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2012 Church Ministry Action Plan
Someone once said a ministry action plan (budget) is the most basic
theological document of the church. Not only is it a financial roadmap for our
congregation, but it reflects our
values and priorities. If you want to
answer the question, “How are we putting God’s love into action?”, one of the
places you look is the church ministry action plan.
Our Action Plan is organized around the core ministry areas of our congregation. Those
areas reflect our responses to Jesus' commands:
- Jesus said, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul and mind" (Matthew
22:37) - that's the Ministry of Christian Worship.
- He added, "Love your neighbor as yourself" (Matthew 22:39) - that's the Ministry
of Christian Compassion.
- In His Great Commission to the church, Jesus said, "Go and make disciples..."
(Matthew 28:19) - that's the Ministry of Christian Invitation.
- The next portion of the Great Commission says, "...teaching them to observe
all that I have commanded you" (Matthew 28:20) - that's the Ministry of Christian
Formation.
- Finally, Jesus told His disciples, "Love one another" (John 13:34) - that's
the Ministry of Christian Community.
The Ministries of Support and Communication undergird the core ministries of
the church.
| Ministry of Christian Compassion | $376,600 |
| Through the Ministry of Compassion, First Baptist Church will put God's love
into action by carrying out several targeted ministries across our city, state,
nation and world. |
| • Community Missions― We will provide emergency assistance for those in need of food, shelter, showers,
and clothing., and we will work cooperatively with other Christian and community organizations
to meet human needs and share the Good News of Jesus Christ. |
$66,600 |
| • Partnership Outreach― We will partner with the Richmond Baptist Association,
the Virginia Baptist Mission Board,
and the Baptist World Alliance, and support missionaries through the Southern Baptist
Convention and the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. | $310,000 |
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| Ministry of Christian Worship | $41,000 |
| Christian worship is our heartfelt and mindful response to God. At First
Baptist, we will provide corporate worship opportunities and opportunities to explore
the role of individual worship in our daily lives. |
| • Children’s Music | $5,100 |
| • Youth Music | $2.250 |
| • Adult Music | $33,650 |
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| Ministry of Christian Community | $36.225 |
| Jesus told us that we are to “love one another.” Through the Ministry of Community
we will do that by praying for one another, caring for one another, encouraging
one another and by bearing one another’s burdens. |
| • First Family Ministry | $4,000 |
| • Women’s Ministry | $5,500 |
| • Family Counseling | $9,305 |
| • Prayer Ministry | $2,000 |
| • Other ministries & expenses | $15,420 |
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| Ministry of Christian Formation |
$125,760 |
| Through this ministry, First Baptist will be obedient to Jesus’ command to “make
disciples…by baptizing…and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you”.
We will provide formation experiences for children, youth and adults through Bible
study and small group discipleship experiences. |
| • Children’s Formation | $46,420 |
| • Student Formation | $27,140 |
| • Adult Formation | $26,600 |
| • Formation Administration | $25,600 |
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| Ministry of Christian Invitation | $51,200 |
| Through this ministry, First Baptist will invite people outside the church to
follow Jesus and receive the life of hope that Jesus offers. |
| • Deaf Mission Church | $24,730 |
| • Recreation Ministry | $13,330 |
| • Invitation Ministry | $13,140 |
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| Ministry of the Senior Pastor | $10,800 |
| First Baptist will proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ through our dynamic
pulpit ministry. |
| • WMU | $5,750 |
| • Senior Pastor | $5,050 |
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| Ministry of Christian Communication | $146,700 |
| This ministry helps the congregation tell the Good News of Jesus Christ among our members and the larger community in which we serve. |
| • Electronic Communication | $112,597 |
| • Print Communications | $20,000 |
| • Advertising | $9,603 |
| • Audio Visual | $4,500 |
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| Ministry of Christian Support | $641,715 |
| Through this ministry we will provide an attractive and functional church facility
and administrative services necessary to carry out the other ministries of the church. |
| • Building Support | $$371,065 |
| • Food Service | $120,000 |
| • Administrative Support | $108,435 |
| • Capital Improvement | $42,215 |
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| Personnel | $1,670,000 |
| Our church staff provides leadership and guidance for all the ministries of
First Baptist. We will provide adequate support for these men and women, called
by God to shepherd our congregation. |
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| Budget total | $3,100,000 |
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