ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING First Baptist Richardson

February 24th, 2019 | 6:30PM

Church Family,

2018 was a good year at First Baptist Richardson.

We expanded our work in missions to include serving at WildFlower! Festival, providing school supplies at Back Pack Bash, supplementing food with Food for Families, and a monthly missions opportunity called, “Love Local.”

We also expanded our small groups discipleship ministry, starting several new small groups and Sunday School classes.

We gave over $1.2 million to our Give to Grow Campaign, which, so far, has resulted in a 20% growth in Worship East (our Contemporary Worship Service), a new Sunday morning Children’s Worship Experience, and a 6% increase in Sunday Morning Atten-dance overall.

Our focus last year was on Jesus – we asked every member to passionately pursue Jesus.

In 2019, we want to continue with that theme, asking you to take the next step. The next step is to help someone else passionately pursue Jesus even as you continue to do the same.

In 2019, we want to see the focus of our church shift from learning to making, from at-tracting to deploying. What does that mean? We are going to focus on increasing your abilities, individually, to reproduce spiritually and make disciples. We want you to see how God intends to use you to be “the light” of Jesus to those around you.

If you didn’t grow up in church, “disciple-making” probably sounds like a strange word, but it simply means teaching someone else to follow Jesus like you follow Jesus. It’s the heart of the Great Commission – Jesus said, “go into all the world and make disciples, teaching them all the things I’ve taught you.”

What if, by the end of this year, you had at least one person you were teaching to follow Jesus? What if your small group had brought at least one new person to faith? What if your Sunday School class sent at least one person out to start a new Sunday School class? What if parents felt better equipped to make disciples of their kids? What if teenagers were challenged to disciple at least one friend at school?

2019 is the year where we will take “passionately pursue Jesus,” one step further and we will focus on helping someone else “passionately pursue Jesus.”

It’s going to be a great year!

Ellis Orozco, Senior Pastor

Spiritual Growth in our church can be seen clearly in themulti-generational worship created by Carols. This year, over 2,500 multi-generational worship created by Carols. This year, over 2,500 people were in attendance, and over 300 people of all ages served. Worship nights began this past summer at Communion Cafe, which has grown to regularly host over 300 people in the Richardson community, reaching over 1,000 people. Our Kid’s Worship service has grown considerably and now involves many of our students, who have the opportunity to disciple and love those who are young in spirit and new to faith. Our church thrives based on the interacin spirit and new to faith. Our church thrives based on the interac-tions between generations, and we praise God for the opporunity to worship together as children of Jesus, no matter our age.

Amanda Hill Amanda began attending FB Richardson in high school. After getting married and living in Waco, she and her husband, Erik, moved home to Richardson and transferred their membership back to FB Richardson. Amanda and Erik are members of the One Thing Sunday School class and attend the Worship East services. Amanda also serves on the Finance Committee. Amanda and Erik have two sons and are especially grateful for our wonderful Children’s Ministry.

Erik Hill Erik and his wife, Amanda, are members of the One Thing Sunday School class and at-tend Worship East service. Erik was brought up in the Baptist church and looks forward to finding ways to help serve the church as a deacon. Erik and Amanda have two chil-dren, Reed (5) and Beau (2).

Joanne Issacson Joanne is a member of the Kingdom Builders Sunday School class. She is a member of the Missions Committee, volunteers in the Community Garden, Kid’s Beach Club, actively par-ticipates in the Love Local Outreach mission projects and volunteers monthly at Church Under the Tree. Joanne’s spiritual gifts are service and encouragement. She is excited to serve as a deacon and looks forward to new opportunities to serve the church.

Emily Jackson Emily and her husband David are members in the Guy/Scott/Bowlin Sunday School class. Emily and David have two boys, Zachary and Nathanael. She currently serves in the Chil-dren’s Ministry on Sunday mornings and as a Worships Arts teacher for KidSing. Emily has a servant’s heart and loves working with children. Emily looks forward to learning and helping others in this additional role.

Nominated 2019-2022 Deacon Slate

Serving for the First Time (featured below)

Darvin Edwards Darvin and his wife Maria are members of the Kingdom Builder’s Sunday School class. Darvin accepted Jesus in kindergarten. He serves in the adult choir, on the tech team, in Awe-mazing Experience, as a “lunch buddy” at Richardson North Junior High, and accompa-nies the 4-6th grade choir, and has participated in various church-led community events. His spiritual gifts are teaching and encouragement which he hopes to employ more fully as a deacon to lift up Jesus, foster unity, fellowship, spiritual growth, and outreach.

Rhonda Bristow Rhonda and her husband Chuck are members of the Hopkins Sunday School Class. Rhonda has always felt a significant calling on her life for service. Previously, she worked as a Sunday School teacher attending student camp and DNOW for many years. She also served in the Children’s Ministry and various other committees. Currently, she serves as a greeter and co-leads our Food for Families ministry. She looks forward to the opportunity to serve our church in this new capacity. Chuck and Rhonda have two grown children.

Nominated 2019-2022 Deacon Slate

Jeanne May Jeanne May has been a part of FB Richardson for 4 ½ years. She teaches Women’s Bible Study, Conversational English to International Friends, serves in Kids’ Beach Club, is the Director of the 3rd grade Sunday School, sings in Celebration Choir, the Praise Team and is a choir officer. She also volunteers for missions projects. Her gifts include teaching, leadership and encouragement. She looks forward to being a servant of our church. She is married to Dr. Joe D. May and has two adult children and three grand-children.

David NiederkornDavid Niederkorn lives in Richardson with his wife Tonya. They moved to the area ten years ago, and they have been members of FB Richardson for about six years. Tonya sings in the choir, and David has taught adult Bible studies at the church. David teach-es politics at Arlington Baptist University and is writing his Ph.D. dissertation at the Uni-versity of Dallas. David enjoys reading, remodeling his and Tonya’s midcentury modern home, and watching Dallas sports teams win—except when they are playing one of his beloved Chicago teams.

Brett Ross Brett and his wife Melissa serve in various ministries at the church. Brett is a team lead for the Safety ministry team where he serves every Sunday morning during services and Kidsing in the evenings. He also serves during the Awe-Mazing Experience. Brett was baptized in 2015 and has devoted his life to serving others as he grows in his relationship with Jesus. He is a realtor by trade, but his real passions are family and forming genuine relationships with the people he comes in contact with.

Jim StreetJim and his wife Kim have been married for 23 years. He loves to teach and is grateful that he is able to teach the Faith and Family class. The class is made up of couples with young children. Jim trusted Christ as his Savior at the age of six. He strives to emulate Christ in everything he does. He believes that we are all called to make disciples and looks for opportunities to share the Gospel with others. Jim and Kim have two daugh-ters who are very active in the Student Ministry. He has helped them develop a love for sharing the Gospel with others.

Candy SmithAfter serving in churches in Dallas and Houston, Candy became a part of the pastoral staff at First Richardson in 1991. She served as Minister of Adult Singles until 2000 when she became the Associate Pastor of Ministry and later Learn Pastor until retiring from our ministerial staff in January 2015. She has been volunteering in our Children’s Ministry here for almost three years. Professionally, Candy works part time as a Chap-lain with Marketplace Ministries and also as a conference leader.

Personnel Committee

Missions Committee

Church Council

Deacon Selection Committee

Committee on Committees

Jim Hodges - Chair (2021)Richard Gass - (2020) Bill Cobb (2020)Karen Snyder (2020)Amanda Hill (2021)Cindy Wright (2021)Cheryl Johnson (2021)Bill Davis - Vice Chair (2022) Clara Inglish - (2022)

Clint Prater - Chair (2021)Barry Hand - (2020)Kenny Hopkins (2020)Keith McCormick (2020)Chris O’Connor (2021)Jason Saving (2021)Blake Lewis - Vice Chair (2022) Emily Jackson (2022)Richard Day (2022)

Dana Shearin - Chair (2021)Ray Guy (2020)Jayne Knighton (2020)Mike Sawyer (2020)Linda Tom-Quinn (2020)Kyle Walters (2021)Debbie Wade (2021)Brett Blagowsky - Vice Chair (2022)Robert Hudson (2022)Charles Pickitt (2022)

Steve Blaschke - Chair (2020)Sabrina Arnold (2020)Ann Hampton (2020)Daniel Smith (2020)Carolyn Bray (2021)Joanna Isaacson (2021)Rashad Sadigov (2021) Joanna Spiars (2021)Kathy Young - Vice Chair (2022)Carol Childress (2022)Lindsey Sherritt (2022)

At Large Members Debbie Seider - Chair (2021) David Dillard (2020)Julie Christensen (2020)Kimberly Walters (2021)Tim Spiars - Vice Chair (2022) Amber Robidou (2022)

Katherine Montgomery - Chair (2020)James Westbrooks - Vice Chair (2021)Bill Baker (2020) Lindsay O’Connor (2020)Jennifer Harp (2020)Susan Larkin (2020)Shelley Trainor (2020)

Jay Zier - Chair (2020) James Brokenbek (2020)Tammy Dorsett (2020)Michelle Harris (2020)Don Peavey (2020) Ann Williams - Vice Chair (2021) Gail Bond (2021)Deana Moreno (2021)Chris Willis (2021)

Nominated Members Requiring a vote are noted in bold. Below are the names of those nominated to serve on First Baptist Richardson committees; those nominated require an affirmative vote by the membership at the Annual Business Meeting.

Full List of Committee Members

Finance Committee Governance Committee

Landes Scholarship Committee

John Scott - Chair (2020)Liz Grant (2020)Miles Larkin (2020)Kathy Petre (2020)Grace Whitfield (2020)Jon Schmidt - Vice Chair (2021)Susan Davis (2021)John Jennings (2021)Randy Johnson (2021)Drew Lassiter (2021) Anita Owen (2021)

*April 1st of the year shown in parentheses is when this member will roll off of committee or council service.

Ex Officio Members Jim Hodges - Finance Chair Alvin Wade - Past Deacon Chair Bill Bryant - Deacon ChairTBD - Deacon Vice ChairEllis Orozco - Senior PastorDave Eberhart - Executive Pastor

Tim Spiars - Vice Chair Tim joined First Baptist Richardson in 1994. Tim is currently a Deacon, Chair of the Com-mittee on Committees, teaches 11th grade Sunday School, serves as a greeter and occa-sionally works in the Mission Cafe. Tim has taught various grades in Student Ministry for over 20 years. He has served in many capacities such as: Student and Children’s Minis-try, Building Task Force, Search Committee, and on the Personnel, Scholarship, Deacon Selection Committees, and Committee on Committees. Tim and his wife Joanna have four children, Audrey, Austen, Aly Jo and Andrew. Professionally Tim is a Civil Engineer and serves as President and CEO of Spiars Engineering, Inc. He hopes to use his experience to serve in a manner that honors and glorifies the Lord.

Amber Robidou Amber moved to Texas after college and became a member of First Baptist Richardson in 2009. Shortly thereafter, Amber joined the staff at First Baptist as the recreation director. She soon felt God’s tug and also began running the college ministry. Amber was on staff for a total of 7 years. She continues to serve as a greeter in Worship East, as a co-leader of the young adult Multiply Class, and facilitates various women’s Bible studies. Amber and her husband Austin have been married for 10 years and have two young children, Ethan (age 3) and Jordan (age 2). Amber feels called to advocate and help those with rare and difficult medical conditions. She especially feels passionate about helping others to grow in their relationship with Christ.

Term Ending 2022 (Pending Church Vote)James Arrington* Rhonda BristowDarvin EdwardsChris FowlerRay Guy*Ann Hampton*Amanda HillErik HillSherry Hobbs*Terry Hobbs*Clara Inglish*Joanne IssacsonEmily JacksonJeanne May Mark Montgomery*David NiederkornBrett RossCandy SmithJim Street Jose Veliz**Returning deacons to the 2019-2021 Deacon Slate

Term Ending 2020 Carolyn BrayDebbie BreauxBill BryantBill CobbSusan DavisJohn EntzmingerRobert GeeDave OwenJason PalmerKathy PorterClint PraterJohn ReederTim SpiarsDawn TietzDan Tracy Sr.John UlshJim WalkerJohn WillisCandy WilsonPete Wilson

Term Ending 2021Bill BakerTamara BellJon CobbTerra DavisLiz GrantMark HarrisonLee Ann HodoRobert KienlenBlake LewisKathy PetreReuben PrattClark RedGayle RedLew RicheyTracy SmithShelley TrainorRod Wade Matt WigginsStarla WillisJay Zier

Nominated Church Council Members At Large

Deacon Council

Nominated 2017-2020 Deacon SlateCelebrating a Year of Growth

Proposed 2019 - 2020 Operating Budget

Missions

Proposed2019-2020

% ofBudget

2019-2020 Operating

Budget% of

Budget EXPENSE FOR CATEGORY INCLUDES:

Life Stage Ministries

Music & Media

Administrative

Debt Services

Personnel

Facilities

$426,264

$192,000

$144,100

$435,750

$190,000

$2,363,142

$859,886

9.2%

4.2%

3.1%

9.4%

4.1%

51.2%

18.6%

4.4%

3.8%

3.5%

10.9%

4.8%

51.9%

20.7%

Richardson & Beyond Richardson Iniatives. Agency Partnerships: BGCT, CBF Global, DBA, IMB, Thirst No More, Network Support. UTD and Mission Partnerships. Unified Missions Offering.

$177,764

$151,500

$140,100

$435,750

$190,000

$2,075,000

$829,886

CATEGORY

TOTAL BUDGET $4,611,142 $4,000,000100% 100%

Children, Student, Young Adult, Adult & Sr. Adult Ministries. Sunday School, Life Group Literature and Right Now Media.

Music support for Children & Adults. Media, technology & production for Contemporary and Classic Worship. Carols Christmas Presentation.

Property insurance. Professional services. Office equipment & supplies. Merchant fees & ministry support. IT support & communications.

Principle & Interest on long term note. Interest only on short term note.

All staff salaries and benefits. Training & support.

Utilities, maintenance, repairs, supplies, landscape expense, housekeeping contract labor & maintenance contracts.

FUNDING SOURCES

Operating Contributions $4,000,000 Designated Funds $123,000 UMO $200,000 Give to Grow $288,142 Total Spending $4,611,142

UNIFIED MISSIONS OFFERING

We set the goal of $200,000 for dollars directly sup-porting local, national, and international missionary partners. We celebrate today with $149,598 raised - thank you for your sacrificial giving.