@NAFWB "God’s Word & Spirit always go together. They never contradict one another. We have a great privilege to walk in the Spirit.”
- York
#NAFWB
@NAFWB Credential Committee Report now lists the states and associations that are seated as delegates for the business session.
#NAFWB
@NAFWB Associations of Colorado, Iowa, and Virgin Islands will be seated contingent upon the payment of their dues….
##NAFWB
@NAFWB Motion to receive report and seat delegates accepted unanimously without question or comment.
#NAFWB
@NAFWB Moderator reminds delegates that during discussion and debate there is to be no clapping, “amens,” or cheering.
#NAFWB
@NAFWB Clapping is permissible when retiring missionaries, staff, and board members are recognized for their service. #NAFWB
@NAFWB General Board report now being read with general recommendations including a recommendation based upon resolution from Missouri #NAFWB
@NAFWB Keth Burden now brings Executive Secretary report… Begins by mentioning the associations great loss in the passing of Jack Williams #NAFWB
@NAFWB We were notified that Louisville would be renovating their convention center and that we would be re-accomdated to this facility. #NAFWB
@NAFWB Keith Burden thanks the city of Louisville for their great efforts to accommodate us & the flexibility of our ppl to make the change
#NAFWB
@NAFWB Burden says that he sees great deal of gray hair at association and denominational meetings…and in the mirror. #NAFWB
@NAFWB He continues, however we have many bright and talented young people in our movement. We must bring them into our ranks.
#NAFWB
@NAFWB Though we didn’t exceed the projections by much, it’s a very thankful turn around from where we were at last year. #NAFWB
@NAFWB Auditor Terry Hill now presents the financial report that includes an "unmodified clean opinion” (auditor speak for great) #NAFWB
@NAFWB There’s has been a consistent loss in relation to depreciation in the building of the Executive Office. #NAFWB
@NAFWB Depreciation will continue to go down yearly, but maintenance and facility cost will likely rise as the building continues to age. #nafwb
@NAFWB Keith Burden returns to continue the report. He points out that staff member Ryan Lewis has been moved to the convention budget. #NAFWB
@NAFWB Bro Burden warns there will need to be a discussion in coming years about the rising costs of the convention and its funding #nafwb
@NAFWB "@onemagazinefwb continues to be a wonderful communication tool for FWB. The quality and content is superb.” #nafwb
@NAFWB @onemagazinefwb .@onemagazinefwb received a grant from FWB Foundation for a special Pastors’ Edition this upcoming fall. #NAFWB
@NAFWB @onemagazinefwb Exec continues to work on Church revitalization effort entitled Rekindle - does not want to launch the program before it is ready.
#NAFWB
@NAFWB @onemagazinefwb The FWB Foundation just awarded a $20K grant to the ReKindle effort.
#NAFWB
@NAFWB @onemagazinefwb Executive Secretary report is accepted unanimously with no question or comment. #NAFWB
@NAFWB @onemagazinefwb Clint Morgan (@ClintMorgan76) now begins @fwbimofficial report by introducing Rob Conley who covers financial reports. #nafwb
@NAFWB @onemagazinefwb @ClintMorgan76 @fwbimofficial Conley: Net Assets increased by $542,000.
2018 Budget is for 7 Million.
The budget shows a 3% increase in compensation. #nafwb
@NAFWB @onemagazinefwb @ClintMorgan76 @fwbimofficial Rob Conley is thankful for an already strong beginning to this year, however the WMO (World Missions Offering) is lagging behind ’16 #NAFWB
@NAFWB @onemagazinefwb @ClintMorgan76 @fwbimofficial Morgan: They were excited to have all missionary deficits erased this past year.
#NAFWB
@NAFWB @onemagazinefwb @ClintMorgan76 @fwbimofficial 12/31/17 is deadline for missionaries to be fully funded. Any missionaries without full funding will be called home to raise funds. #NAFWB
@NAFWB @onemagazinefwb @ClintMorgan76 @fwbimofficial Two new Mission Interns have been approved...praying God calls many more young men & women to come work with International Missions #NAFWB
@NAFWB @onemagazinefwb @ClintMorgan76 @fwbimofficial They are thankful for $95k grant from foundation for:
$30k to wells in Kenya
$40k to hospital compound…. #nafwb
@NAFWB @onemagazinefwb @ClintMorgan76 @fwbimofficial … $15k to renovate girls dormitory
$10k to build two new churches in Cuba #NAFWB
@NAFWB @onemagazinefwb @ClintMorgan76 @fwbimofficial They have 2020 goals…
Increase the number of churches giving by 20% (2016 saw an 11% increase!)
#nafwb
@NAFWB @onemagazinefwb @ClintMorgan76 @fwbimofficial 2020 Goal:
Have 20% of budget in reserves.
This will be accomplished in 2017
#nafwb
@NAFWB @onemagazinefwb @ClintMorgan76 @fwbimofficial 2016 @fwbimofficial Stats show 7.5% increase in believers in weekly attendance on our mission fields from 2015
#nafwb
@NAFWB @onemagazinefwb @ClintMorgan76 @fwbimofficial Regional director positions have been retired. 4 positions will be consolidated into two positions, reducing leadership team by 2. #nafwb
@NAFWB @onemagazinefwb @ClintMorgan76 @fwbimofficial Sam McVeigh is being Re-Assigned to director of Mobilization. #NAFWB
@NAFWB @onemagazinefwb @ClintMorgan76 @fwbimofficial International Missions proposes a name change.
#NAFWB
@NAFWB Current legal name contains baptist and missions. We are not ashamed of these words, however…
#nafwb
@NAFWB Due to this, it has been arbitrarily shortened by different department and entities leading to confusion.
#NAFWB
@NAFWB There is currently a drought in Kenya and @HannaProject began to work on wells for the Samburu People
@NAFWB @HannaProject In the past year, the Simmons and the rest of the evangelistic team in Kenya have seen 100 conversions and 13 baptisms! #nafwb
@NAFWB @HannaProject Do you believe in miracles?
You have been praying for Audrey, daughter of @Speers_In_Tokyo who had meningitis & mass behind her eye #nafwb
@NAFWB @HannaProject @Speers_In_Tokyo We have received word that Audrey is recovering and the mass is gone! Your prayers were answered! #nafwb
@NAFWB @HannaProject @Speers_In_Tokyo The number of baptisms in Japan this year doubled! God is working in Japan! #nafwb
@NAFWB @HannaProject @Speers_In_Tokyo An event to address the questions of unbelievers in France entitled JPENSE is reaching the lost. #nafwb
@NAFWB @HannaProject @Speers_In_Tokyo 2017 marked the 25th year of E-Team taking student into an up close and personal experience in missions. #nafwb
@NAFWB @HannaProject @Speers_In_Tokyo One E-team was sent to Nashville to work with immigrants and in one week they worked with people from 35 different nations. #nafwb
@NAFWB @HannaProject @Speers_In_Tokyo The nations have come to us! Think of all the people who have come one step closer to us and more importantly closer to the gospel. #nafwb
@NAFWB @HannaProject @Speers_In_Tokyo The Bulgaria Team is beginning a new work. The work in India is now 82 years old & the churches are growing into Butan & other areas #nafwb
@NAFWB @HannaProject @Speers_In_Tokyo Our churches in Cuba set aside 9 couples & 2 women as cross cultural mission candidates to take the gospel to the nations! #nafwb
@NAFWB @HannaProject @Speers_In_Tokyo There are 7,032 unreached people groups (less than 2% evangelized), of those, 3,216 are unengaged (no church or mission). #nafwb
@NAFWB @HannaProject @Speers_In_Tokyo Of those 3,216 there are 356 people groups with a population of more than 100K.
@ClintMorgan76 prays God will lead us to reach them #nafwb
@NAFWB @HannaProject @Speers_In_Tokyo @ClintMorgan76 Christ set the example for us when he said, “the son of man is come to seek and to save that which is lost.” #nafwb
@NAFWB @HannaProject @Speers_In_Tokyo @ClintMorgan76 "No one should be able to say no one is looking for me!” - @ClintMorgan76
@NAFWB @HannaProject @Speers_In_Tokyo @ClintMorgan76 Discussion is now being had… Question from Danny Dwyer if there is an update on the water from the well if it drinkable...
@NAFWB @HannaProject @Speers_In_Tokyo @ClintMorgan76 Verlin Anderson is now at the mic speaking of Ivory Coast…
@NAFWB @HannaProject @Speers_In_Tokyo @ClintMorgan76 “Whenever you partner & send others there must be an incredible level of transparency…” #nafwb
@NAFWB @HannaProject @Speers_In_Tokyo @ClintMorgan76 Anderson continues… “we have a long history of controlling information to limit friction” #NAFWB
@NAFWB @HannaProject @Speers_In_Tokyo @ClintMorgan76 Anderson: “I have been on the field and seen the withdrawing of fellowship and funding to move ppl where they’re wanted…"
@NAFWB @HannaProject @Speers_In_Tokyo @ClintMorgan76 Anderson: “I’m not making this about me…but I am most familiar with my situation."
@NAFWB @HannaProject @Speers_In_Tokyo @ClintMorgan76 Anderson “do you recollect when owe separated from the international missions? Did we tender our resignations or was it forced?"
@NAFWB @HannaProject @Speers_In_Tokyo @ClintMorgan76 Jeff Manning now comes to the mic as chairman of IM Board. “Verlin you tendered your resignation and we accepted it.”
@NAFWB Anderson now speaking of a land transfer issue in Ivory Coast…. You’ve made a few trips there… there’s not been any change #NAFWB
@NAFWB Anderson sent a letter to board and if the IM doesn’t share the info he will….
@NAFWB Jeff Manning comes to the mic as board chairman - To my knowledge the letter and documentation was dealt with by our board… #nafwb
@NAFWB Manning - we believe that the situation as it is currently is legally kosher as it relates to the Ivorian government.
@NAFWB Report is accepted.
We now move to speak in open discussion about a change to the charter as relates to name change. #nafwb
@NAFWB The name can not be changed this year, it can only be discussed and then adopted next year.
@NAFWB Kenneth Mayo - We must do what is necessary to advance the cause of the Christ. If that means changing a name, let’s change it. #nafwb
@NAFWB Keith Watley - Is going to be IM inc or IM?
Morgan - it will be incorporated.
@NAFWB [My apologies for continuing to tag other entities in the replies there for a while]
@NAFWB Discussion is over. @wnacdirector begins the report for WNAC.
@NAFWB @wnacdirector Representatives from Ivory Coast speak with Clint Morgan serving as translator. #nafwb
@NAFWB @wnacdirector The president of the Ladies Auxiliary in Ivory Coast thanks #NAFWB for all their efforts. “Your reward is in heaven!"
@NAFWB Terry Hill offers audit of WNAC- There is a clean report, but there is a “growing concern."
@NAFWB We’ve experienced losses these past two years but we received fund from the Together Way.
Overall giving decreased. Expenses have been cut
@NAFWB Without the benefits of becoming a department with Together Way, WNAC would be in much more difficult position.
#nafwb
@NAFWB Hodges: The program book will be moved to only online.
The magazine will be reduced in number of pages and quality of paper.
#nafwb
@NAFWB They haven’t raised subscription fees or dues since 2005.
The staff turned down raises in compensation because they just were not possible.
@NAFWB This morning the WNAC of Arkansas presented a $19k check to wipe out debt on department car. #nafwbn
@NAFWB Cleo Pursell Scholarship was awarded to students of Cedars of Lebanon in Cuba.
@NAFWB The International Student Scholarship has been named the Miley Scholarship in honor of the Mileys who served @fwbimofficial
@NAFWB Randall University will be site for their upcoming fall retreat in October.
@NAFWB Pictures of Women’s conference in Cuba now being shown with details of the trip to these churches…. #nafwb
@NAFWB The WNAC report is accepted with no comment or question
@NAFWB The Clerk now reading the nominees for general board:
Reuben Cason
Allan Austin
Daniel Edwards
David Inman
Josh Bush
Ashley Kidd...
@NAFWB General Board nominees cont.
Bud Biven
Jim Lawson
Wayne Hale
Larry Reynolds
Stan Bunch
Mark Shores
@NAFWB All nominees elected as a slate.
@NAFWB Stan Bunch is elected to replace himself on Executive Committee.
Wayne Hale is elected to replace himself on Executive Committee.
@NAFWB Daniel Edwards is elected to replace himself on Executive Committee.
@NAFWB They investigated Charlotte and Greensboro. Charlotte’s prices were very high. Facility rental would have been over $90k
@NAFWB Greensboro had nice facilities but the hotel was more than a mile down the road.
@NAFWB Sonny Thomas speaks from Mic “as moderator we invite you and would count it an honor to be your hosts."
@NAFWB Recommendation is accepted. We’re headed to Raleigh in 2023.
@NAFWB General Board recommends that the moderator establish a 5 member committee to study feasibility of developing a church revitalization dept
@NAFWB This recommendation is based upon a resolution that was sent by the Missouri State Association.
Recommendation is accepted.
@NAFWB Moderator appoints the following to the committee:
Stan Bunch, MO
Jeff Jones. NC
Randy Wilson, OK
Mike Trimble, MI
Jeff Nichols, TN
#nafwb
@NAFWB The Welch College report begins with a video of new campus.
@NAFWB Pinson: It’s been the craziest year of my 15 year presidency.
Many thanks to relocation team.
@NAFWB Pinson is inspired the student body. They’ve had to deal with a lot through this process and they’ve showed patience and grace.
#nafwb
@NAFWB Pinson now quoting Josh Chapman - "we now have potential for growth that exceeds the imagination of our founders.” #NAFWB
@NAFWB The College purchased more acreage through a partnership with FWB Foundation & FWB Family Ministries.
@NAFWB The new campus cost more than expected. Construction costs have escalated. The contractors took much longer that anticipated.
@NAFWB The high point of the debt will be 13 million.
@NAFWB They believe that they will be able to raise more than 8 million in the public phase of the capital campaign.
@NAFWB Net Assets have tripled. After the capital campaign they hope to cut the relocation debt to $800k.
@NAFWB "The pictures of the campus don’t do it justice. You really need to visit and see it for yourself.” - Pinson #nafwb
@NAFWB They especially hope that people will join them on September 29th for the dedication of the new campus.
#nafwb
@NAFWB They're already seeing the impact of new campus. More student and parents have visited this year than before....
@NAFWB Pinson hopes to report that they have more than 500 students next year. That would be the first time since the 80s
@NAFWB They've had first 4 grads of masters program this year.
@NAFWB Now hearing Welch finance reports
@NAFWB Welch report is accepted without question or comment.
@NAFWB Tonight’s service will be a celebration of Welch’s 75th anniversary and Dr Pinson will be preaching. #nafwb
@NAFWB Doug Little now shares the music commission’s report.
@NAFWB The Rejoice Hymnal has now been in our FWB churches longer than the FWB Hymnbook it replace.
@NAFWB That was never the intention, that it would be the final song book. We need to consider where we are headed...
@NAFWB Not only with our music, but as a movement. We must plant churches and reach the lost and worship is a major part of that mission.
@NAFWB They wish to hear from FWB Churches about worship will be like with all the advancements in tech- Will the hymnal will be part of that?
@NAFWB Music commission report is accepted. Media Commission will go tomorrow….
@NAFWB The business session is ended for the day. We will pick back up tomorrow. Closing Prayer. Dismissal
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