“ Growing as Servants of Christ 學習基督 , 僕人心志 ”

CBCGL

20142014 State State of the Church of the Church MeetingMeeting

教會近況座談會教會近況座談會

“Growing as Servants of Christ

學習基督 , 僕人心志”

English Translation

Dial-in Number: 1-857-232-0300 East Coast

Access Code: 250019

CBCGL 20142014 State State of the Church of the Church MeetingMeeting


• New member introduction• Review purpose and vision• Strategic plan• Financial update• Missions update• New Building Committee update• UMass Lowell Student Update• Q&A




教會近況座談會教會近況座談會New Members Introduction 接纳新会友

Mandarin Ministry:•Student Fellowship – •JOY Fellowship -•…

Cantonese Ministry:

English Ministry:

2014 事工計劃2014 Strategic Plan

• 各部門已定出今年的事工計劃和目標。事工計劃報告已傳發給會友

Each Ministry Departments have developed its 2014 plans and goals. The plan report has been sent to members.



主日出席人數統計2012-2013 CBCGL Sunday Attendance

Report

2012-2013 主日出席人數統計2012-2013 Sunday Attendance

ReportEaster 复活节

Snowstorm 暴风雪

2011

Church AttendanceJanuary 2011 – March 2013

2012 3/31/132013



CBCGL Financial Report

教會財務報告

2012 Financial Report

• 2012 was a year of abundant grace in that CBCGL’s many active ministries were generously supported by the congregation, leaving a tidy surplus of $72,067

• We generally met our goals:– Good stewardship of God-provided resources– Improve accountability of coworkers in different ministries with respect to

purposes and uses of Church resources for various programs/events/activities– Increase transparency of CBCGL’s financial condition to Church Council and the

congregation

• Continue to focus on educating and working with deacons and the congregations to “do the right things” to comply with tax laws.

• A workshop on Giving Strategies was conducted to help church members maximize the impact of their offerings. This is particularly important as the Church considers renovating existing facilities or constructing new facilities, either of which will require significant tithing from church members to fund CBCGL’s capital improvements.

2012 Results and Cash Income

• 2012 Budget was $950,000, including General Fund, Mission Fund and other income

• Actual results in 2012:– Total receipts: $958,041– Total expenses: $885,975– Surplus was due to higher income

and lower expenses– Sunday offerings were $2,112 less

than in 2011, offset by a big increase in miscellaneous income ($41k)

– Expenditures were $11k lower due to 1 less pastor and savings on insurance premium

2012 Cash Income $ 838,041

Sunday Offering $ 690,832 82.43%

Rental Income $ 10,330 1.23%

Miscellaneous Income $ 136,880 16.33%

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Sunday offering - Mission $ 80,366 9.59%

Miscellaneous - Retreat $ 66,862 7.98%

2012 CBCGL Cash Expenses$765,975

Payroll - all staff $ 380,168.00 49.63%

Building Expense $ 105,770.00 13.81%

Mandarin Ministry $ 66,952.00 8.74%

Youth Ministry $ 51,015.00 6.66%

Office $ 14,771.00 1.93%

Worship $ 11,718.00 1.53%

Children Ministry & Nursery $ 9,454.00 1.23%

Treasury $ 4,640.00 0.61%

English Ministry $ 2,515.00 0.33%

General Service $ 2,248.00 0.29%

Cantonese Ministry $ 1,667.00 0.22%

Local Mission $ 1,280.00 0.17%

2013 Budget

• 2013 Budget is $935,300. This is lower than the 2012 budget of $950,000 because more ministry expenses are expected to be funded by fees.

• Inflation and weak economy will present more challenges for the Church’s ministries, requiring all of us to be better stewards of God’s resources

• CBCGL continues to encourage charging registration fees for activities supported by various ministries. Tithing income will be used to support the Church’s payroll, building expenses and other core ministries.

• As there will be record numbers of STM participants and possibly retreat participants, self-funding becomes increasing important to ensure that the Mission Fund will have sufficient resources to support missionaries in the field.

• Fund-raising activities need to be more strategic and less frequent. Believers supporting God-honoring ministries should avoid seeking bargains/material goods or services in return.

• The budget includes $50,000 to fund the retention of professionals to assess and recommend the best capital improvement options for the Church.

State of CBCGL’s financial condition

• The Church’s financials are solid thanks to God’s providence and the good stewardship of Council and coworkers of all ministries

• A lot of the surplus could be attributed to deferred maintenance, pending decision on capital plan

• Currently, the Church has >$600k in the General Fund and other Funds and >$110k in the Mission Fund, earning 0.25% or less

• Resources provided by God need to be used strategically for His Kingdom. Should we continue to pay big repair bills while earning $1,500 from our bank account for the General and other fund reserves?

Missions Report

宣教部事工報告

CBCGL 2013 State of the Church Meeting

教會近況座談會

路线图 Roadmap (Last Year)

Core Value

Mission

VisionPurposes Strategic

Plan“Who we are”

“Why we exist”“What we aspire to be”“What we should

be doing”“How we will do it to fulfill our vision”

核心价值使命

目标策略计划异象

20-80% Strategic Plan to 80-20%

Distribution of our LT Support Missionaries教會長期支持的宣教士分佈圖

Youth –Costa Rica

English – India

Youth – BP Service

Mandarin – China

Cantonese – China

STM Year 2013

Next Year

27

TBD

Independent – COCM..Many Many

Year 2011

0

27

0

0

Year 2012

15

27

4

21

Many

TBD

Glocal Movements 2013

From India

From China

From India

From Taiwan

From Hong Kong

Visit CBCGL onOversea Missionaries

* CBCGL Annual Mission Conference *

CBCGL 2013 State of the Church Meeting

教會近況座談會

建堂委员会报告New Building Committee Update

2011 New Building Committee Plans

新建筑委员会的计划

• Seek the Lord for His guidance 寻求主的指引• Review past assessments and plans 審查过去的评估和计划

• Determine current and future needs 确定当前和未来需求

• Consider whether to remodel existing building or build a new one 考虑是否要改造现有的建筑，或建立一个新的

• Committee members will have representatives from every church ministry 委员会成员将会是来自每一个部会的代表

• Timeline is 6-8 months 預计时長是六至八个月

• Building– Architecture that looks more like a church– Minimize utility costs, e.g. zoned HVAC– Security monitoring system to ensure safety– Church office should be on the first floor– Good signage outside and inside– Improve visitor welcome area

New Building Suggestions

• Sanctuary– Larger main sanctuary to host all 3 congregations– Higher and larger stage– Higher ceiling, good air ventilation and lighting– Good audio/visual system– Translation capabilities– Larger entrance/foyer area – better protection from

snow/dirt damage


• Fellowship Hall– Build a new professional grade kitchen to meet safe-

serve food service code– Larger cafeteria with adequate seating for members

• Restrooms– Easy to clean and maintain in good working order – Increased capacity, especially for ladies

• Classrooms – Good climate controls– Ensure good construction and insulation on 2nd floors


• Others– Ensure safety for children and elderly– Add tea/coffee shop and vending machines– Indoor/outdoor sport facility, e.g. basketball court, ping-

pong area, game and activity areas– Multipurpose hall for community outreach such as

afterschool programs; this will require people as the “software” so that the building “hardware” works

– WiFi hot spots for the public– Outdoor walking path around the parking lot for

neighbors to stroll on– Expanded Christian bookstore


• Growth in the next 5-10 years– Stable (46%)– Increase (46%)– Decrease (8%)

• Growth in the next 10-15 years– Stable (38%)– Increase (54%)– Decrease (8%)

Future Growth Expectations

UML 学生团契

UML Chinese Student & Scholar Fellowship

2012 秋季迎新会Fall Orientation

最近几年 UML 入学人数（研究生）Enrollment (graduate)

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NAVITAS Program

UML学生团契主要事工Student Fellowship Ministry

• UML 福音禾场是上帝摆在我们教会面前的机会，也是托付给我们教会责任

• 每周五晚上的查经聚会1. 准备晚餐，音乐，带查经，2. 布置及清理聚会场地， 3. 儿童看护等等

• 大型聚会（迎新会，感恩节，农历新年，夏季郊游等）– 安排接机，购物– 聚会准备食物，布置及清理聚会场地– 聚会中认识新生，陪新同学说话，聊天– 与同学建立个人关系，请同学到家里吃饭

1. 带领同学们参加冬令营，福音布道会1. 提供交通便利2. 担任冬令营学生小组顾问

• 其中最为重要的是：建立关系；关心爱护他们；门徒栽培！（关怀，请吃饭，探访，一对一跟进等）

危机与机遇• 目前学生团契的同工配置：

1. 学生团契团长：孙川2. 学生同工： Junwei & Xiahui, Yuqing, 期待有更多学生参与

服侍3. 教会同工： Guang & Huijuan, Alsa, Hongwu, TY,

YeWei, SunXu, Ruoding & Shuyuan, Raymond & Gail4. Umass 老师：春晓老师，钱建华老师5. 讲座老师：刘灵，许长老，李长老；别教会也有6. 教牧：陈锦仪

• 如何回应：1. 到学生团契来看看，认识那些同学2. 祷告，求上帝给我一个爱这些学生的心3. 继续祷告，可以加入学生团契的同工队伍吗？

1. 到学生团契服侍我们可以：1. 觉得年轻，有活力，接受新的思想，被鼓励2. 让更多年轻的学生认识耶稣，相信祂，同时服侍祂，服侍他人

• Support needs from CBCGL• Prayer … Prayer … and Prayer!• Volunteers• Organize cultural and evangelism activities for

parents• Consider teaching• View the Learning Center as a “field of harvest” to

which they need witnesses and harvest workers – example of how the Lord led Oscar Hsu’s family to Christ through the Chinese School

CBCGL Chinese SchoolSupport NeededSupport Needed



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