How many meetings do you conduct each month? Are you expected to lead an opening or closing devotion? Here are 20 devotions ready to use. Each devotion in this file is a two-sided pdf file. You can print the one side and distribute it to the participants while reading the devotional text provided on the numbered leader’s page.
Meditations written by Rev. Cecil H. Skibbe
Meditations adapted and devotional pages written by Rev. Marcus Jauss
Devotions for Church Meetings Full All 20 devotions
1. A Bit of Clay Anytime; Pentecost
2. A Taste of Life Time of trouble in congregation/community
3. A Thank You Will Do Thanksgiving; Celebrations
4. Benediction End of school/church/calendar year
5. Dashes January; to memorialize someone
6. Depend on the Lord July; Pentecost; time of difficulty
7. Have a Good Day…Unless Anytime; Pentecost; time of conflict
8. I Love You Jesus Anytime; Lent
9. Jesus is Lord Advent; Christmas; Lent
10. Keeping in Touch Anytime
11. Move Closer to the Light Start of school year; Advent; Lent
12. On Being Grateful Thanksgiving; on being spared disaster
13. Pray and Keep On Praying Anytime
14. Remember Your Baptism Lent; Easter; Pentecost
15. Stop! Look! Listen! Start of school year; Pentecost
16. That Little Gem Confirmation time; Anytime
17. The Difference that Made a Difference Advent; Christmas
18. The Touch of Jesus Lent; Advent; Christmas
19. Wait Three Days Easter
20. Wait Until You Get to the Corner Anytime; Time of difficult decisions
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Once while Jesus was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret, and the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, he saw two boats there at the shore of the lake; the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to put out a little way from the shore. Then he sat down and taught the crowds from the boat. When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep water and let down your nets for a catch.” Simon answered, “Master, we have worked all night long but have caught nothing. Yet if you say so, I will let down the nets.” When they had done this, they caught so many fish that their nets were beginning to break. So they signaled their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both boats, so that they began to sink. But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Go away from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man!” For he and all who were with him were amazed at the catch of fish that they had taken; and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. Then Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching people.” When they had brought their boats to shore, they left everything and followed him.
I once read this great illustration describing the task of fisherman, during the time of Jesus, as they prepared their nets for their next fishing expedition. I had never given much thought to the mundane task of preparing to fish. However, I realized that one of the most important skills of these fishermen was making and mending their nets. The nets were made of linen, thus, they had to be cleaned and dried each day, or they would rot and wear out. Therefore, much of the fisherman’s day was spent tending to these nets, in order to successfully catch fish.
I do not think it was a mistake that Jesus was drawn to fisherman, in his search for disciples. I mean, he could have found other carpenters like himself, but he did not. Instead, he chose fisherman, disciples that understood what it means to have the patience to undertake the mundane tasks, which may or may not reap instant benefits. If you think about it, the leadership of the Church today is much like those fishermen disciples. So much of our time is spent tending to the nets in order to fish for men. For example, preparing budgets, instituting programs, organizing Sunday School classes, and planning for Worship. These are tasks that are often forgotten when the net full of men, women and children are pulled into the boat of our Church.
As we prepare for our meeting tonight, let us remember that even Jesus understood the necessity of the tasks which others may think are mundane. Let us make, mend, and clean our nets with joyful hearts, knowing God is using our labor to fish for his people. Amen.
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The Des Moines School Board meets regularly at 6:00 pm on the first and third Tuesdays of most months.
School Board meetings are held in the multi-purpose room on the 2nd floor of Central Campus, located at 1800 Grand Avenue in Des Moines.
In addition, the School Board holds special meetings and work sessions throughout the year as needed.
For additional information on School Board meetings, including upcoming agendas and past minutes, please visit the links to the right.
School Board Meeting Schedule 2018-19
| 2018 | 2019 |
| July 10 | January 8 |
| August 14 | January 22 |
| September 4 | February 5 |
| September 18 | February 19 |
| October 2 | March 5 |
| October 16 | April 2 |
| November 6 | April 16 |
| November 20 | May 7 |
| December 11 | May 21 |
| June 4 | |
| June 18 |
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Here is a collection of Prayers for Meetings of any kind: Business meetings, Sunday school meetings, church or family meetings, and prayer meetings.
Opening Prayer for Meeting
Lord, we are meeting today to conduct matters
of business. Guide our hearts and our minds in the
spirit of fairness, right thought and speech. Impart your
supreme wisdom upon our activities so that our affairs
may reach a successful conclusion. Thank you for being
our source of guidance today. Amen!
Read our full collection of Opening and Closing Prayers
Prayer to Come to an Agreement
Dear God, we seek your help with our affairs today.
Bless this meeting with your divine intelligence, and
help us to make the best use of our own. We are
of diverse opinion here. Yet we wish to mend our
differences and reach agreement satisfactory to all.
Please share a little of your wisdom with us to help
us do right by all concerned. Thank you for your
Heavenly blessing. Amen!
Sunday School Meeting
O God, we thank You for this privilege of meeting
today in Your house. Help us worship You
acceptably. Bless Your word to us all.
Bless our pastor and people, in the name
of Your Son Jesus Christ. Amen.!
School Board Meeting Prayer
Loving and Gracious God, you are indeed the giver of all good gifts
and we thank you today for all your blessings, for the successful outcomes
of our school events and for all our staff members, both the teaching and
support members.
We ask that you bless them abundantly and we continue to seek your wisdom,
guidance, courage and strength. Be with us in our deliberations and help us
to be wise in the decisions we make for the good of all those who have placed
their trust and confidence in our leadership.
Give us insight to lead with integrity that our decisions may reflect what is
right and good. Keep us from short-sightedness and pettiness. Help us to make
decisions that are for the good of all and guard us from blind self interest.
Dear Lord, grant us the humility to always seek your will in all that we do and say.
All Glory be to you, loving God, now and always through Christ and the Holy Spirit
forever and ever. Amen.
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Family Meeting Prayer
Our family gathers today in joyous occasion,
thanks to our Lord who looks after us all.
Bless this happy meeting and may we all
be praised in Your gracious name!
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