Section E. Chairman of the Board of Directors Report. Chip Faulkner

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1 E 1 Section E Chairman of the Board of Directors Report Chip Faulkner The various regions and diverse churches around our state are well represented on the IBSA Board of Directors; but what really stands out to me is the way mul ple genera ons are represented on the Board. It is par cularly encouraging to see the younger genera ons involved in serving our state conven on. To realize that God is calling out young leaders is a sign of hope. Our Lord has not given up on reaching the lost in our state for he con nues to prepare leaders to carry out the Great Commission. What I will miss most in rota ng off the Board is the inspira on I glean from being around other members. Their passion for the gospel and their love for the church are posi vely contagious. The wisdom from the mature and the fresh perspec ves from the young encourage crea vity. I come back to my place of ministry with new contacts and new ideas. God is a genera onal God; therefore, a sound church will be a genera onal church. The old, young, and in between are to be equally valued. It is not only healthy to blend the genera ons, but it is essen al to our discipleship training. Titus chapter two makes it clear that the younger genera ons need the older as much as the older genera ons need the younger. During the Leadership Summit I was privileged to learn so much from my younger and older peers. As I joined in with Missions Spectacular, I got to serve beside both children and senior adults. My genera onal highlight this year was the opportunity to be an assistant dean at Super Summer. Ge ng to worship and learn with so many young students was truly an awesome blessing. It s exci ng to open the Illinois Bap st and see genera onal ministry in ac on. The stories and photos show real life examples of truth being caught. It is evident that our IBSA leaders have genera onal ministry at their core. Genera onal mentoring is vital to our partnership in the gospel. As we follow Christ in the midst of this rapidly changing society, we are walking on uncharted ground. We need the wisdom of the aged to show us how to be salt and light in a perverse and dark culture. We need the strength of the younger to keep us steadfast. We need godly men and women of all ages to model the relevancy and transforming power of the gospel. I m grateful to be a part of the mul genera onal IBSA family of faith. May our coopera ve efforts impact many genera ons to come with the love of Jesus. Now to Him who is able to do above and beyond all that we ask or think according to the power that works in us to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all genera ons, forever and ever. Amen. Ephesians 3:20 21 (HCSB) 1

2 Executive Director s Report Illinois Bap st State Associa on Dr. Nate Adams For 2015, the IBSA Board of Directors approved four major goals, along with mul ple metrics for each goal. Since goals are measured January through December and Annual Church Profile reports are not compiled un l a er the end of the calendar year, this is really a mid year report, with most of metrics reported here as of the end of August. Annual goals for 2015 are listed in parentheses for context. Praying for God s guidance and power, and coopera ng with associa ons and other partners, we will strive to truly assist churches as we: 1. Develop Leaders: Effec vely engage a growing network of church pastors, staff, planters and other leaders in spiritual, rela onal development processes, striving for breakthrough growth in leaders that helps transform churches and their effec veness. Illinois hosted the triennial Midwest Leadership Summit in 2015, drawing more than a thousand Southern Bap st leaders from across the Midwest (the largest a endance in the event s more than 40 year history), and more than 300 leaders from Illinois. IBSA has been asked to host the January 2018 MLS in Springfield again, and is now planning to host interim Illinois Leadership Summits for IBSA leaders in January of both 2016 and IBSA s Church Consul ng Team is now fully staffed, with 8 part me Zone Consultants and 3 of IBSA s full me staff covering 10 geographic zones, to make IBSA staff and resources more accessible to all churches. 300 leaders (200) and more than 100 key churches (100) have been iden fied throughout the ten zones, in order to help mul ply the leadership development influence of IBSA s limited staff. The Church Consul ng Team seeks to deliver contextualized leadership development through cohorts, consulta ons, and coaching that build on the connec ons and conferences IBSA hosts or leads throughout the year. Events like the Leadership Summits and IBSA training events, along with ongoing connec ons through IBSA staff are enabling us to enlist pastors and other church leaders in an ongoing leadership development process that includes leading self, leading followers, leading leaders, and leading organiza ons. This process will be encouraged through online tools and processes as well as through in person cohorts and coaching rela onships. Twenty seven new online resources have been developed this year for the training of leaders (50). IBSA has also been developing new online training techniques and, for example, this year over 15% of those trained in VBS were trained online through webinars. 2. Inspire Coopera on: Effec vely communicate and consult with IBSA churches and leaders, con nually developing excellent rela onships and trustworthy processes. IBSA con nues to pursue consistent, strong connec on to all member churches Annual Church Profile (ACP) par cipa on reached 95%, maintaining a record high, and we are experiencing strong par cipa on again as this year draws to a close. IBSA staff have had direct connec on or consulta on with at least 50% of IBSA churches through August (75%), and we expect that percentage to increase substan ally by year end as many events and ac vi es are s ll being recorded. Thirty new church affilia on requests were received by the IBSA Creden als Commi ee this year (26), up considerably from last year s seven. Most of these are new church plants, but some are exis ng churches that have chosen to iden fy with IBSA s doctrinal posi on and coopera ve missions priority. A major redesign of the Illinois Bap st newspaper has been well received, and circula on is up 5% over last year. The 20 part B 101 series on dis nct Bap st beliefs is now complete and ready for compiled publica on. Distribu on of our Mission Illinois bulle n insert is up 4%, now reaching 310 churches with 36,500 copies. Resource magazine for church leaders is delivered to all IBSA churches, with total distribu on of 4,000. IBSA Facebook likes are up 11%, and our Twi er account is up 30%. Year end measurements of missions giving from churches will not be available un l Annual Church Profiles are compiled in early Through August, however, Coopera ve Program giving has been lower than last year by about 1% (2% in E 2 2

3 crease is the goal). The Mission Illinois Offering is received by most churches in September, but early giving to the offering through August is up an encouraging 23% (3% increase is the goal). And income over expenses through August are a strong $228,642. The proposed 2016 IBSA Budget reflects a net subsidy from IBSA to the Bap st Founda on of Illinois that is lower by around $50,000 compared to the previous year, which is strong and welcome progress toward the goal of financial self sufficiency for BFI. The Church Coopera on (Business) Team lost its leader Melissa Phillips to cancer in July, but the rest of the staff has been performing admirably to help fill in the many roles that Melissa played as a 35 year veteran of IBSA. 3. S mulate Church Health and Growth: Effec vely train churches in the making, maturing, and mul plica on of both disciples and leaders, and in the development of new and improved ministries. Measurements of growth and health in IBSA churches such as bap sms, Bible study par cipa on, and worship a endance will not be available un l Annual Church Profiles are compiled in early However, through August 500 churches and 5,380 individuals have received 14,503 trainings (20,000), in areas ranging from Evangelism and Sunday School to Vaca on Bible School and Worship and Technology. 211 new Bible study groups have been reported by churches (100), and 126 new evangelis c ministries have been reported (100). Two new campus ministries have begun (5), though resources for this ministry are now somewhat limited due to IBSA s Collegiate Ministry posi on becoming vacant this year and the North American Mission Board s decision to no longer help fund it. This past summer has been an encouraging me for several key training events. IBSA Kids Camp a endance was up 37%, par cipa on in IBSA s Super Summer student leadership camp was up 11%, and Summer Worship University a endance was up 27%. The Women s Priority Conference in April was our largest a ended women s conference since IBSA s 100 th Anniversary celebra on in 2007, drawing a 25% increase in par cipa ng churches. 4. Catalyze Evangelis c Church Plan ng and Missions: Effec vely facilitate the movement of evangelis c volunteers from churches to their Acts 1:8 mission fields, and the mul plica on of evangelis c churches throughout Illinois. Measurements of missions par cipa on reported by churches will not be available un l Annual Church Profiles are compiled in early However, through August 513 churches (400) and 2,579 individuals (2,500) have par cipated in 91 IBSA led missions projects (100). A total of 278 Acts 1:8 Churches have been enlisted and resourced (275). Missions involvement ministries such as Disaster Relief, Go Teams, and events such as Missions Spectacular con nue to facilitate strong missions involvement by IBSA churches. We an cipate new church plants by year end (25), which is up considerably from last year s ten. 96 churches have now commi ed to church plan ng through IBSA s Pray Partner Plant ini a ve (100). 481 church plan ng trainings have been completed, and our Church Plan ng team is now fully staffed. IBSA Church Plan ng Catalysts come from African American and Korean American backgrounds as well as Hispanic and Anglo, and their work is focused primarily in the large popula on areas of Chicago and St. Louis. However, IBSA s Church Plan ng Directors coordinate church plan ng strategies and partnerships in all regions of the state. Response to Mo on from 2014 IBSA Annual Mee ng regarding IBSA Building Safety Following the 2014 IBSA Annual Mee ng, a mo on regarding safety policies at the IBSA Building was referred by IBSA President Odis Weaver to the IBSA Board, which in turn referred the mo on to IBSA s Execu ve Director for response. A survey of IBSA staff related to weapons in the IBSA building has been conducted, as well as addi onal study on broader safety issues. An Automated External Defibrillator (AED) has been purchased for the IBSA lobby, and IBSA staff and building tenants have been trained on its use. During its September 15, 2015 mee ng, the IBSA Board approved the following recommenda on, that addi onal me (beyond the 2015 IBSA Annual Mee ng) be taken for a more careful study of Safety Issues at the IBSA Building, and that exis ng safety measures be con nued and improved as appropriate un l the me that addi onal measures may be recommended. This is in recogni on of the reality that Melissa Phillips has been the IBSA staff point person working on these issues, and that her illness and passing this past year contributes to the need for more me, as well as a diversity of opinion expressed by IBSA staff in a survey about building safety. The Execu ve Director will give a brief, update in his printed report in the IBSA Annual Mee ng Book of Reports, and he and the IBSA Board will then handle any addi onal safety recommenda ons prior to the 2016 IBSA Annual Mee ng, with a final update provided at that me. E 3 3

4 Budget Recommenda on and Conclusion Forming the 2016 IBSA Budget presented many challenges this year, including Coopera ve Program income that is below 2014 levels and s ll well below the peak level experienced in North American Mission Board funding is now more exclusively restricted to church plan ng personnel, leaving addi onal missions and evangelism ministries tradi onally funded by NAMB solely to the state associa on. Health insurance premiums for full me personnel will increase 20% in And in September, NAMB announced that beginning in 2016 state conven ons must assume the health insurance costs of any jointly funded personnel (IBSA currently has 13 staff whose insurance has been provided by NAMB). Together these mul ple changes and challenges add up to hundreds of thousands of dollars of shi s and strategic adjustments in the IBSA budget. In spite of some of the challenging circumstances in which we find ourselves, we have many reasons to thank the Lord for His faithful provision. The detailed 2016 IBSA Budget published elsewhere in this Book of Reports, and recommended unanimously by the IBSA Board, gives addi onal insight to strategic and ministry priori es for the coming year, including a con nua on of the 2015 percentage of Coopera ve Program dollars (43.25 percent) forwarded to na onal SBC causes, the eighth highest of all 42 state conven ons. As I have served on several regional and na onal SBC groups this past year, I have found IBSA and Illinois Bap st churches to be viewed as respected partners because of our coopera on, crea vity, and unity. The IBSA missionaries, staff and I appreciate so much the partnership and coopera on of IBSA churches, and consider it a joy to serve the Lord through this ministry. We welcome any ques ons or input that may assist us in serving IBSA churches more effec vely. E 4 Recommenda on: The IBSA Board of Directors moves that the proposed 2016 budget and salary structure be adopted as printed based on a Coopera ve Program Goal of $6,300,000 and a Coopera ve Program ra o of percent/43.25 percent (IBSA/SBC), excluding shared expenses not to exceed 10% of the Coopera ve Program Goal, and with Coopera ve Program funds received beyond the budget goal to be distributed at a ra o of 50 percent/50 percent (IBSA/SBC). 4

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13 E 13 Illinois Bap st State Associa on Board of Directors Tuesday, March 3, :00 a.m. 1. The mee ng was called to order by Chairman, Chip Faulkner. 2. Chairman Faulkner presented the agenda for today s mee ng for adop on. Curt Lipe made a mo on the agenda be adopted and Cliff Easter seconded the mo on. The agenda was adopted by the Board as the mo on carried. 3. Luke Raczykowski led the board in singing Oh How Good It Is for worship 4. Chairman Faulkner shared a brief devo onal from Romans 1 and led in prayer. 5. The minutes from the September 16, 2014 board mee ng were presented. Cliff Woodman moved the minutes be accepted and Rodney Groff seconded the mo on. The mo on was approved. 6. Chairman Faulkner introduced new board members Steve Hardin, Curt Lipe, Sco Nichols, Kent Renshaw, Jay Simala, Sammy Simmons, and Daniel Wilson. Chairman Faulkner also made appropriate announcements, provided a reminder about expense forms, and re minded board members to sign the roll call sheet as a record of a endance. Member absent were Dan Bentz, David Brown, Vernon Crawley, Eulonda Dreher, Sco Nichols, Bryan Price, Jim Rahtjen, Jay Simala, and Sammy Simmons. Guests present were Beth Adams, Ethan Adams, Mackinzie Easter, Ron Knox, Mike Barnard, Daniel Waters, and Lowell Huffstutler. 7. Ron Knox brought gree ngs from the Bap st Founda on of Illinois and outlined the ac vi es of the founda on. 8. Chairman Faulkner presented Commi ee Selec ons to the Board Nomina ng Commi ee. Jim Rahtjen Administra ve Commi ee Bryan Price Strategic Planning Commi ee Curt Lipe Resource Commi ee 9. The Disclosure of IBSA Board Members Financial Interest in IBSA Opera ons document was presented by Chair man Faulkner. Ben Chapman mo oned that we approve the disclosure agreement and Bob Dyer seconded the mo on. It was approved by a voice vote of the board. 10. Strategic Planning Commi ee Chairman, Larry Wells, presented the report for the commi ee which included the proposed 2016 Goals for IBSA. Chairman Wells moved to adop on of the goals from the commi ee and the mo on was approved. 11. Randy Plunke, Chairman of the Resource Development Commi ee, presented the report for his commi ee. The 2014 Audit Report Recommenda on was presented and a mo on was made to accept it. The mo on carried. Chairman Plunke also presented the 2016 Coopera ve Program Goal and Ra o Recommenda on and moved the adop on of the recommenda on. A er a brief discussion the mo on was approved. 13

14 12. Bob Dyer, Chairman of the Administra ve Commi ee, reported the commi ee had reviewed two issues present ed to them. The first was the cons tu onality of electronic mee ngs such as telephone or skype. The issue was referred to the Cons tu on Commi ee. The second was a mo on presented at the IBSA Annual Mee ng regarding the safety of the Bap st Building. This issue was referred to Execu ve Director, Nate Adams, to implement as he sees fit. E Execu ve Director, Nate Adams, presented his report. He began by recognizing members of the IBSA Staff. He specifically introduced the board to four new staff members. They are: Alexis Dumire Ministry Assistant for the Church Resources Team Andrea Hammond Part me Assistant for the Communica ons Team Joe Gardner Zone 5 Consultant Jack Lukas Zone 9 Consultant Director Adams then recognized two staff members for their service Cathy Waters has now served IBSA for 10 years, and Sandy Barnard has now served IBSA for 30 years. A cake recep on was scheduled for a er the mee ng. In his report to the board, Director Adams focused on three key ques ons used by IBSA to evaluate the effec ve ness of the organiza on. How are churches doing? How are we doing in helping them? What plans shall we make to be of greater help? He drew upon his illustra on of a tool barn vs. a tool drawer to show the process of evalua on. 14. A mo on was made by Mara Rice and was seconded by George Goeddey to go into Execu ve Session. Mo on carried. A er comple ng business, Kent Renshaw moved we return to Open Session and Steve Hardin seconded the mo on. The mo on carried and the mee ng resumed in Open Session. 15. Chairman Faulkner called for miscellaneous business. 16. The mee ng was adjourned by consent of the board. Vice Chairman, Tami Saebeler led in a closing prayer. The mee ng was adjourned at 11:43 a.m. Respec ully Submi ed, Mark Davis IBSA Board Secretary Illinois Bap st State Associa on Board of Directors Tuesday, September 15, :00 a.m. 1. The mee ng was called to order by Chairman, Chip Faulkner. 2. Jus n Falloon, Associate Pastor at Bethalto, led the board in the Call to Worship with congrega onal singing, scripture, and prayer. 14

15 3. Doug Devore expressed gree ngs from The Bap st Children s Home. He gave insights into the financial perfor mance and ac vi es of the BCHFS. He requested prayer for the BCHFS Director Search Commi ee as they work to seek a new Director as Doug re res in January, E Chairman Faulkner welcomed guests, made appropriate announcements including reminders about the roll call document and expense forms. Member absent were Vernon Crawley, Cliff Easter, Mark Mohler, Randy Plunke, Jim Rahtjen, Daniel Wilson, and Chris Winkleman. Guests present were Mrs. Beth Adams, Mr. Lowell Huffstutler, Mr. Jus n Falloon, and several members of the IBSA staff. 5. Chairman Faulkner presented the agenda for today s mee ng for adop on. Mara Rice made a mo on the agenda be adopted, and Cliff Woodman seconded the mo on. The agenda was adopted by the Board as the mo on car ried. 6. The minutes from the March 3, 2015 board mee ng were presented. Steve Hardin moved the minutes be accepted and George Goeddey seconded the mo on. The mo on was approved. 7. Nomina ng Commi ee representa ve Curt Lipe presented the commi ee s recommenda ons for 2016 Board Officers. Curt moved the adop on of the proposal. The mo on was approved by a voice vote of the board. Board officers for 2016 are Bob Dyer Chairman, Mark Davis Vice Chairman, and Chris Winkleman Secretary. 8. Execu ve Director, Nate Adams, presented his report. He began by showing the video, Our Big Illinois Mission Field. It is a non dated video that shows the task that is before us as Illinois Bap st. Recogni on was given to Board members who are rota ng off the Board. They are: Chip Faulkner, Bryan Price, Jim Rahtjen, Mara Rice, Tammy Saebeler New staff since the last mee ng of the Board are: Tim Bailey Church Plan ng Catalyst; Steve Glover Zone Consultant in Zone 1 Dale Davenport Zone Consultant in Zone 1; Stephen Williams Zone Consultant in Zone 10 Director Adams covered at the request of the Administra ve Commi ee of the Board, the Cycle of Key Board Ac ons that outlines the commi ees work during the year. The remainder of the report addressed the items on the agenda that follow. A Goals Revisions An update of goal performance was given B Coopera ve Agreement with BFI The agreement and changes progress made this past year have greatly benefi ed both BFI and IBSA. C IBSA Budget and Pay Scale The Es mated Coopera ve Program revenue will be $6.3 million in 2016; collegiate evangelism is changing; healthcare costs for staff are increasing; and the Coopera ve Program percent age shared with the na onal SBC will remain the same. D. Overspending of 2015 Student Ministry Budget ChicaGO Week par cipa on tripled from 65 to 181, and Youth Encounter is moving to Columbus Day weekend and will be in three loca ons. E. Memorial for Melissa Phillips Her passing has le a very large hole. Other holes exist because Tim Sadler has resigned, Meredith Flynn is going to work part me, and Emily Monahan will be leaving in March, F. Safety Mo on from 2014 IBSA Annual Mee ng More me is needed to study and address this issue because of Melissa Phillips un mely passing. An update will be presented in the Execu ve Director s wri en report to the 15

16 E IBSA Annual Mee ng, with more comprehensive study and ac ons to take place prior to the 2016 IBSA Annual Mee ng. 9. Strategic Planning Commi ee Chairman, Larry Wells, presented the report for the commi ee which included the proposed revision 2016 Goals for IBSA. Chairman Wells moved the adop on of the revision from the commi ee and the mo on was approved. 10. Mara Rice, representa ve of the Resource Development Commi ee, presented the report for the commi ee. The 2016 Coopera ve Agreement with the Bap st Founda on of Illinois (BFI) Recommenda on was presented and a mo on was made by Bob Dyer and seconded by Cliff Woodman to accept it. The mo on carried. Mara pre sented the 2016 IBSA Budget and Pay Scale. Cliff Woodman moved the adop on of the recommenda on and Kent Renshaw seconded the mo on. A er a brief discussion the mo on was approved. Mara then presented the commi ee s recommenda on to approve an overspending of the 2015 Student Ministries Budget. An explana on preceded the vote in which the mo on made by Sammy Simmons and seconded by Ben Chapman was ap proved. The final recommenda on from the commi ee dealt with a Memorial for Melissa Phillips. Director Ad ams provided details about plans for the memorial expressions, both within the IBSA building and in the garden area just outside the building s north doors. Luke Raczykowski made a mo on to approve the plans, and Cliff Woodman seconded the mo on. The mo on carried. 11. Bob Dyer, Chairman of the Administra ve Commi ee, reported on the Board self evalua on. There was good par cipa on, and feedback is leading to ac on regarding the communica ons of Board member responsibili es. A recommenda on was made about a mo on presented at the IBSA Annual Mee ng regarding the safety of the Bap st Building that had been previously referred to Execu ve Director, Nate Adams. The mo on was to give more me to study the issue. The mo on was approved. 12. Chairman Faulkner called for a break in the board mee ng to allow individual commi ees of the Board to elect officers. 13. These elec ons resulted in the following: Chair Vice Chair Secretary Strategic Planning Comm Ben Chapman Sco Nichols Jay Simala Resource Development Comm Randall Plunket Luke Raczykowski Steve Hardin Administra ve Comm Roger Marshall Cliff Woodman Brenda Calvert 14. Chairman Faulkner opened the floor for the purpose of any miscellaneous business issues. Board member Sammy Simmons presented two ac ons to add metrics to the 2016 goals. The first mo on was to be added to item #3 S mulate Church Health and Growth. The recommenda on is to reduce by 5% the number of churches that bap ze zero. Luke Raczykowski seconded the mo on. A er a brief discussion, the mo on passed. The second mo on was to be added to item #2 Inspire Coopera on. The recommenda on is to increase Lo e Moon Christmas Offering giving by 3%. Larry Wells seconded the mo on. It was suggested during discussion that an increase would also need to be addressed for Annie Armstrong Offering and World Hunger Relief Offerings. Sammy with drew his mo on. 15. A mo on was made by Cliff Woodman and was seconded by George Goeddey to go into Execu ve Session. Mo on carried. A er comple ng business, Mara Rice moved we return to Open Session and Larry Wells seconded the mo on. The mo on carried and the mee ng resumed in Open Session. 16

17 16. Chairman Faulkner recognized a mo on from Ben Chapman to adjourn. Sco Nichols seconded the mo on. The mee ng was adjourned by consent of the board. Brenda Calvert led in a closing prayer. The mee ng was adjourned at 12:16. E 17 Respec ully Submi ed, Mark Davis IBSA Board Secretary Illinois Bap st State Associa on Special Called Mee ng of the Board of Directors via Conference Call Tuesday, November 3, :00 p.m. 1. Vice Chairman Tami Saebeler called the mee ng to order at 2:03 p.m. 2. An a endance roll call was made to determine if a quorum was present. Members of the Board present were: Dan Bentz Connie Henschel Tami Saebeler Mark Davis Roger Marshall Sammy Simmons Bob Dyer Mark Mohler Larry Wells Cliff Easter Randal Plunke Daniel Wilson Kent Eaton Bryan Price Chris Winkleman Olen Evans Luke Raczykowski Cliff Woodman Steve Hardin IBSA Officers present were: Odis Weaver Kevin Carrothers IBSA Staff present were: Nate Adams Sandy Barnard With 19 Board members present, the requirements for a quorum were met. 3. Vice Chair Saebeler yielded the floor to Execu ve Director Nate Adams for an explana on of the documenta on provided before the mee ng, specifically the meline explaining the event that led to the necessity of this mee ng and the revised budget. A er a review of the documents, Director Adams opened the mee ng for ques ons. Those ques ons were: A. Could the footnotes be clarified to more adequately address the changes? Footnotes were not a ma er of focus for the ini al revisions. They will be reviewed and clarified. B. With Church Planter changes to 100% funding by NAMB, will oversight change? All messages from NAMB indicate they are not interested in adding resources to provide such oversight, and personnel in other states have con nued to be directed by said states even though NAMB provides 100% funding. C. Execu ve Director Adams was commended for his work. 4. A mo on was made by Randal Plunke to approve the revisions to the 2016 IBSA budget. Larry Wells seconded the mo on. Vice Chairman Saebeler asked for a voice vote and there were no dissen ng votes. The mo on carried. 17

18 5. Execu ve Director Adams provided updates on two previously men oned items. A. A celebra on of Melissa Phillips life was held at the IBSA offices today. To commemorate her life, a stone bench was dedicated in her honor. Several members of her family and her church family were present. B. A candidate for the Associate Execu ve Director posi on was in the office today. The candidate is a re ring 20 year IMB Missionary from Eastern Africa, and he comes highly recommended. E The mee ng was adjourned by the consent of those present. Respec ully Submi ed, Mark Davis IBSA Board Secretary 18