2019-2020 Missions & Ministries

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2019-2020 Missions & Ministries

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Letter from THE

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Hello,

Hola,

Last year, we assembled this booklet to better tell the story of what God is doing through the churches, staff, and ministry partners of your state convention. The response has been exciting!

El año pasado, recopilamos este folleto para mejor contar la historia de lo que Dios está haciendo por medio de las iglesias, el personal ministerial, y los compañeros de ministerio de su convención estatal. ¡La respuesta ha sido emocionante!

In addition to updated stories and statistics from the various missions and ministries you support, we have also added a series of Spanish-language pages and other improvements to make this booklet even more accessible to our entire Texas Baptists family.

Now more than ever, we hope that you will review these pages and prayerfully consider how you and your church, association, or ministry might engage, or re-engage with Texas Baptists to carry out more cooperative missions and ministries around our state and beyond.

Thank you all for your Kingdom work you do as you share Christ and show love with a lost and hurting world. We are for you, and we love you!

Blessings as you read,

Además de historias y datos estadísticos actualizados de los diversos ministerios y misiones que usted sostiene, hemos añadido una serie de páginas en español y otras mejoras para hacer de este folleto aún más accesible a toda nuestra familia de Bautistas de Texas.

Más que nunca, esperamos que repase estas páginas y considere en oración cómo usted y su iglesia, asociación, o ministerio pueden participar, o volver a participar con los Bautistas de Texas para llevar a cabo más misiones y ministerios cooperativos alrededor de nuestro estado y más allá.

Gracias por todo el trabajo que hace por el Reino cuando comparte a Cristo y demuestra amor con un mundo perdido y en sufrimiento. ¡Somos para ti y te amamos! ¡Bendiciones según lee!

D AV I D H A R D A G E E XECU TIVE DIRECTOR | DIRECTOR E JECU TIVO T E X A S B A P T I S T S | B AU T I S TA S D E T E X A S

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Who we are

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Giving

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Great Commission Team

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Matching & Protection Benefit Program

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Missions Team

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2019 Budget

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Christian Life Commission

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Una palabra del Equipo de Interacción Cultural

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Connections Team

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Afiliación

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Collegiate Ministry Team

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Dando

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Cultural Engagement Team

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Events

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Affiliation

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Contact Info

The Bible teaches us to listen to the Word, and do what it says.

Since 1886, the churches and staff of this convention have been putting God’s Word to work, inspiring the greatest possible activity in evangelism, missions, Christian education and benevolent work. Together, on mission with God, we are pushing back the lostness of our state, sharing Christ and showing love.

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WHO WE ARE

Who makes up the Convention?

You do. The people in the 5,300 Texas Baptist churches. The 2.3 million of you. The Convention meets together each year at the Annual Meeting - not all 2.3 million church members go to Annual Meeting, but the messengers voted on by your church represent you.

These messengers vote on the Convention’s annual budget, help direct future action and missions of the BGCT, and voice any direction or concern from your church to the greater body of Texas Baptists. An Executive Board of 90 members is elected at the Annual Meeting and oversees the work of the Convention the remainder of the year.

Object of the Convention Each church is entitled to two “The object of this Convention messengers just by working shall be to awaken and stimulate alongside the BGCT. That number among the churches the greatest increases based on the size of your possible activity in evangelism, church and annual contributions to missions, Christian education the BGCT’s Cooperative Program, and benevolent work and the funding source for mission work enterprises; to cultivate a closer in Texas and beyond. cooperation among the churches and promote harmony of The ministry of the Convention is feeling and concert of action in organized into six teams–Great advancing all the interests of the Commission, Missions, Christian Redeemer’s Kingdom.”

Life Commission, Connections, Collegiate Ministry, and Cultural Article II - Object, Constitution of the Engagement–that inform and Baptist General Convention of Texas inspire through live events, consultations, resources, ministry opportunities, and more.

We proudly partner with a number of education, health, human care and other institutions around Texas.

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History of the Convention Baptist work in Texas is older than the state itself. The first Baptist service was held in 1820, and the first Baptist church was established in 1834 when Daniel Parker led a Primitive Baptist congregation to Texas from Illinois. Over the next six years, numerous Baptist churches were formed.

In 1840, three churches organized the Union Baptist Association, the first in Texas. By 1848, many churches saw the need for a statewide body. Representatives of these churches gathered and formed the Baptist State Convention. In the 1850’s and 1860’s, other statewide bodies were formed, the strongest of these new groups being the Baptist General Association.

By the 1880’s, many believed that Baptist work in the state could be strengthened if the statewide bodies would unite. The Baptist State Convention and the Baptist General Association began formal merger talks in the fall of 1885. From those

talks, a special committee agreed to form a new consolidated body to be called the Baptist General Convention of Texas (BGCT), and on June 29, 1886, the first session of this new convention was held.

From its inception in 1886, the BGCT has been actively involved in evangelism, missions, Christian education and benevolent ministries. The BGCT has supported and established numerous schools and seminaries, assisted in the development of hospitals, children’s homes and homes for the aged, and continues to help start and strengthen churches that seek to share Christ and show love with every person in the state.

Throughout its existence, the BGCT has weathered controversies, recessions, a major depression and wars to become the largest state convention of its kind. Today, we are more than 5,300 churches on mission with God, sharing Christ and showing love.

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Great Commission Team

The Great Commission Team brings discipleship, evangelism and music & worship together under one umbrella to help churches train believers and reach unbelievers of all ages.

Reaching today’s youth requires an impactful and truthful presentation of the Gospel. This age group is searching for something in life and has more options presented to them than any generation before.

That’s where Conclave comes in.

Conclave, a training ministry of Texas Baptists Youth Discipleship and the Great Commission Team, is a three-in-one conference for ministers and laypersons who serve in youth, family and NextGen ministries in the local church.

Attendees receive encouragement

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and training, experience worship, and benefit from networking with other youth, family and NextGen ministers.

“It was such a blessing to attend and learn relevant information,” said Becky Reynolds, a youth worker from Cornerstone Fellowship Church in El Paso. “It is so important for youth ministers and leaders to remain informed as youth culture changes from generation to generation. Thank you for allowing such a vital training to happen.”

Ministries • Discipleship • Evangelism • Music & Worship

Support for the Church • On-site

church

consultations

• Training

opportunities for volunteers and leaders

• Events

and resources

for age-specific church ministry

Highlights

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equipped in Discipleship, Evangelism and Music and Worship through the Great Commission Team

•

greatcommission@txb.org

14,000 +

•

youth ministers and workers equipped through the Youth+Family+NexGen Ministry Conclave

Contact Info

431

txb.org/gct

young, emerging leaders identified and developed through the fifth cohort of Leadership Texas Baptists

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Missions Team

The Missions Team is a specialized unit that connects local churches with mission opportunities in their neighborhoods, in Texas, along the border, around the country and across the world.

Ryan and Arin Thompson felt a burden for reaching their friends and family with the Gospel in their hometown of Nederland, Texas. The Thompsons opened their home and began a community group in their living room.

“We started a Gospel-centered community living on mission for Jesus, and seeing the fruit of that work became the catalyst for a new church start,” said Ryan. “We set out with this vision given to us by the Lord to start a church and partner with other great local churches in our city to seek and

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to save the lost, to see disciples matured into Christ-likeness, and to see our community transformed by the power of the Gospel.”

After months of meeting in their home, Ryan went through Texas Baptists Church Planting Center training and began laying the groundwork for Cornerstone Church.

Three years later, more than 100 people meet each week in community groups to learn the essentials of discipleship, evangelism and growing in their faith.

Ministries • BOUNCE Student Disaster Recovery • Church Starting • Minister of Missions • Missionary

Adoption Program • Multi-Housing/House

Congregations • Replanting Churches • River

Ministry/Mexico Missions • Urban

Missions/ Partnerships

Support for the Church • Mission

and cross-cultural training for church leaders • Opportunities

to partner with indigenous missionaries • Community

outreach and assessment training • Student

missions opportunities • Financial

resources for missions projects

Highlights

5,412

new churches started through Texas Baptists Church Starting and Multi-Housing/House Church ministry

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missions@txb.org

158

•

service hours completed during BOUNCE Spring Break and summer mission efforts

Contact Info

42,581

txb.org/missions

professions of faith and 434 baptisms through Multi-Housing/House Congregations ministry

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Christian Life Commission

The Christian Life Commission is the ethics, public policy and community impact ministry of Texas Baptists. The CLC challenges Christ-followers to boldly live out biblical commands to pursue righteousness, seek justice, and serve others.

In mid-January 2019, busloads of people streamed into Washington, D.C. for the annual March for Life.

One week later, thousands gathered at Austin’s Rally for Life. Gus Reyes, director of Texas Baptists Christian Life Commission (CLC), attended both events.

Large numbers of students and young adults attended the events, and thousands of students lifted up the importance and value of life. Reyes commented that more and more pro-life advocates understand that it is not just about abortion; it is important to promote the value of human life from conception to natural death.

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While speaking at the Austin event, Reyes noted that Texas Baptists believe every person is created in the image of God and, therefore, deserves our respect and honor from conception.

Reyes read from Psalms 139:13-16 and called for all Texans to work together to respect human life, promote the welfare of women and their children and influence politics to ensure that these children and women are protected. Pro-life is not just a political stance; it is approach to life itself that is rooted in God’s revelation, the Bible.

Ministries • Ethics and Justice • Hunger

and Care

Ministries

•

Public Policy

Support for the Church • Biblically-based

resources on important cultural issues

• Addressing

hunger

and poverty needs in Texas and beyond

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roviding a voice in P the state legislature on important issues

Highlights

200 Advocacy Day attendees gathered in Austin to learn about pressing policy issues and meet elected officials

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clc@txb.org

given to ministries impacting individuals and communities in Texas and across the world

•

$523,926

Contact Info

ministries supported through the Texas Baptist Hunger Offering

txb.org/clc

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Connections Team

The Connections Team is the primary intersection between pastors and the array of resources and ministries available through Texas Baptists.

Bivocational pastors have two fulltime jobs. They are fully committed to both their churches and their vocational jobs.

Ira said, adding that another challenge these pastors face is finding balance in their lives and getting adequate rest.

“Bivocational ministers can work up to 75 hours a week,” said Director of Bivocational Ministry Ira Antoine.

“Forty hours on a secular job and at least 30 on church work.”

Another aspect of the ministry is regional retreats for the ministers and their spouses.

Texas Baptists Bivocational Ministry exists to encourage and equip these church leaders, who comprise almost 50 percent of our pastors.

“They may not have a formal theological education, so we do training and equipping workshops on weekends,”

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“We call them Mark 6 Retreats, because in Mark 6 Jesus said, ‘Come to a quiet place and rest a while.’ It’s how we encourage them to take a break,” Ira shared. Bivocational Ministry is a vital part of the Connections Team, supported through the Cooperative Program.”

Ministries • Area

Representatives

• Bivocational

Pastors Ministry

• Center

for Financial

Health

• Counseling

Services • Interim

Church

Services

• Western

Heritage

Support for the Church •

ine experienced N area representatives located around the state to help with any aspect of the local church

• Web-based

Minister

Connection, a place to post ministry openings and resumé sharing

Area Reps Area 1 - Panhandle Charles Davenport charles.davenport@txb.org 806.290.4087

Area 2 - West Texas Robert Cuellar robert.cuellar@txb.org 325.201.6153

Area 3 - Rio Grande Valley Daniel DeLeon daniel.deleon@txb.org 956.340.6814

Area 5 - Houston Ernest Dagohoy ernest.dagohoy@txb.org 832.646.4965

$460,000 in awards and grants provided to 120 ministers to ease financial burdens

1,000

Cowboy Church leaders trained through Western Heritage ministry

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Area 7 - East Texas Tim Watson, Director tim.watson@texabaptists.org 903.261.1929

Area 8 - Dallas Steve Dominy steve.dominy@txb.org 405.765.7880

connections@txb.org

contacts with church and Association staff

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9,100

Area 6 - Central Texas Tim Marrow tim.marrow@txb.org 254.315.2667

Area 9 - Fort Worth Dan Curry dan.curry@txb.org 817.781.2440

Contact Info

Highlights

txb.org/connections

Area 4 - San Antonio Fred Ater fred.ater@txb.org 210.913.1891

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Collegiate Ministry Team

The Collegiate Ministry Team (Texas BSM) seeks to engage more than 1.6 million Texas college students to follow Christ and transform the world.

Reid Burkett, Baptist Student Ministry (BSM) director at Wayland Baptist University (WBU), has seen firsthand the impact that BSM has on students’ lives, including his own.

When he was a sophomore at Howard Payne University (HPU), Reid came to know the Lord. As a new believer who felt called to ministry, Reid became involved with the HPU BSM, saying that their director was the first person to invite him in and give him a chance to learn and do ministry. “It’s had a huge impact in my life,” he said. “I wouldn’t be in ministry today if it wasn’t for HPU BSM.” As a BSM director now at WBU, Reid’s story has come full circle, and he wants to give the same chance to Wayland students 14

that was given to him. One of those students is named Kaili. In the fall of 2018, upon hearing the Gospel presentation at the BSM’s first Monday night gathering, Kaili couldn’t shake the feeling that she needed more in her life. After sleepless nights and conversations with the BSM’s leadership team, Kaili approached Reid at a BSM free lunch. There, he was able to pray with her and lead her to Christ.

Since then, Kaili has been baptized and plugged in to BSM. Three of Kaili’s friends also now participate in BSM. “She’s not the same person,” Reid said.

The Lord is working through the lives of BSM directors and students all over the state.

Ministries • Texas BSM •

College Church

•

Go Now Missions

Support for the Church • Ability

to help reach

1 in every 10 college students in Texas

• Partnering

to reach

the next generations for Christ

• Training

and

resources for starting collegiate ministry in your church

Highlights

10,239

campuses containing 1.6 millions students engaged through BSM missionaries across the state

•

collegiate@txb.org

130

•

Go Now Missions students served in 26 countries and 14 states as missionaries

Contact Info

428

txb.org/collegiate

Gospel conversations had on South Padre Island during Beach Reach 2019

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Cultural Engagement Team

Texas grows more culturally diverse each year. Through African American, Hispanic and Intercultural Ministries, Texas Baptists churches are reaching around the world, beginning in Texas.

Education is important work for Texas Baptists Hispanic Ministries – for students and for parents. They have a hand in community parenting classes, raising funds for college scholarships for Hispanic students and in GED classes for adults who desire to finish high school.

This ministry, led by Director Rolando Rodriguez, helps churches help communities. One such church is Erez Church in Duncanville. On a weekly basis, the church ministers to

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and disciples over 30 college students who are attending higher learning institutions in the area.

“We are doing more than just investing in the education of students by providing scholarships to meet their financial needs. We are investing in their lives and developing their leadership potential,” said Rodriguez. “Erez Church is reaching the next generation.”

Ministries • African American

Ministries

• Associational

Ministry

• Hispanic Ministries • Intercultural

Ministries

Support for the Church • Connecting

45% of

affiliated churches with Convention resources

• Highly contextual-

ized missions and ministry to reach people in their own language and context

Highlights

2,300+

in college scholarships raised and awarded for Hispanic Baptist students

•

culturalengagement@txb.org

$46,000

•

people engaged to pursue even greater works in mission and ministry

Contact Info

7,480

txb.org/cet

churches affiliated with Texas Baptists through African American, Hispanic and Intercultural Ministries offices

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Affiliation Why affiliate

How to affiliate

As a fellowship of transformational churches, we are proud to engage in cooperative missions and ministry. We know that we can do more together than we can by ourselves. If you are ready to join, or rejoin the Convention, there are a number of benefits both for churches and those who lead them:

Follow these simple steps to become an active member of the largest state convention of its kind.

It’s as easy as one, two, three:

• Opportunity to participate in cooperative missions and ministry • Opportunity to send voting messengers to the Texas Baptists Annual Meeting • Potential inclusion in the BGCT’s 501(c)3 group ruling • Potential eligibility for the Church Matching and Protection Benefit Plan in partnership with Guidestone® Financial Resources • No-cost consultations for your church missions and ministries • Contextualized mission connections through our Missions Team • Church architectural and building use consultation and plans • Opportunity to receive scholarships to Texas Baptist educational institutions

1. Return the completed Affiliation Form (opposite page) and an initial contribution to the Texas Baptists Cooperative Program per the instructions on the form. (A church will be considered affiliated with the BGCT once their affiliation form has been received and approved.)

2. Receive confirmation of your first gift, personalized giving forms, and information on how to actively engage with Texas Baptists around the state and beyond.

3. Attend events, contact staff, schedule consultations, order resources, participate in missions and ministry opportunities, send voting messengers to the Texas Baptists Annual Meeting, and realize the benefits of more than 5,300 churches working together in harmonious cooperation to reach the world for Christ.

Learn more at txb.org/affiliate.

• Opportunity to receive materials from BaptistWay Press®

What we believe Texas Baptists hold to the following beliefs:

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Christ is the head of the church

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In the Bible

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In the virgin birth of Christ, that He died for our sins, and that He was resurrected

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In the Priesthood of each believer and of all believers

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Salvation comes from Christ alone

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In reaching a lost and hurting world

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In helping churches connect with ministry partners

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In distributing BGCT Cooperative Program funds as directed by each church

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In the sanctity of human life

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Marriage between a man and woman is the proper context for sexual relationships

For more information on specific issues dealing with beliefs, please visit txb.org/about.

Texas Baptists Affiliation Form Method of Affiliation We invite any Baptist church desiring affiliation with the Baptist General Convention of Texas (BGCT) to complete this form and make an initial contribution to the Texas Baptists Cooperative Program.

Please complete the following: Church Name Mailing Address Physical Address City

State

Zip Code

Local Baptist Association Church Phone

Email

Primary Language

Church Website

We affirm that: ••

We are an autonomous Baptist church that makes its own decisions.

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We will contribute to the BGCT in an identifiable way from our own resources.

•

We are identified as a body of believers separate from any church or churches who sponsor us.

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We will work in harmonious cooperation with the BGCT.

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We desire to affiliate with the BGCT.

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We regularly practice the ordinances of believer’s baptism by immersion and the Lord’s Supper.

It is the desire of our church to affiliate with Texas Baptists and partner through support with an initial contribution of $ .

(A church will be considered affiliated with the BGCT once their affiliation form has been received and approved.)

Please complete the following: Signature of church official Printed name of church official Title Pastor’s Name (please print)

Date

Mail to: Texas Baptists, Executive Director’s Office | 7557 Rambler Road, Suite 1200 | Dallas, Texas 75231-2310

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Texas Baptists Giving Form Church Name Address

I. COOPERATIVE PROGRAM (Reported as CP Gifts) Please choose plan(s) to voluntarily send a Cooperative Program Church gift to the BGCT and/or Worldwide Recipient(s) for missions and ministries.

A . Texas Adopted Plan 79% BGCT

B. Church Designed Plan Your choice of recipient(s)

21% your choice of worldwide recipient(s)

.

7 9 % $

BGCT

Choose Worldwide Recipient(s)

Choose Worldwide Recipient(s)

SBC

% $

BGCT WW

% $

. .

$

.

Total

.

% $

BGCT

SBC

% $

.

BGCT WW

% $

.

$

.

$

.

Total Exclusions if desired, limit 5

Group 1 Total

II. Special Mission Offerings (Reported as Designated Offerings) $

.

Lottie Moon International Missions (SBC)

$

.

Annie Armstrong North American Missions (SBC)

$

.

Texas Baptist Hunger Offering (BGCT)

$

.

Mary Hill Davis Offering® for Texas Missions (BGCT and Texas WMU)

.

$

Group 2 Total

III. Church Directed Gifts (As Church Directs – Reported as Designated) Other Baptist Causes:

$

.

$

.

$

.

TOTAL AMOUNT FROM GROUPS I, II, and III

Signature-Church Treasurer/Financial Secretary

Phone # Check here if new forms are needed

Group 3 Total .

$

Make checks payable to the Baptist General Convention of Texas.

Date

.

$

Grand Total

Printed Name-Church Treasurer/Financial Secretary

Email Marque aqui para formularios en Español

Thank you for your voluntary cooperative gifts.

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Mail to: Texas Baptists | 7557 Rambler Road, Suite 1100 | Dallas, Texas 75231-2310

Giving Opportunities Texas Baptists Cooperative Program The Texas Baptists Cooperative Program combines resources to enable more missions and ministry throughout Texas and beyond. Gifts given through CP allow your church to reach farther and do more than it could alone.

Learn more about this primary missions and ministry funding source at txb.org/cp.

Mary Hill Davis Offering® for Texas Missions Gifts to the WMU of Texas’ Mary Hill Davis Offering® have empowered state missions efforts for Texas Baptists since 1910. Because you give, ministries and missionaries are mobilized to go and make disciples, and multiply churches among all peoples for the glory of God.

Where Does It Go? 37% MISSIONS 16% MINISTRIES 3% CHRISTIAN LIFE COMMISSION

WHERE DO CP $ GO?

28% EDUCATION & HUMAN CARE MINISTRIES

4% COMMUNICATIONS 12% ADMINISTRATION

Learn more at wmutx.org.

Texas Baptist Missions Foundation

Texas Baptists Worldwide

The Texas Baptist Missions Foundation (TBMF) works with individual donors who want to support the ministries of Texas Baptists in this state and around the world. Also, the TBMF staff can provide assistance as you seek to assure your legacy is fulfilled through your estate plan.

Worldwide gifts are above and beyond Cooperative Program giving, and allow churches the opportunity to work with a trusted partner to make a Kingdom impact across the world.

Learn more at txb.org/worldwide.

Learn more at txb.org/tbmf.

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Church Matching & Protection Benefit Program

Texas Baptists Church Matching and Protection Benefit Program Doing God’s work leaves little time for matters such as insurance, disability protection, and retirement planning. That’s why we joined with GuideStone® Financial Resources to offer the Church Matching and Protection Benefit Program. It’s a simple, yet comprehensive, way to give your church leaders and employees access to a retirement plan and coverage against uncertainties of the future.

Benefits The opportunity to enjoy the benefits of the Church Matching & Protection Benefit Program is a result of participation in the GuideStone Church Retirement Plan. This 403(b)(9) retirement program has been designed specifically for Baptist churches. The Church Retirement Plan helps participants legally reduce taxes while saving for retirement. If your church or association contributes undesignated gifts through the Texas Baptists Cooperative Program, your pastor, ministers, and non-ministerial staff may qualify for a variety of benefits, including: • Matching Convention funds to the Church Retirement Plan • Disability insurance • Survivor protection benefits

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Matching Funds

Qualification

Pastors and eligible staff may have their contributions to the retirement plan augmented by matching funds from the Convention. After the church or minister contributes $52.50 per month to the retirement plan, Texas Baptists provides matching on the next $52.50 that is contributed. Current rules allow a $1 match for every $3 contributed by the minister or church, up to a maximum match of $17.50 per month. Matching is available for pastors and ministerial staff only.

You and your church can start offering the plan simply by making the qualifying yearly contributions to the Texas Baptists Cooperative Program.*

Disability Insurance Coverage This benefit provides monthly income of up to $500 per month if the covered employee becomes disabled, as well as a monthly contribution to his or her retirement account.

Participants & Contributions For every participant your church desires to offer the plan, $500 in qualifying contributions must be given each year.

Who qualifies for protection?

All benefits – matching funds, disability coverage, and survivor benefits – are available to: • Pastors

Up to $100,000 in Survivor Protection Whether treated as primary coverage (for younger church staff members) or supplementary to existing life insurance, this offers important protection for that person’s family – paying the benefit to the spouse or other named beneficiary at the death of the covered employee.

• Ministerial Staff • Encampment leaders and staff Disability insurance and survivor benefits only are available to non-ministerial staff members who: • Have at least three years of paid service with the eligible church or organization • Work an average of 20 hours per week

Age at Death

Maximum Benefit

35 and under

$100,000

36-45

$75,000

46-55

$50,000

56-65

$25,000

66-70

$16,000

71 and over

$10,000

Church school or daycare employees are not eligible.

*GuideStone® Financial Resources requires each participant to be participating in the Church Retirement Plan. For more information on the Church Retirement plan, please contact GuideStone at 1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433).

For more information, go to txb.org/mpp or call Texas Baptists at 888-244-9400.

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Baptist General Convention of Texas 2019 Budget 2019 TEXAS CP BUDGET

TOTAL %

175,648 756,213 237,870 758,322

0.5% 2.3% 0.7% 2.3%

265,993 1,721,483

0.8% 5.2%

1,003,469

3.0%

502,495 869,803 93,958

1.5% 2.6% 0.3%

Collegiate Ministries (1)

4,075,944

12.3%

Executive Director Office

718,943

2.2%

307,115 506,651 191,879 90,446 1,244,096 436,470 339,000

0.9% 1.5% 0.6% 0.3% 3.7% 1.3% 1.0%

469,051 115,208 89,784 57,096 78,870 3,113,219 13,000 303,204 352,869 232,556 215,213 238,613

1.4% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 9.4% 0.0% 0.9% 1.1% 0.7% 0.6% 0.7%

589,000 282,000 589,000 589,000 589,000 282,000 589,000 589,000 589,000 181,420 23,500

1.8% 0.8% 1.8% 1.8% 1.8% 0.8% 1.8% 1.8% 1.8% 0.5% 0.1%

112,800 235,000 549,900 549,900 162,867 162,867 162,867 162,867 25,850 158,465 94,000

0.3% 0.7% 1.7% 1.7% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.1% 0.5% 0.3%

Great Commission Team Great Commission Evangelism Music and Worship Discipleship

TOTAL %

Financial Management & Support Team $

Missions Team (1) Church Starters

Christian Life Commission Connections Area Representatives Bivocational

Cooperative Program Texas Baptist Missions Foundation Special Projects San Antonio Regional Communications Historical Collection Texas Baptist Men

Associate Executive Director Chaplaincy (1) BaptistWay Press Committees Institutional Ministries Theological Education Decision Support Church Architecture Cultural Engagement African American Hispanic Work Intercultural

Educational Institutions Baptist University of the Americas Baylor University Dallas Baptist University East Texas Baptist University Hardin-Simmons University Houston Baptist University Howard Payne University University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Wayland Baptist University San Marcos Baptist Academy Valley Baptist Missions Education Center

Advocacy/Care Institutions Baptist Child & Family Services Buckner Children and Family Services Children at Heart Ministries South Texas Children’s Home Ministries Baylor Health Care System (2) Hendrick Health System (2) Hillcrest Baptist Health System (2) Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas (2) Baptist Community Services, Amarillo Baptist Memorials Ministries Breckenridge Village Scholarships

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2019 TEXAS CP BUDGET

Grand Total

1.9% 1.0% 0.8% 3.6% 5.3% 1.0% 0.8% 4.7%

621,138 326,932 282,330 1,182,777 1,778,219 345,395 261,939 1,607,486

Treasurer's Office Human Resources Events & Conferences Finance & Accounting Information Technology Building Support Building Operations Church & Retiree Benefits

$33,250,000

100.0%

FOR GIFTS BEYOND TEXAS TO WORLDWIDE MISSIONS AND MINISTRIES* 2019 TEXAS CP BUDGET

TOTAL %

SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION 50.4% 22.8%

International Mission Board North American Mission Board Seminaries Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Gateway Seminary of SBC Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Historical Library and Archives Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission SBC Operating

4.0% 2.1% 2.9% 3.7% 4.0% 5.2% 0.2% 1.7% 3.0%

100.0%

Total Southern Baptist Convention

TEXAS WORLDWIDE MISSIONS INITIATIVES and PARTNERSHIPS Missions and Partnerships Missions Mobilization River Ministry & Mexico Endeavors Texas Partnerships Baptist World Alliance Intercultural International Initiatives Go Now Missions

325,000 196,000 122,000 65,000 46,000 180,000

32.5% 19.6% 12.2% 6.5% 4.6% 18.0%

34,000 32,000

3.4% 3.2%

Texas Baptist Initiatives Hispanic Education Task Force Chaplaincy

Total Texas World Missions Initiatives

$1,000,000

100.0%

*Worldwide Missions and Ministry funds will be distributed according to the church’s choice as directed on the front of the Gift Remittance form.

1 Additonal support provided through Cooperative Program - Worldwide designated to BGCT. 2 Cooperative Program funds are designated entirely for Chaplaincy support at this institution.

Una Palabra del Equipo de Interacción Cultural

Lorenzo Peña

Director, Cultural Engagement Team & Mega Associations The Cultural Engagement Team exists to enable Texas Baptists to reach more our state and beyond through contextualized ministry and mission efforts.

In light of Hispanic Ministries being one of the three cultural offices housed in our team, alongside African American Ministries and Intercultural Ministries,

I am encouraged to see the inclusion of this Spanish-specific content within this piece. This represents a step taken to intentionally reach our Hispanic brothers and sisters as we continue to strive toward everyone having an opportunity to add to our great Texas Baptists family.

Rolando Rodríguez Director, Hispanic Ministries

As the director of the Office of Hispanic Ministries at Texas Baptists, I am excited to see this section appear within this piece! More than 20% of the churches affiliated with our organization are Hispanic, so the inclusion of this content represents a strategic decision to make this information easier to access for myself and my Spanish-speaking brothers and sisters. The goal of my office is to

serve Hispanic Baptist congregations across our state by helping them reach the goals the Lord has given them, assisting them in their ministry by connecting them to the wide variety of resources and support available through our office. I believe we need everything translated into Spanish, and with pieces like this becoming more normal, I believe we will get there.

El Equipo de Interacción Cultural existe para habilitar a Texas Baptists para alcanzar más a nuestro estado y más allá por medio de esfuerzos de misiones y ministerios contextualizados. Teniendo en cuenta que los Ministerios Hispanos son una de las tres oficinas culturales parte de nuestro equipo, junto a los Ministerios Afroamericanos y Ministerios Interculturales, me anima ver la inclusión de este contenido específico en Español dentro de

esta publicación. Esto representa un paso tomado intencionalmente para alcanzar a nuestros hermanos y hermanas hispanos al continuar esforzándonos para que todos tengan una oportunidad de unirse y aportar a nuestra gran familia de Bautistas de Texas.

Como director de la Oficina de Ministerios Hispanos de los Bautistas de Texas, estoy emocionado al ver esta sección dentro de esta publicación! Más del 20% de las iglesias afiliadas con nuestra organización son hispanas, por lo que la inclusión de este contenido representa una decisión estratégica para facilitar esta información no solo para mi sino para mis hermanos y hermanas de habla hispana. La meta de mi oficina es servir a las congregaciones bautistas hispanas a través de nuestro estado al ayudarlas a alcanzar las metas que el Señor les ha

dado, al ayudarlas en su ministerio al conectarlas con la amplia variedad de recursos y apoyo disponible por medio de nuestra oficina. Creo que necesitamos todo traducido al español, y con más publicaciones como ésta, estoy seguro de que lo lograremos.

Dios le bendiga, Lorenzo Peña Director, Equipo de Interacción Cultural y Mega-Asociaciones

Dios le bendiga, Rolando Rodríguez Director, Ministerios Hispanos

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Afiliación Por qué afiliarse

Cómo afiliarse

Como compañerismo de iglesias transformadoras, estamos orgullosos de participar en las misiones y ministerios cooperativos. Sabemos que, juntos podemos hacer más que lo que podemos hacer separados. Si está listo para unirse, o volver a unirse a la Convención, hay ciertos beneficios para las iglesias y los que las dirigen:

Siga estos simples pasos para convertirse en un miembro activo de la convención estatal más grande de su clase. Es tan fácil como uno, dos, tres: 1. Devuelva el Formulario de afiliación completado (en la página opuesta) y una contribución inicial al Programa Cooperativo de los Bautistas de Texas siguiendo las instrucciones en el formulario. (Una iglesia será considerada como afiliada con BGCT una vez que su formulario de afiliación haya sido recibido y aprobado.)

• Oportunidad para participar en ministerios y misiones cooperativos • Oportunidad para enviar mensajeros con voto a la Reunión Anual de los Bautistas de Texas • Posibilidad de inclusión en la cobertura de BGCT 501(c)3

2. Reciba confirmación de su primera donación, formularios personalizados, e información de cómo participar activamente con los Bautistas de Texas alrededor del estado y más allá.

• Posibilidad de elegibilidad para el Plan de Fondos Paralelos y Protección de Beneficios para • la iglesia con los Recursos Financieros Guidestone ®

3. Asista eventos, comuníquese con el personal ministerial, programe consultas, ordene recursos, participe de oportunidades de misiones y ministerio, envíe mensajeros con voto a la Reunión Anual de los Bautistas de Texas, y reconozca los beneficios de más de 5,300 iglesias trabajando cooperando juntas en armonía para alcanzar al mundo para Cristo. cooperation to reach the world for Christ.

• Consultas sin costo para las misiones y ministerios de su iglesia • Conexiones para misiones contextualizadas por medio de nuestro Equipo de Misiones • Uso de consulta y planos para la iglesia respecto a arquitectura y uso del edificio • Oportunidad para recibir becas para las instituciones educacionales de los Bautistas de Texas • Oportunidad para recibir materiales de BaptistWay Press ® • Opportunity to receive materials from BaptistWay Press®

Para información adicional en asuntos específicos relacionados con creencias, por favor visite txb.org/about.

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Aprenda más en txb.org/affiliate.

Nosotros creemos Los Bautistas de Texas se acogen a las creencias siguientes: •

Que Cristo es la cabeza de la iglesia

•

En la Biblia

•

En el nacimiento virginal de Cristo, que El murió por nuestros pecados, y que El resucitó

•

En el Sacerdocio de cada creyente y de todo creyente

•

En la Salvación sólo por Cristo

•

En alcanzar al mundo que está perdido y lastimado

•

En ayudar a las iglesias para que se conecten con socios de ministerio

•

En distribuir los fondos del Plan Cooperativo de la BGCT, en la manera como lo indique cada iglesia

•

En la Santidad de la vida humana

•

Que el matrimonio entre un hombre y una mujer es el contexto apropiado para el sexo

Bautistas de Texas- Formulario de afiliación Método de afiliación Invitamos a cualquier iglesia bautista que desee afiliación con la Convención Bautista General de Texas (BGCT) a completar este formulario y hacer una contrbución inicial al Programa Cooperativo de los Bautistas de Texas.

Por favor, complete lo siguiente: Nombre de la Iglesia Dirección Postal Dirección Física Ciudad

Estado

Código Postal

Asociación Bautista Local Número de Teléfono

correo electrónico de la iglesia

Lenguaje Principal

Página Web de la Iglesia

Afirmamos que: ••

Somos una iglesia bautista autónoma que toma sus propias decisiones.

•

Estamos identificados como un cuerpo de creyentes separado de cualquier iglesia o iglesias que nos auspicien.

•

Contribuiremos a BGCT de una manera definida de nuestros propios recursos.

•

Practicamos con regularidad las ordenanzas del bautismo del creyente por inmersión y la Cena del Señor.

•

Trabajaremos en cooperación armoniosa con BGCT.

•

Deseamos afiliarnos con BGCT.

Es el deseo de nuestra iglesia afiliarnos con BGCT y colaborar a través del sostén con una contribución inicial de $ .

(Una iglesia será considerada afiliada con BGCT una vez su formulario de afiliación ha sido recibido y aprobado.)

Por favor, complete lo siguiente: Firma de un oficial de la iglesia Nombre impreso del oficial de la iglesia Título Nombre del pastor (letra de imprenta)

Fecha

Enviar por correo a: Texas Baptists, Executive Director’s Office 7557 Rambler Road, Suite 1200 | Dallas, Texas 75231-2310

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Bautistas de Texas- Formulario para ofrendas I. COOPERATIVE PROGRAM (Se informa como Ofrendas P.C.) Por favor, escoja un pan para enviar la ofrenda voluntaria de su iglesia al Programa Cooperativo a la BGCT y otros receptores por todo el mundo, para misiones y ministerios. Véase en el reverso los ministerios que sostienen estas selecciones del Programa Cooperativo.

A . Plan Adoptado Texas (79% BGCT, 21% su

B. Designado por la iglesia Su selecciÓn de receptores

selecciÓn de rceptores mundiales)

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II. Ofrendas Misioneras Especiales (Se informan como Ofrendas Designadas) Ofrenda Mary Hill Davis Offering® para Misiones en Texas Missions (BGCT and Texas WMU)

$

.

Ofrenda Lottie Moon Misiones Internacionales (SBC)

$

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Ofrenda Annie Armstrong Misiones Norteamericanas (SBC) Ofrenda de los Bautistas de Texas contra el Hambre (BGCT)

$

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III. Ofrendas Dirigidas por Iglesia (Según la iglesia dirija - Se informa como designadas) Otras Causas Bautistas:

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$

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SUMA TOTAL PARA GRUPOS I, II, and III

Firma-Tesorero/Secretaria de Finanzas Iglesia

Telef. # Marque aquí si necesita más formularioas

Grupo 3 Total .

$

Gire cheques pagaderos a la Baptist General Convention of Texas.

Fecha

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$

Gran Total

Nombre Tesorero/Secretaria de Finanzas Iglesia

Email Mark here for English forms

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Por favor, envíe este formulario con su ofrenda a: 7557 Rambler Road, Ste. 1100, Dallas, Texas 75231-2310 | 888.244.9400

Oportunidades para ofrendar Programa Cooperativo de los Bautistas de Texas El Programa Cooperativo de los Bautistas de Texas combina recursos para hacer posible más misiones y ministerios por todo Texas y más allá. Las ofrendas dadas a través del Programa Cooperativo permiten que su iglesia llegue más lejos y haga más de lo que pudiera hacer por sí misma.

Aprenda más acerca de esta fuente principal para el financiamiento de misiones y ministerios en txb.org/cp

Ofrenda Mary Hill Davis® para las misiones en Texas Las ofrendas a la Ofrenda Mary Hill Davis® de la UFM de Texas ha hecho posible los esfuerzos de misiones estatales para los Bautistas de Texas desde el 1910. Debido a sus ofrendas, ministerios y misioneros son movilizados para ir y hacer discípulos y multiplicar iglesias entre todos los pueblos para la gloria de Dios.

¿A donde va el dinero?

37% MISIONES 16% MINISTERIOS 3% LA COMISIÓN DE VIDA CRISTIANA

¿A DONDE VA EL DINERO?

28% EDUCACIÓN Y MINISTERIOS PARA EL CUIDADO HUMANITARIO

4% COMUNICACIONES 12% ADMINISTRACIÓN

Conozca más en wmutx.org.

Fundación de Misiones Bautista de Texas La Fundación de Misiones Bautista de Texas (TBMF) trabaja con donantes individuales que desean sostener los ministerios de los Bautistas de Texas en este estado y alrededor del mundo. Además, el personal de la Fundación puede proveer ayuda al usted procurar asegurar que su patrimonio sea cumplido por medio de su testamento.

Conozca más en txb.org/tbmf.

Bautistas de Texas Alrededor del Mundo (Texas Baptists WW) Las ofrendas para Alrededor del Mundo son adicionales a las ofrendas del Programa Cooperativo, y permiten a las iglesias la oportunidad de trabajar con un socio de confianza para hacer un impacto en el Reino por todo el mundo.

Conozca más en txb.org/worldwide.

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September 2019

November 2019

March 2020

006-7 R E:CHARGE African

001-2 T exas Baptist Handbell

002-3 Everlasting Choir

American Evangelism Conference

06-7 Special Friends Retreat 08-15 Week of Prayer for Texas Missions & the Mary Hill Davis Offering

17-20 Texas Baptist Chaplaincy Training

19-20 C hildhood Ministry Certification Program

23-24 Executive Board 24-26 National African American Preaching Conference

00-17 Rally Hispano 17-19 Annual Meeting

December 2019

14-16 Youth+Family+Next Gen Ministry Conclave

21-23 Boomer Life Regional Rallies 25-26 C onferencia Hispana de Liderazgo

006-7 African American Leadership Workshop

00-01 MinistrySafe Training

006-8 BSM Lead Team Summit

00-09 Congreso

24-25 Children’s Worship

20-22 Texas Baptist Educators

University

031-1 Abide Collegiate Prayer Retreat

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Certification Program

Celebration (San Antonio)

January 2020

27-28 Retiro de Varones

10-11 Childhood Ministry

005-6 Everlasting Choir

April 2020

February 2020

004-5 Special Friends Retreat

Celebration (Grand Prairie)

00-05 Open House

00-26 Micah 6:8 Mini Conference

October 2019

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Festival

Retreat

00-02 Congreso Experience at Wayland Baptist University

00-04 MinistrySafe Training 00-08 Congreso Experience at Dallas Baptist University

17-19 Executive Board 00-29 Congreso Experience at Baptist University of the AmĂŠricas

00-29 Instrumental Convergence

Retreat

00-25 Heaven on Earth 00-27 Texas Baptists Golf Classic

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Connect 360 exists to show all the Bible as instrumental in revealing God’s purpose and plan for life. baptistway@txborg • baptistwaypress.org

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