitor Lance Hylander, Staff Shellee Snoke Loving Opening Prayer – Rev. Christopher Wurpts Devotional – Rev. Christopher Wurpts Learning Pastor Chris restated the church’s goals for 2025 that
November 2024 NSUMC Leadership Board Meeting Report
Pastor’s Report: November 2024 Our Leadership Board met this month to discuss and approve several important items as we continue to guide North Scottsdale United Methodist Church through the mission and goals we’ve established for 2025. Leadership Board minutes can be found here: 2024 November Leadership Board Minutes.docx Below are
October 2024 NSUMC Leadership Board Meeting Report
Pastor’s Report: October 2024 Our Leadership Board gathered for its October meeting to continue shaping the mission and ministry of North Scottsdale United Methodist Church. This meeting included a valuable update from our new Director of Congregational Life, important stewardship discussions, and progress toward our budget for 2025. Board minutes
September 2024 NSUMC Leadership Board Meeting Report
Pastor’s Report: September 2024 Our Leadership Board held its September meeting as part of our ongoing efforts to guide and support the ministries of North Scottsdale United Methodist Church under our new Simplified Accountable Structure. This meeting covered a variety of topics, building on the foundation laid during our annual
August 2024 NSUMC Leadership Board Meeting Report
Pastor’s Report: Our Leadership Board held its first-ever meeting as the official governing board for North Scottsdale United Methodist Church. Though it got to be a bit long (nearly 2.5 hours!), we covered a lot of important, introductory ground. Most importantly, the Board adopted its first set of Governing Principles
NSUMC Leadership Board Communication Form
As the Leadership Board works with the congregation to increase two-way communication, we are offering the following form to further our effort. As always, questions and comments can still be addressed to any member of the Leadership Board directly, but we also suggest the following form as others in the congregation may benefit from reading a Q&A. We welcome comments, suggestions, etc. as we continue to seek more open pathways.
NSUMC Guiding Principles
Our permission-giving policies, procedures, and practices that protect and allow the ministry of our church to function on a day-to-day basis within healthy boundaries. This is a living, breathing document that guides our church ministry under the Simplified Accountable Structure (SAS), while adhering to The United Methodist Church’s Book of Discipline (BOD). Only the Leadership Board has the authority to establish, remove, or modify a Guiding Principle.
