What is so offensive that not even NBC will allow it to be seen during the Super Bowl? Watch and see...
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Thursday, January 29, 2009
How Long Does it Take For a New Congresswoman to Compromise?
This campaign ad says that Betsy Markey is ready to go to congress with a ten point plan to cut spending. She says in the ad, "My parents taught us not to spend more than we make". Just three weeks in to her first term in congress, Markey voted to spend $825 Billion that we do not have. Whatever happened to integrity?
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Dr. Martin Luther King's Prediction
I saw this on The Drudge Report this morning. Dr. King believed in 1964 that we could see a black president within 25 years.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
A Call to Live...
Head on over and take a look. As always, I keep a close eye on the comment stream. Please jump on in and share your thoughts.
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Wednesday, January 14, 2009
CBGC Executive Board (final report)
The Tuesday sessions were filled with a variety of reports from various CBGC staff members. I remain extremely impressed and proud of our staff in Colorado. From our Executive Director, Mark Edlund, on down to the ministry assistants--we have some tremendous men and women serving the churches of Colorado.
Golden Gate Seminary is expecting as much as a $750,000 budget shortfall in the coming year. Rocky Mountain Campus in Denver should be effected in only a limited way in that they raise their own funds and do not receive any Cooperative Program support. There are approximately eighty students in Colorado who are taking advantage of the Rocky Mountain Campus of Golden Gate Seminary.
Concerns were shared on the rising costs of Youth Camp and possible solutions were presented.
We heard a report from CAHOOTS on how to better communication from the CBGC.
It was reported that 210 of our 397 churches did not complete an ACP report last year which means we do not have accurate data concering our churches. Of the 210 that did report--one fifth reported zero baptisms for the year!
There was an excellent report from The Ponderosa--our state camp. Many positive changes appear to be happening at the camp witch will hopefully result in better usage of the camp.
We voted to enter into a "shoulder-to-shoulder" partnership with the churches in Wyoming. This will result in shared ministry throughout Wyoming and Colorado with Colorado churches assisting Wyoming churches and Wyoming churches assisting Colorado churches.
A discussion was held concerning our annual meeting and how to better the participation. We'll be in Estes Park for our 2009 meeting.
A discussion was held on minimum giving percentages as a qualifier for executive board service. It was decided that we should seek out the the best individuals regardless of giving percentages.
The Board also voted to look into the possibility of making some facility changes.
There was much more but these are the highlights. I would be happy to answer any questions that these postings have prompted.
Golden Gate Seminary is expecting as much as a $750,000 budget shortfall in the coming year. Rocky Mountain Campus in Denver should be effected in only a limited way in that they raise their own funds and do not receive any Cooperative Program support. There are approximately eighty students in Colorado who are taking advantage of the Rocky Mountain Campus of Golden Gate Seminary.
Concerns were shared on the rising costs of Youth Camp and possible solutions were presented.
We heard a report from CAHOOTS on how to better communication from the CBGC.
It was reported that 210 of our 397 churches did not complete an ACP report last year which means we do not have accurate data concering our churches. Of the 210 that did report--one fifth reported zero baptisms for the year!
There was an excellent report from The Ponderosa--our state camp. Many positive changes appear to be happening at the camp witch will hopefully result in better usage of the camp.
We voted to enter into a "shoulder-to-shoulder" partnership with the churches in Wyoming. This will result in shared ministry throughout Wyoming and Colorado with Colorado churches assisting Wyoming churches and Wyoming churches assisting Colorado churches.
A discussion was held concerning our annual meeting and how to better the participation. We'll be in Estes Park for our 2009 meeting.
A discussion was held on minimum giving percentages as a qualifier for executive board service. It was decided that we should seek out the the best individuals regardless of giving percentages.
The Board also voted to look into the possibility of making some facility changes.
There was much more but these are the highlights. I would be happy to answer any questions that these postings have prompted.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
CBGC Executive Board Highlights...
Monday's meeting turned out to be quite long--We didn't wrap up until around 7:30. I remain extremely proud of our Colorado Baptist Convention. Our churches and missionaries are doing some amazing work. As I mentioned yesterday, the new member orientation was from 12-1. The EB session began at 2:00 and the majority of the first two and one half hours was filled with spiritual emphasis: a devotion, prayer, and testimonies of God's activity throughout the state. It was reported that there are more than 100 unique language groups in Colorado and that we have some type of ministry among 28 of those people groups.
A few things of note that I'll share:
The board agreed to distribute a little more than $18,000 in state mission offerings. The total to be distributed this year is about $66,000. Churches request these funds through their association and the EB makes the final allocation.
We received a report on the audit from the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability. The CBGC is in full compliance with the ECFA's standards. This is a significant seal of approval on the way that the CBGC handles its finances.
The 2008 financial report reveals that we were less than $3,000 away from meeting budget. It is almost miraculous to get that close. Total receipts for 2008 were $2,218,047.50. This is up by $42,000 from 2007. Great News!
More to follow...
A few things of note that I'll share:
The board agreed to distribute a little more than $18,000 in state mission offerings. The total to be distributed this year is about $66,000. Churches request these funds through their association and the EB makes the final allocation.
We received a report on the audit from the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability. The CBGC is in full compliance with the ECFA's standards. This is a significant seal of approval on the way that the CBGC handles its finances.
The 2008 financial report reveals that we were less than $3,000 away from meeting budget. It is almost miraculous to get that close. Total receipts for 2008 were $2,218,047.50. This is up by $42,000 from 2007. Great News!
More to follow...
Monday, January 12, 2009
From the CBGC Executive Board...
Just wanted to let everyone know that I will be participating in our state convention's executive board today and tomorrow. I was elected at our state convention to serve as 2nd Vice President and that position allows me to serve as an officer on our EB. The primary function of the EB is to provide oversight of the CBGC when the convention itself is not in session which is of course most of the year. This is the first time that I have been able to participate with the newly organized EB. I had served as chairperson a few years back and then rotated off the board. We had gone through a multiple year process of reorganizing and streamlining the EB. I am very anxious to experience the fruit of so much labor. I hope to share some of the experience with you all as the EB meets over the next two days. I am here a bit early--having not been sure what the roads would be like today. I am sitting in a pretty large conference room by myself at the moment looking at about seventeen empty chairs surrounding a square table. The new EB members and the officers will be meeting at noon to for a new member orientation. More to follow...
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