2020 Book of Reports of the Arizona Southern Baptist Convention November 13, 2020 92nd Annual Session Live meeting site: CalvaryPHX, Phoenix Interactive simulcast: Mountain View Baptist Church, Tucson Stone Ridge Church, Yuma Greenlaw Baptist Church, Flagstaff Table of Contents Letter from the President . 5 1 Directories of Officers, Committees, Convention Council . 7 Convention Officers, Committees . 9 Convention Council Members . 10 2 Constitution . 11 3 Proceedings of 2019 Annual Convention Meeting . 23 4 Reports . 27 Executive Director Report . 29 Statistical Data of AZSBC 2019 . 33 Church Resource Team Reports: Church Planting Team . 47 Church Life Team . 49 Hispanic Ministries Team . 51 Arizona Disaster Relief Report . 52 Historical Commission Report . 53 AZSBC 2020 Sympathy Resolution . 54 Nominating Committee Report . 58 Cooperative Program Report . 59 Top 25 Churches, Cooperative Program Giving . 74 Top 25 Churches Per Capita Giving . 75 Associational Leaders, Cooperative Program . 76 2021 AZSBC Budget Recommendation . 77 AZSBC Statement of Financial Position . 93 Projected Income . 94 Arizona Southern Baptist Convention Audit . 95 Cooperative Agreement Entity Reports: Arizona Baptist Children’s Services & Family Ministries . 114 Gateway Seminary – Arizona . 115 5 Historical Information . 119 6 Statistical Information . 125 7 Directories of Churches and Pastors . 151 Churches in the Arizona Southern Baptist Convention . 153 Pastors in the Arizona Southern Baptist Convention . 168 3 Letter from the President Welcome to the 92nd annual Arizona Southern Baptist Convention . We are blessed to be able to gather in person at CalvaryPHX as well as via live stream at Greenlaw Baptist Church in Flagstaff, Stone Ridge Church in Yuma, and Mountain View Baptist in Tucson for this year’s meeting . We want to thank Pastors Mark Martin, Michael Grigsby, Tom Burke, Bret Burnett, and the fantastic people of their con- gregations for opening their hearts and their campuses to us and for showing such great hospitality . Hosting the Annual Convention takes a huge team effort, so please make sure you take a moment and thank any of the host churches’ team members you run into and let them know how much we appreciate their service . This year’s Convention theme is “Above and Beyond .” In Ephesians 3:20 Paul reminds us that our God is “able to do above and beyond all that we ask or think according to the power that works in us.” What an amazing promise that is! As the 462 churches of our convention work together to make disciples of all peoples in Arizona and around the world, we are encouraged by knowing that we are not depending on our power alone . Our God is at work and is able to do more than any of us can imagine . I pray that moves you like it has me to greater prayer and greater cooperation with each other . I hope that you are equipped and inspired by this year’s Convention, the speakers, the reports, the fellowship, and the worship . I thank you for the privilege of allow- ing me to serve you these past two years and look forward to what God is going to do in and through us in the days and years ahead! In Christ, Pastor Ashley Evans President, AZSBC 5 ONE Directories of Officers, Committees and Convention Council 7 2019-2020 Officers of the Convention Ashley Evans, President Robert Waldron, First Vice President George Lyman, Second Vice President Amy Medley, Recording Secretary 2020 Convention Committees Convention Business Committee David Lindgens John Guillott David Taylor Jim Maynard Jane Faught Nominating Committee John Guillott John Elder Lainee Pegelow Aaron Petre Armando Barraza 9 Convention Council Term Expiring December 2020 Dick Stafford Phoenix, AZ Jeremy Hatfield Tubac, AZ Daniel Martin Tempe, AZ Phil Calvert* Casa Grande, AZ Acey Martin* Springerville, AZ Glenn Swarthout* Parker, AZ Jack Marslender* Avondale, AZ Tanner Britt Glendale, AZ Term Expiring December 2021 Alan Gayongala Peoria, AZ Dustin Willey Thatcher, AZ Charles Wesner Wellton, AZ Deidra Hodges* Mesa, AZ Mike Bishop* Florence, AZ Donald Gardner* Phoenix, AZ Paul Smith* Chandler, AZ Term Expiring December 2022 Brian Bowman Phoenix, AZ Shannon Jennings Sedona, AZ Johanna Moore* Tucson, AZ Mike Campbell* Holbrook, AZ Teresa Zeledon* Phoenix, AZ Karla Cox* Phoenix, AZ Juan Godoy* Tucson, AZ Augie Clarkson* Yuma, AZ George Bonsangue* Sedona, AZ *eligible for a second term Officers of the Convention: Ashley Evans, President 6620 E 22nd St, Tucson, AZ 85710 Robert Waldron, First Vice-President 2300 Las Brisas Way, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635 George Lyman, Second Vice-President 2625 Landon Dr Bullhead City, AZ 86429 Amy Medley, Recording Secretary 12801 N 28th Dr, Phoenix, AZ 85029 Ex-Officio Member: David Johnson 12801 N 28th Dr, Phoenix, AZ 85029 10 TWO Constitution 11 Constitution of the Arizona Southern Baptist Convention Article I. Name and Purpose Section 1. Name. The name of this corporation shall be the Arizona Southern Baptist Convention (referred to hereafter as “the Convention”) . The term “Convention” in this Constitution shall describe the messengers/members of the cooperating Arizona Southern Baptist churches (the “Convention churches”) within the geographical boundaries determined by the messengers/members . Section 2. Purpose. The purpose of the Convention is to assist the Convention churches in fulfilling the Great Commission. (Matthew 28:18-20) Article II. Membership Section 1. Qualification of Messengers/Members . The members of the Convention are the messengers/members from Southern Baptist churches supporting the cooperative program and cooperating with the Convention, which follow New Testament principles, and who support the purpose of the Convention . Section 2. Number of Messengers/Members. Each church shall be entitled to three messen- gers, with an additional messenger/member for every 50 members or major portion thereof above 100 members, provided that no church shall be entitled to more than 15 messen-gers/ members . Section 3. Voting Rights. Each messenger/member shall be entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote . Section 4. Term of Membership. Each term of membership shall be from the opening until the adjournment of the Annual or Special Session for which the messengers/members were elected . Section 5. Transfer of Membership. A member may not transfer or assign his or her mem- bership, nor grant a proxy, to another person . Article III. Powers and Duties Section 1. Powers. This Convention shall not exercise authority over any church but shall recognize and uphold the sovereignty of the churches under Christ . Section 2. Duties. The elected messengers/members from each church shall come together each year at the Annual Session and at any Special Session to a) discuss business and to vote on specific matters properly brought before the Convention, b) approve the Cooperative Program Budget, c) elect officers as provided in this Constitution, d) receive reports regarding Convention ministries, e) adopt the Annual Book of Reports, and f) receive motions intro- duced by messengers/members regarding matters not on the agenda, to be further considered by the Convention, said motions to be referred to the Convention Council . Section 3. Discussions and Voting. The messengers, as believer-priests, will express their views and cast their votes decently and in order, under the direction of the indwelling Holy Spirit . 13 Article IV. Election of Officers and Terms of Office Section 1. Election. (a) During the Annual Session of the Convention, there shall be elected separately the President, the First Vice President, and the Second Vice President . (b) The Convention messengers/members may elect or appoint other officers as it deems desirable, and the officers will have the authority to perform the duties prescribed by the Convention messengers/members . (c) The election of officers shall take place at the Annual Session, and the officers shall be installed and shall assume their respective duties at the closing of the Annual Session . In the event more than two persons are nominated for an office, and after the initial vote is taken one nominee does not receive more than fifty percent of the votes, a runoff election shall be conducted between the top two candidates . (d) Officers may be removed for just cause by a two-thirds majority vote of the Convention Council . (e) The officers shall hold their offices until their successors are elected, or unless removed. Section 2. Officers and Terms. Officers and terms of office shall be as follows: (a) President. The President shall preside over the sessions of the Convention and shall discharge such duties as are usually incumbent upon the presiding officers of deliberative bod- ies . The President shall also appoint committees as outlined in Article VI of this Constitution . The President of the Convention by his election becomes an ex-officio non-voting member of all Convention Council Teams and committees and shall be a member of, and serve as chairperson of the Convention Council . The President shall be elected to a one-year term and may not succeed himself/herself more than once consecutively . (b) First Vice President. The First Vice President shall preside at the sessions of the Convention in the absence of the President, or at the President’s request, and shall automati- cally accede to the office of President in the event the office is vacated for any reason by the duly elected President . The First Vice President shall be a member of the Convention Council . The First Vice President shall be assigned to a Team and/or Committee as a voting member . The First Vice President shall be elected to a one-year term and may not succeed himself/ herself more than once consecutively . (c) Second Vice President. The Second Vice President shall preside at the meetings of the Convention in the absence of the President and the First Vice President, or at their request, and shall accede to the office of First Vice President if that office is vacated for any reason by the duly-elected First Vice President .