2016 Annual Report 2017 Financial Plan. One generation shall praise Your works to another, and shall declare Your mighty acts.

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1 2016 Annual Report 2017 Financial Plan One generation shall praise Your works to another, and shall declare Your mighty acts. Psalm 145:4

2 Dear Oklahoma Baptists, The Bible tells us, One generation shall praise Your works to another, and shall declare Your mighty acts (Psalm 145:4). As Christians, building on this legacy of faith is essential to everything we do. The booklet you hold in your hands contains brief reports, photos and stories about that great legacy of faith, showing just some of the many ways God has been at work among Oklahoma Baptists in This booklet also gives an overview of the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma s 2017 Cooperative Program Financial Plan, which is essential to our shared work as Oklahoma Baptists and continuing the impact of that legacy. In many ways, 2017 promises to be a banner year for Oklahoma. From the 100th anniversary of Falls Creek to a growing emphasis of missions and personal evangelism, I sincerely believe we are going to witness the advance of the Gospel in this state and beyond. As we continue to stand together in praying, giving and going, I believe God will continue to do mighty acts among Oklahoma Baptists. Yours in Christ, Anthony L. Jordan Executive Director - Treasurer

3 Table of Contents Cooperative Program Allocation & Financial Plan Executive Office Falls Creek Baptist Conference Center Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief Operations Team Finance Team Equipping Team Oklahoma Baptist Collegiate Ministries CrossTimbers Children s Mission Adventure Camp Mobilization Team Connect>1 Evangelism Campaign State Evangelism Conference Church Planting BGCO Events BGCO Affiliates 2017 Annual Conferences and Events New Cooperative Program Online/Electronic Giving 1

4 Cooperative Program Allocation and Financial Plan 2017 SBC/BGCO Cooperative Program Allocation Plan SBC Cooperative Program Causes - 40% $10,200,000 IMB NAMB Seminaries Ethics & Religious Liberty Executive Committee BGCO Affiliates - 15% $3,834,700 Oklahoma Baptist University % $2,465,100 *Additional Funding: OBU Campus Minister - $15,000 Oklahoma Baptist Homes for Children % $672,300 *Other Funding: OBHC - Pledge Gift - $198,000 Baptist Village Communities % $672,300 Baptist Foundation of Oklahoma % $25,000 *Other Funding is in addition to CP Allocation BGCO - 45% $11,465,300 Total Cooperative Program Allocation Goal - 100% $25,500,000 Note: Funds received greater than the CP budget annually will be divided at the rate of 50/50 with SBC. 2

5 Executive Office Team Expenses Executive Director - Treasurer Salaries & Benefits $840,764 Office Operations $11,430 Capital Budget $18,000 General Operations Board & Committee Meetings $50,000 Other Expenses $114,503 Budget Reserve $393,361 Cooperative Program/Associational Relations Team Income Cooperative Program $263,173 Edna McMillan-SMO $36,000 BFO Investment Income $1,413,000 Designated Oklahoma $135,000 Other Income $11,000 Total Team Income $1,858,173 Office Operations $7,275 CP & Stewardship Promotion $127,900 DOM Development $28,000 Associational CP Education $134,000 Associational Campgrounds $36,000 SBC Workspace/ACP $34,500 Development Office Office Operations $22,240 Program/Ministry $40,200 Total Team Expenses $1,858,

6 Falls Creek Baptist Conference Center Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief Falls Creek Baptist Conference Center continues to impact tens of thousands of people each year for Christ. Established in 1917, Falls Creek is arriving at its 100th year as a spiritual landmark for countless people who have been saved or called to ministry during the summer youth weeks and other events. With state-of-the-art facilities, including the Mathena Family Event Center and the Thompson Family Lodge, Falls Creek now offers events year-round that promote the Gospel. In the summer youth weeks of 2016 alone, there were a total of 5,806 spiritual decisions, which included 2,369 professions of faith and 809 called to ministry. Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief (DR) has trained thousands of volunteers to respond during a disaster. Over the past 40-plus years, DR volunteers have responded to nearly every major disaster. They show the love of Christ to people at their greatest hour of need through services including chaplaincy counseling, debris clean up, preparing hot meals and more. During 2016 alone, DR volunteers served in Arkansas, Louisiana, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas and Canada. The trademark yellow uniform of Disaster Relief volunteers has been seen by disaster victims across North America and the world. Pastor Andy Taylor leads a time of invitation during an evening service at Falls Creek. Thousands of students each summer make decisions for Christ during the evening services. 6 7

7 Operations Team Church & Employee Benefit Services Team Expenses Team Leader Salaries & Benefits (Except Print, Building Services & Falls Creek Operations) $769,900 Office Operations $12,735 Staff Development $18,000 Building Lease $714,840 Program/Ministry (Includes BGCO Annual Meeting) $45,000 Capital Budget $25,000 Communications Group/Editor Salaries & Benefits (Except Baptist Messenger) $470,450 Office Operations $39,110 Program/Ministry $55,000 Capital Budget $14,500 Baptist Messenger Personnel $297,245 Office Operations $35,775 Printing/Mailing $1,377,000 Falls Creek Conference Center-Operations Personnel $2,055,941 Operations $1,838,659 Capital Budget (Includes Water, Wastewater Improvements) CrossTimbers-Operations $962,000 Personnel $237,218 Operations $372,160 Capital Budget $50,000 Office Operations $11,570 Program/Ministry (Includes Church Staff Protection Benefits) $202,200 Merit & Salary Increases $50,000 Workers Compensation $20,000 Property & Casualty Insurance $80,000 Retiree Insurance $493,843 Auto Fleet Insurance & Maintenance $135,000 Print/Copier Operations Salaries & Benefits $423,223 Office Operations $4,375 Print Operations $838,500 Copier Operations $165,000 Mail Room Services Salaries & Benefits $75,853 Office Operations $36,175 Postage Expense $140,000 Technology Office Operations $20,040 Systems Repairs/Updates $96,000 Capital Budget $34,100 Baptist Building Services Salaries & Benefits $291,585 Pledge Payment-OBHC $198,000 Operations $540,655 Capital Budget $122,796 Historical Commission Office Operations $2,980 Program/Ministry $9,600 8 Total Team Expenses $13,382,028 9

8 Operations Team (Continued) Finance Team Team Income Cooperative Program $3,573,120 Subscriptions, Advertising, Church Special Editions $725,000 Registration/Other Income $5,478,500 Print Operations Income $1,565,000 Tenant Leases/Rental Income $1,153,036 Postage/Supplies $218,800 Copier Fees $165,000 Technology Income $258,151 GuideStone Financial Resources $18,000 BFO Investment Income $800 Employee Contributory Medical $110,975 Gain on Sale of Convention Auto Fleet $95,000 Miscellaneous $20,646 Team Expenses Team Leader Salaries & Benefits $565,158 Office Operations $42,805 Other Expenses (Including Audit) $74,300 Capital Budget $19,000 Total Team Expenses $701,263 Team Income Cooperative Program $701,263 Total Team Income $13,382,028 Total Team Income $701,263 When a church invests a portion of tithes through their association and the Cooperative Program, together we make a global impact to spread the Gospel. In only 12 days, our contributions reach the mission fields of Oklahoma, North America and the world

9 Equipping Team Team Expenses Team Leader Salaries & Benefits $1,352,677 Office Operations $12,370 Program/Ministry $10,700 Capital Budget $50,000 Sunday School & Adult Discipleship Office Operations $6,470 Program/Ministry $174,000 Worship & Music Ministries Office Operations $11,225 Program/Ministry $95,250 Pastoral Leadership Office Operations $9,685 Program/Ministry $65,000 Family & Men s Ministries Office Operations $5,400 Program/Ministry $190,050 Childhood Ministries Office Operations $2,695 Program/Ministry $50,800 CrossTimbers Children s Missions Camp-Program Office Operations $5,575 Personnel $46,279 Program/Ministry $187,100 Student Ministries/Education Office Operations $3,175 Program/Ministry $74,300 Student Evangelism & Mobilization Office Operations $4,150 Program/Ministry $158,200 Falls Creek Conference Center-Program Personnel $281,000 Office Operations $17,240 Program/Ministry $208,500 Recreation $148,000 Total Team Expenses $3,169,841 Team Income Cooperative Program $2,416,617 Registration/Other Income $488,800 BFO Investment Income $5,140 LifeWay Christian Resources $51,000 NAMB Grant $9,784 Edna McMillan-SMO $198,500 Total Team Income $3,169,

10 Oklahoma Baptist Collegiate Ministry Oklahoma Baptist Collegiate Ministries (BCM) is making an eternal impact on the lives of college students across the state. With a BCM presence on nearly 40 campuses in Oklahoma, students are coming to faith in Christ, being discipled and are connected to the local church during this critical stage of life the college years. From events during the year to ongoing activities on campuses large and small, BCM continues to advance the Gospel light and help make disciples. CrossTimbers Children s Mission Adventure Camp CrossTimbers Children s Mission Adventure Camp, located a few miles from Falls Creek near Davis, experienced record attendance in 2016, with more than 4,100 campers. Children, grades 3rd through 6th, encounter Jesus Christ through this hands-on missions camp. A newly introduced pre-teen week has been a popular addition to the camp. According to Camp Director Glenn Barber, there were 487 spiritual decisions in The summer saw 240 professions of faith, and one special trend among these salvations included parents who attended the camp as sponsors and were able to share the Gospel with their own child who prayed to receive Christ at CrossTimbers. In 2016, children at CrossTimbers learned what it means to be transformed by God s calling on their lives. Students gather around God s Word during a Baptist Collegiate Ministries event

11 Mobilization Team Team Expenses Team Leader Salaries & Benefits $1,775,892 Office Operations $44,570 Capital Budget $100,000 Hispanic Ministries Office Operations $5,700 Program/Ministry $86,500 Personal Evangelism Office Operations $4,070 Program/Ministry $293,650 Smaller In Attendance Church (SAC) Office Operations $2,225 Program/Ministry $65,000 Native American Ministries Office Operations $4,075 Program/Ministry $72,550 Robert Haskins School of Christian Ministries Office Operations $6,516 Program/Ministry $134,500 Collegiate Ministries Office Operations $5,745 Program/Ministry $179,930 Building Maintenance & Property Insurance $92,000 Local Campus Expenses $73,250 BCM Director Salaries $2,022,392 Emerging Generations $2,300 Chaplaincy/Community Ministries Office Operations $6,700 Program/Ministry $234,200 Church Planting Office Operations $24,215 Program/Ministry $211,000 Mission Pastors/Planters & New Work $508,000 Partnership & Volunteer Missions Office Operations $7,105 Program/Ministry $82,500 Women s Missions & Ministries Office Operations $8,195 Program/Ministry $308,500 Total Team Expenses $6,361,280 Team Income Cooperative Program $4,511,127 Registration/Other Income $288,000 BFO Investment Income $70,698 NAMB Grant $699,460 Associational Support $37,879 Edna McMillan-SMO $754, Total Team Income $6,361,280 17

12 Connect>1 Evangelism Campaign State Evangelism Conference The Connect>1 Evangelism Campaign is our state convention s primary emphasis for personal evangelism through Sunday School and small groups. In 2016, the BGCO sought to equip and engage every church member in personal evangelism through their small group or Sunday School class. In support of this goal, the BGCO conducted 17 regional Sunday School clinics and engaged more than 500 pastors and 3,000 Sunday School teachers in Connect>1 Evangelism training. This office has already distributed 125,000 One Great Hope evangelism tracts this year. An additional 85,000 children s evangelism tracts have also been distributed. The BGCO has printed more than one million support pieces to help Oklahoma churches more fully engage with Connect>1. The State Evangelism Conference (SEC) is among the most popular annual events in all of Oklahoma. The 2016 conference attracted more than 3,500 attendees, who heard from leading Christian apologetics author Lee Strobel. Through breakout sessions, sermons and events, the SEC is equipping Oklahoma Baptists 1,800-plus churches to share the Good News of Jesus Christ with every person in the state. Churches across Oklahoma were equipped to share the Gospel through the Connect>1 Evangelism Campaign. Author and Pastor Jim Cymbala leads a time of prayer during a recent State Evangelism Conference, an event that has attracted thousands of Oklahoma Baptists annually

13 Church Planting BGCO Events Church Planting is a strategic way to reach Oklahoma for Jesus Christ. In 2016, the BGCO Church Planting Group added eight new church plants, conducted four trainings (one of which was conducted fully in Spanish), provided Discovery Day events for the Cherokee Strip and Atoka-Coal associations, and various other strategic activities. The Church Planting Group is currently assisting potential church planters as they process though the church planting paradigm. BGCO events are a strategic way to engage Oklahoma Baptists 1,800- plus churches on mission to impact lostness in this state. Through longstanding and new events alike, including the Priority of Preaching Conference, Oklahoma Youth Ministry Forum, the Rewired Men s Retreat, the Women s Retreat, the Legacy Retreat and more, the BGCO is bringing together Oklahoma Baptists in fellowship, worship and evangelism. Thousands of women worship God during the annual BGCO Women s Retreat at Falls Creek. For a listing of BGCO events, visit De Brown is a church planter near Kingfisher who is working to reach Native Americans with the Gospel. Brown s testimony was featured in one of the 2016 Oklahoma State Missions Offering promotional videos

14 BGCO Affiliates From evangelism and church planting to disaster relief, Christian education, children s homes and senior living, The Baptist Foundation of Oklahoma strengthens ministries by inspiring generosity and multiplying the gifts of Southern Baptists. In 2015, the Foundation distributed $22 million to Kingdom causes (exceeding a goal of $17 million), and is on pace to surpass 2016 s goal of $17.72 million. The Foundation is also reaching a new generation of givers with the launch of MustardSeed, a charitable giving app that rounds user s credit/debit purchases to the nearest dollar and donates that change to the ministry or church of their choice. A private Christian liberal arts university, Oklahoma Baptist University (OBU) offers 10 bachelor s degrees with 88 fields of study and five master s degree programs. OBU has an enrollment of 2,073, with students from 40 states and 35 other countries. OBU has been named one of the top 10 regional colleges in the West by U.S. News and World Report for 25 years and Oklahoma s highest-rated regional college for 23 years. OBU is the only private Oklahoma university listed as a Great Value College, is ranked as a top university in Oklahoma by Forbes.com, and is one of the best colleges and universities in the western United States according to the Princeton Review. The Baptist Foundation recently introduced the Mustard Seed App, a new charitable giving option where pennies mulitply Kingdom work. Students gather and show school spirit during an event in front of Raley Chapel at Oklahoma Baptist University

15 BGCO Affiliates (Continued) Baptist Village Communities Baptist Village Communities (BVC) is excited to expand its ministry to western Oklahoma with The Neighborhoods at Baptist Village of Elk City, coming soon. Currently, BVC serves senior adults through nine Villages, three home health agencies and a medical equipment company. More than 2,200 people are served by BVC, meeting financial, health and community needs. In 2016, among many other ministry activities, Oklahoma Baptist Homes for Children (OBHC) began a new program, One Such Child. It connects members of Southern Baptist churches with children in DHS custody. The goal is to recruit two families from each church: a foster family (providing for a child s needs on a daily basis) and one family for respite foster care (providing care for the child on an as needed basis for the foster family). In addition, Hope Pregnancy Ministries celebrated its 30th anniversary. Hope has five pregnancy resource centers across the state. A group of boys from OBHC s Boys Ranch enjoying some time outdoors. A Friends Team member is all smiles as she serves residents in the dining room at Baptist Village of Oklahoma City

16 2017 Annual Conferences & Events STATE EVANGELISM CONFERENCE January 30-31, 2017 This annual conference, which will take place at Del City, First Southern, is an opportunity for some of the finest preachers in the state, nation and the world to assemble with Oklahoma Baptists to challenge them to win their world for the Lord Jesus Christ. Visit for more information. ROSE DAY February 8, 2017 Each year, hundreds gather at the State Capitol at the beginning of the new legislative session to promote and support the lives of unborn babies by meeting with their state senators and representatives and presenting them roses, which represent the sanctity of the unborn human lives. VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL CLINICS February 16-17, 2017 Training for the annual biblical theme and planning for one of the largest evangelistic initiatives in the state of Oklahoma is provided in training sessions across the state for associational VBS teams. WOMEN S RETREAT April 21-22, 2017 This annual event, held at Falls Creek, draws thousands of women from across Oklahoma. Women hear from speakers and attend seminars that assist them in their ministries as friends, wives and mothers. REWIRED MEN S RETREAT April 28-29, 2017 Held annually at Falls Creek, this retreat brings together thousands of men and boys to experience life together for a weekend. Nationally-known speakers challenge and encourage these men to impact their families and their world with the Gospel. CROSSTIMBERS CHILDREN S MISSION ADVENTURE CAMP WEEKS June 5-July 28, 2017 CrossTimbers provides a safe and child-friendly setting for recreational activities, spiritual growth, adventurous outdoor activities, interactive worship, Bible studies and hands-on mission education. Camp is for children who have completed the 3rd grade through 6th grade. The primary goal is to educate, equip and engage children in a missions lifestyle through a unique camping experience FALLS CREEK SUMMER WEEKS June 5-July 28, 2017 Week 1 June 5-9 Week 2 June Week 3 June Week 4 June Week 5 July 3-7 Week 6 July Week 7 July Week 8 July INDIAN FALLS CREEK July 30-August 3, 2017 Indian Falls Creek Baptist Assembly is widely anticipated each year, becoming a tradition for many churches and their members. Hosting campers who represent between tribes and more than 250 churches each year as well as non-native people, Indian Falls Creek could well be the largest Native Christian encampment in North America. HISPANIC EVANGELISM CONFERENCE August 18-19, 2017 Hundreds of Hispanics from across Oklahoma come together for a time of worship, teaching and encouragement. FALLS CREEK 100TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION September 2-3, 2017 This special, once-in-a-lifetime weekend event will commemorate and celebrate God s goodness and blessing on Falls Creek throughout the last 100 years. A Night of Praise event takes place Saturday evening. A Homecoming Service is set for Sunday evening. For details, visit MINISTRY WIVES WEEKEND October 6-7, 2017 This is a weekend dedicated to serving wives whose husbands minister in Oklahoma Baptist churches and other agencies. Special focus is given to encouragement and ways to better serve their families and churches as ministry wives. BGCO ANNUAL MEETING November 13-14, 2017 The annual meeting is when Oklahoma Baptists come together to prayerfully hear reports of the convention s work and determine the direction and ongoing work of the churches who partner together for advancement of the Gospel

17 New Cooperative Program Online/Electronic Giving In 2016, the BGCO enabled churches to remit their Cooperative Program and other missions giving online. Whether it is Cooperative Program giving, State Missions Offering gifts, Disaster Relief, Lottie Moon, Annie Armstrong or other giving, the electronic transaction is simple, secure and comes with no fees. This new convenient service allows missionaries and those who receive Cooperative Program funding to receive their support faster than ever. To enroll your church, go to and select the Give tab. For more information, contact the BGCO Finance Office at 405/ ext Any church that that has access has access to a computer to a and computer the internet and can the now send its offerings for Internet Cooperative can now Program, send its Edna offerings McMillan for Cooperative State Missions Offering, Program, Disaster Edna Relief, Lottie McMillan Moon, State Annie Armstrong, etc., via the BGCO Missions website. Offering, It s Disaster so simple! Relief, Lottie Moon, Annie -Kerry Armstrong, Russell, BGCO etc., via Chief Financial Officer the BGCO website. It s so simple! 28

18 If all 1,800+ Oklahoma Southern Baptist churches increased their Cooperative Program giving by 1%, we d have an additional $3 million to invest in... FALLS CREEK RECONNECT SUNDAY SCHOOL COLLEGIATE MINISTRY MISSIONS DISASTER RELIEF CHURCH PLANTING PLUS EMERGING GENERATIONS, WORSHIP, CHAPLAINCY, EVANGELISM & MORE? WILL YOU LEAD YOUR CHURCH TO TAKE THE CHALLENGE facebook.com/cpisok twitter.com/cpisok sbc.net/cp For more information, contact Bob Shelton at x 4641 or bshelton@bgco.org. 29

19 FA L L S C R E E K 100TH ANNIVERSARY C E L E B R AT I O N NIGHT OF PRAISE Sat., Sept. 2, :30pm- 9:30pm A modern Falls Creek worship experience!* HOMECOMING SERVICE Sun., Sept. 3, pm- 8pm A classic Falls Creek worship service with a choir and great speakers! FALLSCREEK.ORG/100 *Night of Praise requires a ticket. Details online.