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A Note From Rev. Jerusha Moses, Associate Pastor of Children and Families

Many thanks to you for welcoming me warmly into your spiritual home! This has been the most exciting week of my life: the sound of sweet baby coos in the nursery, the sight of our life stories stitched together overhead in the sanctuary (wow, what a sight to behold!), the smell of scrumptious Chinese food at my Welcome Luncheon, and the sense of “Who Am I?” as the children asked insightful questions: Would you rather be invisible or fly?

My friends, I would fly! I would fly into the sky, and live among the fluffy white clouds, shining stars, and vibrant rainbows. I would soar like an eagle knowing that the Lord sustains me daily. I would simply flap my fragile butterfly wings and reach out to the heavens from whence cometh my help. As I begin my special time as Children’s Minister at Richmond’s Tabernacle Baptist Church, would you join me in this magic carpet ride? A whole new world awaits us. Gladness. Wonder. Purpose. Faith. Like that of a child.

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Youth Update Summer 2018

On September 1st, I remembered that I’ve only been at Tabernacle for a month. One month! The youth have lived a lot of life in August. Let’s run through August-

First, we met. On Sunday, August 5, we met together for lunch after church. We awkwardly said hello and I began learning what was coming in the month ahead.

Then, on the following Saturday, Emily and Gerard led us challenge our fears at King’s Dominion. There are few better places to get to know one another. For many of us, this was the first time that we stepped onto a roller coaster and felt that tinge of panic and regret as we heard that “click……click…click..click.click” as we climbed the first hill. For some of us, it was the first time that we had spent time this summer that we had spent a full day with this group of people. Thanks to the hard work and generosity of Emily and Gerard, we all survived!

The next Sunday we enjoyed the hospitality of the Welsteads as we spent a day on the river. We enjoyed jet skis, canoeing, and kayaking. It was a day of conquered fears for some of us! Stepping into muddy water and controlling a kayak are no small feats.

The next weekend, the Kennedys hosted us for a weekend retreat in Fredericksburg. We ate and we swam, we canoed and we kayaked, we played games and watched a lot of Shaun the Sheep. We spent time learning about one another and thinking about what being the youth at Tabernacle means. How do we describe ourselves? In asking these questions, we started to think about who we are as individuals, and what things we bring table. We started asking our own questions, not to have them answered, but to have them heard.

As I look back over the things that have happened in the last month in the life of our youth, I cannot help but feel that we have lived more than a month worth of life. Many of these youth have been journeying together for a long time, with supporters like Emily, Gerard, the Welsteads, and the Kennedys giving their time and energy generously. I haven’t even mentioned the youth teams and parents that sat down months ago to put all of these events together.

I have only been a part of that journey for a month, but I feel like we’ve already traveled far together. In the church I grew up in, we called August “Awesome August,” because it was the kick-off month for all of our fall programs and a lot of families came back from vacations and summer traveling to rejoin the congregation on a weekly bases. It has been an Awesome August for the youth of Tabernacle!

 

Hogan Brock
Minister of Youth
Tabernacle Baptist Church

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Fall 2018 Parents Letter

Dear TBC Parents,

Greetings! I am excited about all the things happening in Children’s Ministry at Tabernacle this fall, and our Children’s Ministry Team wanted to make sure you were in the loop.

Minster to Children & Families

We announced our candidate for the part time position of Minister to Children and Families this past Sunday, Rev. Jerusha Moses. Some of you may know Jerusha and her daughter Misha already, as they have attended Tabernacle from time to time over the past few years. If you don’t know Jerusha, or would like to learn more about her, her resume is at the Welcome Center outside of the sanctuary. There are also copies of an interview she did with Baptist Women in Ministry available for you. Please make plans to be with us on Sunday, September 2, when we will vote on Jerusha’s hire. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to the Children’s Ministry team, or to me directly.

 

Wednesday Worship Arts (6-7 PM on Wednesday, beginning September 12th)

During the summer, I sat down with the Children’s Ministry team and our faithful volunteers to discuss our goals for Wednesday evening programming. We are excited to expand our emphasis on “Worship Arts” with our children this fall! We want to continue our deep commitment to choir and musical arts, while also integrating more intentionally the connection between Bible stories, music, mission, and other forms of art. Charity Roberson and I have worked to develop curriculum ideas that pair with the music our kids will be singing and the stories from Scripture that we will hear in worship each Sunday. We have also changed some of our classroom spaces up, details below!

 

Preschool Worship Arts (Age 3- Kindergarten)

Teachers: Helen Davidson and Charity Roberson

Where: The new Preschool room on the main floor of the building in the previous Godly Play space.

 

1st & 2nd Grade Worship Arts

Teachers: Judy Fiske and Kathy McGraw

Where: The new space for 1st and 2nd grade worship arts is on the main floor, across from the women’s restroom.

 

3rd-5th Grade Worship Arts

Teachers: Jessica Corbitt and Terry Witt

Where: This class will meet in the same space, on the main floor next to the men’s restroom.

 

Sunday School (9:45-10:45 on the 2nd floor of the Williams Building)

This summer we enjoyed time with youth and adults in integrational Sunday school! Now that we are headed back into the school year, we will jump back into our regular Sunday school rhythm. We have 4 new teachers who are excited to begin working with our kids this Fall, as well as 4 returning teachers who continue to serve faithfully. We are grateful for their amazing investment in our children! The schedule has shifted somewhat as well. Our children (kindergarten-5th grade) will meet together from 9:45-10:00 to watch a video on the lesson for the week. At 10, they will break into age-based groups for activities and conversation. Please remember to have your children in the Sunday school classroom as close to 9:45 as possible so they don’t miss the video portion of Sunday school!

As summer winds down, I am praying for each of you and your families! The Children’s Team and our amazing volunteers are looking forward to reconnecting with you and your children this fall!

Blessings,

Rev. Meg Lacy 

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Youth Report – Summer 2018

This summer, the youth have been busy with fun and engaging community activities.
Cookouts, camps, and daytrips have offered spaces for the youth and volunteers to come
together and get to know one another and share the fellowship of Church Family. There were three events that were scheduled but cancelled due to lack
of sign ups and one emergency. All other events have gone as scheduled, however!

Some highlights from the summer:

  • Sunday School is always a good way to be in community with one another and study
    God’s word. Andrew Sabatini and Sarah Smith led Youth Sunday School until July 1,
    when Inter-Generational Sunday School began. Tori Tyndall and JJ Vega helped lead
    Inter-Generational Sunday School in July.
  • Near the beginning of June, Andrew Sabatini took three youth to the DC Comic Con.
  • On June 2nd, Chris Nycum drove the Judy Van with seven adults and four youth for a
    work day at Camp Alkulana. Almost all of those who went would be returning to Alkulana later
    in the summer to be campers or counselors in training.
  • On June 15th, the Burgess family hosted an end of the school year cookout that was a
    big success. There were between 8 and 10 families in attendance as well as several
    people who volunteer with the Youth throughout the year.
  • On June 18th, Mark Snipes and Miriam Kennedy took 13 youth to the DC Zoo. Although
    it was an incredibly hot day, it was a wonderful time of community.
  • On July 24th there will be a youth community day where youth come together and
    work on a project to give to the incoming Youth Minister Brock Hogan.

Camps:
The three main events of the summer are camps! From June 25th-29th Judy Fiske, Marty Watkin,
and Miriam Kennedy took 5 youth to Animate Worship Arts camp at Samford University in
Birmingham, Alabama. The students took toolbox classes and spent time with their small
groups and ended their time by planning a 15-minute worship service in one afternoon. Music and
Worship Arts Camp at Eagle Eyrie July 16th-20th had a great turnout with 28 Adults, youth,
and children. There they took different music and art classes and participated and led in
worship! On July 28th, 11 Youth and adults will head to Metro Baptist Church in New York
City to run Clue Camp. They will be there until August 4th leading children in a week of fun!

Thank You!
All of these camps and day trips and events would not be possible without volunteers and
leaders. Thank you so much to Judy Fiske, Marty Watkin, Sarah Smith, Andrew Sabatini,
SaraAnne Burgess, John Burgess, Bonnie Bailey, Kathy, McGraw, Peggy Strong, Tori Tyndall,
JJ Vega, Mark Snipes, Emily White, Hope Nycum, Chris Nycum, David Gorman, and many
others! Also, a huge thank you to parents and friends who help get youth to church and
events, you are greatly appreciated as well!

Miriam Kennedy

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Construction and Renovation Committee Report – 2nd Quarter 2018

Over the past six months, the Construction and Renovation Committee has moved forward
with the varied tasks necessary to begin work on the conversion of the two row houses into
four duplex apartments.

The new structure of the Construction and Renovation Committee was approved on April 16,
2018, which will accommodate planning the Committee’s three main focus areas, the
construction of the Duplex Apartments, the renovation of the 1st and 2nd floor of the Main
Church building and the alterations of the 1st and 2nd floor of the Williams building. Nelson
Melton will lead the effort to remodel the two row houses into duplex apartments, John Gass
will lead the effort for planning and updates to the main Church building, and Donna and Jim
Soyars will lead the work to add the new 1st floor entrance area for the Child Care function
and updates to the 2nd floor area of the Williams building.

During the past quarter, Jim Soyars undertook the replacement of the Church’s kitchen tile
floor, which was required by the City of Richmond’s health department. Also the air
conditioning system for the Child Care area had to be replaced. The addition of the new
childcare main entrance is projected to be completed just after the Labor Day holiday.

The Church’s Trustees, led by Kathy McGraw, have completed the legal documents which
allows for the transfer of the row house real estate properties to the two corporations, 1913
and 1915 Grove Avenue LLC. This transfer is necessary to allow for conversion of these two
properties into commercial rental property. Also during this time, the two Limited Liability
Corporations have been formed and await the transfer of these two properties, which will
occur after a special use permit is approved by City Council of Richmond.

Donna Soyars continues to work with Sean Hicks, attorney, who is the Church’s contact with
the City of Richmond to acquire the special use permit which allows for conversion of the
two row house properties from residential use into commercial use. This effort is moving
forward and requires first the approval of the Fan District Association before the City of
Richmond’s paperwork will proceed. Hopefully the special use permit will be approved by
the first of October, 2018 at which time re-construction of the two row houses will begin.

Nelson Melton

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Personnel Committee Report – 2nd Quarter 2018

The Personnel Committee has been working on several projects since April. The priority
this quarter was to find help with coverage for the temporary communications coordinator
vacancy until a permanent new hire was installed. The Personnel Committee extends a huge
debt of gratitude and thank you to Jacque Green and Terry McMahon for their outstanding
commitment and devotion to covering that position during the interim period. 
Dean Phillips stepped in to assist as well.

The Personnel Committee, along with the Pastoral Staff, created a sub-committee to work on
the hiring process for the vacancy. This team consisted of Linda Harlow and Mary-Curtis
Powell. Linda and Mary-Curtis’s contributions have been invaluable. Final interviews were
conducted with two candidates by Bill Welstead, Meg Lacy, Joshua Ballew and Sterling
Severns. Hope Cutchins was selected, approved by the Administrative Board, and voted
into the position by the church on June 22nd.

The committee continues to work on revising the Personnel Policy Manual.

Bill Welstead, III

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Tabernacle Child Care Center Report – 2nd Quarter 2018

 

As of July 9, 2018, TCCC is running at capacity with 72 children and fully staffed with 29
personnel.

Building/Projects

  • HVAC: new HVAC units were needed for the Williams Building’s first floor.
  • TCCC is funding the project along with generous donations from several church
    members. The work is in progress and is expected to be completed the week of
    July 9, 2018.
  • Kitchen floor: a new floor was installed as required for the Richmond Health
    Department for licensing purposes. There have been issues with the
    installation, which have yet to be resolved. TCCC and the church are equally
    sharing this project’s cost.
  • TCCC purchased a new stainless topped work prep kitchen table which will
    replace one table currently in use in the kitchen. This has arrived and is awaiting
    assembly.

Junior Kindergarten

  • Due to increased rigor in education practices and a demand in services, TCCC
    will expand its programming to offer a Junior Kindergarten classroom for older
    4 and 5 year olds, beginning September 2018.
  • There will be two classrooms, each with a licensed teacher and one
    assistant. The hope is to grow the program to include 20 students in total.
  • An open house for the Pre-K and JK will be held in August to meet the new
    teachers and answer questions families may have.

Scholarships

  • A Scholarship Committee has been formed as a sub-committee of the TCCC
    Ministry Committee.
  • A Scholarship Mission statement has been developed.
  • A Scholarship Agreement has been developed and shared with three potential
    scholarship families.
  • The Scholarship Committee will continue building a process timeline to
    establish practices and protocol for the 2019-2020 academic year.
  • Three scholarships for the 2018-2019 school year have been offered, consistent
    with last year. A deadline of July 15, 2018 was indicated for families to respond
    with a confirmation to allow time to extend offers should they chose not to
    attend TCCC. As of July 9, 2018, one family has met with the director and
    returned required paperwork and deposits.

Swim lessons

  • Pre-K classes have participated in group swim lessons via the YMCA,
    transportation by the Richmond City busses.
  • The Yellow Room is currently taking swim lessons. New bus routes have altered
    the logistics, but it is working out when the appropriate number of chaperones
    are included.

Retention bonuses

  • Full time employees were offered the opportunity to earn an additional
    employment bonus based on six months of employment and positive
    performance appraisals at the conclusion of the new director’s six months in
    service. Ten out of eleven employees remained employed during the transition
    period and will receive bonuses to recognize the added efforts and support they
    have shown.

Manual Updates

  • A Parental Leave Policy was adopted and added as an addendum to the
    Employee Policy Handbook.
  • New Emergency Management Manuals were developed and follow-up fire drills
    have been conducted and logged.

Increased Capacity

  • New Occupancy Permit was finalized in April 2018, increasing TCCC capacity to 80
    children.

Special Activities

  • In May, TCCC celebrated its teachers during Teacher Appreciation Week. The
    parents helped to treat the teachers to lunches, snacks, and coffee throughout the
    week.
  • The 2017-18 Pre-K class held their graduation ceremony at the end of
    May. Families, church members, previous staff, and former director Frances
    Thrift were in attendance. Portraits were completed by Sterling and presented
    to the children as gifts from the church during the ceremony.
  • TCCC children continue to participate in a weekly chapel conducted by the
    director and pastoral staff on a rotating schedule every Wednesday. Miriam and
    Vincent have been added to the summer schedule.

Financial status

  • As of June 30, 2018 (mid-year), TCCC’s financial condition continues
    strong. For more detail, please see TCCC Financial Reports included elsewhere in this
    Quarterly Business Report.

Kristen OSullivan, TCCC Director

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Board of Deacons Report – 2nd Quarter 2018

The Deacon Board continues to meet monthly. Participation in the meeting has been
excellent and the deacons continue to endeavor to provide support to our pastoral staff and
the congregation in whatever ways possible and needed. Some highlights of the past three
months follow.

April

  • The Youth Minister Team presented their recommendation that Hogan Brock be
    offered the position. After appropriate discussion and dialogue, the deacons
    unanimously approved the candidate.
  • The deacons received a report from the deacon who met with the concerned
    member regarding his recommendations. The member’s concerns were things he
    had been thinking about for quite some time, thus there was not urgency in
    responding. In the absence of the pastor and several members further discussion
    was tabled until the next meeting.
  • The deacon family lists were discussed, and suggestions were offered to assure
    that children who come to worship with grandparents are appropriately included
    in deacon lists.
  • Reports were received from the Race Dialogue team, the Marriage Enrichment
    Group, and the pastor.

May

  • The Children’s Team reported the process and status of the search team that is
    working on the part-time children’s minister position. After a lively and
    productive discussion, the deacons unanimously approved the recommended
    salary. The search team includes Mark Snipes, Jessica Corbitt, Patrick Braford,
    Karen Herman and someone from the Burmese community (TBD).
  • The deacons discussed at length the items included in the concerned member’s
    letter. The member wished to be proactive in pointing out several potential
    problems and issues. The deacons agreed with many, if not most, of these items:
    deacon minutes will include those present and absent; approved minutes will be
    available to members; confidentiality will be assured in handling sensitive
    information among staff and the membership.
  • The Hunger Ministry was discussed regarding recent issues involving members of
    the ministry team. The process of handling problems was the biggest concern
    among the hunger ministry team. These concerns have been noted and ongoing
    dialogue will be available to those involved.
  • Reports were received regarding the pastoral staff evaluation process, marriage
    enrichment group and the Fellowship Fund.

June

  • The pastor reported that he continues to be available to anyone who has questions
    about the Hunger Ministry incident. He explained the process and assured the
    deacons that there is accountability in the way issues are handled. While we seek
    to be transparent, the privacy of individuals must be respected. Deacons were
    asked to continue to reach out to all involved to provide support and care.
  • Deacons received a report on the status and ongoing progress of the Tabernacle
    Child Care Center. This included their plans for adding another classroom which
    will permit additional capacity and possibly allow for additional scholarship
    grants for refugee children. No vote was needed by the deacons; simply their
    blessing.
  • The Marriage Enrichment Group presented their recommendations. The process
    was explained in detail and materials were distributed to the deacons. Deacons
    were requested to prayerfully review the material and come to the next deacons’
    meeting prepared to discuss the recommendations.

Grace and peace,
Woody Jenkins

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TCCC Renovation Updates

The Ministry and Administrative Committees have an exciting update to cosmetic changes that will be taking place at TCCC over the next couple of months!  As the church preserves and renovates the row houses, TCCC’s main entrance will be switched from its current location in between the row houses to the door that currently leads into the Yellow Room from the blacktop.  Here’s what will be happening, as reflected in the drawing of the new layout, below:

  • The Yellow Room entrance wall will be moved to define the new entranceway from the blacktop. Two doors will be added to the altered Yellow Room. 
  • The toy shed in the playground will be moved in the evening so as not to disrupt the childrens’ play time.
  • A new sandbox area will be created in another location in the playground

The building permit to complete this entranceway work is pending, with the goal of doing as much as possible before Labor Day so the new entranceway is ready well before any work begins to the row houses. The rowhouse renovations may begin as early as September.  The church’s Special Use Permit application for that work remains pending but all signs indicate that the application is proceeding toward approval (thanks to TCCC parent, Sean Hicks!).  

We will update parents about how this will affect Sunday mornings in the nursery as soon as we have more information about when the work will happen.  If you have any questions, please contact Kristen or anyone on the Administrative and Ministry Committees.  Thank you for you ongoing support!

 

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Associate Pastor’s Report – Summer 2018

I attended the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship’s annual gathering last month, and had the joy of catching up with a number of friends and ministry colleagues while in Dallas for the conference. I hadn’t seen many of these colleagues since the CBF assembly the previous summer, so it was a gift to swap stories—to hear about new babies that had been born, homes that had been bought or sold, and quite a few professional transitions. Often in the conversation, I got to share some details about my own transition to Richmond and to Tabernacle. TBC—you should be proud! Tabernacle has a reputation as a vibrant and creative place, far beyond the borders of RVA. It was wonderful to watch others’ faces light up when they heard I had landed at in this particular community, and to hear what they knew about the work of our little congregation on the corner of Grove and Meadow. And inevitably, the conversation would lead to some form of this question: “So—what do you do there?” My response was basically this: “Uumm, uhh, well… it’s hard to explain.”

You may remember that the job description for my position here at Tab was anything but traditional. The first two lines were as follows: The goal of this new position is to equip our community with a more effective framework and systems both for and within our ministries. The ideal candidate will have a passion for both people and process, an ability to thrive in a team environment, and expertise in building teams.  Talk about out of the box. The job description went on to identify key areas of restructuring (Children’s Ministry and Administration), the desire for congregational asset mapping, the expectation of worship and spiritual leadership, and, of course, “other duties as assigned.” It’s an understatement to say that this is not a traditional Associate Pastoral role. This position is unique, and there is no road map for this work. In many ways, we are making the road while we walk it. And it’s no wonder that I sometimes struggle to articulate and synthesize the work I have been doing when speaking with colleagues and friends. But, it got me wondering—if I can’t even articulate what I’ve done, does the congregation have any idea of what I’ve been up to? If not, here are some highlights of how I’ve spent these first six months.

  • Getting to Know You: I can’t be a part of helping Tabernacle to discern God’s calling on its future, and equipping the church for this call, without knowing Tabernacle—knowing each of you. I’ve spent time each week trying to do just that—swapping stories over coffee, meeting for lunch, or being invited into your homes for a meal and conversation. I’ve learned about your families, your gifts, your frustrations, and your dreams. This is also rather slow work, to be honest, since there is only one of me and a few hundred of you. But it continues to be one of the most fulfilling parts of my job—and I hope to keep doing it, so that as I walk with you in ministry, I can lead from a place of depth and connection. If we have not yet connected, please reach out to me so we can find a time to do so in the upcoming months. It would be my joy to know you more deeply.
  • Children’s Ministry: I have also been working to support, assess, equip, and expand our ministry to little ones. I was not asked to be a Children’s Minister, and those are not my gifts, but I have been working closely with the Children’s Ministry Team over the past six months. We have worked together to grow the team from 2 members to 5 members, we have shared administrative responsibilities for things like the nursery rotations and Sunday school, we have updated a copy of the job description for Minister to Children and Families and begun a search to fill this position. We have also worked with small groups, parents, and volunteers to draft and promote a Vision and set of Core Values for the Children’s Ministry at Tabernacle (attached below), we hosted a Roundtable discussion to dream about the future of Children’s Ministry at TBC, and we met to consider how we might restructure our programming model to better fit our Vision and Values this fall. These have been exciting conversations, and I hope they set us up well to welcome a new Minister to Children and Families in the next few months.

  • Administration: Besides leading the staff meeting each week, the bulk of my work in administration has been around communications restructuring. Part of my role has been to help the staff and laity build a strategy around how we communicate and why. After familiarizing myself with the current structure and taking over responsibility for weekly announcements, Sterling and I worked together to discern what was most needed in a Communications hire. Ultimately, we redrafted the job description from a design-heavy skill set with some organization skills, to an organization-heavy skill set with some design experience. We posted the job description and worked with Personnel to sift through over 110 applicants, narrowing it down to 3 phone interviews, 2 in person interviews, and one final candidate, which we hope to hire just a few days from the time I am writing. As we prepare to on-board our new Communications Coordinator, I am working with a designer to recreate the bulletin and develop a new, weekly e-news platform, to update and expand the way we tell the Tabernacle story and share information with you and others. Also, a HUGE shout out to Terry McMahon who has so graciously volunteered in this role for the last few months. We couldn’t have done it without him!
  • Just Life: Outside of my responsibilities at Tabernacle, I had a few previous before coming to Richmond that I have been working to wrap up this summer. In June, I was one of the pastors for Animate Worship Arts camp, preaching and leading writing workshops for youth and young adults interested in creative worship practices. It was a joy to be at Animate for the 3rd year, and it was a special gift to be there with some of the Tabernacle youth—to spend time with them in a different context and to watch many of them use their gifts in new and unexpected ways. I can’t wait to see how we make use of them at Tab! Also in June, I presented my capstone project for the CBF Fellows cohort, of which I have been a part for the past 2 years. My capstone project—intended to synthesize my learnings from the two year cohort—was about the development of my philosophy of leadership and the shifts in the way I approach congregational ministry. If this doesn’t sound dreadfully boring to you, take me to coffee and I’ll tell you all about it—I’ve learned a ton. I also had the pleasure, during my time with the Fellows, to lead a workshop for 30+ clergy called Embodied Theology: Yoga as a Resource for Pastoral Ministry. What a joy it was to use my passion for yoga to help other ministers! This is a new avenue of ministry for me, and one that I thoroughly enjoyed. Outside of these commitments, I have spent time on two other tasks in the past few months: community and grief.  You might not think of either of these things as a “task” per se, but both of them require significant time and energy. It has been delightful to be building new relationships with friends and colleagues in Richmond, and begin to make a life here that has depth both inside and outside of the church’s walls. It has also been a bit of a challenge, particularly after the death of my aunt in March. If you know much about grief, you know that it can easily zap energy—emotionally, relationally, even physically. I have been especially aware of my limits these past few months, and the need to give myself time to process and heal, even in the midst of competing responsibilities and demands. I am convinced that one of the ways we lead well as ministers is to model for others a healthy work-life balance, and nurturing our own souls, especially when they are hurting. I hope I have modeled this well in the midst of the past few months. 

Stay tuned! As we wrap up the hiring process for both the Communications Coordinator and the Minister to Children and Families hire, and onboard these new employees, I will begin to shift my energy to the next few tasks on my list:

  1. Lay leadership Recruitment/Engagement
  2. Congregational discernment
  3. Ministry structure
  4. Spiritual Life

Blessings!

Meg