Global Missions - Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

What FellowshipPeople DoAn introduction to the mission and ministries ofthe Cooperative Baptist FellowshipServing Christians and churches as they discover and fulfill their God-given mission

Dear friends of the Fellowship,I am frequently asked “What does CooperativeBaptist Fellowship do?” As a renewal movement amongBaptists, I can say boldly that this Fellowship servesDaniel VestalNational CoordinatorCooperative Baptist FellowshipChristians and churches as they discover and fulfill theirGod-given mission.To break down this mission even further, I must first explain that the Fellowship isn’t “us” andthe Christians and churches aren’t “you.” The Fellowship is “we.”Together, the staff and CBF Global Missions field personnel along with free and faithful Baptistsmake up a fellowship committed to being the presence of Christ in the world. So in essence, theFellowship does what you do.If you meet needs in your community and around the world, the Fellowship is missional. Ifyou call and nurture men and women for future service, the Fellowship is developing leaders. Ifyou engage the Bible as the living, breathing Word of God and participate in the time-honored aswell as emerging spiritual disciplines, the Fellowship is forming faith.This movement of Baptist Christians is only as successful as you are. In these pages, you willfind numbers and stories. The numbers indicate how much money is allocated to facilitatingministry among our four strategic initiatives — Building Community and Networking, FaithFormation, Leadership Development and Global Missions — and the support services necessaryto operate the Fellowship. The stories provide incarnational examples of how we are workingtogether to be the presence of Christ in the world.My prayer is that you find this brochure informative and inspirational. But most importantly, Ihope you will see what Fellowship people do.Thank you for your partnership.Grace and peace,

First Baptist Church, Rome, Ga.Because of its strong affiliation with theCooperative Baptist Fellowship, First Baptist Churchhas chosen to minister to the most neglected bysupporting and volunteering with CBF GlobalMissions. This has led to establishing anumber of close, personal relationships withfield personnel.“One particular ministry we’ve honed inon, is that when field personnel come homefor meetings, we provide child care forthe smaller children and kids camp for theolder children,” said Phil Smith, minister ofstudents and missions at First Baptist. “We getto know them personally, and we learn abouttheir projects. So, we go to visit them on thefield and work on their projects. Sometimes,it works the other way around. We go to the field andmeet them, and end up keeping their kids during thenext team meeting.”Priscilla Tunnell, minister of faith formation atFirst Baptist, helped pioneer the child care and kidscamp efforts here in theU.S. and abroad. She andother members have spenttime with missionarykids and helped facilitateteam meetings all over theworld — from the CzechRepublic and Spain toSwitzerland and Thailand.In addition to childcare, mission teams from First Baptist have dug wellsin Jordan and helped with construction work in NorthAfrica. In fact, they’ve participated in four projectsand spent 10 days in the region in 2006 alone.First Baptist’s members have developed a heart formissions because they have opened their hearts to thefield personnel and their children.“We have a stronger connection to the field personneland we support them more than financially throughencouragement and prayerbecause we know them,”Smith said. “We’ve beenin their worlds.”Like many churches,First Baptist used to havea missions house wheremissions field personnelcould stay when theywhere in the States. Butafter years of having a vacant house most of the time,the church came up with a creative solution.“We sold the property and used the moneyto provide grants to field personnel on homeassignment,” said Joel Snider, the church’s pastorsince September of 1995. “This gives them moreflexibility. Maybe they want to complete a seminarydegree or need to travel around the U.S. The grantallows them to do that. There is a requirementthat they spend time with us in Rome, and that, Ithink, makes all the difference for us and them.I really think it’s good stewardship. Why haveempty houses?”Martha and Rick Shaw, CBF Global Missions fieldpersonnel working among Albanians in Macedonia,recently spent some of their home assignment withFirst Baptist.“When they were done, you knew what they wereabout and you were connected to their ministry,”Smith said.For members of First Baptist, the missionary prayercalendar isn’t a laundry list of unfamiliar names.“It’s a rare week when a name of a missionarychild comes up on the prayer list who we don’tknow,” Snider said. “Ithink our congregationprobably knows moreCBF missionaries inperson than any othercongregation.”And with churchmember Rob Nash’snomination to serve as thenext coordinator of CBFGlobal Missions, their personal relationships willextend to the top global missions administrator.Identified as a CBF church for 15 years, FirstBaptist makes use of resources provided by suchCBF partners as the Baptist Center for Ethics, Smyth& Helwys and the Baptist General Convention ofTexas’ Baptist Way publishing house.First Baptist has been heavily involved in themissions education resources with Tunnell and otherswriting for the curriculum inthe past and Smith workingon the team that helpedrevamp the material thatbecame Form, Spark, Igniteand Affect, the new missionseducation resources.Members of First Baptistalso see their contributionsto the Fellowship’s budgetbenefiting them through members on staff who weretrained at Fellowship partner theology schools.Smith is a 2001 graduate of Mercer University’sMcAfee School of Theology in Atlanta, and currentpastoral resident, Nikki Hardeman, graduated fromMcAfee in 2005. Current church member LaurenColwell will start at McAfee in the fall of 2006.Other church members have gone on to study at theBaptist Theological Seminaryat Richmond and WakeForest Divinity School.CBF is more than a labelat First Baptist Rome. Asthe Fellowship has grown,evolved and defined itselfmore clearly, the churchhas been able to distinguishitself from other Baptistcongregations in the area.“It’s very good for us to have CBF to use as anidentifier,” Smith said. “When people ask about ourchurch, we can say ‘We’re a CBF church.’ That’sbeginning to mean something. It allows us to say whowe are instead of having to define ourselves by whowe are not.”10 W H A T F E L L O W S H I P P E O P L E D O F I R S T B A P T I S T C H U R C H , R O M E , G A .F I R S T B A P T I S T C H U R C H , R O M E , G A . W H A T F E L L O W S H I P P E O P L E D O 11

The following detailed report shows line-by-line expenditures on the Fellowship’sinitiatives and other support functions:2006-07Operating Budget Expenditures from TotalInitiatives Initiatives Designated Gifts ExpendituresFaith Formation InitiativePrioritiesEvangelism and OutreachEQUIP:Strengthen the missional church movement within CBFDevelop resources to support a missional evangelism approach $ 8,000 $ 8,000Marketing of missional materials and events $ 35,000 35,000EMPOWER:Christian educators and congregational lay leaders on the missional journeyMissional church development through training missional congregations andcoaches, developing missional resources and two missional internships 28,000 28,000ENCOURAGE:Congregations and individuals involved on the missional journeyDevelop missional church network __________ 9,000 __________ __________ 9,000Total for Evangelism and Outreach __________ 45,000 __________ 35,000 __________ 80,000Enhance Spiritual GrowthEQUIP:Provide quality resources for assisting congregationsProvide quality “current issues resources” for assisting teachersof Sunday School, missional ministries through Baptists Today 25,000 25,000Partner with Center for Christian Ethics to publish quarterly issues of“Christian Reflections” 8,000 8,000Partner with Passport to produce an online devotional guide 10,000 10,000EMPOWER:Christian educators and congregational lay leaders through spiritual formationConduct Church Leadership Academy regional training events and LayLeadership Institutes 12,000 12,000Partner with states/regions to have Christian education age group consultantsavailable for churches 4,000 4,000Provide continuing education event for Christian educators focusing oncongregational issues (True Survivor) 15,000 15,000ENCOURAGE:Congregations and individuals involved in the spiritual formation journeyResources to support the Spiritual Formation Network through partnerships(i.e., Upper Room publishers and Advent Spirtuality Center), training events(i.e., Companions in Christ trainings), and other strategic areas __________ 36,000 __________ __________ 36,000Total for Enhance Spiritual Growth __________ 110,000 __________ 0.00 __________ 110,000The CBF StoreTo continue providing quality resources for congregational ministry __________ 70,000 __________ __________ 70,000Total for The CBF Store __________ 70,000 __________ 0.00 __________ 70,000New Church StartsDevelope new CBF-related congregations through missional services,focus groups, demographic/sociographic studies, church start “boot camps,”identifying and training starters __________ 102,000 __________ 135,000 __________ 237,000Total for New Church Starts __________ 102,000 __________ 135,000 __________ 237,000Total for Faith Formation Priorities __________327,000 __________170,000 __________497,000SupportThis includes salaries and benefits for the coordinator, three associate coordinatorsand administrative assistant. In addition, this includes travel, ministry expense,continuing education and other administrative costs. __________ 445,700 __________ __________ 445,700Total for Faith Formation Support __________ 445,700 __________ 0.00 __________ 445,700Total for Faith Formation Initiative 772,700__________ 170,000__________ 942,700__________2006-07Operating Budget Expenditures from TotalInitiatives Designated Gifts ExpendituresBuilding Community & Networking InitiativePrioritiesCongregational HealthThis includes partnership with Center for Congregational Health to maintainhealthy churches, consulting and resourcing for healthy missional congregations __________ $ 32,000 __________ __________ $ 32,000Total for Congregational Health __________ 32,000 __________ $ 0.00 __________ 32,000Reconciliation & Justice and Ecumenical & Interfaith DialogueBread for the World 10,000 10,000Grant to Seeds of Hope Publishing, funding for projects related to justice andreconciliation and operating funds for the Task Force on Ecumenism and Justice 25,000 25,000Baptist Center for Ethics __________ 70,000 __________ __________ 70,000Total for Reconciliation & Justice __________ 105,000 __________ 0.00 __________ 105,000Baptist Identity and GatheringsNetworkingAssist the Hispanic church planting work 48,000 48,000Assist churches in the Mid Atlantic, North Central, Northeast and Western regions __________ 56,248 __________ __________ 56,248Total for Networking __________ 104,248 __________ 0.00 __________ 104,248Providing Support for Baptist identity partnersTo support Baptist information issuesBaptists Today 69,000 69,000Associated Baptist Press 125,000 125,000To support Baptist identity issuesBaptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty 203,888 203,888Baptist World Alliance __________ 45,000 __________ __________ 45,000Total for Support for Baptist Identity Partners __________ 442,888 __________ 0.00 __________ 442,888Total for Baptist Identity and Gatherings __________ 547,136 __________ 0.00 __________ 547,136Strengthening Marriage and Family LifeProvide support for the Baylor School of Social Work Center for Familyand Community Ministries 12,000 12,000Resources for Missional Family Ministries 7,000 7,000Co-Pastor Network __________ 5,000 __________ __________ 5,000Total for Strengthening Marriage and Family Life __________ 24,000 __________ 0.00 __________ 24,000Total for Building Community and Networking Priorities __________708,136 __________0.00 __________708,136SupportThis includes salaries and benefits for one administrative assistant andother administrative costs. __________ 48,668 __________ 67,779 __________ 116,447Total for Building Community and Networking Support __________ 48,668 __________ 67,779 __________ 116,447Total for Building Community and Networking Initiative __________756,804 __________67,779 __________824,583Leadership Development InitiativePrioritiesDiscovering LeadersEncourage and support ministry with college students 3,000 3,000Shiloh Network 3,000 3,000Provide support for Mission Exchange (Passport) __________ 30,000 __________ __________ 30,000Total for Discovering Leaders __________ 36,000 __________ 0.00 __________ 36,000▼12 W H A T F E L L O W S H I P P E O P L E D O 2 0 0 6 - 0 7 B U D G E T D E T A I L2 0 0 6 - 0 7 B U D G E T D E T A I L W H A T F E L L O W S H I P P E O P L E D O 13

2006-07Operating Budget Expenditures from TotalInitiatives Designated Gifts ExpendituresDeveloping LeadersMaintain partnership with schools $ 1,040,645 $ 1,040,645Identify and nurture congregational leaders: CBF LeadershipScholarship Program 488,983 $ 10,000 498,983Support and encourage administration, faculty and students of partner schools 5,000 5,000BWA travel stipends 3,000 3,000Global leadership development initiative 5,000 5,000Baptist University of the Américas 15,000 15,000Korean Seminary Support 10,000 10,000PhD Network 1,000 1,000Research Grants (two at $25,000) __________ 50,000 __________ __________ 50,000Total for Developing Leaders __________ 1,618,628 __________ 10,000 __________ 1,628,628Nurturing LeadersReference and ReferralAssist churches in finding ministerial staff and assist clergy in finding placesof service 2,000 2,000Launch “Merge” online system 15,500 15,500Leadership development and continuing educationAnnual “Preaching Practicum” 4,000 4,000Congregational Leadership Institute 1,000 1,000“Convergence” leadership development for young ministers 30,000 30,000Ministering to ministers “Healthy Transitions Retreat” scholarships 7,500 7,500Nurture leadership networksAfrican American Network 20,000 20,000Current Network 22,500 22,500Baptist Women in Ministry __________ 20,000 __________ __________ 20,000Total for Nurturing Leaders __________ 122,500 __________ 0.00 __________ 122,500Initiative for Ministerial ExcellencePeer Learning Groups, Ministerial Residencies and Sabbaticals __________ 138,000 __________ 275,000 __________ 413,000Total for Initiative for Ministerial Excellence __________ 138,000 __________ 275,000 __________ 413,000Chaplaincy and Pastoral CounselingSupervise the endorsement process 15,000 15,000Establish and maintain relationships with endorsed chaplains and pastoral counselors 20,000 20,000Marketing, brochures and chaplaincy/pastoral counseling prayer calendar __________ 8,000 __________ __________ 8,000Total for Chaplaincy and Pastoral Counseling __________ 43,000 __________ 0.00 __________ 43,000Total for Leadership Development Priorities __________1,958,128 __________285,000 __________2,243,128SupportThis includes salaries and benefits for the coordinator, two associate coordinatorsand administrative assistant. In addition, this includes travel, ministryexpense, continuing education and other administrative costs. __________ 327,163 __________ 18,800 __________ 345,963Total for Leadership Development Support __________ 327,163 __________ 18,800 __________ 345,963Total for Leadership Development Initiative __________2,285,291 __________303,800 __________2,589,091Global Missions and Ministries InitiativePrioritiesPartnership Missions/VolunteersDevelop/nurture partnerships with local churches and other Christian organizations,provide missions opportunities for churches, Adopt-A-People/People Partnershipsprogram, consultation and strategic training, ministry/initiative funding __________ 128,443 __________ __________ 128,443Total for Partnership Missions/Volunteers __________ 128,443 __________ 0.00 __________ 128,443Ministry Among the Most NeglectedField Personnel — provide salary and benefits for field personnel ministeringto the most neglected $ 3,562,732 $ 1,166,752 $ 4,729,484Operating Expenses — provide housing, transportation, office expenses andministry funds for field personnel 2,959,360 1,230,892 4,190,252Field Projects 400,000 400,000Promoting and Interpreting MissionsPromotional resources 378,200 378,200Curriculum and educational resources 466,052 466,052Strategic Partnerships 72,000 72,000Field Personnel Orientation and Training – orient new personnel; identifyand/or develop lifelong learning opportunities for field personnel; training funding 66,886 85,000 151,886Member Care and Wellness – recruit, deploy, supervise member care volunteers;identify and/or develop resources for member care; provide crisis care foremergency situations 77,462 50,000 127,462Together for Hope, rural poverty initiative – engage in 20 poorest counties in the U.S.along with state/regional CBF organizations __________ 54,303 __________ 60,000 __________ 114,303Total for Ministry Among the Most Neglected __________ 7,636,995 __________ 2,992,644 __________ 10,629,639Personnel DevelopmentCareer/Affiliates 37,666 80,000 117,666Global Service Corps/Student.Go 36,167 50,000 86,167Projects/Personnel/Finance Liaison — manage missions projects, personnel,and finance __________ 10,179 __________ __________ 10,179Total for Personnel Development __________ 84,012 __________ 130,000 __________ 214,012Total for Global Missions Priorities ___________7,849,450 ___________3,122,644 ___________10,972,094SupportThis includes salaries and benefits for the coordinator, 10 associate coordinators,eight support positions and two information technology positions in support offield personnel. In addition, this includes travel, ministry expense, continuingeducation, and other administrative costs for the coordinator, associatecoordinator for operations and one administrative assistant. __________ 1,575,798 __________ 85,000 __________ 1,660,798Total for Global Missions Support __________ 1,575,798 __________ 85,000 __________ 1,660,798Total for Global Missions and Ministries Initiative ___________ 9,425,248 ___________ 3,207,644 ___________ 12,632,892Total Initiatives ___________13,240,043 ___________3,749,223 ___________16,989,266OtherGeneral AssemblyPlan and implement a 2007 assembly experience that supports CBF’s missionand goals, including direct annual costs for the General Assembly, such asfacilities rental, program planning, steering committee costs, local arrangements,resource fair and marketing and promotion __________ 349,000 __________ __________ 349,000Total for General Assembly __________ 349,000 __________ 0.00 __________ 349,000Communications and Resource DevelopmentPriorities2006-07Operating Budget Expenditures from TotalInitiatives Designated Gifts ExpendituresMarketing — Maintain the implementation of a comprehensive program, includingprimary and secondary research and communications and marketing initiatives 77,000 77,000Speakers Bureau — Provide funds to support, promote and develop the CBFspeakers bureau, Face2Face 25,900 25,900Project and Special Event Marketing — Provide for the marketing of The CBF Store,the development of merchandise and audio resources and for participation inBaptist state meetings and other CBF-related events 50,000 50,000▼14 W H A T F E L L O W S H I P P E O P L E D O 2 0 0 6 - 0 7 B U D G E T D E T A I L2 0 0 6 - 0 7 B U D G E T D E T A I L W H A T F E L L O W S H I P P E O P L E D O 15

2006-07Operating Budget Expenditures from TotalInitiatives Designated Gifts ExpendituresWeb Site — Maintain the hardware, software and content aspects of theFellowship’s presence on the World Wide Web $ 35,000 $ 35,000fellowship! Newsletter — Supply content, design, print and distribute theFellowship’s newsletter 216,825 216,825Media Relations — Position CBF in the religious and national news media as arecognized and respected religious organization through the development ofa comprehensive and proactive media relations plan 45,200 45,200Development — Ensure that CBF has the financial resources necessary tofulfill its vision and mission __________ 160,000 __________ __________ 160,000Total for Communications and Resource Development Priorities __________ 609,925 __________ $ 0.00 __________ 609,925SupportThis includes salaries and benefits for the coordinator, five associate coordinatorsand two full-time and one part-time administrative assistants. In addition,this includes travel, ministry expense and continuing education. __________ 624,884 __________ __________ 624,884Total for Communications and Resource Development Support __________ 624,884 __________ 0.00 __________ 624,884Total for Communications and Resource Development __________1,234,809 __________0.00 __________1,234,809AdministrationAdministrative costs are those incurred for common and joint purpose of CBF andare not readily assignable to any one of the initiatives or departments. These costsare the normal costs of being in business.General office – rent, telephone, insurance, postage, accounting, legal expense, etc. 747,028 747,028Information Systems 186,000 186,000Coordinating Council __________ 61,400 __________ __________ 61,400Total for Administration Priorities __________ 994,428 __________ 0.00 __________ 994,428SupportThis includes salaries and benefits for the coordinator, coordinator of administration,controller, assistant controller, two accountants, associate coordinator for informationsystems, associate coordinator for human resources, and eight support and onepart-time staff positions. In addition, this includes travel, ministry expense,continuing education and other administrative costs. __________ 1,231,720 __________ __________ 1,231,720Total for Administration Support __________ 1,231,720 __________ 0.00 __________ 1,231,720Total for Administration ___________2,226,148 ___________0.00 ___________2,226,148Total Other ___________ 3,809,957 ___________ 0.00 ___________ 3,809,957TOTAL BUDGET _____________$17,050,000 ____________$3,749,223 _____________$20,799,223Revenue projectionsUndesignated offerings $ 9,816,000Offering for Global Missions 6,320,000Other* _______________ 914,000TOTAL PROJECTION _______________$ 17,050,000* Resource sales, interest income and miscellaneous revenueP.O. Box 450329 • Atlanta, Georgia 31145-0329 • (800) 352-8741 • www.thefellowship.infoCooperative Baptist Fellowship0610P004