Elder Re-Election, By-Laws Change Proposal, & Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Proposal

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1 Annual Business Meeting Publication Meeting Date: November 4, 2018 Elder Re-Election, By-Laws Change Proposal, & Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Proposal Our Mission is to make gospel-centered disciples of Jesus Christ, who: Glorify God for who He is and what He has done, Grow together in God s Word, & Go to all people near and far declaring the gospel of God s grace.

2 Distributed October 21, 2018 Greetings LifePointe Church! This document has been prepared for distribution prior to the Annual Business Meeting to be held on November 4 th, 2018 at 11:00am in the Worship Center, and prior to the Q&A opportunities to be held on October 21 st at both 11am and 12:05pm in the Fireside Room. The leadership of LifePointe Church are working hard this year to define the roles of every person who calls LifePointe home. The goal is simple: increased focus on our purpose and mission, to make gospel-centered disciples of Jesus Christ. This work has and will impact every facet of how we function, and is what drives the proposed agenda of this years Annual Business Meeting. It is always the desire of the elders that no voice or question be left behind. In that spirit, we ask for your help to make sure every question or concern is addressed! If you cannot attend one of the two Q&A opportunities provided October 21 st, please call or an elder with any questions or input you have. Though there will be a focused time for discussion and questions during the Business Meeting on November 4 th, history has proven the business meeting itself simply does not provide enough opportunity to honor every question that may come up in a congregation of our size. With this in mind, please make every effort to love your church by pursuing opportunities to provide feedback and questions prior to the Business Meeting. The proposed agenda for the upcoming Annual Business Meeting is as follows: A. Re-election of Jim Ramirez to the Elder Board B. Updates to the By-Laws The Elders intent for these proposed updates to the by-laws is to clearly define the option to operate with a single Senior Pastor or multiple Lead Pastors. The term "Lead Pastors" is effectively synonymous with "Senior Pastor" but allows for either a single staff leader among the elders or multiple staff leaders among the elders. See detailed ballot proposal below. C. Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2018 Please join us in prayer as we embark together on a new year of ministry and growth! With deep love in Christ, LifePointe Church Elder Board Rex Steffen rex@steffenhome.org Elder Board Chairman; Lay (non-staff) Elder Brad Miller wbradmiller@msn.com Lay Elder Jim Ramirez jramirez47@comcast.net Lay Elder John Webb john.webb1237@gmail.com Lay Elder Glenn Strunk glenn@strunkweb.com Lay Elder Craig Fortunato cfortunato@sharethelife.org Pastor of Community Life and Preaching Zack Yarbrough zackyarbrough@sharethelife.org Pastor of Worship Arts and Preaching Wes Moore wesmoore@sharethelife.org Pastor of Administration & Preaching 1/5

3 Agenda Item A: Elder Candidate for Re-Election The Elders recommend Jim Ramirez to the Elder Board for a 3-year term to end October Jim Ramirez The Elders strongly recommend that Jim Ramirez be reelected to the Elder Board for another 3-year term. Jim has attended LifePointe church for the last 20 years and has served 2 three-year terms as elder, on the Elder Board since Jim is the 7 th child of 9 and was born in Detroit, Michigan. He was raised a Catholic until about the age of 12 when he moved away from the Catholic Church. The main reason Jim left was that he felt the church was very legalistic and was very guilt-driven. Through a common college friend, a couple of Jim s brothers received Jesus Christ, became disciples, and began inviting Jim to Church. At first, Jim resisted the calling by the Holy Spirit in his life. However, after hearing a message at a revival, where he felt the Lord spoke to him through the evangelist, Jim answered the call and accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior. After graduating with a BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Jim moved to Southern California to work for Hughes Aircraft Company. Jim attended Acacia Baptist Church where he met his wife Rita. While attending Acacia, he served on the School Board for a church-run K-8 School. He also led a young adult group and helped with the leading of the services. A few years later, Rita and Jim were married. In 1986, God blessed them with a son, Roman. Soon after, Jim decided to change his career to Information Technology (IT). In addition to the job change, he desired to move to a better area to raise his family. For both these reasons they came to Fort Collins in Jim is currently a contractor working as an IT Help Desk Manager for the USDA. Since moving to Fort Collins, LifePointe is the first and only church they have attended. Jim has a servant heart and has been involved in many ministries in LifePointe Church. Jim and Rita served many years as grade-school Sunday school teachers and in the youth ministry. They currently lead a LifeGroup on Sundays, focused on marriage. Jim also leads the sports ministry for our church, facilitates Dave Ramsey s Financial Peace University class and is active in the church s prison ministry. Jim is passionate about family. His son recently got married and Jim and Rita now have a daughterin-law named Ashley. Jim feels our church is his spiritual family. And like in his family, he seeks to be a servant-leader for LifePointe Church. 2/5

4 Agenda Item B: Updates to the By-Laws The Elders intent for these proposed updates to the by-laws is to clearly define the option to operate with a single Senior Pastor or multiple Lead Pastors. The term "Lead Pastors" is effectively synonymous with "Senior Pastor" but allows for either a single staff leader among the elders or multiple staff leaders among the elders. The Elders propose the following updates to the By-Laws: Article V (Government and Organization), Section 3 (Powers Exclusive to the Congregation) Change Section 3 line (e) from: (e) Election of and removal of the Senior Pastor. to: (e) Election of and removal of Lead Pastor(s). Article V (Government and Organization), Section 5 (Number, Tenure and Qualification of Elders) Sentence 8 in the middle of the paragraph changes from: The Senior Pastor shall be an ex officio Elder during his term of service. to: Lead Pastors shall be ex officio Elders during their terms of service. Article V (Government and Organization), Section 19 (Staff) The two sentences in this paragraph change from: The Senior Pastor shall be the head of the staff of the Church, all members of staff reporting to him, either directly or indirectly. The Senior Pastor reports to the Elder Board, through the Chairman of the Elder Board. to: All members of staff shall report to a Lead Pastor, either directly or indirectly. The Lead Pastor(s) shall report to the Elder Board, through the Chairman of the Elder Board. In light of the fact that they were individually voted on as Elders in the FY2016/2017 business meeting and re-affirmed as leaders in the church in a vote at the FY2017/2018 business meeting, Craig Fortunato, Wes Moore, and Zack Yarbrough are installed as Lead Pastors as a part of this vote. 3/5

5 Agenda Item C: Budget Proposal Fiscal Year 2019 The Trustees and Elders recommend a budget of $1,079,833 for the Fiscal Year 2019 (November 1, 2018 through October 31, 2019). How is the total budget amount determined? We believe a responsible, faithful starting place for the budget is the amount of general giving received the previous year. This does not include money given to the church for fundraisers, money designated for specific areas (building fund, missions and/or missionaries, memorial giving, etc.), or Benevolence Fund giving. We measure giving for the previous 12 months starting October 1 st of the previous year and finishing on September 30 th of the current year. This gives us one month (October) with clear numbers to prayerfully craft the upcoming fiscal years budget. Here s a look at general giving in the 12-month period ending September 30 th, 2018: Note that the amount in This Year s Giving above ($981,666) matches the Total Operating Budget amount for the upcoming Fiscal Year, FY19 (see next page). What does the church vote on during the Annual Business Meeting? LifePointe Church s by-laws require the church to vote on the total budget amount to be spent each year. The Trustees and Elders work diligently to involve input and lay-out a plan with more detail on the front-end, but the church only votes on the overall budget number. This number typically is the Total Operating Budget with 10% added, so that if giving increases we do not have to call a special meeting to spend slightly above-budget. This allows us to do things like make extra principal payments on our debt throughout the year. Who puts the budget together? Ultimately the Elders are responsible for the budget plan that is presented to the congregation. The Trustee Board is tasked by the Elders with the work of putting together the annual budget plan, which is then presented to the Elders. After working together, a final annual budget is presented to the congregation for approval. What if I have questions about the budget, or want more detail? Please join us at one of the Budget Q&A sessions on October 21 st at both 11am and 12:05pm in the Fireside Room. In the upcoming week we will release a document with more detail about this years process, including a deeper break-down of the budget plan. You can also contact an Elder or Trustee with questions, or feel free to reach out to Wes Moore, Pastor of Administration & Preaching at or wesmoore@sharethelife.org. Who are the Trustees? Current Trustees include Marc Snow, Chairman; Jeff Hill; Donn Leber; Chad Hall; Corey Neuroth (Trustee Candidate); and Wes Moore (staff Trustee). The Trustees are appointed by the Elder Board. When does the Fiscal Year begin and end? The LifePointe Fiscal Year runs from November 1 st through October 31 st. Our by-laws require the church s budget to be voted on by the congregation at an annual business meeting that falls within 30 days of the start of the Fiscal Year. 4/5

6 FY19 Budget Overview: 5/5