2018 ACA Narrative Spending Plan
| Line | Ohio Conference of MC USA 2018-19 Spending Plan | Budgeted 2017-18 | Actual 1/31/2018 | Proposed 2018-19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empowering Pastors and Congregations | ||||
| 1 | Office/Travel for credentialing interviews and meetings | $602 | $1,447 | $1,000 |
| 2 | Pastoral Assessment (new pastoral candidates) | $1,800 | $0 | $1,350 |
| 3 | Healthy Boundaries Training | $1,300 | $1,426 | $2,500 |
| 4 | Counseling for Pastoral Misconduct | $2,500 | ||
| 5 | Staffing expenses (2018-19, 53%) | $103,250 | $60,352 | $161,041 |
| 6 | Subtotal | $16,952 | $63,225 | $168,391 |
| 7 | 30.21% | 29.39% | 44.30% | |
| 8 | Stewardship | |||
| 9 | Office/Travel for meetings | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 10 | Financial Review of Conference Books | $100 | $0 | $1,500 |
| 11 | Subtotal | $100 | $0 | $1,500 |
| 12 | 0.03% | 0.0% | 0.39% | |
| 13 | Equipping Conference Ministries | |||
| 14 | Office/Travel for meetings (Leadership Team) | $2,662 | $2,966 | $3,000 |
| 15 | Gifts Discernment Ministry meetings | $500 | $4 | $300 |
| 16 | Kidron Office Expenses | $16,500 | $10,557 | $16,500 |
| 17 | Printing Expenses | $3,000 | $9 | $3,000 |
| 18 | Resource Library Expenses for new materials | $100 | $0 | $0 |
| 19 | Annual Assembly Expenses | $5,000 | $3,895 | $5,000 |
| 20 | Annual Assembly Receipts | ($859) | ||
| 21 | Fundraising Expenses | $750 | $447 | $750 |
| 22 | Youth Minister Advocate | $250 | $0 | $0 |
| 23 | Staffing expenses (2018-19, 32%) | $126,850 | $74,147 | $97,232 |
| 24 | Subtotal | $155,612 | $91,166 | $125,782 |
| 25 | 43.95% | 42.38% | 33.09% | |
| 26 | Embodied Faith, Worship and Witness | |||
| 27 | Office/Travel for meetings | $86 | $218 | $0 |
| 28 | Prayer Ministry Tream | $100 | $4 | $0 |
| 29 | Retreats & Seminars, Miscellaneous | $6,500 | $4,278 | $23,500 |
| 30 | Staffing expenses (2018-19, 10%) | $50,150 | $29,314 | $30,385 |
| 31 | Subtotal | $56,836 | $33,814 | $53,885 |
| 32 | 16.05% | 15.72% | 14.17% | |
| 33 | Denominational Support | |||
| 34 | MC USA Executive Leadership Support | $11,800 | $12,662 | $14,400 |
| 35 | Delegates to General Assembly | $7,000 | $5,033 | $0 |
| 36 | Constituency Leaders Council Support | $1,000 | $582 | $1,000 |
| 37 | Staff expenses (2018-19, 5%) | $14,750 | $8,622 | $15,192 |
| 38 | Subtotal | $34,550 | $26,899 | $30,592 |
| 39 | 9.76% | 12.51% | 8.05% | |
| 40 | Total Expenses | $354,050 | $215,104 | $380,150 |
| 41 | Receipts | |||
| 42 | Congregational Giving (MC USA) | $253,150 | $253,244 | $288,000 |
| 43 | Congregational Giving (Non-MC USA) | $12,000 | $12,263 | $12,000 |
| 44 | Individual Giving | $16,000 | $20,700 | $30,000 |
| 45 | Gifts in Kind | $1,900 | $394 | $0 |
| 46 | Interest Income - Checking | $223 | ||
| 47 | Fees received from Healthy Boundaries training | $1,294 | $5,000 | |
| 48 | Transfer from Capital Funds | $71,000 | $32,540 | $45,150 |
| 49 | Total Income | $354,050 | $320,658 | $380,150 |
Notes
Empowering Pastors & Congregations
The majority of Regional Pastor time goes toward the support of the pastors of our congregations. In addition to maintaining credentials, mandatory Healthy Boundaries training is being provided to pastors and congregational leaders by the Conference. A fee of $100 per participant is proposed to cover the cost of the Healthy Boundaries training and build a fund for victim counseling services. Participants will retrain every three years, estimating 50 participants per year at $100 yields $5,000 to support lines 3 and 4. These proceeds are entered as income in the spending plan.
Stewardship
Stewardship Ministry provides fiscal accountability for Conference work. We have budgeted $1,500 for an outside review of the Conference’s operations and capital funds. Hopefully, we can at a future time facilitate events and resources focused on being faithful stewards. Stewardship Team members volunteer their time and assume any mileage expenses.
Equipping Conference Ministries
Administrative support is essential for maximizing the volunteer time and the financial resources of Conference. This support also includes preparation of official documents, including pastoral credentials; providing resources to the delegates, including Annual Conference Assembly, Cluster Meetings and Delegate News; and informing congregations of various ministries and events throughout Conference through Perspective and Ohio Mennonite Evangel. Also provided is financial accounting. Support for these ministries ensures the efficiency of Conference work, allowing volunteers to engage their passions to promote the projects of Conference, thus facilitating the work that we do together that we could not accomplish apart.
Embodied Worship, Faith & Witness
Strengthening congregations to promote worship, faith and witness is one of the primary aims of Conference work. Many volunteers do not claim mileage reimbursement. The prayer ministry continues and is staffed by volunteers resulting in no budget needs. The Resource Team structure remains to respond to congregational needs. A total of eight retreats and seminars are planned, and $10,000 is allocated to the pre-conference Gathered and Sent event next year. These give cause to the increase in line 29.
Denominational Support
Conference provides the link between congregations and the national denominational structure. Support of this work releases the gifts of ministry at a national level. It also demonstrates our commitment to first fruits stewardship and the witness of Mennonites through the work of Mennonite Mission Network, MennoMedia, Mennonite Health Services, Mennonite Education Agency, and the Executive Board. The next General Assembly is scheduled for 2019.