2017 Annual. The Baptist Convention of NM. As for me and my family, we will worship the Lord. Joshua 24:15 CSB

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1 2017 Annual The Baptist Convention of NM As for me and my family, we will worship the Lord. Joshua 24:15 CSB 0

2 ANNUAL of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico PO Box 94485, Albuquerque Wyoming NE, Albuquerque First Baptist Church Bloomfield, New Mexico October 24-25, 2017 OFFICERS OF THE CONVENTION President First Vice President Second Vice President Recording Secretary Assistant Recording Secretary Parliamentarian John Hinze, Tucumcari First Jared Bridge, Albuquerque Anchor Beau Lamb, Santa Rosa First Nancy Faucett, BCNM Kim Treece, BCNM Jason Anderson, Silver City First 2018 meeting to be held October at Mesilla Park Community Church, Las Cruces Preacher of Annual Sermon Alternate Boyd Morerod, Los Chavez First Phillip Smith, Socorro First October October Meeting 2020 Meeting Clovis Albuquerque 1

3 TOP TEN CHURCHES IN TOTAL NUMBER OF BAPTISMS IN 2017* Church Membership Baptisms 1. Albuquerque Sagebrush 6,900 1, Mesilla Park Ruidoso First Albuquerque Fellowship Milan Immanuel Las Cruces Iglesia Agape Aztec First Edgewood Mountain Valley Albuquerque Desert Springs Las Cruces Calvary 2, TOP TEN CHURCHES IN COOPERATIVE PROGRAM GIFTS IN 2017** Church Membership Total CP 1. Clovis Central 1,335 $166, Carlsbad First 801 $135, Farmington Emmanuel 1,999 $127, Alamogordo Bethel 887 $121, Bloomfield First 1,209 $120, Las Cruces First 2,450 $100, Mesilla Park 710 $99, Hobbs Taylor Memorial 567 $96, Albuquerque Eastern Hills 1,266 $88, Artesia First 1,031 $79,801 TOP TEN CHURCHES IN PER CAPITA COOPERATIVE PROGRAM GIFTS IN 2017** Church Membership Total Per Capita CP 1. Roswell Calvary 59 $ Bayard First 5 $ Belen Sierra Vista 32 $ Los Alamos First 140 $ Bosque Farms First 150 $ Farmington First 167 $ Hobbs First 150 $ Portales The Porch 26 $ Eagle Nest 20 $ Albuquerque Christ Church 131 $

4 TOP TEN CHURCHES IN MISSION NEW MEXICO GIFTS IN 2017** Church Membership Total MNM 1. Las Cruces First 2,450 $23, Roswell Bethel 145 $16, Albuquerque Monterey 332 $14, Albuquerque Eastern Hills 1,266 $12, Clovis Central 1,335 $11, High Rolls Trinity 120 $7, Farmington Emmanuel 1,999 $6, Moriarty First 187 $5, Alamogordo Bethel 887 $5, Carlsbad First 801 $5,079 TOP TEN CHURCHES IN PER CAPITA MISSION NEW MEXICO GIFTS IN 2017** Church Membership Total Per Capita MNM 1. Roswell Bethel 145 $ Albuquerque Sovereign Grace 5 $ Espanola First 24 $ Taos First 34 $ Eagle Nest 20 $ High Rolls Trinity 120 $ Chaparral 34 $ Albuquerque Monterey 332 $ Santa Rosa First 53 $ Carlsbad Garden St. 30 $34.43 * Statistics compiled from 2017 Annual Church Profile ** Statistics compiled from receipts received at BCNM office January 1, December 31,

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6 Staff Directory Mission Board Members State Appointed/Elected Committees Articles of Incorporation/Bylaws Minutes of Annual Meeting Minutes of State Executive Board Annual Staff Reports Budget Audit Report 5

7 DIRECTORY OF STATE WORKERS All addresses for BCNM staff are the first initial and last (Example: Executive Team Dr. Joseph L. Bunce, Executive Director Gerald Farley, Business Administrator Nancy L. Faucett, Ministry Assistant Katie Carroll, Accountant Toni Warner, Ministry Assistant Kim Treece, Ministry Assistant FAX: Information Services Team Kevin Parker, Team Leader Editor, Baptist New Mexican Linda S. Prescott, Ministry Assistant Joy Pittman, Ministry Assistant James Trevillian, Social Media FAX: EVANGELISM/DISCIPLESHIP TEAM Tar Henderson, Rural/Smaller Church Membership Cheryl Vaughn, Ministry Assistant FAX: Collegiate Team: David Englehart, Director Terra Mitchell, Ministry Assistant FAX: Eastern New Mexico University Box 2005 ENMU, Portales Dag Sewell, Campus Minister New Mexico Highlands University PO Box 3304, Las Vegas Jonathan Bull, Director New Mexico Junior College/College of the Southwest 5512 Lovington Hwy., Hobbs Zach Vaughn, Campus Minister New Mexico State University 1313 E. University Ave., Las Cruces David E. Englehart, Campus Minister 6

8 San Juan College 211 W. 20th, Farmington Randi Lash, Campus Minister University of New Mexico 401 University NE, Albuquerque Bobby Erickson, Campus Minister Western New Mexico University 909 W. College, Silver City Steve Timmons, Campus Minister LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TEAM Lamar Morin, Team Leader D Nae Kellum, Ministry Assistant Sam Swann, Student Leadership Development/Evangelism Krista Peterson, Children s Leadership Development/ Women s Ministry Sarah Wilkerson, Ministry Assistant J.E. Hammond, Manager, Sivells Baptist Camp Randy Hollis, Facilities Manager, Sivells Baptist Camp Mike Cannata, Manager, Inlow Baptist Camp Barry Walker, Facilities Manager, Inlow Baptist Camp FAX: MISSIONS MOBILIZATION TEAM Scott Wilson, Team Leader Cricket Pairett, Ministry Assistant Ricardo Rivera, State Hispanic Strategist Connie Dixon, WMU Director Daniel Clymer, State Native American Strategist Ira Shelton, Disaster Relief Coordinator FAX:

9 STATE MISSION BOARD Baptist Convention of New Mexico 2018 Chairman... Dave McFadden Vice Chairman... Steve Ballew Secretary...Nancy Faucett Executive Director... Joseph Bunce Treasurer... Gerald Farley President of the Convention...John Hinze 321 E. Center, Tucumcari 88401; ONE-YEAR TERM EXPIRES OCTOBER 2018 Steve Ballew 211 W. 20 th St., Farmington San Juan Association Dennis Diaz PO Box 506, Mesilla Park Rio Grande Association Larry Evans PO Box 392, Cloudcroft Mt. Valley Association Brandon Hutchinson 635 Lake Dr., Santa Rosa Tucumcari Association Charles Lord PO Box 903, Sandia Park Central Association Dave McFadden 100 S. Ave. C, Portales Eastern Association Joe Phillips PO Box 409, Red River Santa Fe Association Dave Rowser 837 W. Jackson Ave., Lovington Southeastern Association Billy Tucker 3202 Thunder Rd., Alamogordo Mt. Valley Association Don Turnage 29 Flamingo, Silver City Southwestern Association TWO-YEAR TERM - EXPIRES OCTOBER 2019 Renaldon Begay PO Box 3978, Gallup Western Association Kaul Corley PO Box 206, Cubero Western Association Mason Davis 700 S. 8th, Deming Southwestern Association Jamie Duke 7028 Camino Rojo, Santa Fe Santa Fe Association David Fernandez PO Box 366, Gallup Central Association Eyvonne Gunn 3121 Quay Rd. 32, Melrose Eastern Association Dennis Harris PO Box 40, San Antonio Mountain Association Kit Johnson 1712 Pine Valley, Las Cruces Rio Grande Association Virginia Yazzie PO Box 2432, Bloomfield San Juan Association THREE-YEAR TERM - EXPIRES OCTOBER 2020 Jacob Bassing 500 N. Pennsylvania, Roswell Pecos Valley Association Karen Cortese PO Box 447, Ft. Sumner Eastern Association Gary Davis 208 N. 3 rd, Carlsbad Pecos Valley Association Dennis Dunn PO Box 26327, Albuquerque Central Association Mark Frizzell PO Box 87, Clayton Northeastern Association Georgia Kimsey 927 Sofia Rd., Grenville Northeastern Association Jody O Briant PO Box 358, Jal Southeastern Association Floyd Silva PO Box 68006, Rio Rancho Central Association 8

10 STATE MISSION BOARD Team Committees 2018 Chairman John Hinze EDT Evangelism/Discipleship Team (7 members) Charles Lord, Chairman Jacob Bassing Mason Davis Dennis Diaz David Fernandez Mark Frizzell Virginia Yazzie IST Information Services Team (7 members) Jamie Duke, Chairman Gary Davis Dennis Harris Brandon Hutchinson Georgia Kimsey Don Turnage Martha Whitesides LDT Leadership Development Team (7 members) Billy Tucker, Chairman Mark Ashley Karen Cortese Kit Johnson Jody O Briant pastorjoe1977@gmail.com Floyd Silva Floyd@soulrio.com MMT Missions Mobilization Team (8 members) Steve Ballew, Chairman pastorsteve@ebfarmington.com Renaldon Begay renaldonluke@yahoo.com Kaul Corley kaulcorley@aol.com Dennis Dunn dunndg@aol.com Larry Evans pastor@fbccloudcroft.org Eyvonne Gunn gunsmoke@plateautel.net Joe Phillips joephll@hotmail.com Dave Rowser derowser@yahoo.com 9

11 State Mission Board Committees 2018 continued Special Committees Policy and Personnel Joseph Bunce, Staff Advisor John Hinze, Chairman Dave McFadden, Ex-Officio Jacob Bassing (EDT) Dennis Harris (IST) Karen Cortese (LDT) Joe Phillips (MMT) Property and Finance Gerald Farley, Staff Advisor Dave McFadden, Chairman John Hinze, Ex-Officio Charles Lord (EDT) Jamie Duke (IST) Billy Tucker (LDT) Steve Ballew (MMT) Nominating Committee Joe Phillips, Chairman Jacob Bassing Eyvonne Gunn 10

12 PASTOR/LAYMEN S CONFERENCE PRESIDENT Aaron Colyer, Roswell First, CHRISTIAN LIFE COMMITTEE 2018 One-Year Term Expires October 2018 Mark Burton Charla Ct NE, Albuq Gavin Vaughn II Box 1749, Artesia Two-Year Term Expires October 2019 Jay McCollum 2112 College Dr., Gallup Three-Year Term Expires October 2020 Walter Bradley PO Box 22, Clovis Wanda Hiett Lawson Ct. NE, Albuq

13 NOMINATING COMMITTEE Elected at 2017 Convention to serve in 2018: Dan Pearce, Chairman, Texico First Melissa Lamb, Santa Rosa First Randy Land, Carlsbad First Rob Mayes, Raton First Craig Montroy, Bloomfield First ORDER OF BUSINESS COMMITTEE Elected at 2017 Convention to serve in 2018: John Hinze, Chairman, Tucumcari First Elio Barrios, Hobbs Taylor Memorial Andrew Heath, Roswell Mountain View Yvette Moore, Fairacres Boyd Morerod, Los Chavez First 12

14 ARTICLES of INCORPORATION of THE BAPTIST CONVENTION OF NEW MEXICO (As Amended October 27, 1999) Pursuant to the provisions of Section NMSA 1978 of the Nonprofit Corporation Act the undersigned Corporation adopts the following Articles of Amendment to its Articles of Incorporation: 1. The name of the Corporation is The Baptist Convention of New Mexico. 2. The following amendment to the Articles of Incorporation was adopted by the Corporation on the 27 th day of October, 1999, in the manner prescribed by the New Mexico Nonprofit Corporation Act: The present Articles of Incorporation as amended are deleted in their entirety and the following Articles of Incorporation are substituted in their place: ARTICLE ONE: Name. The name of the Corporation is The Baptist Convention of New Mexico. ARTICLE TWO: Duration. The period of its duration is perpetual. ARTICLE THREE: Purpose. The purposes for which the Corporation is organized are purely religious. These purposes include missionary, educational and charitable purposes, the carrying on of missionary work, the support of public worship and the spread of the Gospel of Jesus Christ throughout the world, and the education, training and enlistment of the people and ministering to the needs of the sick, helpless, aged or infirm. ARTICLE FOUR: Charitable Nature. No part of the net earnings of the Corporation shall inure to the benefit of, or be distributable to its members, trustees, officers, or other private persons, except that the Corporation shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered and to make payments and distributions in furtherance of the purposes set forth herein. No substantial part of the activities of the Corporation shall be the carrying on of propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, and the Corporation shall not participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distribution of statements) any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office. Notwithstanding any other provision of these Articles, the Corporation shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on (a) by a corporation exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code, or (b) by a corporation, contributions to which are deductible under section 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code. ARTICLE FIVE: Members. A. The Members of this Corporation shall be members of Baptist churches which are in friendly cooperation with the Convention and which are sympathetic with the Convention's purposes and work, and who are elected by their churches as messengers to 13

15 the Convention in session, and who are properly registered and seated by the Convention. B. These Members shall be called "messengers." The messengers shall constitute the Convention in session. A messenger enjoys rights as a member of the Corporation only during the period of the specific meeting to which the messenger has been elected by the messenger's church and seated and not unseated by the messengers constituting the Convention in session. C. The rights of individual messengers, and the rights of the messengers constituting the Convention in session, shall be those described in these Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws. A messenger must be present to vote. In addition to any right granted a messenger or the messengers constituting the Convention in session found elsewhere in these Articles, in the Bylaws, or as Members under the provisions of the New Mexico Nonprofit Corporation Act, as it may be amended, messengers shall have the right to vote on: the amendment of the Articles of Incorporation; the amendment of the Bylaws; merger or consolidation and dissolution; the sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge or other disposition of all or substantially all, the property and assets of the corporation; the election and removal of those persons constituting the State Executive Board, the committees of the Convention, and officers as provided in the Bylaws; the adoption of the Convention's annual budget; and to allow the Convention to become the Member of, and to exercise the rights of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico as the Member of, any other corporation. ARTICLE SIX: Meetings of the Messengers. A. Annual Meeting. Unless an emergency is declared by the State Executive Board, there shall be a two-day annual meeting of the messengers constituting the Convention at such time and place as the messengers may select, this selection being made at least two years in advance. In the event of an emergency, the State Executive Board may cancel or change the time and place upon giving reasonable notice to the churches. B. Special Meeting. A special meeting of the messengers may be called by the messengers in session, by the State Executive Board, or by any two of the following officers: the President, the Executive Director, or the Chairman of the State Executive Board. The body or persons calling the special meeting shall, at least twenty days prior to the meeting, notify the churches of the meeting, its time, place and purpose, in writing by mail, and shall cause notice to be published in Baptist New Mexican. No other notice of meetings shall be required. C. Quorum. The presence of a majority of the registered and seated messengers shall constitute a quorum. ARTICLE SEVEN: Composition of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors of this Corporation shall be called the State Executive Board. The State Executive Board shall be composed of the President of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico and thirty persons elected by the messengers constituting the Convention in session as provided in the bylaws. Vacancies occurring other than as the result of the expiration of a term or as the result of an increase in the number of persons constituting the State Executive Board may be filled temporarily by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors, 14

16 though less than a quorum of the State Executive Board, until the messengers constituting the Convention in session fill the vacancy for the remainder of the term of the person vacating the position. ARTICLE EIGHT: Duties of the State Executive Board. The State Executive Board shall exercise the rights and powers granted to a board of directors by the New Mexico Nonprofit Corporation Act, these articles and the bylaws. The State Executive Board shall act for The Baptist Convention of New Mexico on all matters not reserved in these Articles and the bylaws as matters to be acted upon by the messengers constituting the Convention in session. In the event the messengers constituting the Convention fail to act, or act on the basis of demonstrably incorrect or misleading or insufficient information, the State Executive Board may act on a matter otherwise to be acted upon exclusively by the messengers constituting the Convention. The State Executive Board may exercise the Convention's right as the Member of another corporation to remove a director of that corporation if the Board of Directors of that corporation requests the removal. ARTICLE NINE: Books and Records. The Corporation shall keep correct and complete books and records of account and shall keep minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of directors and committees having any of the authority of the Board of Directors. The Corporation shall keep at its registered office or principal office in New Mexico, and during a period when messengers constitute the Convention at the site of the session, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote at that moment and those entitled to vote in the previous session of the Convention. All books and records of the Corporation may be inspected by any messenger, his agent or attorney, during the period when the person is a messenger, and for any proper purpose and at any reasonable time. ARTICLE TEN: Registered Office and Agent. The address of its registered office and the name of its registered agent at such address is: Dr. Joseph Bunce, Executive Director, 5325 Wyoming Blvd., Albuquerque NM ARTICLE ELEVEN: Dissolution. Upon the dissolution of the Corporation, assets remaining after all liabilities and obligations shall be paid and discharged, or adequate provision shall be made therefore, shall be distributed as provided in the New Mexico Nonprofit Corporation Act to one or more organizations which are organized and operated exclusively for one or more purposes described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code. ARTICLE TWELVE: Amendment. These Articles may be further amended in the following manner: The State Executive Board shall adopt a resolution setting forth the proposed amendment and directing that it be submitted to a vote of the messengers constituting the Convention in annual or special session. No notice shall be given of the proposed amendments except: The State Executive Board shall cause the proposed amendment to be published in Baptist New Mexican prior to the session in which the amendment will be considered; and the proposed amendment shall be given in writing to the messengers in the first meeting of the session and consideration shall be had on the amendment in a subsequent meeting of that session. A proposed amendment shall be adopted upon receiving at least two thirds of the votes of messengers present when the 15

17 vote is taken. 3. This Amendment was adopted by the messengers constituting The Baptist Convention of New Mexico on the 27 th day of October, 1999, in its annual session at which a quorum of the messengers entitled to vote was present and the Amendment received at least twothirds (2/3) of the votes of messengers present at the time the vote was taken. This Amendment was also adopted by the Board of Directors (State Executive Board) by a vote of a majority of the Board of Directors in office on the 27 th day of September,

18 THE BAPTIST CONVENTION OF NEW MEXICO BYLAWS (As Amended October 25, 2017) ARTICLE ONE: Autonomy and Cooperation. The Baptist Convention of New Mexico (the or this Convention) recognizes and shall steadfastly honor and respect the autonomy and independence of each church. This Convention, while seeking fellowship with all Baptist bodies which share the Convention's purposes, shall be independent and sovereign in its own sphere and shall never attempt to exercise any authority over any other Baptist body, church, association, convention, or auxiliary body. ARTICLE TWO: Seating of Messengers. Section 1. At any meeting of the messengers, messengers shall be seated upon presentation of proper credentials or satisfactory authorization of their election by their churches. The required credentials shall be the BCNM registration form which can be submitted electronically or by paper copy and shall be presented to the Credentials Committee of the Convention before being seated. Section 2. As an autonomous State Baptist Convention, the Convention in session reserves the right to determine what constitutes a cooperating Baptist church. Churches shall be considered in friendly cooperation who are sympathetic with the purpose and work of this Convention, having demonstrated cooperation by contributing a percentage of their undesignated gifts through the Cooperative Program. The faith and practices of each cooperating church, in the opinion of the Convention in session, shall not be in conflict with the Convention s affirmed Statement of Faith. Section 3. Each church shall be entitled to two messengers and one additional messenger for every twenty-five members or major portion thereof above twenty-five, but in no case shall any church be entitled to more than eight messengers. ARTICLE THREE: Officers. Section 1. The Convention shall have a President, a First Vice-President, and a Second Vice-President. These officers shall be elected annually by the messengers constituting the annual meeting, and shall enter upon the duties of their respective offices at the close of the session, and shall continue in office for one year or until their successors are elected. A. President. The President shall work in conjunction with the Executive Director s office to prepare and publish a program for the annual Convention at least two weeks before the Convention convenes and shall present the program, which when adopted, shall be adhered to throughout the Convention unless changed by vote of the Convention. The President shall also appoint, at least 45 days before the annual Convention, two members to serve on the Credentials Committee and five members to serve on the Committee on Committees. The President shall serve on the State Mission Board and chair the Policy/Personnel Committee. B. Vice-Presidents. The Credentials Committee shall be chaired by the First 17

19 Vice-President, or the Second Vice-President in the absence of the First Vice-President. They shall also preside over sessions of the Annual State Convention as appointed by the President. Section 2. In addition the Convention shall have the offices of Executive Director, Treasurer, Recording Secretary, and Assistant Recording Secretary. The Policy/Personnel Committee will propose a procedure for electing an Executive Director Search Committee. A. Executive Director. The State Mission Board shall elect a committee of seven to nominate an Executive Director to be elected by the messengers, in annual or special meeting, to serve an indefinite period. If the office becomes vacant while the Convention is not in session, the State Mission Board shall designate an acting Executive Director who will serve until the Convention acts to elect a successor. The Executive Director shall be considered the Chief Executive Officer of this Corporation and shall become, upon election, a salaried, at-will employee of the Convention. The Executive Director may be suspended without pay and benefits by the State Mission Board if the State Mission Board deems such suspension in the Convention's best interests. The Executive Director or the Chairman of the State Mission Board may sign legal documents on behalf of the corporation. B. Treasurer. The Treasurer shall be the person employed by the State Mission Board as Business Administrator. C. Recording Secretary and Assistant Recording Secretary. These officers shall be appointed by the Executive Director. Section 3. The duties of these officers shall be those described in these Bylaws and those usually pertaining to their respective offices in accordance with parliamentary law. Section 4. The Recording Secretary, and in his/her absence, the Assistant Recording Secretary, shall have the duty to make and preserve a written record of the proceedings of the Convention in session and of the State Mission Board meetings. Minutes of each session of the Convention shall be kept up to date, to be read upon request of any messenger. The minutes of the State Convention and the State Mission Board shall be published, the cost of printing paid by the Convention. The Recording Secretary, if not a Convention employee, shall be allowed such remuneration for his/her services as the Executive Director deems just. Section 5. One may not simultaneously be a salaried employee of the Convention or of any corporation of which the Convention is the Member, nor the spouse of an employee, and serve as an officer of the Convention except in the offices of Executive Director, Treasurer, and Recording and Assistant Recording Secretary. ARTICLE FOUR: Eligibility for Election. Persons elected by the messengers of the Convention or by the State Mission Board or appointed to serve as officers of the Convention, officers of the Corporation, members of Convention committees, members of the State Mission Board or the Boards of Directors of the corporations in which The Baptist Convention of New Mexico is the Member, shall be, and shall have been for one 18

20 year prior to their election, active members of Baptist churches which are in friendly cooperation with the Convention and which are sympathetic with the Convention's purposes and work. The membership requirements shall not apply to the Executive Director or Treasurer. ARTICLE FIVE: Convention Committees. Section 1. Committee on Committees. The President of the Convention shall appoint a five member Committee on Committees prior to the Convention. It shall be the duty of the Committee on Committees to nominate a Nominating Committee consisting of five members, none of whom is a member of the State Mission Board; an Order of Business Committee consisting of five members of which the President shall be chairman; and a Resolutions Committee consisting of three members. The Committee on Committees shall nominate all other committees that may be ordered by the Convention during its session, unless otherwise directed by the Convention. Section 2. Nominating Committee. During each annual Convention, the Nominating Committee elected by the previous Convention shall nominate members of the State Mission Board, persons to fill vacancies on the Christian Life Committee and the preacher and alternate for the sermon for the next annual convention. The committee shall also recommend the place and date for the annual meeting of the Convention three years hence. In every election by the Convention, nominations may also be offered by any messenger from the floor. Section 3. Order of Business Committee. The Order of Business Committee shall serve throughout the Convention, making provisions for such adjustments in the program as shall be directed by the Convention. This committee also suggests to the Convention an order of business. It shall provide for periods of time during the Convention for the introduction of all matters requiring a vote not scheduled on the agenda, and, when introduced (unless the Convention gives its unanimous consent for the immediate consideration) shall fix times for the consideration of the matter. The committee may suggest to the Convention standing rules. Section 4. Resolutions Committee. The Resolutions Committee shall report to the Convention on all resolutions referred to it by the Convention and bring to the attention of the Convention such resolutions as it may deem necessary. Section 5. Christian Life Committee. The Christian Life Committee shall seek to mobilize the Convention in addressing moral issues of concern to New Mexico Baptists. It shall consist of six members who shall serve terms of 3 years, allowing two of the terms to expire each year. The committee shall make interim reports to the Executive Board. Section 6. Credentials Committee. The Credentials Committee shall be chaired by the First Vice President, or the Second Vice President in the absence of the First Vice President, and shall be constituted by two other members appointed by the President at least 45 days before the annual convention. 19

21 When seating messengers is challenged at a regular or special meeting and the chair refers the issue to the Credentials Committee, this committee would hear the messenger challenging the seating and the messenger or messengers being challenged, and make any other inquiry the committee deems appropriate and report its findings and recommendation regarding the challenge to the body. The Convention would determine whether or not to seat the messengers. The Credentials Committee s term begins at the time of appointment and continues until another committee is appointed. ARTICLE SIX: Election of Boards of Directors. The members of the Board of Directors of those corporations in which the Convention is the Member and entitled to elect the directors, those corporations presently being The New Mexico Baptist Children s Home and The New Mexico Baptist Foundation, shall be nominated and elected as follows: the present board of directors of each corporation may present to the State Mission Board in the Board's July meeting suggested nominees for each vacancy on the Corporation's board. If the State Mission Board believes it should not agree to nominate a suggested nominee, the Corporation's board of directors who suggested the nominee shall be advised of the State Mission Board's position and shall be invited to submit other suggested nominee(s) to the State Mission Board. Those suggested nominees acceptable to the State Mission Board shall be nominated by the State Mission Board to the Convention. If the State Mission Board declines to nominate a suggested nominee or if a board of directors for a corporation fails to suggest a nominee, the State Mission Board shall nominate a person of its choosing. ARTICLE SEVEN: State Mission Board. Section 1. Nominations. The Nominating Committee shall nominate persons for service on the State Mission Board. Section 2. Eligibility. Salaried employees of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico, or of any corporation of which The Baptist Convention of New Mexico is the Member, or the employees' spouses, shall be ineligible to serve on the State Mission Board. No person serving on the current Nominating Committee, or on any board of directors of any corporation entity of which The Baptist Convention of New Mexico is the Member, shall be eligible to serve on the State Mission Board. Section 3. Composition. It is intended that the thirty elected members of the State Mission Board shall include at least one person whose church is in the geographical area of each Association, and that a person shall not be elected to the State Mission Board if the election will result in more than one elected person serving at the same time from the membership of any church. Nominations, whether from the Nominating Committee or from a messenger from the floor of the Convention in session, which would cause this composition goal to be violated shall not be in order. In filling vacancies as authorized by the Articles of Incorporation, the State Mission Board shall conform to this composition rule. A person shall be deemed to have resigned if the person moves his or her church membership to a church outside the geographical area of the Association from which the person was elected. A member of the State Mission Board elected to the office of president of the Convention shall, upon assumption of that office, be deemed to have 20

22 resigned his/her position on the State Mission Board. Section 4. Lay Participation. At least ten of the elected persons constituting the State Mission Board shall be lay persons. Section 5. Term. Persons shall be elected to serve on the State Mission Board for a term of three years, except in cases when one is elected to fill an unexpired term. If otherwise qualified, a person may be elected to serve a second consecutive term of three years, provided that no person may serve more than two consecutive full terms. Members elected to serve unexpired terms shall serve until the end of the term they were elected to fill and may be re-elected to serve a successive full three-year term. Persons having served on the State Mission Board six consecutive years will be ineligible for election to the State Mission Board until three years have expired since their last service. Section 6. Quorum. A majority of the elected members of the State Mission Board then in office shall constitute a quorum. Section 7. Duties. In addition to the duties and powers described in the Articles of Incorporation, The State Mission Board: A. Shall have charge and control, except when otherwise ordered by the Convention, of all work of the Convention in interim of its sessions; B. Shall act to exercise the rights of the Convention as the Member of any other corporation as that power may be delegated to the State Mission Board by the Convention's Articles of Incorporation, these Bylaws, or by the messengers constituting the Convention in session; C. May fill vacancies occurring on the Nominating Committee; D. Shall elect or provide for the employment of such persons, other than the Executive Director, necessary to carry on the work of the Convention; and E. Shall make a full and complete report to the annual Convention setting forth the condition of the work. This report shall give an accurate accounting of the finances of the Convention and shall be printed and distributed to the members of the Convention at its first session. F. Shall not sell the real property utilized for operation of Inlow Baptist Camp and Conference Center or Sivells Baptist Retreat and Conference Center except upon the approval of messengers constituting a meeting of the Convention following the recommendation of the State Mission Board. Section 8. Officers. The State Mission Board shall elect from among its members a Chairman and a Vice-Chairman in the September meeting to begin service at the adjournment of the following annual meeting of the Convention. Each of these officers shall hold office for one year and until his or her successor shall have been elected and qualified. 21

23 Section 9. Meetings. Regular meetings shall be held on the fourth Monday in January and the third Monday in April, July, and September. The Board may, upon resolution, change the time and place of holding its meetings. Special meetings of the State Mission Board may be called by the Executive Director or the Chairman of the Board at any time on a five-day notice to all members. ARTICLE EIGHT: Indemnification. The Corporation shall indemnify any director, officer, employee or any former director, officer or employee of the Corporation against reasonable expenses, costs, attorney's fees actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense of any action, suit, or proceeding, civil or criminal, in which he is made a party by reason of being or having been a director or officer or employee. This indemnification shall include any amounts paid to satisfy a judgment or to compromise or settle a claim. The director, officer or employee or former director, officer or employee shall not be indemnified if he shall be adjudged to be liable on the basis that he has breached or failed to perform the duties of his office and the breach or failure to perform constitutes willful misconduct or recklessness. Advance indemnification shall be allowed of a director, officer or employee for reasonable expenses to be incurred in connection with the defense of the action, suit, or proceeding provided that the director, officer, or employee must reimburse the Corporation if it is subsequently determined that the director, officer or employee was not entitled to indemnification. ARTICLE NINE: Parliamentary Authority. The rules of order for the Convention, The State Mission Board, and all committees of the Convention and of the Board, shall be the current edition of "Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised." In case there is no provision in Robert's, the President or other presiding officer shall exercise his discretion, subject to appeal by the body. ARTICLE TEN: Motions Dealing With the Work of the Corporations. A motion, otherwise in order, which deals with the work of a Corporation of which the Convention is the Member shall be referred to the Board of Directors of that Corporation. The Board of Directors shall report back its comments and opinions regarding the substance of the motion at the next annual meeting of the Convention. Whenever such a report comes before the Convention, the Chair may invite the officers and Board of Directors of the Corporation(s) involved to speak. A motion offered in any meeting of the messengers or in a meeting of the State Mission Board, or in any committee of the Convention or the State Mission Board shall be out of order if the motion would require the Convention to act in regard to a corporation of which the Convention is the Member in a manner not within the Convention s legal power to act as the Member. ARTICLE ELEVEN: Amendments. These bylaws may be amended at any regular meeting of the Convention by a two-thirds vote of the messengers present at the time the vote is taken, provided notice of the proposed amendment is given at the first session of the Convention. 22

24 Minutes of the Convention One Hundred Fifth Session October 24-25, 2017 First Baptist Church Bloomfield, New Mexico Minutes of the 105th annual session of the Baptist Convention of New Mexico meeting at First Baptist Church, Bloomfield, New Mexico. Officers serving include John Hinze, Tucumcari First, President; Jared Bridge, Albuquerque Anchor, First Vice-President; Beau Lamb, Second Vice-President; Nancy Faucett, BCNM, Recording Secretary and Kim Treece, BCNM, Assistant Recording Secretary. Churches seating messengers included: Alamogordo Bethel, Calvary, and First; Albuquerque Alameda, Anchor, Deaf, Del Norte, Eastern Hills, Fellowship, First West, Monterey, Sandia and X-Factor; Angel Fire; Anthony First; Artesia First, Hermosa Drive and Spanish; Aztec Bethel and First; Belen First and Sierra Vista; Bernalillo First; Carlsbad First; Chama First; Clayton First; Cleveland Mora Valley; Cloudcroft First; Clovis Central Conchas Dam; Corona First; Cuba First and Tinian; Datil First; Deming Bethel, First and Nueva Esperanza; Elephant Butte Church at the Butte; Elida First; Espanola First; Estancia First; Eunice First; Farmington Emmanuel; Gallup First; Grants First; Hagerman First; Hobbs Taylor Memorial; Jemez Valley; Laguna Acoma; Las Cruces El Shaddai and Fairacres; Lindrith; Los Chavez First; Lovington First; Mayhill; Mimbres Rio Mimbres; Moriarty First; Portales Emmanuel and First; Raton First; Rio Rancho Celebration and First; Roswell First; Ruidoso First; Santa Fe First; Santa Rosa First; Silver City First and Indian Hills; Socorro First; Taos First Indian; Texico First; Tucumcari First; Tularosa First; and Vaughn First. CONVENTION THEME: Family Unique In Confusing Times Tuesday Afternoon, October 24, 2017 John Hinze, Presiding Lamar Morin, BCNM s Leadership Development Team Leader, along with a praise team and an orchestra comprised of several NM churches, led in music worship. President John Hinze, pastor of First Baptist Church of Tucumcari, called the meeting to order. Monty Mullenix, pastor of First Baptist Church of Bloomfield, welcomed messengers and visitors to Bloomfield and led in the invocation. Executive Director Joseph Bunce welcomed guests from various SBC entities and allowed them a time to bring greetings. They included: Ralph Tone, Lifeway Christian Resources; Tommy Kiker, Southwestern Seminary; Randy Overstreet, North American Mission Board; Greg Cole, 23

25 Gateway Seminary; Gordon Fort, Woman s Missionary Union and International Mission Board and Paul Sadler, Wayland Baptist University. Frank Page, President of the SBC Executive Committee, brought a message. BUSINESS SESSION 1: o Seating of Messengers: Jared Bridge, 1st Vice-President and member of the Credentials Committee, made a motion that the messengers that had registered and who would register who had presented proper credentials from churches which were in friendly cooperation with the Baptist Convention of New Mexico as stated in the Bylaws, constitute the Convention. Carried unanimously. o Appointment of Committees: President Hinze appointed Josh Faucett of Elida First and Monty Mullenix of Bloomfield First to serve on the Credentials Committee. First Vice-President Jared Bridge chaired the committee and Second Vice-President Beau Lamb also served on the committee. He also appointed Craig Sundheimer of Rio Rancho First to chair the 2017 Committee on Committees. Al Kenney of Belen Sierra Vista, Hayden Smith of Carrizozo First, Steven Smith of Portales University and Gavin Vaughan of Artesia Hermosa Drive also served on the committee. o Adoption of Program: Steve Ballew, messenger of Farmington Emmanuel and member of the Program/Order of Business Committee, brought a motion to accept the program as printed. Carried unanimously. o Executive Board Report: Dave McFadden, chairman of the State Executive Board and pastor of Portales First, presented the proposed 2018 budget and a proposed change to the bylaws to read that the State Executive Board be referred to hereafter as the State Mission Board of the Baptist Convention of New Mexico. McFadden also presented the Entity Board Nominations. New Mexico Baptist Children s Home: Brad Kelley of Albuquerque Del Norte and Jonathan Richard of Estancia First nominated to new three year terms to expire in October New Mexico Baptist Foundation: Currently serving and re-nominated for another three-year term to expire October 2020 were Larry Erwin of Clovis Central and Randy Patterson of Albuquerque. New members nominated to serve included Linda Dean of Farmington Emmanuel, James Francis of Hobbs First and Robert Martin of Albuquerque Del Norte. Carried unanimously. McFadden presented a motion for the proposed Bylaw change to affirm the Baptist Faith and Message 2000 as the BCNM s Statement of Faith. Carried unanimously. New Business: None New Mexico Baptist Children s Home and Family Ministries Report: Executive Director Randy Rankin presented the report. He said that five Christian Women s Job Corps sites and one Christian Men s Job Corp site 24

26 had been added around the state. A Christian counselor had been added to their staff and they were still looking for the right person to lead the adoption ministries. He thanked New Mexico Baptists for their gifts to Mission New Mexico for adoption assistance. He also told how they had been blessed with the gift of the Estancia Campus. New Mexico Baptist Foundation Report: President Rick Breeden presented the report. He said that the New Mexico Baptist Foundation was 70 years old and in that time over $31 million had been distributed throughout the state. There had been over $12 million distributed in the last 10 years. In the same period, an additional $14 million had been invested, a total of over $44 million in the Foundation s history. The praise team and orchestra led in music worship. President John Hinze presented his president s address. Keith Berryman of Farmington First led in the benediction. Tuesday Evening, October 24, 2018 Jared Bridge, Presiding Derick Wilson and a combined choir from area churches led in music worship. Dan Sanders, pastor of Aztec First, read scripture and led in the invocation. Michael Catt brought a message. Derick Wilson led in worship. Executive Director Joseph Bunce introduced new staff to the state. They included: Derek Wilson, Farmington Emmanuel; Stephen Baum, Albuquerque First West; Daniel Elias, Bloomfield First; Philip and Dana Coleman, Bloomfield Calvary; Jim and Ruth Benshoof, Lindrith; Matt Henslee, Mayhill; Raymond and Jan Derrick, Alamogordo Calvary; Michael Kirby, Clovis Central; Reed Redus, Santa Fe First and Pedor and Dolly Ramirez, Deming Nuevo Esperanza. Dr. Bunce gave his annual report. Larry Evans, pastor of Cloudcroft First, led in the benediction. Wednesday Morning, October 25, 2018 Beau Lamb, Presiding Daniel Elias and the praise team from Bloomfield First opened the session in music. Ty Houghtaling, pastor of Artesia First, read scripture and led in prayer. Michael Catt brought a message. BUSINESS SESSION 2, President John Hinze presiding. o Committee on Committees Report: Craig Sundheimer of Rio Rancho First and chairman of the Committee on Committees presented the report. He recommended that Aaron Colyer of Roswell First serve as 25

27 chairman of the 2017 Resolutions Committee and that Gary Risley of Bloomfield First and Bob Schlauger of Aztec Bethel also serve on the committee. Carried unanimously. He recommended that Dan Pearce of Texico First serve as chairman of the 2018 Nominating Committee and that Melissa Lamb of Santa Rosa First, Randy Land of Carlsbad First, Rob Mayes of Raton First and Craig Montroy of Bloomfield First also serve on the committee. Carried unanimously. He then recommended that Elioref Barrios of Hobbs Taylor Memorial, Andrew Heath of Roswell Mountain View, Yvette Moore of Fairacres and Boyd Morerod of Los Chavez First serve alongside the Convention President to make up the 2017 Order of Business Committee. Carried unanimously. o Executive Board Report: Dave McFadden presented a motion to approve the proposed 2018 budget. Carried unanimously. He presented a motion to approve the report of the New Mexico Baptist Children s Home. Carried unanimously. He presented a motion to approve the report from the Foundation. Carried unanimously. He then asked Dr. Bunce to present plaques to outgoing Executive Board members. They included: Jared Bridge, Andy DeHart, Ty Houghtaling, Danny Kirkpatrick, Pam Mayes, Alan McAlister and Brian Nystrom. o Nominating Committee Report: Alan Stoddard of Ruidoso First presented the report. He presented recommendations for nominations for the State Executive Board members currently serving and nominated to a second three year term expiring October 2020 of Jacob Bassing of Roswell First, Gary Davis of Carlsbad Happy Valley and Rebecca Romero of Farmington Mountain Vista. New members nominated to serve for a three-year term expiring October 2020 were Mark Ashley of Artesia First, Karen Cortese of Fort Sumner First, Dennis Dunn of Albuquerque Fellowship, Mark Frizzell of Clayton First, Georgia Kimsey of Des Moines First, Jody O Briant of Jal First and Floyd Silva of Rio Rancho Soul Rio. He recommended that Rebecca Dennis Diaz of Las Cruces Mesilla Park fill a one-year term expiring October 2018 and Martha Whitesides of Tucumcari First Spanish fill a two-year term expiring October 2019 He also recommended that Walter Bradley of Clovis Central and Wanda Hiett of Albuquerque Eastern Hills be re-elected to three-year terms expiring October 2020 on the Christian Life Committee. He further recommended that the 2018 State Convention Annual Sermon be given by Boyd Morerod of Los Chavez First, the alternate be Phillip Smith of Socorro First and that 2020 State Convention be held October in Albuquerque. The recommendations carried unanimously. The Bloomfield First Praise Team led in worship. BUSINESS SESSION 3: President John Hinze presiding. 26

28 Resolutions Committee: Chairman Aaron Colyer of Roswell First presented the following resolutions: Resolution #1 on Prayer for Revival: We are called to follow the example of Christ who prayed for future believers who would hear and believe in Him through the word of His disciples (John 17:20): 1. The theme and activity of the Pastor s and Laymen s Conference preceding the BCNM 2017 State Convention was focused on prayer and revival in our churches. 2. Historical spiritual awakenings were preceded by revival in the churches. 3. Revival in the church was preceded by urgent and fervent prayers of individuals. 4. Our country and churches are in need of a spiritual awakening. Therefore, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the BCNM calls upon its churches and their respective members to engage often in deliberate, planned, fervent, and urgent prayer for revival in our state, nation and the world. Resolution #2 on Gratitude and Appreciation: The messengers of the 105 th BCNM State Convention recognize: 1. The staff and missionaries of the state office have devoted a tremendous amount of prayer, preparation, and effort. 2. The staff and members of First Baptist Bloomfield, NM have also labored well in serving us this week. 3. The city of Bloomfield has demonstrated hospitality in hosting our meeting. Therefore, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the messengers of the 2017 State Convention express their sincere gratitude and appreciation to all involved in making this a God-honoring, fruitful, and successful meeting. Carried unanimously. There was no miscellaneous business. Election of Officers: Beau Lamb of Santa Rosa First and First Vice- President chaired while nominations were taken for President. Jonathan Richard, messenger from Estancia First, nominated John Hinze of Tucumcari First to serve a second term as President. Alan Stoddard, messenger from Ruidoso First, seconded. Jay McCollum, messenger from Gallup First, and Al Carroll, messenger from Bernalillo First, moved and seconded that nominations cease. Carried unanimously. John Hinze was unanimously elected to a second term. John Hinze resumed the chair while nominations were taken for First Vice-President. Bruce Morrision, messenger from Elephant Butte Church at the Butte, nominated Jared Bridge of Albuquerque Anchor for a second term as First Vice-President. Aaron Colyer, messenger from Roswell First, seconded. Jared Bridge was elected unanimously. Dave McFadden, messenger from Portales First, nominated Beau Lamb of Santa Rosa First for a second term as Second Vice-President. Dan Pearce, messenger from Texico First, seconded. Carried unanimously. The Bloomfield First Praise Team led in worship. Hector Belmonte, pastor of Albuquerque Iglesia Sinai, delivered the annual sermon. His son, Alfonso Belmonte, translated the message from Spanish into English. John Hinze delivered his closing remarks. Bob Schlauger, pastor of Aztec Bethel, gave the benediction. 27

29 Final attendance: 201 messengers from 78 churches and 117 visitors for a total of 318. The meeting was adjourned. 28

30 Minutes of the State Executive Board The Baptist Convention of New Mexico Plenary Session I Baptist Building January 23, 2017 Chairman Dave McFadden opened the meeting in prayer at 11:00 a.m. Secretary Nancy Faucett called roll. Members present included: Steve Ballew, Renaldon Begay, Jared Bridge, Andy DeHart, Jamie Duke, Larry Evans, David Fernandez, Eyvonne Gunn, Dennis Harris, Michael Head, John Hinze, Ty Houghtling, Brandon Hutchinson, Kit Johnson, Charles Lord, Alan McAlister, Dave McFadden, Brian Nystrom, Joe Phillips, Rebecca Romero, Dave Rowser, Billy Tucker, Don Turnage, and Virginia Yazzie. Members absent were: Jacob Bassing, Kaul Corley, Michael Erwin, Danny Kirkpatrick, Pam Mayes and Luke Miller. There was a quorum present. Nominating Committee Report: Joe Phillips brought a recommendation from the Nominating Committee. He presented Brandon Hutchinson to fill a vacated one year term. He also presented Kit Johnson who was approved by the State Nominating Committee, but was not included in their report at the Convention. Carried unanimously. Chairman McFadden brought a devotion from Psalm 37:4-5 and Lamar led in a song. Executive Director s Report: Dr. Bunce presented his report. He said that there was an anticipated return of the economy in 2017 and he was also anticipating growth in church planting. He recognized Pedro and Dionisia Escobar who retired from the BCNM in December. He introduced new board members. They included: Renaldon Begay, Kaul Corley and Michael Erwin who were not present, David Fernandez, Brandon Hutchinson, Kit Johnson and Rebecca Romero. He also welcomed some of the Directors of Missions that attended the meeting. They were Eric Frye, Dan Pearce and Fred MacDonald. He shared that Cooperative Program dollars were under budget in 2016, but the Mission New Mexico Offering was the highest in history. He said that one of the greatest needs in the state was for hunger ministry funds. He also shared his heart concerning the number of pastorless churches in the state. He said that one of the strategic moves he would be meeting with the Personnel Committee about in the afternoon was the beginning steps to regionalization. He said that the 2017 Mission New Mexico Offering goals would be presented in the evening session. He recognized staff having anniversaries and recommended the books, Sacred Pathways by Gary Thomas and Politics According to the Bible by Wayne Grudem. 29

31 Jared Bridge moved to approve absences. Alan McAlister seconded. Carried unanimously. Dave Rowser moved to accept Dr. Bunce s report. Eyvonne Gunn seconded. Carried unanimously. Plenary Session II Baptist Building Chairman McFadden called the session to order at 5:26 p.m. Secretary Nancy Faucett called roll. The same members were present with the exception of Jamie Duke and Renaldon Begay. Don Turnage moved to accept absences for both sessions and Eyvonne Gunn seconded. Carried unanimously. Guests present included John Torrison, Mike Summers, Margene Harris, Fred MacDonald, Dan Pearce and Susan Parker. Joe Phillips moved to accept the September minutes. Dennis Harris seconded. Carried unanimously. Reports of Convention Entities NM Baptist Children's Home: Executive Director Randy Rankin presented the report. He said that they finished the year in the black and thanked the churches. He said the wheels were in motion to begin the adoption process and they were looking for someone to fill that position. The Christian Women's Job Corp program was well under way and Connie Dixon and Theresa Howard were making plans to travel the state promoting it. They were holding a training session in Las Cruces in February. The Home was also looking for someone to fill the new Family Therapist position NM Baptist Foundation: Micheal Summers presented the report. He said that over $30 million had been given to Kingdom causes since In 2015, the Foundation distributed $1,201,114 to beneficiaries (a 7% increase from 2014), and during the nine-month period ending September 30, 2016, beneficiaries received $829,640. Beneficiaries receiving funds included: The New Mexico Baptist Children s Home, The Baptist Convention of New Mexico Missions Division, the International Mission Board, the North American Mission Board, Baptist Student Union work in New Mexico, and numerous New Mexico scholarship recipients. They were able to have six Wills and Trusts Seminars in 2016 and were hoping to schedule ten each year. 30

32 Reports of BCNM Teams Evangelism/Discipleship Team: Charles Lord presented the report. He said that Tar Henderson had expressed appreciation to Cheryl Vaughn for all of her knowledge in the team. He said that David Englehart had shared a list of 52 students who would be going all over the world during the summer doing summer missions. This year there would be four New Mexico Missions Teams. In the past quarter, the BCNM partnered with 17 churches in evangelistic events. He also said that the 2017 State Evangelism Conference would be held February at Sandia Baptist Church in Albuquerque. Information Services Team: Larry Evans presented the report. He said that they had to change printers for the paper again. The basic circulation is 8,646. He also said they were strongly promoting gobnm.com. The IST was not only about getting news out and sharing stories, but it was about engaging people. Leadership Development Team: Billy Tucker presented the report. He said that Krista Peterson had promoted the Children s Evangelism Conference on Saturday, April 22 and he showed a poster of the event. She also shared some other upcoming events including VBS training, Young Lives Ablaze Conference, Bible Drill, Young Lives Ablaze Camp, Adventure Camp, Connection Camp and a Children s Ministry Lalapalooza. In addition to these, their team was planning Worship4Life and Children s Music Camps. He said that they had also discussed the possibility of a special needs camp. Sam Swann had shared with them that there was going to be a Youth Ministry Summit the Monday morning that the State Evangelism Conference started. It was to give youth leaders an opportunity to network together. The Lives Ablaze Student Camp 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0 would take place in June. There were major changes coming to the Lives Ablaze Conference. The conference would be going away and the new emphasis would be on having regional Dare to Share Conferences. They also had the camp managers in their committee meeting and they were working on summer staffing. Missions Mobilization Team: Steve Ballew presented the report. He said that of nine church plants in 2016, there were 112 professions of faith and 61 baptisms. They deferred an application from Maxwell First for Pastoral Aid to Northeastern Association for support. Pastoral Aid was approved for six months for $250 a month for Fairacres Iglesia Nueva Esperanza, Eagle Nest, Cuba First, Gallup The Journey, Hatch Renacer, Church Rock Creator s Fellowship and $250 per month for Santa Rosa First for January through April and $200 per month for June and July. They also approved funds for Bloomfield Gospel Victory to assist with building upgrades and tabled a request from Gallup The Journey awaiting more information. He brought a motion for Harrison Trust Funds for camp scholarships for Inlow Indian Camp for Albuquerque Indian 31

33 Nations up to $500, Espanola First Indian up to $300, Jemez Valley up to $1,500, Laguna Acoma up to $2,500, Taos First Indian up to $1,000 and Thoreau First up to $2,000. Carried unanimously. Chairman McFadden called for a 10 minute break. Reports of BCNM Special Committees Property Finance Committee: Dr. Bunce share that the BCNM and the SBC will be in partnership with a new CP promotion initiative Thank you letters would be sent from different entities throughout the year for giving. Alan McAlister moved to participate in the initiative. Billy Tucker seconded. Carried unanimously. Steve Ballew chaired the board while Chairman McFadden presented the following recommendations. Recommendation 1: Corporate Resolution: That Dr. Joseph L. Bunce, Executive Director, is empowered to act on behalf of the Baptist Convention of New Mexico in all matters requiring signatures enabling the sale, exchange, transfer, purchase or other forms of conveyance of all the cash assets, securities, bonds, certificates of deposits, notes issued by private, corporate or governmental agencies and real property. Carried unanimously. Recommendation 2: That Dr. Joseph L. Bunce, Executive Director, is empowered to act on behalf of the Baptist Convention of New Mexico in all matters requiring signatures enabling the conveyance of all the bank accounts, and all other forms needed to close the bank account at Wells Fargo Bank in Farmington, N.M. The Baptist Convention of New Mexico Farmington BSU account number Carried unanimously. Policy Personnel Committee: John Hinze presented the report. Recommendation 1: That Dr. Bunce be authorized to pursue the hire of a Regional Consultant for Northeastern New Mexico, working in the Evangelism Discipleship Team. Allowances for this position have been made in the 2017 budget. Carried unanimously. Recommendation 2: To delete the last paragraph of the vacation policy in the policy manual that states, "Beginning with the employee's twentieth (20th) year of fulltime BCNM employment, and each fifth (5th) year thereafter, referred to as the Anniversary Year, the employee shall receive five (5) additional vacation days in the Anniversary Year. In the year following the Anniversary Year the number of vacation days shall revert to those set out in number 5 above. Carried unanimously. New Business: Chairman McFadden presented the 2017 Mission New Mexico Offering goals. They included: Collegiate Missions International, $30,000; Collegiate Missions New Mexico, $25,000; Disaster Relief, $15,000; Emergency Church Staff Assistance, $25,000; Existing Church Revitalization, $50,000; Hunger Funds, $60,000; Impacting Unreached Collegiate Campuses, 32

34 $15,000; Inlow Baptist Camp, $50,000; Sivells Baptist Camp, $50,000; Minister Family Retreat, $40,000; and the NM Baptist Children s Home Adoption Ministry, $15,000 for a total of $375,000. Kip Johnson moved to accept. Andy DeHart seconded. Carried unanimously. Board Time with Dr. Bunce: He shared that our insurance carrier had set aside $250,000 to help provide scholarship for fulltime students that are looking to stay in New Mexico for ministry and are working on a master s degree or graduate work. There was also $850,000 in scholarships available for church planters to work on their degree. He said that he had been asked by the president of the Southern Baptist Convention to give him recommendations of people to serve on the Committee on Committees, Credentials Committee or Tellers Committee. He said he would be interested in knowing of anyone who was planning to attend the SBC. He shared how blessed we are as a convention. Of the 41 state conventions, our convention is 20th in size. There are several smaller conventions that were experiencing extreme financial difficulties. He thanked the board for praying for him and Sharon. He bragged on Central Baptist Association. He said that Immanuel Baptist Church in Estancia had recently closed with a debt of $45,000. CBA paid off the debt and gave the assets to the New Mexico Baptist Children s Home for a second campus. He said that together we are making it! The meeting was adjourned at 7:37 p.m. Minutes of the State Executive Board The Baptist Convention of New Mexico Plenary Session I Baptist Building April 17, 2017 Chairman Dave McFadden opened the meeting in prayer at 11:04 a.m. Secretary Nancy Faucett called roll. Members present included: Steve Ballew, Jacob Bassing, Renaldon Begay, Jared Bridge, Kaul Corley, Gary Davis, Jamie Duke, Michael Erwin, Larry Evans, David Fernandez, Eyvonne Gunn, Dennis Harris, Michael Head, John Hinze, Ty Houghtaling, Brandon Hutchinson, Kit Johnson, Danny Kirkpatrick, Dave McFadden, Joe Phillips, Rebecca Romero, Dave Rowser, Billy Tucker, Don Turnage, and Virginia Yazzie. Members absent were: Andy DeHart, Charles Lord, Pam Mayes, Alan McAlister and Brian Nystrom. Joe Phillips moved to approve the absences. Dennis Harris seconded. Carried unanimously. There was a quorum present. 33

35 Nominating Committee Report: Joe Phillips brought a recommendation from the Nominating Committee for Gary Davis of Carlsbad Happy Valley to fill a vacated one year term. Carried unanimously. Steve Ballew brought a devotion from Acts 1. Executive Director s Report: Dr. Bunce presented his report. He said that there was a time for everything as stated in Ecclesiastes 3. He was extremely optimistic about the churches and work of the BCNM. He was, however, concerned about the SBC as a whole. He said it was time to take a serious look at and realign some of the values and practices that were currently embraced. First, there needed to be a renewed focus on repentance and regeneration in the local church. Second, there was a critical issue of what cooperation between SBC agencies and entities looked like as they related to state conventions and local churches. Third, there needed to be a discussion and a conscious decision as to how to fund missions. Fourth, the decision of whether or not Southern Baptists were to become a national church or a convention of churches was one that was to be grappled with. He reminded members of the 2017 Mission New Mexico goals that had been approved. He also said that Eric Tiger had been brought on the BCNM staff as a contract person to help in reaching the Pueblos of New Mexico. In the evening session he wanted to discuss developing a succession plan for the State Convention. He commended staff celebrating anniversaries and recommended John Ortberg s book, All the Places to God, How Will You Know? Kit Johnson moved to approve the report. Joe Phillips seconded. Carried unanimously. The meeting was dismissed to lunch and committee meetings. Plenary Session II Baptist Building Chairman McFadden called the session to order at 5:30 p.m. Secretary Nancy Faucett called roll. The same members were present with the addition of Charles Lord. Dennis Harris moved to accept absences and Gary Davis seconded. Carried unanimously. Guests present included four students from the New Mexico Baptist Children s Home that Mr. Rankin said he would introduce during his report, Susan Parker and Margene Harris. Steve Ballew moved to accept the January minutes. Joe Phillips seconded. Carried unanimously. 34

36 Chairman McFadden introduced Eric Tiger and asked him to share a little bit about himself. Michael Head led in prayer. Old Business: None Reports of Convention Entities NM Baptist Children's Home: Executive Director Randy Rankin presented the report. He shared about the property where Immanuel Baptist Church in Estancia had been and how the property had been deeded to Central Association when the church disbanded. Central Association paid off the debt on the property and then gave the property to the Children s Home for a satellite campus. He said that after minimal renovations the existing buildings would be ready to house a cottage and office space. He introduced Mario Vidana, Ryleigh Marie Waters, Kaia Quintanna and Ethan Saltz, residents of the Home, and asked them to share what the Home meant to them. NM Baptist Foundation: Gary Lowe presented the report. He said that the Foundation existed to promote Kingdom causes and they did that in a number of ways. One was financial support for various entities including the Baptist Children s Home. It was always good to see results of people s money, and there were some visible results. They also support the Baptist Convention of New Mexico Missions Division, the International Mission Board, the North American Mission Board, the Baptist Student Union work in New Mexico and they had a number of scholarships set up as well. As of December 31, 2016, funds under management by the Foundation were $41 million, a 4.6 percent increase of They were operating at about the same rate for the first quarter of 2017 with an almost five percent increase for the quarter. They distributed almost $1.1 million to various entities in He said that Rick Breeden was happy to help people with estate planning. One way in particular was the Give It Again Program. Reports of BCNM Teams Evangelism/Discipleship Team: Danny Kirkpatrick presented the report. He said that David Englehart had reported to their committee about preparations that were underway for summer missions. He said that Tar Henderson had shared in their committee meeting that they had partnered with churches during the quarter assisting pastors and resourcing churches. He said there were 579 people registered at the 2017 Evangelism Conference. The 2018 dates for the 35

37 conference would be February at Albuquerque Sandia. Training for the booth at the 2018 NM State Fair was schedule for August 31. Information Services Team: Larry Evans presented the report. He said that a large part of what the IST did was to share stories from local churches. He told about a handout members had received about how people could become writers for the paper. He said there were several methods being utilized for distributing information. They included: a print edition, the e-edition, GoBNM.com and social media. They were going to send out a survey to help measure how affective the stories they had printed were at helping people be about the Great Commission. Leadership Development Team: Michael Head presented the report. He said that the coming Saturday would be the Young Lives Ablaze Conference. Everything was in place and they were expecting a great conference. He said that they discussed the camps in committee. He said they had reported that Sivells had scheduled a prayer time before the camping season began for local churches to go to the camp and prayer walk the property. Inlow had found two cooks and both camps needed volunteers for the summer. He said the Ministers and Family Retreat would be in August and plans were underway for it. The NM Singing Churchmen were going on a mission trip to Puerto Rico in September. Krista Peterson was finishing up VBS training. He also said there was a great need for Transitional Pastors. Two Dare2Share events had been scheduled for September 23 at Albuquerque Eastern Hills and Roswell First. Missions Mobilization Team: Steve Ballew presented the report. He said the primary contact for their India partnership, Kit Klein, will be reassigned to a different field when his stateside assignment was complete. However, they intended to complete their three-year partnership with the personnel that were still assigned to that region. He said they had approved reimbursing $740 to The Journey in Gallup for restroom renovations needed to comply with city codes. The reimbursement came from previously designated Mission New Mexico money. They had received and approved reports from church planters, church planting interns and church pastoral aid recipients. He presented a motion to approve Harrison Trust Funds for Gallup First for two people at $60 each to attend a youth ministry leadership conference, six students at $60 each to attend Centrifuge, to Mescalero Indian Mission for up to $1,250 for Indian Camp and $1,131 to assist the pastor and wife to attend a Native Christian Leadership Conference in Minnesota. Unanimously approved. Chairman McFadden called for a 5 minute break. Reports of BCNM Special Committees 36

38 Property Finance Committee: Dave McFadden presented the report. He asked Vice-Chairman Steve Ballew chair while he presented a recommendation to allow the Executive Director and/or his designee to work through an attorney to promote and assist individuals in setting up a simple will. Carried unanimously. Policy Personnel Committee: John Hinze presented the report. He asked the board to look through a BSU Training Manual that had been given to them. He said it would be discussed at a future meeting. He brought a recommendation to remove the first three paragraphs of the Work Day and Breaks Policy and replace with the following: All full time non-exempt employees working at the Baptist Convention of New Mexico Convention Offices starting May 1, 2017 will be required to work nine hours per day Monday through Thursday and four hours on Friday. The holiday paid days off will be for only the actual day of the holiday as outline in these personnel policies. Carried unanimously. He brought a recommendation to raise the hotel allowance to $100 per night for Executive Board members effective for the July meeting. Approved unanimously. New Business: None Board Time with Dr. Bunce: He dismissed the BCNM staff and guests to have a dialog time with just the board. The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 p.m. Minutes of the State Executive Board The Baptist Convention of New Mexico Plenary Session I Baptist Building July 17, 2017 Chairman Dave McFadden opened the meeting in prayer at 11:02 a.m. Secretary Nancy Faucett called roll. Members present included: Jacob Bassing, Renaldon Begay, Jared Bridge, Kaul Corley, Gary Davis, Andy DeHart, Jamie Duke, Larry Evans, David Fernandez, Dennis Harris, John Hinze, Kit Johnson, Charles Lord, Pam Mayes, Alan McAlister, Dave McFadden, Joe Phillips, Billy Tucker, Don Turnage, and Virginia Yazzie. Members absent were: Steve Ballew, Michael Erwin, Eyvonne Gunn, Michael Head, Ty Houghtaling, Brandon Hutchinson, Danny Kirkpatrick, Brian Nystrom, Rebecca Romero and Dave Rowser. Dennis Harris moved to approve the absences. Joe Phillips seconded. Carried unanimously. There was a quorum present. 37

39 John Hinze brought a devotion from Hebrews 2. Chairman McFadden led in prayer. Executive Director s Report: Dr. Bunce presented his report. He had good news and bad news. The bad news was that baptism numbers were still plateaued. Of the 178 churches that completed a 2016 Annual Church Profile, 90 reported zero baptisms. There were 52 churches that did not complete the report. The good news was that he was hearing from pastors about an uptick in baptisms in He said that for the first time ever the BCNM had a booth at the Southern Baptist Convention. The expenses were paid from credit card points and not from Cooperative Program dollars. He said he left the Convention with a new zeal for the work of the International Mission Board. He asked for prayer for church planting across the nation. It was reported at the SBC that there were the lowest number of plants in 2016 since 1998 at 732. He also said that about 900 SBC churches were closing each year. He said that Rick Brittain had joined the staff as a Regional Missionary serving in North Central and Northeastern New Mexico. He was serving on the Evangelism/Discipleship Team under the supervision of Tar Henderson. He also said that beginning September 1, Gerald Farley would be moving to a fulltime position with the BCNM. He congratulated BCNM staff celebrating anniversaries and recommended the book When the Game Is Over It All Goes Back in the Box by John Ortberg. Chairman McFadden entertained a motion to accept the report. Jared Bridge moved to accept the report. David Fernandez seconded. Carried unanimously. Joe Phillips led in prayer for lunch as members were dismissed to committee meetings. Plenary Session II Baptist Building Chairman McFadden called the session to order at 5:30 p.m. Secretary Nancy Faucett called roll. The same members were present with the exception of Kit Johnson and Danny Kirkpatrick. Dennis Harris moved to accept absences and Gary Davis seconded. Carried unanimously. Guests present included Peggy McAlister, Margene Harris, Steve Long and Susan Parker Jamie Duke led in prayer. 38

40 Dennis Harris moved to accept the April minutes. Jacob Bassing seconded. Carried unanimously. Old Business: None Reports of Convention Entities NM Baptist Children's Home: Executive Director Randy Rankin presented the report. Dr. Bunce presented Mr. Rankin with a check for $52,000 from BCNM churches. Mr. Rankin said the kids were all busy preparing 4-H projects. They had lost a set of houseparents, the Pattersons. He showed a floor plan of the Estancia Campus of the Home. A mission group would be doing the remodeling within a couple of weeks. The new facility would house Christian Women s Job Corp, a Christian counselor and the adoption program. They were still looking for someone to head up the adoption program. He said they had just completed their audit and received a good, clean audit. Alan McAlister moved to accept the report. Jamie Duke seconded. Carried unanimously. Audit Report: Nick Loftis of the Loftis Group presented the report. He said that the purpose of an audit was to determine that financial statements were materially correct. The BCNM received an unmodified or clean opinion. Jared moved to approve the report. Jacob Bassing seconded. Carried unanimously. NM Baptist Foundation: Bob Ewing, chairman of the board for the New Mexico Baptist Foundation, presented the report. He said that the NMBF was healthy with $31 million in assets. They were on track to distribute over a million again in The Foundation had grown its assets under management about nine percent over the past year. He brought a recommendation for new board members of Linda Dean, Farmington Emmanuel; Larry Erwin, Clovis First; James Francis, Hobbs; Robert Martin, Albuquerque Del Norte and Randy Patterson, Albuquerque. John Hinze made a motion that each nominee of the New Mexico Baptist Foundation be provisionally approved by the State Executive Board contingent on their written agreement, by the September meeting of the Board, not to serve on the Church Finance Corporation Board at the same time they are serving on the New Mexico Baptist Foundation Board. Dennis Harris seconded. Carried unanimously. Reports of BCNM Teams Evangelism/Discipleship Team: Charles Lord presented the report. He said that David Englehart s report in their committee meeting had focused mostly on the summer mission teams serving around the world. David had also shared that he enjoyed a great sabbatical. Mr. Lord said that a NM mission s team had served at their church and they had 27 decisions for Christ. He introduced Rick Brittain, 39

41 the new Regional Missionary. He said the 2017 NM State Fair plans were in place and the 2018 Evangelism Conference preparations were coming together. He said a Church Revitalization Conference was planned at Portales First. He then asked Rick Brittain to introduce himself and share about his ministry. Information Services Team: Pam Mayes presented the report. She said that the IST was garnering National attention due to an online training that James Trevillian had assisted Disaster Relief with. National Disaster Relief would be using the training as a model. She said that Kevin had faithfully reported from the Southern Baptist Convention. He had been contacted by the Bylaws Committee of the SBC and complimented on his reports. She said the IST had also supported the packet of the 2017 Mission New Mexico Offering. Leadership Development Team: Jamie Duke presented the report. He said that during the summer their team focused a lot on camp. J Hammond from Sivells had shared about the several work groups from across the nation that had worked at that camp. He said the WiFi had been updated and their summer staff was great. He said Krista Peterson had reported they had 470 at Connection and Young Lives Ablaze camps with 17 decisions. There were also 40 people at Advernture Camp. VBS was still very active. There was a Children s Ministry Megapalooza training event scheduled for September at Albuquerque Del Norte. He said Lamar Morin had shared about the Ministry and Family Retreat August 3-5 in Albuquerque. To date there was room for 50 more families. Sunday School training events would begin soon and September 25-October 5 the NM Singing Churchmen and friends would be on a mission trip in Puerto Rico. He said that Sam Swann had shared that in lieu of the Lives Ablaze Conference there would be several Dare2Share Life conferences around the state. The three student camps at Inlow and Sivells had a combined mission offering of $3, that was given to Pueblo ministries. There were 34 churches that participated in his three camps with around 550 students and adults attending. Three surrendered to special service and many made professions of faith. Missions Mobilization Team: Joe Phillips presented the report. He said they had approved $3,500 to the NM Singing Churchmen mission trip to Puerto Rico. They had a busy summer with camps. Native Family Camp had celebrated 75 years and saw 17 salvations. He said that final numbers for the Hispanic Simultaneous Revivals were 800 non-churched persons attending with 70 professions of faith among the 22 churches that participated. Ricardo Rivera, a church planter in Anthony, had two individuals looking at planting in the next couple of years. Mark Dunn, a new planter in Albuquerque, was focusing on the 55 plus communities. He had started one church in North Albuquerque and had plans for three more in the next year. He said the MMT was hosting a 40

42 Worldview Conference led by the Great Commission Initiative September Chairman McFadden called for a 5 minute break. Reports of BCNM Special Committees Property Finance Committee: Dave McFadden presented the following recommendations while John Hinze chaired. Recommendation 1: to allow Dr. Bunce to sell the property of Central Baptist Church in Grants with the range of sale to be anticipated to be between $120,000 and $150,000. Carried unanimously. Recommendation 2: That the BCNM receive the property of FBC Santa Clara along with a mobile home then deed it and provide a bill of sale to Southwestern Baptist Association. Carried unanimously. Policy Personnel Committee: John Hinze presented the report. He presented a recommendation to amend the automobile policy in the Policy Manual to, BCNM employees who drive more than an average of 18,000 business miles a year as recorded in their Employee s Monthly Travel Report for the last three years, the Convention will furnish a vehicle and will provide all operating costs for the vehicle. As outlined by the IRS, the travel between their residence and the office to and from with their first trip and last trip of the day will be reported as personal use of the vehicle. All other employees of BCNM will be reimbursed business miles for use of their vehicle at the IRS rate per mile for all trips that are less than 300 miles. For all trips that are more than 300 miles round trip the employee should calculate the cost of renting a comparable compact vehicle and the cost of the reimbursed miles and use the approach that is the most cost effective to BCNM. The Executive Board members, committee members, and all nonemployees who are doing business on behalf of BCNM and where travel expenses have been determine in advance will be reimbursed at the $.32.5 rate. Definitions: Operating costs as used above includes the cost of fuel, oil changes, repairs, upkeep, tires, batteries, insurance, registration, and license. It does not include any traffic or parking violations where a fine is assessed. Carried unanimously New Business: None Board Time with Dr. Bunce: Dr. Bunce showed two of the videos from the Mission New Mexico packet. He then asked the BCNM staff to share a thumbnail of what they did and prayer requests from their area. Jared Bridge moved to adjourn. Seconded and unanimously approved. The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m. 41

43 Minutes of the State Executive Board The Baptist Convention of New Mexico Plenary Session I Baptist Building September 18, 2017 Chairman Dave McFadden opened the meeting in prayer at 11:00 a.m. Secretary Nancy Faucett called roll. Members present included: Steve Ballew, Renaldon Begay, Jared Bridge, Kaul Corley, Gary Davis, Jamie Duke, Larry Evans, Eyvonne Gunn, Dennis Harris, John Hinze, Brandon Hutchinson, Kit Johnson, Danny Kirkpatrick, Charles Lord, Pam Mayes, Alan McAlister, Dave McFadden, Brian Nystrom, Joe Phillips, Billy Tucker and Don Turnage. Members absent were: Jacob Bassing, Michael Erwin, David Fernandez, Michael Head, Rebecca Romero, Dave Rowser, and Virginia Yazzie. Brian Nystrom moved to approve the absences. Kit Johnson seconded. Carried unanimously. Due to ministry changes, Andy DeHart and Ty Houghtaling had resigned from the board. There was a quorum present. Jared Bridge brought a devotion from James 4:8 entitled, Gaining by Losing and led in prayer. Executive Director s Report: Dr. Bunce presented his report. He asked Board members to dream with him. First, to dream of baptizing 5,000 people a year. There were over 90 churches that reported zero baptisms on their 2016 Annual Church Profile. A second dream was to continue to see the number of churches in the state increase to 500. There were currently 352. He said it was important to plant new churches, but there was also a need to assist existing churches that were in decline. He encouraged churches to partner with other New Mexico churches as a mission project. The third dream was to see at least 50 percent of churches embrace an international mission partnership. He said that the overwhelming lostness of the world must continually be a driving force for every congregation. Officers would be elected in the evening session and both Chairman David McFadden and Vice-Chairman Steve Ballew were eligible for re-election. He thanked board members that were leaving the board. They included Jared Bridge, Andy DeHart, Ty Houghtaling, Danny Kirkpatrick, Pam Mayes, Alan McAlister and Brian Nystrom. 42

44 The board would also be voting on the proposed 2018 budget in the evening session. He said that it was over $200,000 less than the previous year s budget. New Mexico had never recovered from the recession and many churches were not making budget. He said that horrific hurricanes had inflected an intense amount of pain upon sister conventions. He said that 1,500 churches in the state of Texas had been affected. New Mexico churches were being very generous and volunteers abounded to help in those areas. Funds that were contributed through the convention were being put directly into those sister conventions. He addressed a proposal that would be made in the evening session concerning changing the name of the State Executive Board to the State Mission Board of the Baptist Convention of New Mexico. He said it would re-establish the fact that the staff of the convention were state missionaries. He thanked staff who were celebrating anniversaries and recommended the book, Progress in the Pulpit, How to Grow in Your Preaching by Jerry Vines and Jim Shaddix. Chairman McFadden entertained a motion to accept the report. Joe Phillips moved to accept the report. Gary Davis seconded. Carried unanimously. Evyonne Gunn led in prayer for lunch as members were dismissed to committee meetings. Plenary Session II Baptist Building Chairman McFadden called the session to order at 5:33 p.m. Secretary Nancy Faucett called roll. The same members were present with the addition of Michael Head. Jared Bridge moved to accept absences and Joe Phillips seconded. Carried unanimously. Guests present included Margene Harris and Dan Pearce. Jamie Duke led in prayer. Dennis Harris moved to accept the July minutes. Gary Davis seconded. Carried unanimously. Old Business: None Reports of Convention Entities 43

45 NM Baptist Children's Home: Executive Director Randy Rankin presented the report. He said that since July, they had a work group at the Estancia Campus for a week that had accomplished a great amount of work. They hoped to have permits soon in order to finish the work on the new cottage area. The old auditorium had already been converted and was already in use. He said they had a great fair and the kids did exceptionally well. They had made over $10,000 by selling animals. He said that money made at the fair was put into an account with the New Mexico Baptist Foundation in the child s name that would be given to that child when they reached age 18. He said they were still short a set of house parents, but were interviewing a couple as relief house parents the next week. He also said that the first child would be moving into the transitional living home the first of November. He presented the names of Jonathan Richard from Estancia First and Brad Kelley of Albuquerque Del Norte as new board members. Danny Kirkpatrick moved to accept the nominations. Alan McAlister seconded. Carried unanimously. NM Baptist Foundation: Bob Ewing, chairman of the board for the New Mexico Baptist Foundation, presented the report. He said that Rick Breeden was currently in California serving with the Naval Reserves. The NMBF was celebrating their 70 th year and they had distributed $31 million over those years. They had distributed $649,000 in 2017 and were on track to distribute more than the previous year. Assets had grown 12 percent, partly through investments and partly from investors. They had been able to get into more churches since Micheal Summers had joined the staff, conducting wills/trusts seminars. Chairman McFadden said that all of the board members presented at the July meeting had returned the agreement with the BCNM to not serve on the Church Finance Board so they were all approved to serve. Reports of BCNM Teams Evangelism/Discipleship Team: Charles Lord presented the report. He said that Tar Henderson and Cheryl Vaughn missed the first part of their meeting because they were taking down the booths at the State Fair. They reported that there were 220 service slots available to cover the two booths and of those 160 with were filled with 93 volunteers from 22 churches. Several contacts were made during the event. He said that there would be a Revitalization Conference November 14 at First Baptist Church of Portales and Bill Henard would be the facilitator. David Englehart had shared some prayer requests in their meeting for new BSU directors Randy Lash in Farmington and Jonathan Bull in Las Vegas. He also asked for prayer for reliable vans for the 2018 NM Mission Teams. Information Services Team: Pam Mayes presented the report. She said that every event that takes place with the BCNM has the Information Services Team involved at least three times; promoting, attending and reporting on the event 44

46 when it was over. They had three new volunteers writing for the BNM and were able to train them via the Zoom Room, a room where video conferencing could take place at the Baptist Building. They were involved in press plans for the State Convention and were hoping to not only report on the Convention, but collect stories from around the state at the event. Leadership Development Team: Jamie Duke presented the report. He said that the NM Singing Churchmen and Friends were to leave for Puerto Rico on September 25 to do various ministry events in four different areas and five different conferences. Puerto Rico was under a hurricane warning and had already been hit by one. He said that there were 400 people that attended the Ministry Family Retreat. That included 112 families from 92 churches present. Mike Cannata at Inlow had said they only had two weekends off since the end of camp season. There was going to be a Winter Youth Event in December as well. J at Sivells also had a lot of new things going on. They were booked through the second weekend in November. They were also preparing to do some renovations to the dining hall. Krista Peterson had said there were nine locations for the Connect Sunday School Training Tour, three were remaining. She reported that the Megapalooza Conference the previous weekend had 150 people. She would be on sabbatical in November. Sam Swann reported that the Dare2Share Conference would be the next weekend at three locations across the state. Missions Mobilization Team: Steve Ballew presented the report. He said that everyone involved in the Mission Mobilization Team was involved in training indigenous leaders across the state. Disaster Relief teams had already been deployed to Texas for hurricane relief and the first group was home. Other groups were being formed to deploy soon. Their team had gone through Pastoral Aid applications and he asked for prayer for the pastors. He told about the Missions 5K that would take place before the Annual State Convention and said that all proceeds would go to Mission New Mexico. He said they had approved use of some designated funds to help with repairs to a parsonage on one of the reservations and brought a recommendation for $220 from the Harrison Trust Fund to send 11 students to Dare2Share. Carried unanimously. There was a short break. Reports of BCNM Special Committees Property Finance Committee: Steve Ballew chaired the board while Dave McFadden presented the following recommendations. Recommendation 1: to approve the proposed 2018 budget. Carried unanimously. Recommendation 2: to relocate money in designated account , State Mission Reserve ($45,927.16), to the 2017 Mission New Mexico Offering. Carried unanimously. 45

47 Policy Personnel Committee: John Hinze presented the report. He presented a recommendation that the State Convention bylaws be changed to read that the State Executive Board be referred to hereafter as the State Mission Board of the Baptist Convention of New Mexico. Carried unanimously New Business: Election of Officers. Steve Ballew entertained nominations for chairman of the Executive Board. Alan McAlister nominated Dave McFadden for a second term. Charles Lord seconded. Dave McFadden was elected by acclamation. Chairman McFadden asked for nominations for vice-chairman. Joe Phillips moved to re-elect Steve Ballew. Kit Johnson seconded. Carried unanimously. Board Time with Dr. Bunce: Dr. Bunce showed a video from the Mission New Mexico packet of Jonathan Bull at the Highlands University BSU. He said that at present, the Mission New Mexico was running behind the previous year s offering. He thanked board members going off the board for their service and asked them to share. They all thanked the board for a positive experience. The meeting was adjourned with prayer at 7:06 p.m. 46

48 Dear New Mexico Baptists: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR S REPORT Dr. Joseph L. Bunce I come before you today and ask you to dream with me. There are several dreams for our State Convention that I hold near each day. I pray we will continue to rally around the Advancing the Kingdom Objectives. Advancing the Kingdom 1 One focus as a convention. A disciplemaking church for every person 10 Ten percent of New Mexicans in a BCNM congregation. 100 One Hundred indigenous leaders being raised up and mentored annually. 1,000 One Thousand points of light, churches and church starts, spread across New Mexico. 1,000,000 Sharing the Gospel with One Million unreached Hispanics through disciple-based evangelism strategies. But allow me to elaborate on my dreams. I dream that the day will come when the churches of the Baptist Convention of New Mexico will baptize 5,000 people each year. You will notice below the statistics of our baptisms back to 2010 and our highest number was in Sadly, there are 90 plus churches that did not report a single baptism in Baptisms are not the single indicator of church s health, but they are an indicator of how outwardly focused a congregation is Baptisms 2,670 2,723 2,676 2,463 2,698 3,121 2,498 A second dream that I have for our Convention is that we will continue to see the number of churches in the state increase to 500. As of today, we have 330 congregations, which include 23 church plants, and 22 points of light for a total of 352 works across the state. We not only have to plant new churches, but we need to assist existing churches that are in decline. I pray that every church would have a church-to-church partnership with at least one other congregation in New Mexico. If you need help identifying a church that could use partnership assistance from a sister church, I will be happy to connect you. There are mission partnerships that need to be done right here in our state convention. I would encourage you to prayerfully consider partnering with a struggling church here in New Mexico. The need is great! 47

49 A third dream that I have for our convention of churches is to see at least 50 percent of our churches embrace an international mission partnership. The overwhelming lostness of the world must continually be a driving force for every congregation. Missions and evangelism should not be a ministry of the church; they should be the heartbeat of the church. I believe that when we take people on mission trips, it energizes that local church as well. Churches that don t reach out to their communities and beyond don t last long. The following members are going off of our State Executive Board this year; Jared Bridge, Andy DeHart, Ty Houghtaling, Danny Kirkpatrick, Pam Mayes, Alan McAlister and Brian Nystrom. I want to give a special thanks to these board members. They have done an incredible job and we so appreciate their service. The 2018 proposed budget is $204,271 less than the 2017 budget. I am praying that the economy of New Mexico will pickup. There are some churches in our convention ahead of budget, but most are not. We recognize that a budget is a plan of ministry and I am extremely appreciative of New Mexico Baptists for their generosity. I want to assure New Mexico Baptists that we will do everything to be good stewards of the mission resources entrusted to us. As all of you are aware, the horrific hurricanes this fall have inflected an intense amount of pain upon our sister conventions. Without question, these storms will test every type of disaster response, both as Southern Baptists and a nation. I just want to say thank you to all of our Disaster Relief volunteers who have responded to those who have been affected by these terrible storms. I am deeply appreciative of Mission New Mexico Offerings in the past that have allowed us the ability to deploy Disaster Relief volunteers because financial resources are in place for such a time as this. I am confident that these deployments will have a significant impact on the designated dollars that we have been using to deploy these Disaster Relief teams and I hope and pray that our Mission New Mexico Offering will be strong enough to rejuvenate some of these expenses. The State Executive Board is bringing to the state convention a proposal that says that the Executive Board of the Baptist Convention of New Mexico be renamed as the State Mission Board of the Baptist Convention of New Mexico. This in essence would do two things. One, it would re-establish the fact that the staff of the state convention are state missionaries. One issue that our staff often deals with is defining what it means to be an employee of a convention. In the world in which we live, people honestly do not understand the term Executive Board or State Convention. This misunderstanding is even rampant in our local churches. When you tell people that you are a state missionary they understand that, but when you say you work for the State Convention, they do 48

50 not understand what that means. Second, the renaming of our State Executive Board to State Missions Board will assist when it comes to helping the Nominating Committee fill future board members. I know that those on the Nominating Committee have to explain the term Executive Board to potential nominees. The word Mission Board is much more in line with your role than Executive Board. One of my greatest pleasures is working beside the state staff. They are some of the most dedicated and faithful people that you could ever meet. They are always willing to go that extra mile to assist the local church and the pastors of the BCNM. They share their faith, encourage and equip others to do so. I am proud of them. As your staff we do ministry in changing times, therefore we will seek both best and Biblical practices as we serve the churches of the BCNM. Our message will never change. Jesus is not a good way to Heaven, He is the only way. The Bible is not merely a good book, but it is the infallible, authoritative Word of the living God. We believe that we are strongest when we are on our knees. On a personal note, serving New Mexico Baptists is a joyful blessing for Joseph and Sharon Bunce. We have laughed with and cried with hundreds of people in our years of service. We have traveled over half a million miles and have spent countless days and nights away from our home. We have seen people respond to the Gospel all across this great state. One thing is certain, we love New Mexico Baptists and we are honored to pour out our lives in service to our Lord by serving the pastors and churches of this great convention. Thank you for your prayers, encouragement and support. EVANGELISM/DISCIPLESHIP TEAM Tar Henderson, Team Leader We have been blessed with many opportunities to partner with churches and associations this year. Thank you for the many opportunities to serve alongside you. We are looking forward to the future as we reach New Mexico with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Tracts and Resources There have been numerous churches and individuals that have utilized the resources that we have to offer here in the evangelism/discipleship office. Please consider taking the time to find out what resources we have available to you. There are tracts, DVDs, Bibles, New Testaments and Bible studies, all of which we have in both English and Spanish as well as some items geared for children. We would love to help you and your church reach your community by assisting you with resources. There is no charge for these resources! 49

51 Diaper Changing and Nursing Moms Booth We were able to set up two booths during the New Mexico State Fair again this year. Tens of thousands of people pass through these booths during the 10 day fair and are ministered to by over 100 volunteers that give of their time to touch a life. We had volunteers who came from Alamogordo, Albuquerque, Bernalillo, Cedar Crest, Cuba, Espanola, Estancia, Las Vegas, Rio Rancho, Santa Fe and as far away as Silver City to serve in the booths. There were several churches who adopted an entire day for their members to minister at the fair. Sports Trailer The sports trailer was utilized several times for outreach events by churches across the state. This trailer is similar to the Block Party trailers that are available through your association. Just call the EDT office to reserve the trailer for your next outreach event. New Mexico Evangelism Conference The purpose of the Evangelism Conference is to equip, encourage, and inspire New Mexico Baptists from across our state in the work of evangelism and discipleship. The New Mexico Evangelism Conference was held this year at Sandia Baptist Church in Albuquerque. Thank you for your prayers and support through the Cooperative Program that makes all of this possible. Team West New Mexico hosted this training event in February at First Baptist Church, Rio Rancho. There were nine state conventions represented and nearly 60 people trained in the latest trends in discipleship, Sunday school and small groups. Church Revitalization The EDT partnered with churches in Eastern Association to offer a Church Revitalization conference October 14. Bill Henard, Executive Director- Treasurer of the West Virginia Convention of Southern Baptists, was the conference leader. Henard was one of the speakers during the 2017 New Mexico Evangelism Conference. He authored the book Can These Bones Live?, which was given to pastors during the NMEC. Tar Henderson Tar celebrated his one year anniversary with the BCNM in August. During the past year he has traveled thousands of miles across the state north to south and east to west reaching out to pastors and encouraging them in their work. Rick Brittain Rick joined the BCNM staff in June of this year as the Regional Missionary for Northern New Mexico. Rick is a 3 rd generation New Mexico pastor, his wife 50

52 Kris has deep roots in Roy and was raised in Chama. This position is one that we have been working on for the past 18 months as a part of our strategy to provide regionalization to all of our churches. Three months into the work as Regional Missionary for Northern New Mexico, and God has really blessed us. We've been face to face with all of the pastors (some on several occasions), visited all of the church locations, and met lots of wonderful people. Some of the topics and/or events: Intentional interim, replant, church plant, revitalization, revival, fiesta, rodeo, men's retreat, staffing, trust, recovery ministry, campus ministry, evangelism, reaching nominal Catholics, discipleship, bylaws, marriage, health, rain, retirement, fishing and lots of pulpit supply. The house in Albuquerque still hasn't sold, so please keep praying on that. Thanks for the opportunity to serve the people and churches of the BCNM. One Focus ~ One Family ~ One Faith Make plans now to attend the 2018 New Mexico Evangelism Conference February at Sandia Baptist in Albuquerque. Our speakers will be: Blake Gideon, Joshua Del Risco, A.B. Vines, Mark Custalow, Alan Stoddard, James Walker, Bill Emeott and Bobby Erickson. BSU Christian Challenge Local Campus Ministry Reports STORIES FROM THE FRONT LINES David Englehart, State Collegiate Director EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY, Dag Sewell, Director From Tatiana at ENMU Challenge: I went on one of the New Mexico Teams this past May-July. The trip was eight weeks long and we served a different church every week. My team had five people on it, including myself, and they have since become some of my closest friends. One of the most impactful weeks (I say one of because the entire summer was amazing) was week two when we served at Northdale Baptist in Albuquerque. We were tasked with running a backyard VBS in a park next to low-income apartments. Every morning, we would go to the park looking for needles, bottles, and trash to pick up in order to make the environment safer for the children. Around 10 a.m., we would begin lessons and the children would stream out of their apartments. The group of kids we worked with were some of the kindest, well-behaved kids of the summer. You can imagine my surprise to this because we were warned that some of these children would be coming from troubled homes. One of our younger children showed up high one morning. The brokenness of these people was visibly apparent and that was not something I was used to seeing in the state I grew up in. My love for these children grew immensely as the week went on, and I believe a couple of them accepted Christ. I could tell you several similar stories about how God opened my eyes to the brokenness and need for Him in our state. 51

53 I grew so much closer to God over the summer; I was challenged beyond words; and I struggled a lot. However, this past summer was one of the best summers I ve ever had. Thank you for funding the Cooperative Program and Mission New Mexico. NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY, David Englehart, Director We sent 31 summer missionaries out this summer. They served on four New Mexico Teams, as well as in Denver, in East Asia and in Southeast Asia. Here s a field report from Amanda, the team leader of our Southeast Asia (Bridge Team) focused on reaching Muslim university students: I can t believe this is our last week of the summer before we leave our city! This summer has gone by so fast, and it is so crazy to look back and see how Father has been working here. He has provided endless opportunities and encouragement to this team as the summer went on so PTL for that! This last week was a busy one; we went on our excursion to another city and experienced many new things in this amazing country. The same night we got back we were able to hang out with our friends who we met at the beginning of the summer, and it was such a fun night of laughing, catching up and sharing. These girls have been so open to talking about spiritual things with us and seem genuinely curious so please pray that even after we leave, Father with continue to place people in their lives who will be intentional about sharing with them. I can share many stories of how Father has used us this summer to share the Good News with this city and our friends, and even though none of our friends have come to know Him yet Father has been so faithful in showing us He is working and drawing these people in. He has shown me this summer that no matter how much I love these people and this city it will never compare to the love He has for them so I can trust the plans Father has. Thank you so much for following our journey in the Bridge city over the last two months. I appreciate all your prayers for us and our friends. NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY, Jonathan Bull, Director A girl wandered into the Christian Challenge building with a friend about an hour before our Hydrate Collegiate Worship. Her friend was trying to find out what Hydrate was. We told her and they stayed for a bit. The girl who originally wanted to come in had a tutoring appointment. Sol decided to stay. We went through John 1:1-5 and I closed with announcements which included a reminder about Fall Retreat. She came up and said she wanted to go to Fall Retreat. I said great, and then she poured out her life, which has been filled with a lot of challenges. My wife and I agreed to meet up with her the next day, and we shared the gospel again with her. Before we talked she said she wasn't right with God, but now she knows she is because she confessed Jesus is Lord and that God indeed raised Him from the dead. It goes to show that there aren't accidental interactions with God. Please pray for her to be engaged well in discipleship! 52

54 UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO, Bobby Erickson, Director This is an from our IMB partner in South Asia: I know the team has been back for a while and you may have already seen the feedback I sent, but I wanted to write and thank you for sending the team of guys this summer. They were a huge blessing to us personally and to our ministry. Personally, they were wonderful to our kids, Abigail and Benjamin. They played games and wrestled with them and generally were the highlight of our kids week every time they came over. We really appreciate how the guys genuinely enjoyed and loved on our family. We all had a great time each week when they were in our home for fellowship and Bible study. In terms of ministry, they were excellent in modeling consistent, bold gospel witness to the young, local believers they were working with. I m thankful for your leadership at the BSU so that they re already consistently sharing on campus and ready to model that when they get here. Several of the young men they mentored have joined us multiple times for evangelism in the city, and we re hoping to get them going out consistently in teams from their church. We have a lot of hope for this church that we re partnering with, and the UNM teams have played a big part in moving that relationship ahead. The team itself seemed to be a good mix of talents and personalities. They got along great as far as I could tell and helped one another throughout the summer. As usual, they were well-prepared to function in a different culture and context, so I didn t have to do any hand-holding after we finished the orientation that first week. They were able to work and thrive on their own. I think they were all ready to come home by the end of the summer, but they definitely made the most of their time here. I m already looking forward to the team coming next year! WESTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY, Steve Timmons, Director Prior to school starting, the cross country team was already here to begin practice. One of the team members, Xavier, is one of our leaders. The school cafeteria was not open yet, and he asked if the team could use the building to cook evening meals. I, of course, said yes. Over half of the new team members, both men and women, are new here. So I got a lot of opportunities to meet them and hang out with them. Xavier is intentionally looking for opportunities to share his faith with them, and has brought several of the team to Bible Study. I have challenged Xavier to set up appointments with team members where he and I could share faith with them. Two of the women who are sisters, agreed to start meeting with Ann for discipleship. Before school started, the student body president came to see me. We talked about several things that he is working to improve on campus and wanted my input. As he was preparing to leave, he asked if we could have a "religious" conversation some time. We had a brief discussion about his faith background. He told me he has some background in church and also had a very bad early young adult time. I have asked him if we can start meeting to discuss faith. I am praying for a long term opportunity to 53

55 lead him into a discipleship relationship. Pray for these opportunities to develop further and that God would be glorified in these relationships. SAN JUAN COLLEGE, Randi Lash, Director Elizabeth has been growing a lot. She is realizing just how much she has to learn. We've been praying for two of her closest friends to be interested in Jesus. She has also been actively bringing up the Gospel and the option of reading the Bible with them. She invites them to everything she has the opportunity to and is becoming more consistent in her own walk as well. It's taken some time, but Jazz is slowly letting her guard down and is being more genuine. She isn't trying to just have the church answers anymore but is willing to acknowledge that she doesn't know everything and isn't doing everything she could be either. I was fearful of Gabby disappearing again; she did cancel a couple of meetings but has restarted meeting with me. That's definitely an encouragement! NEW MEXICO TECH, Phillip Smith, Director Ever since we started serving at NMT, it has been a struggle to get the students to take ownership of this group. They have been in a slump for so long that many of them seem kind of hopeless. Some have even made comments about just being absorbed by another Christian group on campus. We have struggled with music leadership, getting people to show up for meetings/discipleship on time (or at all), participation in events and large group meetings and the attitude has just seemed very defeated in general. The last few weeks of March were a turning point for us! We have been praying for things to change and I believe that God really came through. The atmosphere of our next large group was totally different. Our worship time felt so spirit filled and sincere. We played an ice breaker game (something that we don't normally do) and the participation was awesome. Students expressed a real excitement about going on the retreat. There was a unity in our large group that we have been missing for a long time. I really felt like everyone left refreshed and uplifted even though it was a really busy week for most of them. We are excited to see what is next and we believe that God has plans for this group on campus! NEW MEXICO JR. COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTHWEST, Zach Souter, Director We are seeing a number of international students come to the Hub this fall, probably mostly for the meal, but nonetheless they are attending. Yadi, a newer lady on our leadership team, is able to speak Spanish, which has been a huge asset for us. There are a number of students from Columbian and other Spanish speaking countries that we are able to connect with because we have someone who can speak their language. These students come from a Catholic background, and many are in my NT class. We are praying God will help them see the truth of the Gospel. 54

56 We may have an unfair advantage this year, but we are taking full advantage of it. I, with a number of my church members, am actually part of the teaching faculty on the USW campus this semester so we are able to engage with students in a number of ways. I am actually teaching a New Testament survey class, so basically I share the gospel every week! We are still engaged with the baseball team on the USW campus and the basketball team on the JC campus. We will be involved with chapel at USW and are serving the student services department at the JC. General Team Activities INFORMATION SERVICES TEAM Kevin Parker, Team Leader The Baptist New Mexican s three new Volunteer Assignment Writers (YAW) came online after training and saw their first stories begin running in September. Each VAW has committed to writing 2-3 stories each month on assignment. Our team worked together to produce information and stories regarding Hurricane Harvey and the Disaster Relief response that followed and is ongoing. We used the tools and flexibility of Facebook and GoBNM.com to distribute those stories and information. GoBNM.com served its purpose of being a swift outlet, unlike the Baptist New Mexican, which takes two weeks to produce, print, mail and deliver to homes. Hurricane coverage is ongoing and has consisted of several stories and a Quick Facts PDF that was sent to all of our churches via . Our team designed, secured equipment for and installed one interactive video conference room using zoom.us Zoom Room technology. Eventually three rooms will be equipped with this technology at the BCNM offices in Albuquerque. The rooms will allow BCNM staff and leaders around the state to conduct meetings, trainings, and other interactions without the cost and inconvenience of individuals from outlying areas traveling to Albuquerque. This project also included purchasing and installing an SSL certificate for the BCNM s server, which will make our more secure, as well. The SSL certificate enabled staff to schedule, through their outlook software, videoconferences that use the Zoom Rooms. The Zoom Room videoconference rooms and their technology are available at no cost to churches for staff meetings with specialists from across the country on an as-available basis. Contact the Baptist New Mexican office for information and scheduling ( ). 55

57 Our team worked with the Mission Mobilization Team to produce the Mission New Mexico State Mission Offering DVD that contained promotional videos and useful data files for church promotion. Our team also promoted the offering through our various communication outlets. Increasingly, all of the Information Services Team members have become involved in writing content for the Baptist New Mexican, GoBNM.com, Facebook, and Twitter to expand our ability to cover news and make room for increased graphic design work for other BCNM teams. Our team was excited to research and introduce numerous new pastors to New Mexico during the quarter, reducing the number of pastorless churches. Our team promoted, supported, and reported on the Ministers and Family Retreat, held in Albuquerque. We are planning for a Baptist New Mexican and GoBNM.com press operation at the State Convention Meeting to gather stories from pastors and church members, to capture the event for historical purposes, and to report on the event s activities. The team hopes to become a go-to source of information about the meeting in advance and for details of the meeting while it is happening. We also hope to gather lots of stories for future publication, since so many people from BCNM churches gather for the event. Our team has ramped up Twitter reporting on Twitter. As the team and Editor Parker discover information about God working through NM churches, they hope to release it first in small tweets. Our team provided audiovisual support for the BCNM s Children s Ministry Megapalooza event. Our team also supported New Mexico Baptist Disaster Relief by producing a basic training video from a prepared PowerPoint. The resource was used across the state to train new volunteers to deploy to Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. Graphic Design Activities Church Revitalization Conference Miniposter (completed) State Evangelism Conference Trifold Poster (in progress) Mission New Mexico - DVD Cover and Data (completed) Mission New Mexico - Prayer Guides (completed) Hurricane Harvey Relief Quick Facts PDF (completed) 56

58 Newspaper Circulation Report: 7200 copies distributed per issue As of September 6, 2017 Regulars 6145 Bundled Papers 169 Individuals 405 People Who Receive Gift Subscriptions 54 Complimentary 413 pdf versions only (to missionaries) 12 pdf versions only (to paid subscribers) 2 Grand Total (Weekly) 7,200 Associations 372 Grand Total with Association Copies 7,572 In the association s subscriber lists, there are a total of 372 subscriptions (not counted in the Grand Total) that are individuals added by the associations that are not also on a church list. Therefore, they are additional subscriptions to the Baptist New Mexican, but do not fit into the categories above. The 372 subscriptions are only sent on the weeks that their association sends a page 8. The Baptist New Mexican has published eight new issues of the newspaper since the last Executive Board meeting, approximately 57,600 distributed and mailed copies of Baptist News in print. GoBNM.com News Portal Activity Report: 57.5 visitors per day. During the two-month period from 7/1 to 8/31, our team posted 127 articles to GoBNM.com - an average of two stories per day. Our most recent month reported a total of 3,448 page views and 1,840 visitors. The daily average is page views and 57.5 visitors. Some visitors may visit the site more than once per month. Assuming an individual visits GoBNM.com once a week, the site receives visits from approximately 400 individuals each week (on average). Page views per day ranged from 14 to 265. Unique visitors per day ranged from 12 to 156. GoBNM.com content is also published through Facebook Live Articles and Google AMP. BCNM.com Website Activity BCNM.com continues to function as a corporate information site that individuals visit to find particular information about events, offerings, 57

59 churches, etc. Regular news has been completely shifted to GoBNM.com, the Baptist New Mexican s online news portal. We produced and posted audio recordings of the main sessions of the Ministers and Family Retreat. We also created listen.bcnm.com as a location to post audio recordings of future meetings for greater convenience and usability. Facebook Activity Report: 2,708 interactions (44 per day) The BCNM interacts with Facebook users through two different accounts. BCNMatWork (7/1-8/31, two months) Our team placed 44 posts during the period. An average of 551 users was reached per post. Users interacted with a post 1,643 times during the period. This engagement includes clicking on links, photos, clicking like, or any other interaction with a post. This means that, on average, each post received 37 interactions. Users clicked on a link in a post 517 times during the period. This means that, on average, a single post received 12 link clicks. GoBNM.com Our team placed 79 posts during the period. An average of 165 users was reached per post. Users interacted with a post 1,065 times during the period. This engagement includes clicking on links, photos, clicking like, or any other interaction with a post. This means that, on average, each post received 13 interactions. Users clicked on a link in a post 748 times during the period. This means that, on average, a single post received 83 link clicks. Across both Facebook accounts, our team averaged 44 post interactions per day during the two-month reported period. Vimeo (video) Activity Report: 469 plays The BCNM posts videos on vimeo.com for online playback and downloading. Period for report: 7/1-8/31, two months. 21 videos were viewed through Vimeo during this period (including the latest Mission New Mexico State Missions Offering videos). 58

60 Combined, all of the videos viewed received 469 plays. 237 plays were on smartphones. 43 plays were on tablets. 189 plays were on desktop computers and laptops. Of the total plays, 93 plays were completed to the end of the video. On average, for the period, the team saw 7.5 video plays per day. Close to four of those average daily plays were on smartphones. Dr. Bunce s video about Hurricane Harvey relief received 317 of the total plays. 71 times, the video was played through to the end. Baptist Press Pick-ups The following stories or columns were picked up by Baptist Press and distributed nationally during this quarter through the SBC news outlet bpnews.net. Linda Prescott - N.M. Church Gets Strategic About Reaching Hispanics (story - 7/25/17) Kevin Parker - They Took It (editorial - 9/8/2017) LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TEAM Lamar Morin, Team Leader The summer of 2017 was my busiest summer yet! happened! So many great things Our team offers a number of support areas to local churches and church leaders: Camps: Please read our camp reports for all the great things happening at our two camps. Our two music/worship camps Worship4Life (W4L), held July at Inlow and Children s MusiCamp (CMC), held July at Inlow were truly wonderful weeks. We had the highest attendance in a number of years at both camps. W4L is a student leadership camp that is a mentoring/experiential week focusing in on all areas of music and worship, including media and preaching/teaching. CMC is a fun-filled, exciting week with a Friday afternoon presentation in Albuquerque and great worship times. Campers got to experience singing, drama, choreography, media, puppets, and more. The presentation was great and we had a number of kids make a salvation commitment. 59

61 New Mexico Singing Churchmen: We recently held our annual retreat August 21-22, at Sandia Baptist Church, Albuquerque with a concert held at 7:00 p.m. on the 22 nd. We had over 30 churchmen involved. Our NMSC and Friends Mission Trip to Puerto Rico is right around the corner. It will be held September 25 October 2. We are so grateful that the Lord has provided 42 people to go on this mission trip! We will be presenting five concerts, serving/working in local schools and churches, doing evangelistic programs, providing conferences, and much more! Please reply to dkellum@bcnm.com if you would like a prayer partner prayer list to lift us up in prayer. All of our recordings are available for purchase. scholarship fund and to our mission trip fund. Proceeds go the NMSC For more information about concerts, CD sales, or how to become a member of the group, please contact President Stephen Martone at or D Nae Kellum at (dkellum@bcnm.com) or Director Lamar Morin at (lmorin@bcnm.com). Sunday School/Small Groups: Our group leader training tour is off to a fantastic start. As of this writing, we have completed 7 trainings with 5 more to go reaching dozens of churches and hundreds of leaders. We are also excited to work with individual churches and associations in this area. Please contact us for resources in this area. We are currently surveying BCNM churches to discover their method of groups (S.S., other groups, on campus, off campus, etc.). All of our group training events (including our annual training tour) will now fall under our new initiative. We are excited to see how God will work in the next few years as we develop leaders in all areas of teaching, discipling, shepherding, and leading; building up our churches! 2017 Ministers and Family Retreat: Much time, effort, and prayer went into our triennial Ministers and Family Retreat held at the Albuquerque Uptown Sheraton Hotel, August 3-5, We had close to 400 people participate in the retreat! The evaluations returned to us show what a great retreat it was. We were so pleased with our presenters and worship leaders! Get ready for 2020!! 60

62 Various Leadership Support Areas: As team leader, I have been able to preach and lead worship in a number of our BCNM churches. Other areas of interest to local churches and associations are mentoring/coaching, deacon training, music/worship training, and much more. Please call me to schedule! Serving together, Lamar Morin Student Leadership Development I feel like I say this every year, but It has been a wonderful year for the student ministry of the BCNM. Camps, small group training, meeting with youth workers and getting to speak at youth ministry events around the state are all a great privilege for me, I am truly thankful for the opportunity to serve our churches in this way. Here are some of the details: Lives Ablaze 1.0 (Sivells): June 5-9, Speaker: Garrett Wagoner and music by 100 Anthems Lives Ablaze 2.0 (Sivells): June 12-16, Speaker: Garrett Wagoner and music by 100 Anthems Lives Ablaze 3.0 (Inlow): June 26- June 30, Speaker: Craig Curry and music by 100 Anthems At our camps this year there were 34 churches that attended, with approximately 550 total attendees. There were several decisions made including: 22 salvations; 18 renewal of commitment; 3 called to vocational ministry; and 3 other. These are the ones we know about. At LA Camp 3.0, at the end of the week, Craig asked that everyone who had made a significant decision or was impacted by the Lord somehow during the week to stand. There were over 50 who stood; I counted because I had only received about 10 decision cards. I say that to emphasize the fact that though we try to track the decisions that are made; we often have no idea just how the Lord affects those who attend one of our camps. I am just thankful that I get to be a part of that. Each year we receive a mission offering; this year what we received went to our new mission efforts among the native peoples of New Mexico The New Mexico Pueblo Ministry headed up by Eric Tiger who will be able to use the $3, that was received to reach the Pueblo peoples with the Gospel. As you can see by the total, we averaged about $1,000 each week given by the students and adults who attended Lives Ablaze Camps. 61

63 As we do every year, in order to fill the youth ministry tool boxes of the youth workers in our state, we were able to present the adult volunteers, as well as the church group leaders, some youth ministry books that we hope will be helpful to them as they continue to serve the kingdom through youth ministry. Without the generosity of the Cooperative Program we would not be able to do this. We continue, year after year, to hear and see this type of life-change in our students through our Lives Ablaze Camp ministry. Next year our camps will be: 1.0 June 4-8, 2018 at Sivells June 11-15, 2018 at Sivells June 25-29, 2018 at Inlow We will be meeting soon to develop the theme and the Bible studies for our 2018 camps. Please pray for us as we seek to follow the direction the Lord wants to take us for all that goes into putting on a youth camp. As you know The Lives Ablaze Student Conference was not held this year, instead we are partnering with Dare2Share and hosting three locations of the Dare2Share Live event to be held on September 23, As I just mentioned, we have three locations: First Baptist Roswell; Emmanuel Baptist Farmington and Eastern Hills Baptist here in Albuquerque. I have the privilege of being the emcee for the Albuquerque location. There is still plenty of time to get your students to one of these locations and I anticipate that it will be a wonderful student ministry event. The students will be trained in how to share their faith and then on the afternoon of the 23 rd they will actually go out into the community where they are attending and put into practice what they learned earlier in the day. You can go to dare2sharelive.org for more information. Please be in prayer for this national event. There are those that feel as though this could be a catalyst for a great awakening in our country. I want to also say a special thanks to Kim Treece for her outstanding work during the time that she served in the student ministries office. She is now working on another team so prayers for the next person to assist Krista and me would be greatly appreciated. Kim will be missed for sure, but we are also confident that the Lord has someone in mind to help us as we continue to do what we were brought here to do. Throughout the month of August and September we have been doing our training tour. This is the first year that we (the Leadership Development Team) have been leading out in this annual training event and I think it has been very beneficial for those who have attended. By the time the annual meeting rolls 62

64 around we will have been in every association to encourage and equip youth workers as they continue to reach the middle and high schoolers in our state. I have had the honor of preaching in several of our churches this year as well as speaking at youth events (which is really my favorite thing to do) and will have the opportunity to do that throughout the rest of the year. It is hard to believe that as of August 1, 2017, I have served New Mexico Baptists for 10 years. I count it a huge honor and I am very thankful to be allowed to serve the youth ministries of New Mexico. If there is any way that I might be of assistance to you in your church, please don t hesitate to ask. I love serving alongside New Mexico Baptists! Fanning the Flame, Sam Swann Children s and Women s Leadership Development As the Leadership Development Team, one large facet of our ministry is to provide training in a variety of opportunities. In 2016, we were able to host a Mr. Mark s Workshop on October 14 th -15 th at Sandia Baptist Church in Albuquerque. We had approximately 60 in attendance. In the spring of 2017, we held six VBS training workshops with my VBS team around the state including Albuquerque, Bloomfield, Las Cruces, Artesia, Clovis and Ruidoso. I was also asked to individually provide VBS training for churches in Gallup, Chaparral and Santa Fe. These trainings included approximately 400 people being trained to teach in VBS. Another facet of training includes our fall Sunday School or Small Group Training called Connect: Developing Leaders to Build Up Churches. We will have 12 trainings around the state and I am privileged to lead the children s class for anyone who teaches preschool and children. We have been looking at three principles of teaching kids from the book Kids Ministry that Nourishes by Jana Magruder. Another aspect of training includes conferences specific for children s ministry. In 2017, we will have a large conference on September 15 th -16 th called the Megapalooza of Children s Ministry Training. This will include 15 leaders teaching breakout sessions on a variety of subjects including connecting with parents, reaching out to your community, special needs ministry and many more. We are expecting approximately 140 in attendance. I am always happy to also come and work with any church or any leadership on a one on one basis if you have a specific request. Throughout the year I ve been able to visit with or be in numerous churches in which I consulted with leadership or visited a church s worship service. Summer is a great time to visit churches and see how their VBS programs are 63

65 working in their community. In July, I was able to visit First Baptist of Estancia, First Baptist of Cuba, Mora Valley Baptist Church and Mountain Valley Church in Edgewood. Each of these churches were using VBS to reach out to their community. In August, I was privileged to do children s activities for our Minister s and Family Retreat at the Sheraton Hotel in Albuquerque. We had a great time playing games, swimming, playing in bounce houses, watching movies and doing Bible study together with these PK s. I ve also been able to work this year with two church plants to provide them with a children s ministry start up kit. I also include some consultation time on the items included and how to use those as you start your church. We are working toward making plans for These include taking a team to VBS training again and planning at least eight VBS trainings around New Mexico. Young Lives Ablaze will take place on April 21 st, 2018, for our 10 th year anniversary of this event. We are excitedly making plans for that day. Camps are being planned including Young Lives Ablaze Camp for June 11th- 15th and Connection Camp for June 18 th -22 nd. Women s Ministry is looking forward to some events in Lifeway Christian Resources will bring their Abundance event to Albuquerque, August 25 th, The Central Association Baptist Women s Network will have a leadership training event, Equip 4.0 on April 13 th -14 th, Thank you for the privilege to serve churches in New Mexico. If I can serve you church in anyway, feel free to contact me. Krista Peterson Inlow Baptist Camp Christ, in answer to a question about the greatest commandment by an expert in the law, said the following: You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and most important commandment. The second is exactly like it: You must love your neighbor as yourself. In my year and a half at camp, I have seen these commands put into practice by our people. There are many facets to servanthood that shine out at camp. Volunteers take time out of their busy schedules to work behind the scenes to make camp a success. Kitchen volunteers, cooking, serving, washing dishes for 150 to 250 kids in the summer, to the men who like to do construction work, rebuilding 64

66 showers, drywall, mud and taping, plumbing, and the list could go on and on. We have volunteers who help winterize the plumbing to get camp ready for the winter, and then de-winterize the camp in the spring to get ready for camp season. Folks come to clean in the spring. Our Inlow staff works hard to keep facilities in good shape and everything running as smoothly as possible. Teams come from all over! This last year we had teams from North Carolina, Texas, and Oklahoma as well as many, many churches in New Mexico, some of them traveling long distances to Love the Lord their God, and to love their neighbor as themselves. Hearts and lives are touched at camp. Getting away to a quiet place where life is not pressing in was something that Christ modeled. He was always going to the mountains to pray and spend time with His Dad. People s lives are touched here at Inlow. It is an incredible honor to serve New Mexico, as well as Southern Baptists from around the Nation, in providing a place where God s children can come and serve, bless each other through testimony, and withdraw to a quiet place to listen to that still quiet voice of the Father. I want to add one last segment to this report regarding camp use by groups in Christ s greater church family. We have a number of churches of like mind who also use our camp. Without fail they thank us for the facility that we provide, the services we provide, and comment on the beauty of the camp. Since I am the only one who gets to hear these words of praise, I wanted to pass them on to all NM Baptists. There is always room to get better and, as a staff and convention, we are working toward that, but what is here is greatly appreciated. Mike Cannata Sivells Baptist Camp and Retreat Center God continues to pour out His blessings on the ministry of Sivells Baptist Camp and Retreat Center. God has been at work in the lives of students and adults. During the past year we have recorded 27 professions of faith, 15 rededications, one baptism and two students who surrendered to the ministry. Since our summer camps, we have hosted camps for First Baptist Church of Horizen, Teen Challenge, Cloudcroft Sports Camp, Grace Mennonite Fellowship, Heart of the World Las Cruces, Mesilla Valley Baptist, and Calvary Baptist of Lubbock. Please begin praying that God will give us the opportunity to serve a larger number of churches and Christian ministries in God has provided some faithful volunteers. First Baptist Church of Hedley brought a group of 11 workers and helped to complete the plumbing and electrical on the Family Retreat Center. The kitchen cabinets were stained and coated with polyurethane. Gwen Howard led a group of women to help paint a 65

67 new entrance sign. Bruce Howard and a few other men repaired six picnic tables by replacing the lumber and adding a sealing coat. One of the volley ball court pads was leveled and is almost ready for sand. The contribution of our volunteers is critical for our camp ministries to survive and reach their intended purposes. First Baptist Church of Las Cruces sent a group of men to help install the electrical for the new volleyball light poles. The mounting bases for the volleyball light poles and the new entrance sign were installed despite heavy rains. This group of men helped to make improvements to the R.V. sewer hookups. The water drainage systems around the dining hall and the Pecos dorms were cleaned out and new sheetrock was installed. The Johnson and Moore Cottages have been completed and provide a great place for pastors and couples to utilize. Tracy and June Hooker have been faithful volunteers since early summer. Tracy is helping us to install some new LED security lights throughout the camp property and June Hooker made a new sign for our concession stand. During Labor Day weekend, Tracy helped to get the volleyball light poles and lights completed. Walt and Donna Butler of FBC Las Cruces installed new window screens on the manager s home and several other structures. Hershel and Mary Ellison of Zavalla, Texas, arrived in early August to help with guest services and maintenance projects. They have been helping in the dining hall, with laundry and with other maintenance projects. They will be serving with us to the end of September. First Baptist Church of Stephenville brought a group of 11 volunteers during the second week of August. Bill and Peggy Haney have been bringing work groups to the Sacramento Mountains for the past seven years. The new entrance sign was installed with the leadership of Harold Chitim. A group of ladies and men helped to paint six new signs for various buildings. A shelter cover was constructed on the north side of the dining hall to protect the power generator that was donated by First Baptist Church of Portales earlier in the spring. First Baptist Church of Stephenville volunteers put a fresh coat of paint on the pavilion structure. During the past four months, God has provided an abundance of rain! Matt Strickland and Larry Joyner have spent many hours on the mowers to keep things looking nice. It is exciting to see how God is providing for the needs of Sivells. Please continue to pray that God will give us the wisdom and strength to serve the guests who come and the God who called us to this ministry. Preparing to serve the next generation!! Jay Hammond 66

68 MISSIONS MOBILIZATION TEAM Scott Wilson, Team Leader Scott Wilson serves as the Missions Mobilization Team Leader. Our team functions with Cricket Pairett, Ministry Assistant; Ricardo Rivera, State Spanish Strategist in the office; and field staff - Connie Dixon, WMU Director; Daniel Clymer, Native American Strategist; Eric Tiger, Native American New Work Strategist; Ira Shelton, Disaster Relief Director; and PJ, Missionary to Muslims. Chad Spriggs and Dennis Garcia serve as church planting catalysts. They are employed by NAMB and serve the churches of the BCNM and their strategy to plant churches. Chad covers New Mexico Highway 60 and north; Dennis covers the area south of I-40. The past year, the Missions Mobilization Team members have been involved in resourcing churches and equipping Baptist believers in our state to get into the harvest field and share the Gospel of Jesus. This year our team worked to continue aligning our work efforts. We have identified common key values we share as God has burdened our hearts for mission work. We have worked to spend more time in the field equipping pastors and churches in being on mission in New Mexico and around the world. We have all committed to working towards a disciple-making church for every person through evangelism, leader development, and missional engagement. Each member of our team is personally engaged in these actions. The results below show we are working in a good direction. During the year our team members worked with well over 100 of our churches to resource them and encourage them to mobilize their members into the harvest field. In those churches we trained hundreds of church members in missions education, theology, and hands-on work. During the course of our camps at least seven new leaders identified a call from God to enter missions. We helped to start a number of Points of Light. We can identify at least 12. Some of those could become churches in the near future. As a direct result of mission camps and ministry work 271 individuals became believers. Most of this is attributed to the increase of Gospel conversations among Hispanic leaders, Church plants, and Disaster Relief leaders. Ricardo Rivera has done a fantastic job creating and implementing a strategy for challenging our Hispanic churches to see disciple-making as critical and giving them training and tools to do it. Nearly 15 percent of our BCNM churches are working to mobilize their members into the harvest field. We would like to continue to increase that percentage every year until at least half of our 330 churches are mobilizing their members into mission fields. We have begun plans to coordinate the Native American mission work happening in New Mexico. Eric Tiger is our Pueblo New Works Strategist. He 67

69 joins Daniel Clymer, our Native American Strategist on the Missions Mobilization Team. We will be working with the leaders in the Four Corners, Northern New Mexico, Western Association, and those working in southern New Mexico to plan a comprehensive strategy to work together and invite more churches to mobilize their members into these fields. God is putting pieces together all around our state to reach lost and broken people like only He can do. Thank you on behalf of our team for allowing us to serve you and the Baptist churches in New Mexico. Scott Wilson, Missions Mobilization Team Leader Missions Partnerships We have partnerships with Kenya and India that will both come to an official close at the end of Our initial goal with Houses with Hope and Kenya was to build 1,000 Houses with Hope. We celebrated meeting that goal and then exceeded it. Our partnership expanded from houses to leadership development with Equip Kenya. Equip Kenya provided an opportunity for U.S. pastors to teach seminary classes in Kisumu, Kenya. During our reporting period, Dan Grindstaff, Gila Valley Church, traveled with a team from his church and taught in the seminary. Even though our official partnership will end, churches may continue through the Houses with Hope Foundation, working with Ronna Jordan. During the report period and our partnership with India, churches from Farmington, Las Cruces, Tucumcari and Albuquerque were on mission! We are also moving toward partnership with churches to help replant a church in one of our cities that is unable to continue their work in Northern New Mexico. Our role as a Missions Team is to provide networking between churches wanting to serve and churches that need service. Anyone interested in partnerships, may contact Scott Wilson or Cricket Pairett for more information. Camps Camp ministry is an essential part of the MMT s efforts to reach the lost and make disciples. The MMT works with leadership teams to conduct three family camps and one children s missions camp. For the second year in a row, forest fires affected our camps. The results were as follows: Spanish Family Camp Attendance 122; Churches Participating 8; Professions of Faith 14 Indian Family Camp Attendance 129; Professions of Faith 17 Children s Missions Camp Attendance 151; Professions of Faith 14: Surrendered to Full Time 68

70 Missions 4 Deaf Family Camp Attendance 11 Church Planting Chad Spriggs and Dennis Garcia Snap Shot: 2017 has been a building and multiplying time for church planting in New Mexico. We have seen many of our church plants continue to engage their communities and the results are identified houses and people of peace, baptisms, disciples, leadership development, and churches/associations joining together to plant churches. The single most effective way to impact lostness. We have identified a number of churches that have embarked on creating a residency that will help disciple and equip future church planters and missionaries. The Missions Mobilization Team (MMT) has gained momentum across the state and prayerfully seeks God s blessing on planting 15 new Churches annually in the coming year(s). Pray that God continues to impact lostness across New Mexico through the efforts of our BCNM and NAMB partnership. Church Planting in New Mexico is a thriving area of ministry. This report gives a snap shot of the work that is/has being cultivated this year. For more details, insight, or an interest in sending or supporting church planting contact the Church Planting team at churchplanting@bcnm.com or visit Potential: There are several places we have identified where there is a need for a new church. Some of these are listed below. Possible Spanish Work in Farmington NM (Individual TBD) Possible Navajo Work Possible Hispanic Church Plant(s) in the State Points of Light These are specific areas that we are praying God will raise up new churches. If you or anyone else is interested in partnering to plant churches in these areas please let us know. Placitas Bernalillo Los Lunas Las Vegas Espanola Santa Fe Bernalillo Pueblo Church Farmington/Shiprock Navajo Gallup Navajo Albuquerque Hispanic Albuquerque Millennial Albuquerque West Side Carlsbad (Hispanic Work) Chaparral (Hispanic Work) Columbus (Hispanic Work) Garfield/Salem (Hispanic Work) Hobbs (Hispanic Work) Las Cruces Lordsburg (Hispanic Work) Portales (Hispanic Work) Roswell Ruidoso Santa Clara/Bayard (Hispanic Work) Silver City 69

71 Alamogordo (Hispanic Work) Artesia (Hispanic Work) Sunland Park Truth or Consequences Internships: The Internship program is a place to explore, learn, and determine God s next steps in ministry. There is an in-depth training component attached to an internship that is overseen by sending churches, convention leadership, and NAMB leadership. Internships consist of a one to three year training program that helps prepare the intern to successfully plant a church. It is our hope that sending churches will begin to develop residencies and serve as the catalyst for equipping these future planters. Year 2/Bobby Vaughn Paragon Church Year 1/Evan Anderson FBC ABQ Year 1/Titus Anderson FBC ABQ Year 1/Jay Magnant - FBC ABQ Year 1/Jade Garrett - FBC ABQ Year 1/Curtis Heppler Rio Church Year 1/Jordan Clark The Word Church / ECC Apprenticeships: The Apprenticeship program is a place for planters to work through important training, development, and strategies needed to launch with confidence and clarity. Mario Ascencio Hispanic plant in Old Town Albuquerque, New Mexico Planters: Our Planters are doing an incredible Kingdom work. Each of them has a clear path for small group multiplication and discipleship and many have a plan for church multiplication. Carl Anderson Real Life Church pray for continued evangelical efforts, and leaders to step into key positions. Jamie Duke LifePoint Community Church pray for favor as they seek to impact lostness with great opposition. Nolan Fredrick Catalyst Church pray for more leadership, wisdom to navigate challenges as they arise. Cody Brown The Porch pray for clear missional engagement opportunities in the surrounding area. Jared Bridge Anchor Church pray for continued momentum as they seek to become self sufficient and strategically positioned to impact the northeast heights in Albuquerque. Nathan Sherman Christ Church pray for their leadership development, missional community groups, and influence in the downtown area of Albuquerque. Pedro Ramirez-Flota Iglesia Bautista Nueva Esperanza pray for energy and focus to continue to meet the needs of people in multiple locations. Bryne Palmer Rio Church pray for the residency program they have started as well as continued impact as they begin to reach Hispanics in the area. 70

72 Jeremy Hickman Harvest Bible Chapel pray for financial stability, leadership, and focus as they seek to launch with 100 people in September Mark Dunn Christ Fellowship pray for continued favor as they seek to raise up shepherd leaders that can meet the needs of 55+ communities as well as growing a network of house churches. Juan Tovar Iglesia Bautista Agape pray for Juan to be able to reach and equip men for leadership within the church. Replanters: More than 60 percent of the Southern Baptist churches in North America have plateaued or are declining in number; percent are at risk of or near closing. The Send North America strategy is designed to reverse this trend by decreasing the death rate of existing churches (replanting) while increasing the birth rate of new churches. Replanters are equipped to come into a church that is near death and help revitalize the church s gospel influence. We are currently seeking pastors that feel called to replant churches, and churches that recognize replanting would be the best direction to bring honor and Glory to God through the life of the church. Please pray that God begins to do a work in our state that opens doors for churches to be replanted. We are working with a church in Northern New Mexico that may become our first official replant in New Mexico. Multiplying Churches: To better serve church planters we are prayerfully developing, discovering, and deploying multiplying churches. The strategy is to prayerfully partner churches with their association to seek out indigenous and Non-New Mexican planters. If you know or are interested in becoming a multiplying church use the contact information above to contact Chad Spriggs or Dennis Garcia. These are churches that are currently involved: Anchor Church Jared Bridge Del Norte Baptist Church Brad Kelly Paragon Church Matt Sellers Rio Church Bryne Palmer Christ Church Nathan Sherman Betesda Comunidad Cristiana Ricardo Rivera Assessment/Orientation/Training: These elements serve to equip and enrich the planter during the planting process. The elements are part of an overall assessment, orientation, and training process. This is not an exhaustive list, but it does reveal a clear picture of the basic framework being cultivated. 1. Re/Plant Conference This conference teaches many church planters, teams, and pastors foundational needs that help better equip individuals to serve unique communities. The Re/Plant Conference will be rebranded the Tupos Conference. Tupos means the mark left by an impact. Our lives have been marked by the impact of the Gospel and 71

73 we want to leave the mark around New Mexico as we impact the state with the Gospel. 2. Tupos Podcast This podcast will be for church planters, replanters and leaders throughout New Mexico who want to sharpen their skills and find answers to tough leadership questions. 3. ImpactNM.org A new site launched to highlight church planting and replanting in New Mexico. The site offers information regarding opportunities and resources. 4. Gateway (Golden Gate Seminary) Courses are being developed to continue to equip church planters. 5. 4Fields / T4T Training (ongoing) This is a specific evangelistic strategy that will equip planters and their leaders to share the gospel, grow disciples, and create small groups or new churches. 6. Church Planting Networks CPNs are regional networks that help support church planters by creating a brotherhood, offering leadership development, resourcing, and prayer support. Currently we have a network in Albuquerque, Las Cruces, and Farmington. We are working on creating a Santa Fe network. 7. Assessment Team This team is comprised of convention, association, church, and NAMB individuals. This team works with associations, churches, and planters to continue to champion church planting across the state. 8. Strategic Covenant The covenant has been updated to better serve our planters needs and to clearly identify the type of accountability the BCNM, sending church, and other partners have with the planter This is a strategy that helps us to develop a better understanding of 16 local areas to prepare for a plant/eight projects to reach into these areas/and prayerfully opening the door to plant four churches. More details will be given as we determine more specific application in New Mexico. 10. Coaching Coaching is a vital relationship that offers the planter a professional relationship that focuses on helping the pastor to seek God s continued direction, shepherd well, and continue to find focus. Coaching/Mentoring: Coaching and mentoring are foundational for the church planter. Coaches and mentors guide, explore, and draw out the best in planters. They serve to help the planter be successful. We have prayerfully identified four men that feel called to serve planters in this capacity. We are currently doing 1:1 training with each of these men, and prayerfully hope to do one group training a year. Chad Spriggs Dennis Garcia Bryne Palmer 72

74 Jared Bridge More pastors are being prayerfully assessed to become coaches. Hispanic Strategist/Ministries Ricardo Rivera It is with great joy and gratitude that I have the privilege of reporting to you what the Lord has been doing through your Hispanic Ministries from September 2016 through August September: In September 2016, we provided our regional discipleship workshops in Las Cruces, Roswell, and Albuquerque. We had a total of 14 churches represented and a total attendance of 65 church leaders. The workshop leader was Victor Pulido of LifeWay Spanish services. An evaluation was conducted at the end of each workshop revealing the following: leaders reported their churches have a discipleship process in place, 13 said they did not. 2. Only 7 could name the process reported that the process was effective, 3 said that it was not, and 18 could not give an answer. 4. When asked how BCNM could help, most leaders requested more training, conferences, and material. October: In October, I traveled many miles to the cities of Las Cruces, Farmington, Bernalillo, Clovis-Portales, Taos, and Hatch. I had two trips to Las Cruces. Both times to preach on Mission New Mexico at Emanuel Spanish Baptist Church and Iglesia Bautista Unidos en Cristo and attended the annual meeting of Rio Grande Baptist Association. In Farmington I conducted the small group leader training at Primera. In Bernalillo I visited with a pastor to discuss the usage of the building in Santa Fe. In Clovis-Portales I visited with Iglesia Fundamentos de la Fe to assist them in developing their articles of incorporation and by-laws. In Taos I attended the annual meeting of BCNM. In Hatch, I also conducted the small group leader training for Iglesia Renacer at First Baptist Church of Hatch. November: In November, I traveled to Bernalillo, Lovington, Clovis-Portales, and locally. My trips were made to discuss, provide, and sign a building leasing agreement with the pastor of Iglesia Hermosa in Santa Fe, conduct a small group leader training, complete the development of by-laws with Iglesia Fundamentos de la Fe, preach at a new plant and meet with a pastor (the pastor of one the churches I am liaison to). I also spoke via telephone with several assigned pastors from the Las Vegas-Clayton areas. 73

75 December: In December, I traveled to Deming, Roswell, Silver City, and locally. In Deming I attended the signing of a partnership agreement between church planter Pedro Ramirez Flota and his partners. In Roswell I visited with Martin Cardenas (potential planting candidate) and his wife. In Silver City I conducted a small group leaders training for members of Primera. I also attended the worship service of Iglesia Emanuel of Albuquerque upon the request of the pastor. I also spoke with other pastors via phone. January During this month, I traveled to meet with Hispanic pastors in Las Cruces, to meet with northeastern pastors in Santa Fe, to preach at First Baptist Church of Artesia, and to Hobbs to conduct a small group leaders training. I also made preparations for the upcoming Evangelism Conference, Team West training, and the Hispanic Four Fields training. I spent time mentoring a young Hispanic leader, coached a church planting apprentice, and taught at the Church Planting Institute. I met with the pastor of Iglesia Bautista El Buen Pastor in Gallup to discuss the launching of a Hispanic Bible study group in Grants. I attended team, Church Planting Catalysts sync, and staff meetings. February During this month, I traveled to meet with Dr. MacDonald in Roswell to discuss Hispanic church planting, to Rio Rancho to attend the Team West training, to Los Lunas to meet with the pastor of Iglesia Casa de Oración, and to Portales to meet with Hispanic pastors. I continued to mentor a young Hispanic leader, coach a church planting apprentice, and consult with another coach on one of our church planters. I finalized the Hispanic Four Fields training for Las Cruces, got the Three Strands Strategy approved, and began the process of developing a mission trip to Grants for a church in Louisiana. I participated in the Evangelism Conference, hosted Pastor David Galvan and conducted many administrative duties. During the Team West training sessions in Rio Rancho we were able to train 10 Hispanic leaders as trainers for Hispanic Sunday school leaders/small group leaders. Note: The Three Strand Strategy is a plan designed to discover, develop, and deploy evangelism, discipleship, and leadership development trainers to the three regions where BCNM Hispanic churches are located. March: During this month, I traveled to the 75 th Anniversary of Cavern Baptist Church in Carlsbad and preached at Calvary Baptist Church of Las Vegas, to Las Cruces to conduct the Hispanic Four Fields training, to Santa Fe to preach at 74

76 Iglesia Bautista Rosa de Sarón, to Los Lunas to conduct a small group leaders training, and to Las Cruces to preach at Iglesia Bautista Unidos en Cristo. I also had the privilege of representing BCNM at the Hoffmantown Church Missions Conference. I finalized the Simultaneous Evangelistic Events details and provided funding for 22 Hispanic churches, made contact and assessed a new church planting candidate, and got a progress report on the new Bible study group that was started in Grants. I taught at the Church Planting Institute, continued coaching and mentoring. Note: The Hispanic Four Fields training in Las Cruces was attended by 44 people representing 9 churches. These churches were offered two three-day training sessions (one in the morning and one in the evening). During the 5 hours that the people visited the assigned neighborhoods around the host church over 200 doors were knocked on, 118 homes were engaged, 96 homes accepted prayer, 72 of those homes requested we return to tell them a Bible story, 24 said yes to prayer but did not want us to return, and 22 did not want us to pray for them. As a result of those contacts, we shared a Bible story and the Gospel in 13 homes and 18 people got saved. April: In this month, I started stage one of the three-strand strategies of the assessment process for the evangelism, discipleship, and leader development trainers for the southern region of New Mexico. Three men were assessed. I preached at Primera Iglesia Bautista of Tucumcari and visited Iglesia Celebración Cristiana of Hobbs. I also had the privilege of visiting with pastors from Las Vegas, Albuquerque, Las Cruces, Bernalillo, Gallup, and Farmington. I also met church planting candidate and his wife. I began to gather the results of the Simultaneous Revival/Evangelism Campaigns. I also spoke via telephone with several Hispanic pastors, assisted a new church with development of articles of incorporation and bylaws, and attended team meetings. I also continued to teach at the church planting center at Del Norte Baptist Church. May: In this month I continued with the assessment process for the three trainers in the southern region. I preached at First Baptist Church Artesia, visited Iglesia Bautista Renacer of Hatch, and Primera Iglesia Bautista of Alamogordo. I visited with pastors from Hatch, Deming, Albuquerque, Las Cruces, and Raton. I also attempted to visit with the pastors of First Baptist Church Raton and Maxwell. I spoke via telephone with other pastors from Canutillo, Las Cruces, and Albuquerque. I also spoke via telephone with another potential Hispanic church planting candidate. I developed a Google form for Iglesia Cristiana Anhelo for Four Fields training and spent time mentoring. I also continued teaching at the church planting center. Finally, I completed the results report for the 2017 Simultaneous Revivals. The results are as follows: 75

77 Churches Participated: 22 Churches Reported: 20 Lost people attended: Lost people saved: 70 1 Other decisions: 9 requests for baptism and/or membership, 1 baptism, 9 rededications, 3 new points of light started. Notes: 1 This number is much higher. One church planter did not count the number of people who got saved during his invitation. 2 This number is also much higher. One pastor had 4 families attend an outreach event. Not sure how many were lost. June: In this month, I continued the assessment of the three southern region trainers and began the assessment process for the northern region trainers. I attended the SBC in Phoenix and worked at the BCNM display. I had lunch with Hispanic pastors in Las Cruces and Portales to review the Hispanic Ministries projects of 2017, discuss the 2018 projects, and request their insight and suggestions. I continued to teach at the church planting center and mentoring. I spoke with various pastors via phone and ed others. I attended the Spanish Family Camp at Inlow Baptist Camp. The results of this camp are as follows: Total attendance: 122 Churches: 8 Salvations: 14 July: In this month, I preached twice at First Baptist Church of Artesia, translated materials from Mission New Mexico, provided a grant for a Hispanic CEF trainer, began Four Fields training at Southwest Heights Albuquerque, and attended the Spanish Baptist Convention Annual meeting in Portales. I continued to teach at the Church Planting Institute, mentoring a young Hispanic leader, and preached at Anhelo Iglesia Cristiana in Albuquerque. I taped the Spanish version for three Mission New Mexico videos. Note: During the Four Fields training sessions we were able to knock on 58 homes. Nineteen people invited us to return to tell them a Bible story. We followed-up on two homes and 6 people got saved. August: In this month, I traveled to Portales, Las Cruces, and Albuquerque to conduct Small Group/Sunday school leaders training. In Portales we had 21 Hispanics from four churches attend the training in the areas of pastors/officers, 76

78 adults, youth, and children. In Las Cruces we had nine adults, youth and children leaders attend. In Albuquerque, eight attended. I continue to train a young man in Four Fields and we began two discipleship classes. One class was held at the church building with 12 people in attendance and another at an apartment with four. EBI Albuquerque (church planting center) completed its summer semester with 4 students in attendance. I conducted a new students orientation for a new EBI (church planting center) that will begin September at First Baptist Church of Deming. Pedro Ramirez-Flota will be the professor. He will have four students. Administrative Activities: Administratively there are many, many things that I worked on to accomplish the responsibilities of the State Hispanic Strategists. These are just a few of those activities: I began to fulfill my new assignment as church liaison by sending postcards to all the pastors or leaders of the churches assigned. Locally I met with several pastors to assist with bylaws, signing building lease agreements, and discuss how BCNM can better serve them and their churches. I attended team and staff meetings, prepared for small group training, and graded mid-term exams for the students of the church planting center and institute. I taught at the institute on Tuesday nights and coached a planting apprentice. I made arrangements to meet with the planters in the south, made preparations for the small group leaders training in Silver City, translated materials, and had appointments with potential planting candidates. I completed all end of the year reports, etc. The Lord has been good to your Hispanic Ministries. We have begun to see some fruit from the training efforts and events. In pursuit of the Advancing the Kingdom objective #5: Over 100 people have been saved and over 800 lost Hispanics have heard the Gospel! We have also trained over 40 leaders in Four Fields. In pursuit of ATK objective #3: We have ten new Hispanic small group trainers and I hope to discover the three trainers for the three regions to accomplish stage one of the Chord of Three Strand strategy. We also have two church planting centers. In pursuit of ATK #1: we continue to offer discipleship workshops in the fall with the goal that Hispanic churches will develop their own process for maturing believers. With the hope of pursuing the ATK objectives, we have some of the same projects scheduled for 2018 and a new one. Thank you again for inviting me to join the BCNM churches and God in what He s doing among Hispanics in New Mexico. These are exciting times for New Mexico Baptists. We know where we need to go and we are making progress toward that end. However, we could not do so without God s hand upon us and the generous contributions of our BCNM churches through the Cooperative Program and Mission New Mexico. So once again, thank you for helping us do together what we are unable to do by ourselves. 77

79 Native American Strategist Daniel Clymer Native American Baptists celebrated 70 years of Inlow Indian Family Camp, dynamic Mobilization Conferences, and saw historical changes happen over the last year. This report will highlight how God moved through these events to advance His Kingdom. Spring Native American Mobilization Conference on Discipleship The 2017 Spring Native American Mobilization Conference was dynamic and successful. We registered 37 people that represented 10 different churches. Alan McAlister and his Calvary Road Ministries Team set a wonderful foundation for using the Bible Story Cloth and the Acts Story Cloth for Evangelism and especially Discipleship with an oral-based approach. The Bible Story Cloth and Acts Cloth both are very adaptable for our Native People Groups, since they can be learned using the English language booklets and then translated into the Native tongue upon presenting the stories to others. The cloths are adaptable to use by teaching or preaching one Bible Story (one picture frame) a week, or you can tell the whole story of Christ using it in about 30 minutes. Both cloths give a pastor, lay leader, or church planter about a year and one/half of Bible Stories to present/teach/preach. The break-through part is when the Story Cloths were presented by the teachers, then they asked which stories they heard answer a particular theological question/or addresses a cultural issue in their people group. People really like the visual reminders of the story s pictures, and it seems to always help aid in the deeper thought portion of how to Biblically answer questions. The response from the participants was amazingly positive, and they definitely were making plans on how to use the cloths in their ministries. A result of the Discipleship Bible Story Conference is the use of the Bible Story Cloth and Acts Story Cloth at Mescalero, Taos, Jemez Valley, Thoreau, Española, Tinian, Rincon Marquis, and expanded use at Laguna-Acoma. Participants from Albuquerque Indian Baptist Mission and Del Norte Baptist Church were also trained to use the Story Cloths for mission opportunities. Thanks to Scott Wilson and Cricket Pairett for all of their amazing help getting this conference together. Native Baptist Partnership Nation to Nation Initiative Upcoming Northwest U.S.Trip Calvary Road Ministries, Paula Tsoodle, the Missions Team Leader of the NM Native Baptist Partnership, and Garry Benfield of the Northwest Baptist Convention are planning a training event for using the Bible Story Cloth and Acts Story Cloth among the tribes of Washington/Idaho/Oregon in the near future. This event is a direct outcome of the Spring Native Baptist Mobilization Conference. Most of the tribal work in this area is struggling to grow, and the hope is that the Bible Story Cloths will help evangelize, disciple and train leaders. Paula Tsoodle is the leader of our Nation to Nation Initiative to give New Mexico Native Baptists opportunities to reach other Native People in North American and globally. 78

80 New Native Baptist Partnership Team Leaders for The January quarterly Partnership Meeting held at Laguna-Acoma Baptist Church was a wonderful time of fellowship and conducting the Lord s business among our cooperative efforts. New team leaders were elected by the congregations represented, which were: Scott Tafoya, Administrative Team Leader; Jennifer Jones, Communications Team Leader; Paula Tsoodle, Missions Team Leader; Edna Romero, Growth Team Leader; and Karen Tafoya, Stewardship Team Leader. The April 29 th Partnership Meeting was held at First Indian Baptist Church of Española, the July 29 th meeting was held at First Indian Baptist Church of Taos, and the October 28 th meeting will be held at Dulce Baptist Church. 70 th Anniversary of Inlow Indian Family Camp The Inlow Indian Family Camp theme was Overcomers and the scripture was 1 John 5:4. It was a powerful week of Spiritual Growth. Camp featured Evangelist Jimmy Anderson, Pastor Willie Doyeto, Pastor James Eaton, and Pastor Bennie Romero as camp pastors. There were 129 campers registered, and 17 salvations during the week. Camp numbers were down due to a few churches having some unexpected complications in getting campers to Inlow, including hospitalization of a leader, community members passing, and even a forest fire. Inlow Indian Family Camp began in 1947 with 150 campers, and today it is thriving each summer. This summer s camp was a time of celebration for 70 years of Indian Camp, and also a celebration of the mentoring process of new and young leaders at the camp. The PowerSurge Youth track saw 5 great leaders emerge this year, which were Jeremiah Clymer, Jessie Tafoya, Isaiah Bieniewski, Micah Loretto, and Marly Delores; once campers but now leaders. The 2017 Camp Team Leaders were: Edna Romero, Administration; Ida Formea, Communications Team; Scott Tafoya, Worship; John Joe Sr., Adult Team; Daniel Clymer, Powersurge Youth Team; Paula Tsoodle, Children s Team. The 2018 Camp Team will include April Delores as Administrative Team leader. April will be filling the position of Edna Romero, as Edna has completed her four year Team Leader term. The 2018 Indian Camp fees will be increased to $130 from the $120 that was charged this year. The Harrison Fund Scholarships will offset the amount with a $50 for each camper whose church is approved for the scholarships. The 2018 team leaders are working diligently on next summer s camp. Fall Native American Baptist Mobilization Worldview Study Conference Tim Ahlen of the Great Commission Initiative (GCI) was be our September Worldview Study Conference leader. The Bible Story Cloths and Bible Storying are key elements of GCI strategies. The Worldview Study will teach Christians how to address cultural issues, which is the heart of a people group with Biblical answers. In order for the gospel to penetrate the heart of an indigenous person, there must be an understanding of how the Bible is able to touch the heart and life of the person contextually. This will be the conclusion 79

81 of the GCI training process that was brought to New Mexico several years ago. It will be invaluable to those ministering to Native American peoples in our state. The missing link to developing solid disciples of Christ is in addressing worldview issues to reach their heart and core beliefs. Christ must be the exclusive Lord of each disciple in order for the disciple to truly mature and multiply. New Mexico struggles with syncretism in Christianity, which is blending Christianity with folk/other religions. This conference will help with addressing those issues from a Biblical standpoint. All Advancing the Kingdom objectives will benefit from this conference as we reach the diverse state of New Mexico. Leadership Development Brings Forth New Leaders Eric Tiger is a new contract worker for the Baptist Convention of New Mexico, and his assignment is to help expand outreach to the Pueblos and plant new churches to reach them. It has been great to work with Eric, and we look forward to seeing many more Pueblos reached for Christ. We have some great existing ministries to Pueblos, and those congregations are looking forward to seeing more expanded throughout New Mexico. Andrew Begaye is the San Juan Baptist Association Native Liaison, and he, along with Director of Missions Eric Frye, continue to work with the Native Baptist congregations of their association. In Gallup, we now have two recent seminary graduates working among key churches in Western Association, which are Robert Scarborough the new pastor at Journey Church, a graduate of Dallas Baptist Theological Seminary and Lorne Denetclaw a graduate of Gateway Baptist Theological Seminary in Colorado, at Rock Springs Baptist Church. We are looking forward to God s continuing to add to the kingdom through our Native Baptist works. Honoring Our Heroes of The Faith It is with gratitude that we honor missionary legend Ben Yelvington who went to be with the Lord this year. Ben and Shirley Yelvington made some of the greatest Baptist evangelistic efforts among the Northern Pueblos of New Mexico that have ever been seen. Their life and work will forever be celebrated in the history books of New Mexico Baptists, and have impacted the lives of hundreds of people in our state. Their legacy lives on in the work of their disciples, such as Dr. Scott Tafoya and Ida Formea, to name a few. Inlow Indian Family Camp would like to honor the memory of long-time friend and co-worker for Christ, Vicky Toledo. Vicky is the daughter of the late missionary Austin and wife Marie Toledo who worked among their own Navajo people in Crownpoint and surrounding areas. Vicky went to be with the Lord this summer after battling an unexpected illness, and will be forever missed at her home church of First Baptist Church of Thoreau and among Native Baptists state-wide. 80

82 Thank you for supporting Mission New Mexico and the Cooperative Program. We could not have the outreach to the tribes of New Mexico without New Mexico Baptist cooperative support. Native American New Work Strategy Eric Tiger Since starting in the spring of 2017 my role with BCNM has been to establish Bible studies and or churches among the Pueblo tribes. Up to this point none have been established, but relationship building, networking and identifying potential leaders have taken place through varies avenues. I have had the opportunity to network with churches in New Mexico and other states that are willing to support a Pueblo ministry. Along with that I have visited with tribal leaders and those that have in the past or currently worked with ministries on the Pueblos. Some of the events and activities I have been involved in: Southern Baptist Convention, Phoenix Hoffmantown Mission Conference Mission work on Jemez Pueblo Preaching at Native churches Conducting a family workshop in Taos Church Planters Network Mission team work among the Mescalero tribe Looking toward the future, I m very excited about the possibility of restarting a church that reached over 10 local Pueblos. I also look forward to meeting with Pueblo Christians among the northern tribes of New Mexico. Deaf Ministries Led by Deaf Leadership Team New Mexico Baptist Conference of the Deaf Ministries and activities for 2017: October: NMBCD Fall event in October was held in Mesilla Park Community Church in Las Cruces. The conference pastor leading the deaf was Jeremy Fass, d eaf pastor from Mesa, Arizona. Jeremy just received his Master s in Theological Studies in May. His wife, Kim led the music during worship and Angie Allen from Missouri led the interpreter workshop entitled Becoming the Interpreter God Designed You to Be. NMBCD members had been in yearlong prayer, calling for the Lord to bring a great revival to the Deaf in Las Cruces. A Deaf Ministry has begun at the church with an interpreter during the hearing service. November: Albuquerque Deaf Baptist Church (ABDC) members and friends attended Deaf Men s Conference held in Texas. Eighty deaf and hearing attended the Belen Deaf Fellowship Thanksgiving celebration - thankful for God s many blessings. 81

83 February: Deaf from three New Mexico counties enjoyed deaf worship hosted at ADBC and afterwards a Super Bowl Party. March: Deaf from three Baptist churches went to Roswell to assist deaf/blind member, Richard Cole in moving to Belen, New Mexico where he and his family are now members at First Baptist Church of Belen. April: ADBC members and friends attended the Christian Deaf Women s Conference held in Oklahoma. NMBCD Spring Revival, held at BCNM building Friday through Sunday. Visiting Deaf Pastor/Evangelist Robbie Godbold led the deaf in workshops and worship. The theme was Taking a Selfie of your Relationship with God. Each day was well attended, averaging people. June: Albuquerque Deaf Baptist Church hosted a picnic and birthday party at Snow Heights Park. NMBCD Deaf Youth and Family Camp was held June at Sivells. Josh Bruffey, pastor at Woodhaven Baptist Church, led the time together with workshops during the day and games in the evening and a great bonfire to top it all off. August: Deaf gathered at Jemez Springs to involve northern ministries in a day of worship and a picnic. Pastor Bobby J. Graff and ADBC led out in this event. Deaf Ministries and Deaf Church Activities: ADBC has Sunday Fellowship and Worship services with an average of members and friends attending; Wednesday Bible Study with members and friends; and deaf women Bible study monthly. Belen Deaf Fellowship has Sunday Deaf Bible Study and Interpreted Worship Service. The last Sunday of the month deaf worship is led by deaf pastor in their classroom. There are seven core leaders in this deaf ministry. Wednesday deaf Bible study finally completed a verse by verse study of the Book of Psalms and celebrated their year-long study with a pizza party. They are currently studying the Song of Solomon. If you think reading that book God gave us is eye opening you should see it done in American Sign Language! Second Friday of the month, Deaf Pot Luck, attended by local Deaf and Albuquerque Deaf. 82

84 Las Cruces Mesilla Park Community Church continues to have the 11:00 a.m. service interpreted. Continue to pray for a Deaf leader to live in the Las Cruces area. Santa Fe - FBC continues Sunday Deaf Bible study led by Aaron Martinez. Disaster Relief Ira Shelton This year started with deployments to Louisiana in August and September to do homesite cleanup along with sending a shower/laundry team. The temperature was in the upper 90 s and there was no ventilation in the homes. This was very physically draining on our teams. After finishing that deployment, our childcare team was in Glorieta New Mexico, providing childcare for the Real Life Church Plant Retreat. We also provided childcare in Taos for the State Convention. During January through March, New Mexico Baptist Disaster Relief (NMBDR) did one out-of-state deployment to Oklahoma to do chainsaw work after an ice storm. We hosted Operational Stress First Aid for chaplains and other volunteers in Albuquerque. We continue to provide childcare for the New Mexico National Guard. In April, NMBDR worked with Mission of Mercy, a free dental clinic, providing childcare, patient escorts and chaplains. We produced a basic training webinar which enabled us to hold simultaneous training in Carlsbad, Clovis, Alamogordo, Albuquerque and Bloomfield. Following this training, we deployed a cleanup team to West Plains, Missouri, to do mud-out after a flood. Some of the volunteers who deployed had just taken the training. After planning and preparing for several months, NMBDR provided childcare at the Southern Baptist Convention held in Phoenix in June. We deployed 48 volunteers In August, NMBDR provided childcare for the Ministers and Families Retreat. I continue to attend New Mexico Emergency Managers Association meetings, along with New Mexico Homeland Security Emergency meetings. The most recent exercise with NMHSEM was Rio Riff II. The exercise was a mock earthquake, magnitude seven, near Albuquerque. We did not deploy volunteers, but I participated in the conference calls and was included on the Site Reps. NMBDR is ready to provide Help, Hope and Healing in times of disaster and when needed during other occasions. New Mexico Baptist Disaster Relief Statistics for the Year: Volunteer Days 1,184 Work Hours 1,191 Ministry Contacts 506 Chaplaincy Contacts 80 Professions of Faith 25 Gospel Presentations

85 Total Meals 1,416 Assessments 15 Flood Clean Up Jobs 18 Debris Removal 76 Tear Out 18 Mold Remediation 36 Heavy Equipment Hours 66 Chain Saw Jobs 19 Laundry Loads 252 Showers 466 Children Cared For 265Bibles Distributed 72 Premixed Shockwave 265 Gallons Woman s Missionary Union Connie Dixon Speaking Mentoring Training at FBC Las Cruces for all interested in Christian Women s Job Corps/Christian Men s Job Corps (CWJC/CMJC). WorldCraft Party at Vista Grande Baptist Church in the East Mountain area. Final 10-city tour conference at Southeastern Associational Office in Hobbs. Spoke at First Baptist Church of Silver City with the Baptist Women s World Day of Prayer. Also presented a WorldCraft Party. Spoke at First Baptist Church of Belen about Lottie Moon and the International Mission Offering. Also presented a WorldCraft Party. Spoke at Calvary Baptist Church in Portales about the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. Women s retreat at First Baptist Church of Belen. One hour breakout on how to be on mission in your community. Also presented a WorldCraft party. Spoke at the Christian Women s Luncheon for Lea County with over 100 women present. Sponsored by Hillcrest Baptist Women in Lovington. Did a conference for First Baptist Church of Las Cruces WMU on What is New With WMU. Did three breakouts at WMU Annual Meeting on International Mission Study: Russia. Meetings WMU Missions Celebration at Taos. Had wonderful attendance with Wanda Lee, National WMU Executive Director as our keynote speaker. Missionaries were Clyde and Elaine Meador retired International Mission Board missionaries. Mike Cannata, Inlow Camp Manager, shared about his time on the mission field in Zimbabwe. Randy Rankin, Executive Director of the New Mexico Baptist Children s Home, shared about his love for WMU and plans to support WMU in the future. Connie and Teresa Howard attended the National WMU January Board Meeting in Birmingham, Alabama. 84

86 Met with CWJC of Las Cruces about next steps in the process of starting a site at First Baptist Church. Met with Wanda Nolan about CWJC training event to be held in February also about Rio Grande Associational WMU. Met with Betty Eason, Sandra Fonseca and Lety Garcia about the Ethnic Leadership Summit. WMU Scholarship Committee meeting. WMU Executive Board Meeting at New Mexico Baptist Children s Home in Portales. Had a meeting with three women under the age of 30 to get input on the Women s Weekender that is planned for September. Great input! Met with John Torrison and Rose Alexa from Central Baptist Association about CWJC in Central Association and also about ministry projects for the Women s Weekender. Met with three women from the Estancia area for CWJC. Attended the National WMU Annual Meeting in Phoenix. Women s Weekender in Ruidoso. Training Level 1 CWJC/CMJC training in Las Cruces at First Baptist Church. We had 19 women and 1 man receive training from 8 different churches. Went to Detention Center Training to be able to work with incarcerated women. Spiritual Leadership Coaching Workshop in Atlanta, GA. Teresa and I received certification in English as a Second Language (ESL). If you are interested in having an ESL training at your church please let us know. Teresa and I received Level 3 CWJC/CMJC training in El Paso. With this training we can do Level 1 National Certification Training here in New Mexico without having to bring in trainers from other states. Children s Missions Camp 2017 Dive In was the theme for the 2017 Children s Mission Camp that was held on July at Inlow. About 150 children, leaders and staff came together to learn how to live a more missional life. This year they met seven missionaries that had served in Kenya, Zimbabwe, Sudan, Afghanistan, Yemen, Greece, Turkey, Honduras, Santa Rosa and several other places. Some of the highlights of this year s camp were that we had 14 salvations, four surrendered to full time missions and numerous rededications. 85

87 Praises This year s offering of $1, was collected to build four Houses of Hope in Kenya. Finished my certification as a Spiritual Leadership Coach with Blackaby Ministries International. Looking forward to working with women in the state of New Mexico. Was able to do two White Bible Ceremonies for two grown GA s at my home church FBC Elida. Hunger Ministries Cricket Pairett All across New Mexico, New Mexico Baptists are working to meet the physical and spiritual needs of hurting people through hunger ministries. Twenty percent of the population of New Mexico struggles with hunger. New Mexico has the highest rate of childhood hunger in the U.S. In fact, 1 in 3 children in our state faces hunger every day. We consistently supported 22 outreach ministries. During the report period in quarters (July, August, September 2016 through April, May, June 2017) Evangelistic Encounters 147,295 Professions of Faith 45 Baptisms 5 Volunteers Serving 5,566 Volunteers Trained in Evangelism 235 Hot Meals Provided 152,819 Lunch Bags Distributed 9,517 Individuals Fed Through Grocery Items 84,112 Total Fed 251,597 Hunger Ministries Supported through Mission New Mexico and Global Hunger Funds Include: Albuquerque Blake Road Feed the Kids Program Albuquerque First Bilingual Church Food Pantry Albuquerque Riverside Baptist Church - Feed the Kids Program Bernalillo First Baptist Church Food Pantry and Feed the Kids Program Jemez Valley Baptist Food Pantry Moriarty First Baptist Church Feed the Kids Program Sandia Park Vista Grande Church Feed the Kids Program Tijeras First Baptist Church Food Pantry and Feed the Kids Program Vaughn First Baptist Church Food Pantry Cuba Eagle Springs Church Food Pantry Elephant Butte Church at the Butte Food Pantry Las Cruces Calvary Food Pantry Las Cruces Mesa View Food Pantry 86

88 Bloomfield First Baptist Food Pantry, Community Garden, Evening Hot Meals Chama First Baptist Community Food Pantry Deming First Baptist Mobile Food Pantry Grants First Baptist Food Pantry Milan Immanuel Baptist Community Outreach Center Pecos Valley Association Carlsbad Outreach Center The Rock at Noon Day Albuquerque Homeless Shelter Tucumcari Ministry of HOPE Outreach Center and Food Pantry Muslim Ministries PJ The Muslim ministry team s primary focus continues to be to reach out to the Muslim community in Albuquerque. However, we also reach out into other communities with a Muslim presence around the state. - Outreach to the international students on the University of New Mexico s campus. o A discovery Bible study was attempted in the fall 2016 semester with Muslim students who were interested. It did not last the whole semester, due to scheduling and students wishing to attend similar studies with friends. 3 Muslim students did complete the semester study. o We participated in activities as friendship partners with Muslim students. These included social activities, attending cultural events and hiking. We were able to distribute a New Testament to an Iranian student from this. - Shared with churches around the state about our ministry. These include: Albuquerque, Gallup, Jemez, Santa Rosa and Hobbs. - Spoke as missionaries at Children s Mission s Camp at Inlow. - Assisted in orientation for New Mexico State University summer missionaries going to Muslim countries. - Contact and survey of the New Mexico Tech campus in Socorro. Almost half of student population is international. - Visited the communities of Deming, Abiquiu and Gallup, where there is a Muslim presence. o Held a worldview/culture workshop in Gallup (approx. 600 Muslims live in that community) o o Doing survey work to reach out to Muslims in Abiquiu (large Muslim retreat center in that community) Will hold a follow-up workshop in Deming this fall, in partnership with the Baptist churches in that community. Prayer Requests: - Pray for us as we follow up on contacts and thank God with us for the opportunities we have had to share spiritual truths and distribute God s 87

89 Word with our Muslim friends. Pray that their hearts will be open to hearing about Jesus love for them. - Pray for opportunities to engage Muslims around the state, including in Deming, Las Cruces, Gallup, Socorro and Abiquiu. Pray for believers to be open to sharing God s love with their Muslim neighbors. - Pray for the counties of Dona Ana, McKinley, Rio Arriba and Socorro. In these counties, Islam is the second largest religion, after Christianity. (source: US Religion Census, 2012) We want to again thank the BCNM and the mission mobilization team for the opportunity we have to reach out to Muslims in the state. We are grateful for the support we receive and pray that God will continue to open doors into this community for us. We pray that Muslims in the state will come to a saving faith in Christ Jesus and that we will have the opportunity to help other Christians see the world mission opportunity God has given us in our own backyard. Thank you for your support, and most importantly, your continued prayers for our ministry. Your faithful servant in Christ, PJ 88

90 Budget 2018 Cooperative World Missions $822,877 Cooperative Program 29% E.I.T. - Executive/Information Services Team General Team Operations 15,000 Miscellaneous 1,500 Executive EIT Team Travel 35,000 Information Distribution 63,000 Contract Printing 70,000 Digital and Promotion 6,000 Media Services Internships 2,000 Technical Production Services 2,000 TOTAL E.I.T. 194,500 Convention State Convention Expense 20,000 State Convention Printing 4,000 Executive Board Meetings 22,000 Special Meetings 3,000 Pastor & Men's Conference 3,000 TOTAL Convention Expense 52,000 E.D.T. - Evangelism/Discipleship Team General Team Travel 25,000 Team Operations 10,000 Discipleship Discipleship Ministries 4,000 89

91 Evangelism Bivo/Small Church Ministry 16,000 Evangelism Special Projects 7,500 Evangelism Equipping 91,400 Evangelism New Work 65,000 TOTAL Collegiate Ministries 167,122 TOTAL E.D.T. 386,022 L.D.T. - Leadership Development Team General Team Travel 38,000 Team Operations 12,500 Leadership/Church Health Leadercare 8,000 Staff Development 8,000 SS, Discipleship, Bible Studies 7,500 Team West 5,000 CLD Center Support 7,000 CLD Scholarships 7,000 Music/Worship Arts Music Ministry 16,000 TOTAL General, Leadership & Music 109,000 Student Leadership Development Student Camp Ministry 51,000 Student Evangelism 20,000 Student Leadership Resources/Materials 5,500 Ministry Assistance 2,500 TOTAL Student Leadership 79,000 Children's & Women's Leadership Development Children's Camp Ministry 40,300 Children's Evangelism 30,000 Bible Drill/Speakers 600 Vacation Bible School 22,000 Children's Ministry 10,000 Women's Ministry 2,000 TOTAL Children's & Women's Leadership 104,900 90

92 TOTAL Camp 270,200 TOTAL L.D.T. 563,100 M.M.T. - Missions Mobilization Team General Team Travel 26,000 Team Operations 8,000 Missions State Mission Offering Promotion 9,000 Disaster Relief 15,000 Partnership Missions 10,000 WMU Leadership Training 4,000 WMU Camp Ministries 9,500 WMU Convention 3,000 10:2 Missions Conference 5,000 Church/Pastoral Assistance 22,500 Missions Church Planting Ethnic Development 98,000 Church Planting 350,000 Church Planting Development 35,000 Total M.M.T. 595,000 GENERAL OPERATIONS General Employee Training 1,500 Hospitality 7,200 Offsite Storage 2,500 Miscellaneous 1,900 Property Vehicle Operation 2,500 Vehicle Replacement 12,000 Telephone 30,000 Legal & Audit Legal Expense 8,000 Audit Expense 25,000 Wills/Trusts Seminars Expense 1,000 Transfers Rent/Loan Excess 16,000 91

93 TOTAL General Operations 107,600 Property Operations Office Supplies 6,800 New Equipment 12,000 Utilities 35,000 Building Upkeep/Repairs 18,000 Commercial Insurance 80,000 Equipment Leases/Supplies 16,000 Janitorial Service 24,000 TOTAL Property Operations 191,800 Technology Taxes Payable 500 Technical Production Services 5,000 IT System Maintenance Agreement 36,000 TOTAL Technology 41,500 BCNM PERSONNEL Administrative Personnel Exempt Personnel Salaries 947,816 Exempt Personnel Benefits 372,356 Non-Exempt Personnel Salaries 446,042 Non-Exempt Personnel Benefits 179,129 BSU Salaries 413,779 TOTAL Personnel and Benefits 2,359,122 BCNM COMMITTEES Christian Life Committee 10,000 Historical Services 1,000 TOTAL Committees 11,000 CP EXEMPT ITEMS Protection Benefits Church Retirement Plan 69,600 Post Retirement Benefits 81,307 CP Promotion 3,000 TOTAL Exempt Items 153,907 92

94 BCNM Operating Budget $4,655,551 Anticipated Revenue from Churches $3,549,770 Anticipated Revenue from Other Sources $1,115,781 Total anticipated Revenue $4,655,551 This budget increases, by 1% (from 28 percent in 2017 to 29 percent in 2018), the amount of Cooperative Program receipts forwarded to the Southern Baptist Convention. 93

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101 CENTRAL BAPTIST ASSOCIATION 2517 Wyoming Blvd. NE Albuquerque, NM (505) Fax: (505) Annual Meeting Thursday, October 4 Sandia Baptist Church, Albuquerque Director of Missions John R. Torrison john@cbanm.org Office Manager Barbara Long barbara@cbanm.org OTHER ASSOCIATIONAL LEADERS Moderator...Steve Long ACP Contact Person... Barbara Long Clerk... Barbara Long Treasurer... Willard (Bill) R. Talbott III Church Library Team Leader... Ruth Poiles Administrative Committee Chairman... Ted With EASTERN BAPTIST ASSOCIATION 1100 W. Manana Clovis, NM (575) easternbaptist6@gmail.com 2018 Annual Meeting Tuesday, October 9 Calvary Baptist Church, Portales Director of Missions Dan Pearce Office Secretary/Ministry Assistant Elaine Williford Other Paid Staff Donna Emiro 100

102 OTHER ASSOCIATIONAL LEADERS Moderator... Josh Faucett Vice Moderator... Tommy Hohstadt ACP Contact Person... Elaine Williford Treasurer... Laquita Dial Evangelism Director...Damon Pearce Prayer Coordinator... Jim Peabody Missions Coordinator...Damon Pearce Other... Wes McAfee...John Russo MOUNTAIN BAPTIST ASSOCIATION PO Box 23 Datil, NM Annual Meeting Saturday, October 6 First Baptist Church, Socorro Office Secretary/Ministry Assistant Wanda Bassler OTHER ASSOCIATIONAL LEADERS Moderator... Dennis Harris Jr. Vice Moderator... Chris ODell Secretary... Wanda Bassler Treasurer... Pat Douglas Men/Boys Mission Education Director... Frank Hill WMU Director... Shirley Edwards Other... Alan Bassler...Harold Jinkerson... Dennis Harris, Jor. MOUNTAIN VALLEY BAPTIST ASSOCIATION 1328 Scenic Dr. Alamogordo, NM (575) Fax: (575) Annual Meeting Monday, October 8 First Baptist Church, Ruidoso Downs Director of Missions Dr. Gary Buckner brogary@mountainvalleyba.com 101

103 Office Secretary/Ministry Assistant Joan Hale OTHER ASSOCIATIONAL LEADERS Moderator... Cal West Vice Moderator... Kyle Bueermann ACP Contact Person... Joan Hale Clerk... Joan Hale Administrative Committee Chairman... Hayden Smith Bible Drill Director... Stephanie Jensen Disaster Relief Coordinator... Kyle Bueermann Music Ministry Director... John Mark Miller Missions Development Director... Robert Tague Nominating Committee Chairman... Andrew Payne Stewardship Director... Roland Burnett Sunday School Director... Jim Harness Treasurer... Susie Tucker VBS Director... Cynthia Evans NORTHEASTERN BAPTIST ASSOCIATION PO Box 131 Maxwell, NM (575) Annual Meeting Date TBD First Baptist Church, Clayton OTHER ASSOCIATIONAL LEADERS Moderator... John Spruill ACP Contact Person... Joanna Spruill-Taylor Clerk... Joanna Spruill-Taylor Treasurer...Rob Mayes PECOS VALLEY BAPTIST ASSOCIATION PO Box 267 Artesia, NM (575) Fax: (575) Annual Meeting Sunday, October 21 Hillcrest Baptist Church, Carlsbad 102

104 Director of Missions Dr. Fred MacDonald Office Secretary/Ministry Assistants Randa Riggs Connie Stageberg OTHER ASSOCIATIONAL LEADERS Moderator... Herb Gage Vice-Moderator... Troy O. Grant ACP Contact Person... Randa Riggs Clerk... Randa Riggs Treasurer... Michael Alaniz WMU Director... Pat Radel Evangelism Director... Nolan Frederick Missions Development Director... Mike Wright Christian Life Committee Chairman... Gavin Vaughan II Church & Community Ministries Director... Garry Schwalk Disaster Relief Coordinator... Cathy Pennington RIO GRANDE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION PO Box 453 Las Cruces, NM (575) Fax: (575) Annual Meeting Sunday, October 7 Valley View Baptist Church, Las Cruces Director of Missions James K. Underwood jamesunderwood@q.com Office Secretary/Ministry Assistant Linda Edwards OTHER ASSOCIATIONAL LEADERS Moderator... James Underwood ACP Contact Person... Linda Edwards Clerk... Linda Edwards Treasurer... David Englehart Evangelism Director... Richard Plock Missions Development Director...Tom Eason Administrative Committee Chairman... Jim Pratt 103

105 SAN JUAN BAPTIST ASSOCIATION 1010 Ridgeway Place Farmington, NM (505) Fax: (505) Annual Meeting Sunday, October 14 Bethel Baptist Church, Aztec Director of Missions Eric Frye Office Secretary/Ministry Assistant Eunice Begaye OTHER ASSOCIATIONAL LEADERS Moderator... Mike Scott Vice Moderator... Monty Mullinex ACP Contact Person... Eunice Begaye Clerk... Vivian Barela Treasurer... Karen Ray Church Planting Director... Craig Montroy WMU Director... Deb Gibson Church & Community Ministries Director... Linda Dean Community Engagement... Joe Barela Leadership Development... Bob Schlauger SANTA FE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION PO Box Albuquerque, NM Annual Meeting TBD OTHER ASSOCIATIONAL LEADERS Moderator... Joe Phillips Vice-Moderator... David Paul Secretary... Reed Redus SOUTHEASTERN BAPTIST ASSOCIATION 5512 Lovington Highway Hobbs, NM

106 (575) Fax: (575) Annual Meeting Sunday, October 7 Bethel Baptist Church, Hobbs Associational Coordinator Danny Kirkpatrick OTHER ASSOCIATIONAL LEADERS Moderator... Stewart Sherrill ACP Contact Person... Danny Kirkpatrick Treasurer... James Frances Evangelism Director... Randy Leake Other... Scotty Gandy... Matt Price... Otto Terrell SOUTHWESTERN BAPTIST ASSOCIATION PO Box 2926 Silver City, NM (575) swba69@gmail.com 2018 Annual Meeting Thursday, October 18 Indian Hills Baptist Church, Silver City Director of Missions Don Turnage OTHER ASSOCIATIONAL LEADERS Moderator... Jeremy Butler Vice Moderator... Trent Petty Clerk... Janice Cooper... Angela Butler ACP Contact Person... Don Turnage Treasurer... Dru Gray WMU Director... Jewell Burk Assistant WMU Director... Shirley Disert TUCUMCARI BAPTIST ASSOCIATION PO Box 581 Tucumcari, NM

107 (575) Annual Meeting Tuesday, October 16 Immanuel Baptist Church, Tucumcari Director of Missions Dan Pearce Office Secretary/Ministry Assistant Elaine Williford Other Paid Staff Donna Emiro OTHER ASSOCIATIONAL LEADERS Moderator...Gordan Runyan Vice-Moderator... John Hinze ACP Contact Person... Elaine Williford Treasurer...David Hale Evangelism Director... Michael Erwin Missions Development Director... Michael Erwin WESTERN BAPTIST ASSOCIATION Box 2496 Milan, NM (505) Annual Meeting Thursday, October 7 Laguna-Acoma Associational Coordinator Jay McCollum Office Secretary/Ministry Assistant Nenderle Hogue OTHER ASSOCIATIONAL LEADERS Moderator... Robert McIntosh, Jr. Vice-Moderator... Kaul Corley ACP Contact Person... Nenderle Hogue Treasurer... Nenderle Hogue 106

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110 NEW MEXICO BAPTIST CHILDREN S HOME PO Box 629 Portales, NM (575) Randy Rankin President Malcolm Philips Vice-President Serenity Richard Area Administrator Teresa Howard CWJC Site Coordinator Board of Directors 2018 Chairman Vice Chairman Recording Secretary Lora Harlan Dale Shook Leona Tarry Executive Director, BCNM Non-Expiring Term One-Year Term Expires October 2018 Margene Harris PO Box 40, San Antonio Jay McCollum 2112 College Dr., Gallup Rogene Musick 13 Musick Rd., Clayton Leona Tarry 217 Yellow Pine Rd., Ruidoso Scott Weese HCR 63 Box 456, Raton Two-Year Term Expires October 2019 Dale Shook 1225 Zuni St., Hobbs Bob Colston 9573 Longhorn, Las Cruces Lora Harlan 2212 Echols Ave., Clovis Sharon Montgomery 407 Sundial, Alamogordo, Anna Thompson 2009 W. Bullock, Artesia Three-Year Term Expires October 2020 Brad Kelley 5800 Montgomery Blvd. NE, Albq Jonathan Richard PO Box 529, Estancia

111 ARTICLES of AMENDMENT to the ARTICLES of INCORPORATION Of THE NEW MEXICO BAPTIST CHILDREN'S HOME AND FAMILY MINISTRIES, INC. (As Amended October 26, 2016) ARTICLE ONE: Name. The name of the Corporation is The New Mexico Baptist Children's Home and Family Ministries, Inc. ARTICLE TWO: Duration. The period of its duration is perpetual. ARTICLE THREE: Purpose. The purposes for which the Corporation is organized are to provide care in a Christian environment for children who are unable to remain in their natural home, and to engage in any other benevolent and charitable work that will not interfere with the maintenance of a home for dependent children. ARTICLE FOUR: Charitable Nature. No part of the net earnings of the Corporation shall inure to the benefit of, or be distributable to its members, trustees, officers, or other private persons, except that the Corporation shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered and to make payments and distributions in furtherance of the purposes set forth herein. No substantial part of the activities of the Corporation shall be the carrying on of propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, and the Corporation shall not participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distribution of statements) any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office. Notwithstanding any other provision of these articles, the Corporation shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on (a) by a corporation exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code, or (b) by a corporation, contributions to which are deductible under section 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code. ARTICLE FIVE: Dissolution. Upon the dissolution of the Corporation, assets remaining after all liabilities and obligations shall be paid and discharged, or adequate provision shall be made therefore, shall be distributed as provided in the New Mexico Nonprofit Corporation Act to one or more organizations which are organized and operated exclusively for one or more purposes described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code. If at that time The Baptist Convention of New Mexico is such an entity, then all assets available for distribution shall be distributed to The Baptist Convention of New Mexico. ARTICLE SIX: Member. A. This Corporation shall have one Member, The Baptist Convention of New Mexico, a New Mexico religious nonprofit corporation. The annual meeting of The 110

112 Baptist Convention of New Mexico shall constitute the annual meeting of the Member. Any other meeting of the Member may occur only as provided in The Baptist Convention of New Mexico's governing instruments. B. In addition to the rights granted the Member under these Articles, in the Bylaws, and under the provisions of the New Mexico Nonprofit Corporation Act, as it may be amended, the Member shall have the right to vote on: the amendment of the Articles of Incorporation; merger or consolidation and dissolution; the sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge or other disposition of all or substantially all, the property and assets of the Corporation. ARTICLE SEVEN: Composition of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors of this Corporation shall be composed of two persons from each of five regions throughout the state who are a member of a church from associations recognized by the Baptist Convention of New Mexico, plus the Executive Director of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico. The regions would consist of Northeastern, Southeastern, Northwestern, Southwestern and the Albuquerque/Santa Fe area. This would provide a total of an eleven member board. A change in that number shall be made only by amending the Articles of Incorporation. Directors shall be elected by The Baptist Convention of New Mexico for terms of three years. The expiration of terms shall continue to be staggered so that one third of the terms will expire each year. A Director who has served three terms or any portion thereof shall be ineligible for election to another successive term until one year has elapsed following the end of his term. A Director may be removed from office by The Baptist Convention of New Mexico for any reason deemed sufficient to the Convention and after notice of the proposed removal has been given the Director and the Director has been afforded an opportunity to be heard by the State Executive Board of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico. Alternatively, a Director may be removed by action of the State Executive Board of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico upon the request of the Board of Directors of this Corporation after notice of the proposed removal has been given the Director and the Director has been afforded an opportunity to be heard by the State Executive Board of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico in annual or special session. Vacancies occurring on the Board of Directors other than as the result of an increase in the number of persons constituting the Board, or as the result of the expiration of a term, may be filled temporarily by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors, though less than a quorum of the Board until The Baptist Convention of New Mexico acts to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the term of the person vacating the position. The Board of Directors shall present to the State Executive Board in the Board s July meeting suggested nominees for each vacancy on the Corporation s Board. If the State Executive Board finds any suggested nominee not acceptable, the Corporation s Board of Director s shall be advised of the State Executive Board s position and shall be invited to submit other suggested nominee(s) to the State Executive Board in its September meeting. Those suggested nominees acceptable to the State Executive Board shall be nominated by the State Executive Board to the Convention. If the State Executive Board declines to nominate a suggested nominee, the State Executive Board shall nominate a person of its choosing. The Chairman of the Board will not be eligible to serve as an officer for more than two consecutive years. 111

113 ARTICLE EIGHT: Books and Records. The Corporation shall keep correct and complete books and records of account and shall keep minutes of the proceedings of its Board of Directors and committees having any of the authority of the Board of Directors. All books and records of the Corporation may be inspected by an officer, agent or attorney of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico for any proper purpose and at any reasonable time. ARTICLE NINE: Registered Office and Agent. The address of its registered office and the name of its registered agent at such address is: Randy Rankin, Administrator, 2100 South Avenue I, Portales NM ARTICLE TEN: Amendment. These Articles may be further amended in the following manner: The Board of Directors shall adopt a resolution setting forth the proposed amendment and directing that it be submitted to a vote of the Member. Written notice setting forth the proposed amendment shall be given to the State Executive Board of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico at least ten days prior to a regular meeting of the State Executive Board of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico prior to the meeting of the Member at which the amendment will be considered and voted upon by the Member. 112

114 AMENDED BYLAWS of THE NEW MEXICO BAPTIST CHILDREN'S HOME (As Amended October 27, 1999) ARTICLE ONE: Offices. The principal office of the Corporation shall be located at 2100 South Avenue I, Portales, New Mexico ARTICLE TWO: Officers. The Board of Directors shall elect the officers described in these Bylaws and other officers as may be deemed necessary. Officers shall be elected in the first regular meeting of the Board following the annual meeting of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico and shall hold office for one (1) year and until his or their successors are installed. The Board shall name as administrative officers, a President, a Vice-President, a Secretary-Treasurer and such other officers as may be deemed necessary to carry on the work of the Corporation. The tenure and basis of remuneration for these shall be determined by the Board of Directors. ARTICLE THREE: Duties of Officers. Section 1: Chairman: The Chairman shall preside over all meetings of the Board of Directors and shall perform such other duties as ordinarily pertain to the office of chairman. Section 2: Vice-Chairman: It shall be the duty of the Vice-Chairman to act for the Chairman in his absence or incapacity. Section 3: Chairman Pro Tem: If at any time the Chairman and Vice-Chairman shall be unable to act, the Board of Directors shall appoint some other member of the Board to do so, in whom shall be vested, for the time being, all duties and functions of the office. Section 4: Recording Secretary: The Recording Secretary shall keep a record of the proceedings of the Board of Directors in all business meetings. Section 5: President: The President, as the Executive Officer of the Corporation, shall carry out the instruction of the Board of Directors. It shall be the President's duty, upon the approval and direction of the Board of Directors, to execute contracts, deeds, documents and other instruments. The President may also be called the Administrator. Section 6: Vice-President: It shall be the duty of the Vice-President to assist the President in all matters related to the administration of the Corporation as directed, and to act for the President in his absence or incapacity. The Vice-President may be called the Assistant Administrator. Section 7: Secretary-Treasurer: It shall be the duty of the Secretary-Treasurer to assist the President in all matters related to the administration of the Corporation as directed by the President. The Secretary-Treasurer shall be responsible for maintaining an accurate record of all proceedings during board and committee meetings and performing 113

115 duties of business management as directed by the President. As Secretary-Treasurer this officer shall be responsible for maintaining an accurate financial record of all receipts and disbursements of the institution. The Secretary-Treasurer may be called the Business Manager. ARTICLE FOUR: Meetings of the Board of Directors. Section 1: Regular Meetings: The Board of Directors shall meet a minimum of three (3) times per year at such time and place as the Board determines. Written notice of all regular meetings shall be made by the Chairman of the Board or the executive officers of the Corporation ten (10) days prior to the meeting. Section 2: Called Meetings: Called meetings may be held upon call of the Chairman, the Administrator of the Home, or upon request of any five (5) members of the Board of Directors, and the Chairman shall give sufficient notice of the time and place thereof to enable the Directors to attend. Section 3: Quorum: A quorum of the Board of Directors shall consist of a simple majority of the members of the Board. ARTICLE FIVE: Committees. The Board of Directors, by resolution adopted by a majority of the Directors in office, may designate and appoint one or more committees each of which shall consist of two or more directors. The committees, to the extent provided in the resolution or in these Bylaws, shall have and exercise all the authority of the Board of Directors, except that no committee shall have the authority of the Board of Directors to amend, alter or repeal the Bylaws, act in regard to the removing of a director or officer or committee member, or act in regards to the election of a director, or undertake to amend the Articles of Incorporation or restate those articles, adopt a plan of merger or consolidation, authorize the sale, lease, exchange or mortgage of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Corporation, authorize the voluntary dissolution of the Corporation, adopt a plan for the distribution of the assets of the Corporation, or amend, alter or repeal any resolution of the Board of Directors which by its terms provides that it shall not be amended, altered, or repealed by a committee. ARTICLE SIX: Salary and Indemnification. Section 1: No director of this Corporation shall receive, or lawfully be entitled to receive, any salary or remuneration for services connected with the administration of the affairs of this Corporation. Actual expenses incurred by any such director may be refunded when authorized by the Board. Section 2: The Corporation shall indemnify any director or officer or former director or officer of the Corporation against reasonable expenses, costs, and attorneys' fees actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense of any action, suit or proceeding, civil or criminal, in which he is made a party by reason of being or having been a director or officer. The indemnification shall include any amounts paid to satisfy a judgment or to compromise or settle a claim. The director or officer shall not be indemnified if he shall be adjudged to be liable on the basis that he has breached or failed to perform the duties of his office and the breach or failure to perform constitutes 114

116 willful misconduct or recklessness. Advance indemnification shall be allowed of a director or officer for reasonable expenses to be incurred in connection with the defense of the action, suit or proceeding provided that the director or officer must reimburse the Corporation if it is subsequently determined that the director or officer was not entitled to indemnification. ARTICLE SEVEN: Executive Committee. Section 1: The Executive Committee of the Board of Directors shall consist of the Chairmen of each standing committee of the Board. The Committee Chairman is to be elected from those members of the Committee, which are appointed to their respective committee by the Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors, in annual session. The Executive Committee shall include the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Secretary and shall be composed of not more than twelve (12) members, including the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Secretary, a majority of whom shall constitute a quorum. Section 2. The Board of Directors may delegate to the Executive Committee such authority as is deemed necessary to conduct the business of the Corporation, but not the authority these Bylaws prohibit a committee from discharging, between meetings of the Board of Directors. Section 3. The Executive Committee shall meet not less than once each calendar month, except on those months when there is a regular or special meeting of the full board. These meetings may be at a time and place designated by the Chairman or by telephone conference. The Chairman shall give reasonable notice to the members of the Executive Committee by phone or mail of the time and place of each meeting. ARTICLE EIGHT: Policy and Personnel Committee. The Policy and Personnel Committee shall be appointed by the Chairman and shall consist of not less than three members. This committee shall maintain and cause to be published a manual setting forth the policies of The New Mexico Baptist Children's Home for operations and personnel. The Board shall undertake to cause policies concerning personnel to be generally consistent insofar as possible, with those adopted by The Baptist Convention of New Mexico, as the same may from time to time be amended. The hiring and tenure of all employees shall be under the direction of the Children's Home Administrator. The Children's Home Administrator shall be chosen and the terms and conditions of employment determined by the Board of Directors of the Children's Home. ARTICLE NINE: Finance-Budget Committee. The Finance-Budget Committee shall be appointed by the Chairman and shall consist of not less than three members. This committee shall prepare and present to the Board of Directors the annual budget, and may from time to time recommend to the Board of Directors changes in the budget. This committee shall determine procedures to assure fiscal accountability. All funds delivered to the Corporation by gift, devise and bequest or otherwise and not otherwise designated by the donor and all undistributed income derived therefrom shall be invested and continued to be invested under the direction of the committee by The New Mexico Baptist Foundation. 115

117 ARTICLE TEN: Financial Responsibility. Section 1. The Board of Directors shall make reports to The Baptist Convention of New Mexico and to its State Executive Board. Section 2. The Children's Home Administrator shall employ the Convention Auditor to prepare a complete audit of all of the Children's Home's operation and financial transactions every year and shall offer same to be published in the annual of the Convention. Section 3. The Chairman, the Secretary-Treasurer, and the Chairman of the Finance- Budget Committee of the Children's Home Board shall prepare and present a monthly financial report to the Chairman of the Executive Board, the President, and the Business Administrator of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico for review. Each quarter the above named and the Property-Finance Committee of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico shall be invited to review the financial statements of The New Mexico Baptist Children's Home and the Corporation's designated officers or directors shall offer to present a report at each regular meeting of the State Executive Board of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico. ARTICLE ELEVEN: Seal. The corporate seal of this corporation shall be a circular seal with the name and words, The New Mexico Baptist Children's Home. ARTICLE TWELVE: Amendments. These Bylaws may be amended by a majority vote of the Board of Directors. 116

118 NEW MEXICO BAPTIST CHILDREN S HOME Annual Report I write with great excitement sharing what has gone on with your Children s Home in the past several months. I do not know where the summer went, but it was activity packed for us. Summertime always opens up lots and lots of fun things for our kids to be a part of. Each of our cottages took short vacations within our state. Every child in care attended summer camp within our state as well. Most of our activity time was either spent around the swimming pool or at our 4-H barn preparing for our County Fair. Back to school approached us faster than we anticipated. With the start of school, the biggest event is our County Fair and livestock show/sale. Each of our kids raised at least one animal, and some raised several in one breed or another. We took 54 chickens, 19 rabbits, 17 hogs, 14 goats, three beef heifers, and three beef steers to the show. We walked away with 10 kids making the sale and netting just over $20,000 in total sales. That ain t half bad in anybody s book! Our 4-H program continues to grow each year, and the confidence and self-assurance of each one participating grows as well. We hosted three different groups of volunteers and mission groups this summer. Each time, several projects were completed. Not only work occurred, but many relationships were built. Groups come to help us spread the word about the Home, and everyone goes away realizing how very special our kids are. We also benefited from a group of builders and mission teams that worked on our Estancia campus project. In a week s time they completely took down and remodeled, as far as they could, our building that will be used for a cottage. They also helped clear out and remodel the main building in preparation for using it for our new offices and conference facilities. Their work was most valuable and they even allowed some of our boys to help in the process. Speaking of Estancia, we are holding for final architecture plans where we can go to permit to finish off the project. Once we have the go ahead, we will press with full steam ahead to complete this project. Our plans are to have the cottage open and office running by the first of the year. We presently have the Christian Women s Job Corp already operating in the building. We have also allowed Children Youth and Families to use the building for family meetings and therapy/counseling classes. We are so excited about the possibilities we were gifted with on this particular area. I have said many times in reports how good God is to the Children s Home. The first week of August, our area had a severe storm pass through. Our local emergency alert service did not warn of any severe storms in the area or 117

119 approaching the area. Many claim, and others deny, that we had a small tornado touch down during this storm. For those who doubt it happened, I guess they will need to talk to the folks who lost barns, roof, trees and crops. Why I share this is to let you know the protection God has for his little children. This storm passed right over the top of the Home property. The so called not tornado passed between our gym and Owen cottage, probably just before it was about to set down. It actually sucked out the wall on the west side of our gym. The heavy rain was more than our drain system at the gym could handle, therefore we had about two feet of water running in through the gym doors. These were rather mild damages and we have already fixed most of the related issues. But here comes the good part. The time of day this event occurred was the same time all our kids were gathered at the barn to feed, walk and work with their animals. Staff working with the kids noticed the very bad weather approaching and thought it was just going to rain. The winds picked up and dust began to blow so all the kids were herded into the hog barn. To all involved there was no doubt we were facing something much bigger than just a rainstorm. The so called tornado passed right over our barn with kids and animals gathered in a corner. All were safe, but experienced something they never thought they would ever be a part of. Here s the good part, just several hundred feet south of our barn and property line is where the storm hit the ground and started doing its part to tear up property, barns, pens and power lines. None of our bunch was injured and God let the storm pass over us. God is good all the time, all the time God is good. We are reminded of his loving arms of protection. Prayers see us through many a rough time in our lives. Keep praying for us, kids and staff. Respectfully submitted Randy Rankin, NMBCH 2018 Proposed Budget Total Budget amount: $1,490,275 The percentage breakdown is: Administrative 16% Programs 77% Development 7% 118

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