Annual Congregational Meeting October 28, 2018
Report from Clerk of Session Cindy Cook
State of FPC Church Planting Rev. Dr. Matt Lee
How Can FPC Continue to Impact Houston Through Church Planting?
1. Need to understand and be fully convinced of the Why. (Please pick up our handout Why Church Planting by Dr. Timothy Keller as you head out. A copy can also be found on our church website. Visit the Church Plant page located under Go.)
Understanding the Why Virtually all of the great evangelistic challenges of the New Testament are basically calls to plant churches, not simply to share the faith. The Great Commission (Matt. 28:18 20) is a call not just to make disciples but to baptize. In Acts and elsewhere, it is clear that baptism means incorporation into a worshiping community with accountability and boundaries (cf. Acts 2:41 47). The only way to be truly sure you are increasing the number of Christians in a town is to increase the number of churches. (Dr. Tim Keller)
2. Need to understand and embrace our history past and present.
Our History of Planting Past: 1839 to to 1970 s Present: Since 2013 HCPN (12 Planted; 8 more this year) 7 Mile Road (~500 in attendance; 2 more plants) 2 granddaughters! 23 Plants!!
3. Need to come to terms with last church plant: 7 Mile Road Houston
7 Mile Road Houston Acknowledging the Negative: Theological Numerical Demographic Personal
7 Mile Road Houston Embracing/Celebrating Positive: New Believers Growth 500 on Sundays Multiplication 2 more plants Net gain for Kingdom
A new church in the community usually confronts churches with a major issue the issue of kingdom-mindedness. New churches, as we have seen, draw most of their new members (up to 80%) from the ranks of the unchurched, but they will always attract some people out of existing churches. That is inevitable. At this point, the existing churches, in a sense, have a question posed to them: Are we going to rejoice in the 80 percent the new people the kingdom has gained through this new church or are we going to bemoan the situation and resent the three families we lost to it? Our attitude to new church development is a test of whether our mindset is geared to our own institutional turf or to the overall health and prosperity of the kingdom of God in the city. Any church that is more upset by its own small losses than grateful for the kingdom s large gains is betraying its narrow interests. (Dr. Tim Keller)
Where Do We Go From Here? Charting a New Course: ECO Ordained Planters Missional Emphasis Short-term Missionaries
Looking Ahead Our Next Three Plants: Chris & Rebecca Harrison Kingdom Story Fellowship (Glen Oaks/OakForest) Jonathan & Taylor Ramsay Third Ward Non- Profit Emmanuel Paulpeter Montrose House Church
Treasurer Report Chris Herbold
Financial Position as of Sept 30, 2018 (in 000 s) General Fund Cash $1,691 Capital Fund Cash $271 Available Capacity on Line of Credit $3,000 Fair Market Value of Permanent Funds $21,503
Financial Overview of Last Year & Year Ahead (in 000 s) FY 2018 FY19 Budget Actual Budget Income $8,200 $7,912 $7,640 Expenses ($8,200) ($7,992) ($7,640) Surplus (Deficit) $ - ($80) $ -
Fiscal 2018 Monthly Giving Actual to Budget (in 000 s) 2,500 Monthly Contributions 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 - June July August September October November December January February March April May Actual Budget
Fiscal 2018 Monthly Giving Actual to Budget (in 000 s) 9,000 Cumulative Contributions 8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 - June July August September October November December January February March April May Actual Budget
2019 General Fund Budget Ministry Support Gather Grow Go 20% 38% 33% 9%
2019 General Fund Budget GATHER Worship & Fine Arts MINISTRY SUPPORT Facilities Communications Finance and IT Media Events GROW Pastor Leadership Equipping & Sending- Adult Discipleship Congregational Life Youth Children & Family Women Connections Adult Enrichment GO Equipping & Sending - Missions Mission Innovation Church Planting Ministry Empowerment Team
September 2018 Fiscal Year-to-Date (in 000 s) Budget Actual Income $1,750 $1,720 Expenses ($2,620) ($2,340) Surplus (Deficit) ($870) ($620)
Election of Elders Brent Dorsey
Elder Nominees, Class of 2022 Jordan Benningfield Stephanie Lionberger-Zamora Tanner Sykes Al DuPont Doug Meikle Kent Woodard
Election of Trustees Brent Dorsey
Trustee Nominees, Class of 2021 Sean Keenan Russ Schulze Debbie Thompson
Election of ONC Jenn Rustay
2019 ONC Nominees Jane Costello Ellen Mabry Bev Schorre Paige Haines Alicia Ten Eyck Pam Harada Amber Pursley Scott Williams Brian Nakamura