2015 Fall Meeting Proceedings
November 1, 2015
3. 2013 Budget Monthly Requirements / Church Revenue
Needed: $23,153
Received: $23,851
4. Church Revenue
October 2012-September 2013: $280,685
October 2013-September 2014: $286,187
Represents a 2% Increase
5. Church income is up due to additional church giving and new church partnerships.
6. “Thank You” to our churches that were able to increase through percentage
support or specific amount. We ask for your continued partnership in our launch
into new approaches to reach Bradley County for Christ.
7. Pastor Gary Moats, Clingan Ridge Baptist, prayed over the new partners.
8. Paul Davis, Associate Pastor at Westwood Baptist gave the Admin Team Report and 2016
Budget Presentation
1. We are increasing our projected church income goal for 2016 by $10,000. This is
due to an increase of income from new church partners. After reductions from
NAMB our total income increase is $6,637
2. Section I: Strengthening Churches allows us to resource our pastors, churches, lay
leaders for training and assisting them in church revitalization.
3. Section II: We are maintaining an amount of $2,500 for International Student
Mission trips. In addition we are proposing an increase of $1,000 for church
revitalization and church planting.
4. We are currently in a 5-year phase-out of support from the North American
Mission Board and Tennessee Baptist Convention to supplement salary support
and insurance for the Ministry Evangelism Director. The last year of the phase out
is 2017. This phase-out alone increases the Association’s responsibility to cover
these costs. As a result, we are seeing the need for local churches to increase their
support to the BBA to fulfill the mission and ministry of the Association.
5. Section VI – Administrative Support: We have reduced utilities by $1,000 the
main reason for this reduction is we changed the phone and internet provider.
Property Insurance was reduced due to a change in provider.
6. Section VI – Staff Leadership: We are recommending staff increases for Randy,
David and Dimple. We have an increase in Account #5056 for anticipated
increases of Health Insurance premiums for Phil & Randy.
7. With God’s help, we will continue to strive to fulfill the goals of the Bradley
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