Organizations Filed Purposes:
CHRISTIANITY EXPLORED USA EQUIPS GOD'S PEOPLE IN EVANGELISM BY EXPLORING JESUS IN THE BIBLE IN A RELATIONAL ENVIRONMENT.
HELPING PEOPLE MEET JESUS IN THE PAGES OF SCRIPTURE SO THAT THEY: LOVE, LIVE, AND TELL THE GOOD NEWS OF JESUS. WE ASSIST THE LOCAL CHURCH IN: REACHING THOSE WHO DO NOT YET BELIEVE: TRAINING BELIEVERS IN SHARING THEIR FAITH; AND STRENGTHENING LEADERS' CONFIDENCE IN THE BIBLE AS THE HOLY SPIRIT BRINGS IT TO LIFE.
ASSISTING LOCAL CHURCHES: WITH THE COMING OF COVID-19, THE MINISTRY RAMPED UP TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND COACHING TO HELP CHURCHES PIVOT TO RUNNING CE ONLINE. WE DID THAT THROUGH TARGET EMAILS TO CHURCH STAFF TO EXPLAIN HOW TO EFFECTIVELY USE ONLINE PLATFORMS SUCH AS ZOOM, AS WELL AS PROVIDING ONLINE TRAINING SESSIONS TO DEMONSTRATE AND TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. WE TOOK OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL FROM BEING A SCARCELY USED RESOURCE, TO NOW BEING A VIABLE PLATFORM TO ASSIST LOCAL CHURCHES, TO PROVIDE TRAINING RESOURCES, AND TO PROMOTE AWARENESS. WE HAVE EXPANDED THE CONTENT OF THIS CHANNEL MORE THAN 5-FOLD, WHICH HAS HELPED PRODUCE A 500% INCREASE IN MONTHLY YOUTUBE CHANNEL VIEWS. WE HAVE CONTINUED OUR REGULAR CONTACT WITH CHURCH LEADERS VIA PERSONAL MEETINGS, AS WELL AS TELEPHONE AND VIDEO CONFERENCES.
TRAINING: IN AUGUST, THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTED ITS FIRST EVER TRAINING FOR TRAINERS EVENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH A REGIONAL TRAINING EVENT IN THE DENVER, CO AREA. THE GOAL IS TO LEVERAGE OUR SMALL STAFF BY MULTIPLYING THE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS QUALIFIED TO HELP WITH TRAINING IN LOCAL AREAS. TO CAPTURE SOME OF THE MOMENTUM WE WOULD HAVE GOTTEN FROM THE LIVE CONFERENCE WE HAD TO CANCEL BECAUSE OF COVID, THE STAFF IMPLEMENTED A TWICE MONTHLY WEBINAR SERIES THAT WILL CONTINUE INTO THE FY 2020-2021. THESE WEBINARS HAVE BEEN ATTENDED BY PEOPLE FROM ALL REGIONS OF THE US AND FROM MANY PROVINCES OF CANADA. AVERAGE WEBINAR ATTENDANCE IS MORE THAN 50 PEOPLE. WE HAVE UPDATED OUR CRM/DATABASE TO TRACK THE TRAINING RECEIVED BY MORE THAN 500 INDIVIDUALS AND TO BETTER MEASURE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF EACH TRAINING COMPONENT.
RESOURCING AND PROMOTING RESOURCE AWARENESS: THE MINISTRY CONDUCTED ITS FIRST ONLINE PROMOTIONAL EVENT CALLED MULTIPLY 2020. BETWEEN THE PEOPLE WHO PARTICIPATED ONLINE ON THE NIGHT OF THE EVENT, AND OTHERS WHO HAVE SINCE WATCHED THE RECORDING ON YOUTUBE, WE HAVE REACHED 485 INDIVIDUALS. THE MINISTRY CONTINUES TWICE PER MONTH EMAIL NEWSLETTERS THAT INCLUDE INSPIRATIONAL STORIES, BEST PRACTICES, AND NEWS ABOUT RESOURCES AND EVENTS. ALMOST 5,000 PEOPLE HAVE SUBSCRIBED TO OUR NEWSLETTER. WE HAVE SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASED OUR FOLLOWING ACROSS ALL SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION HELPED EQUIP PASTORS, LAY LEADERS, AND MISSIONARIES IN COLUMBIA, SOUTH AMERICA, THROUGH A SERIES OF CONFERENCES IN BUCARAMANGA, BOGOTA, AND CARTAGENA.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Rev Alan J Avera | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $70,000 |
| William B Fullilove | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| Bruce Longbottom | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| Louis Joseph | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| William E King | SECRETARY, TREASURER, & DIRECTOR | 6 | $0 |
| Paul O Chelson | PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD | 1 | $0 |
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