We want to thank the Lord for having guided
us in the past year. The Board of Directors is pleased to submit the
report for the school for the academic year 2003.
As you all know the school started in earnest
at the beginning of the year 2003, with the first intake of four students.
It was a difficult start. Since there was no free space that could be
used to accommodate the school, we started with renting a house. This
house was used as both the student accommodation and classroom. The
rent of this house is as reflected in the financial statement. This
arrangement lasted for only one semester and in the second semester
the Broadhurst congregation made the church house available for student
accommodation and the church building for classes. We thank the brethren
for this.
STUDENTS PERFORMANCE:
We are pleased to inform the general meeting that all the four students
successfully completed their first year. The students are putting a
lot of effort to accomplish the tasks given to them by the instructors.
INTAKE
It was decided that the second intake be suspended until the year 2005.
STAFFING
The school still has brother D. Malepa as the only member of staff.
Initially brother Boitshwarelo was going to be available for some courses
on part-time bases, but because of his work he is not available. This
has put a lot of pressure on the only teacher that is available, as
he also director of the school.
FINANCING
The financial support for the school has not been pleasing especially
the support that was expected from local congregations. See the attached
financial report for details.
WAY FORWARD
There is still a lot to be done to see this initiative succeed. We have
to remember that it is this gathering that muted the idea of bible school
and therefore it is this gathering that needs to stand up and see this
new born baby develop into an adult.
• Management:
The board of directors will be helping in managing daily the affairs
of the school until such time that the school is fully staffed when
now the board of directors will have an overseeing role.
• The board of directors is as follows:
a. The Chairman: Bro. Clement Peter
b. Vice Chairman: Bro. Joel Moepi
c. Secretary: Bro. Tebogo Maruping
d. Vice Secretary: Bro. Steven Solomon
e. Treasurer: Bro. Boago Modiitsane
f. Ex-oficio
a. Bro. D. Malepa
b. Bro. J. Ramotshabi
c. Bro. S. Boitshwarelo
• Task allocation:
Management of all financial transactions: The treasurer
Management of all academic affairs: Bro. D. Malepa
Management of the students welfare: Bro. S. Solomon, J. Moepi and
T. Maruping.
Fund Raising Bro. J. Ramotshabi
In the year 2004 we want to be proactive in
promoting the activities of the school and seeing to it that all the
congregations contribute towards the development of this project.
OUR PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE SCHOOL
Item Description Amount per month Amount per
Annum
Student allowance
(4 students)
4 x P500.00 = P2 000.00
P24 000.00
Director ( Salary ) 1 x P7000.00 P84 000.00
Director ( Travelling exp. ) P 300.00 P 3 600.00
Teacher
( Future considerations )
1 x P4000.00
P48 000.00
Administration
Telephone P400.00 P 4 800.00
Stationery P500.00 P 6 000.00
Water at the church house P250.00 P 3 000.00
Electricity P350.00 P 4 200.00
Accommodation
Total P14 800.00 P177 600.00
We want to have the amount as shown above to
smoothly run the school. We also need to have excess amount for the
physical developments such as acquiring a plot and putting up some structures
in this plot. There is therefore a need to fund raise so that we can
meet all our requirement. Brother Ramotshabi will be coordinating the
fund raising for the board of directors.
Technical growth of the school
It is the intension of the board of directors
to have a fully fledged technical team up and running to look in to
issues of registering the school with the government and also developing
some other technical aspects that are needed for the school to grow.
We are therefore requesting congregations to give the secretary names
of brethren from their congregations that can serve in the technical
team.
1) The scope of work for the committee is huge
the Board decided to co-opt three brethren from Broadhurst and Ramotswa
into the committee the suggested names are B. Banda, K. Mogaetsho and
R. Osupeng.
2) It was emphasized that all churches should
embrace the school and that when students finish their program they
should be engaged as preachers. The church in Botswana should make it
a point of raising funds to support them
3) The church to consider support for the coming
second intake of students.
4) As the meeting in Mahalapye failed, the
board as a way forward is intending to put in a Technical or management
committee. Members of this committee are to come from congregations
through out Botswana. Brethren with skills will be an added advantage
both men and women.
FUND RAISING
Congregations are encouraged to raise funds for the school. A projected
budget target per congregation will be proposed according to a congregation’s
capabilities. Bro. J. Ramotshabi will coordinate fund raising.
MINISTRY TRAINING AGREEMENT
The ministry training agreement was drafted and sent to the board for
consideration by Sunset. The board approved it and was included in the
report which was read in the last A.G.M in Francistown. The agreement
was sent to Sunset and they signed on their part. Then sent to the local
school board for signing since then the agreement is not signed. The
school board felt that it should be read in the A.G. M, and after that
to be signed and sent to Sunset. A covering letter should be written
about the progress of the school so far and be sent along with the agreement.
STUDENT ATTACHMENT
The school has two semesters
The first semester runs from January to May and the second from August
to December.
In the second academic year the students have practicals and this happens
during their long vacations.
The board is asking congregations to take the student for attachment
during their vacation at the end of the semester which is in May.
The congregations which will be taking the students will be required
to do the following:-
1) Accommodate to student
2) To provide mentor who will assist the student and write a report
to the director of the school.
3) Congregations which have a lot of activities in their programs will
be a help to the students as their studies need a lot of research.
Activities such as:
a) Bible studies
b) Youth ministries
c) Out reach programme and many more
Attached is the form to be filled by such congregations who wish to
attach the students.
DONATIONS AND PLEGES
Congregations or individuals who would like to donate anything direct
to the students or help the school in any kind, should go through the
school board which has the following elected office.
1) For financial affairs the congregation should
donate to Bro. B. Modiitsane.
2) For academic affairs Bro. Malepa.
3) For students welfare affairs Bro. T. Maruping, S. Solomon and J.
Moepi.
4) For fund raising Bro. J. Ramotshabi.
Since we have these structure’s in place
we hope brethrens will utilize them.
The students will be paid on the last day of the month.
Finally we hope that all of us will be motivated
to put a hand in the development of this project. We need the preachers
in order for the church to grow.
