Cooperative Program and Stewardship Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma

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Cooperative Program and StewardshipBaptist
General Convention of Oklahoma

• A Census of Southern Baptist Pastors and Selected
  Laity

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Methodology

• Census of all Southern Baptist congregations
  conducted November 2007 February 2008
• Two invitations were mailed to senior pastors of
  all SBC congregations Nov. 9, 2007 and Dec. 27,
  2007 requesting their participation in the online
  survey
• Pastors were asked to personally complete the
  survey
• 9,020 Southern Baptists completed the survey

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Methodology

• The sample of pastors is a census there is no
  sampling error in selecting the invitation list
• Pastors were also asked to select 5 members of
  their church to complete the survey
• Chairman of deacons or a trustee (or key male
  leader)
• A woman who is a Sunday School teacher or Bible
  study leader
• An additional man and two women who are not a
  deacon, Sunday School teacher, Bible study leader
  or missions leader
• A maximum of 6 surveys were permitted from each
  church (including the pastors survey)

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Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma State
Sample

• Data will be reported separately based on the
  roles respondents indicated on the survey
• Pastors/Other Ministers sample size 147
• Laity sample size 247
• Responses have not been weighted

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Cooperative Program
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Cooperative Program Summary
Overall View of the Cooperative Program

• A large majority of Oklahoma churches are
  positive about the Cooperative Program
• When forced to indicate if they are generally
  satisfied or dissatisfied with the CP, 86 of
  pastors and other ministers and 96 of laity
  indicated they are generally satisfied
• The most important objective of the CP is that it
  sends and supports missionaries in North America
  and around the world
• The most important benefit of the CP is that it
  allows individual churches to support more
  missions endeavors efficiently than they could
  individually

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Cooperative Program Summary continued
Concerns with the Cooperative Program

• Efficiency in the use of CP funds by state
  convention entities and among SBC entities are
  the areas with which the largest number of
  Oklahoma churches have concerns
• 45 of pastors strongly agree efficient use of
  contributions are important for state convention
  entities and yet do not strongly agree they are
  efficient today
• 41 of pastors strongly agree efficient use of
  contributions are important for SBC entities and
  yet do not strongly agree they are efficient
  today

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Cooperative Program Summary continued
Promotion of the Cooperative Program

• Seventy-two percent of Oklahoma pastors indicate
  their church promoted the Cooperative Program
  within their church this last year
• Resources used by a majority of churches to
  promote the CP include bulletin inserts, posters,
  videos, and the state paper
• Forty-five percent of Oklahoma churches use the
  state convention as their primary source of
  resources to promote the CP

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Currently Describes the Cooperative Program
Strongly Agree
Q2
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Currently Describes the Cooperative Program
Strongly Agree
Q2
11
Currently Describes the Cooperative Program
Strongly Agree
Q2
12
Importance of Potential CP Benefits
Extremely Important
Q3
13
Importance of Potential CP Benefits
Extremely Important
Q3
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Importance of Potential CP Benefits
Extremely Important
Q3
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Importance of Cooperative Program Objectives
Extremely Important
Q4
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Importance of Cooperative Program Objectives
Extremely Important
Q4
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The Cooperative Program supports SBC entities,
ministries, and missions that my church values
Pastor/Other Minister Level of Agreement
1 Dont Know
Service Level Currently Describes Importance
0 Dont Know
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The Cooperative Program supports state convention
entities, ministries, and missions that my church
values
Pastor/Other Minister Level of Agreement
1 Dont Know
Service Level Currently Describes Importance
1 Dont Know
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The Cooperative Program protects churches from
direct funding appeals by entities
Pastor/Other Minister Level of Agreement
13 Dont Know
Service Level Currently Describes Importance
12 Dont Know
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The Cooperative Program allows my church to
support more missions endeavours efficiently than
we could on our own
Pastor/Other Minister Level of Agreement
1 Dont Know
Service Level Currently Describes Importance
1 Dont Know
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The SBC entities that the Cooperative Program
supports use the contributions efficiently
Pastor/Other Minister Level of Agreement
3 Dont Know
Service Level Currently Describes Importance
2 Dont Know
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The state convention entities that the
Cooperative Program supports use the
contributions efficiently
Pastor/Other Minister Level of Agreement
3 Dont Know
Service Level Currently Describes Importance
1 Dont Know
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The Cooperative Program allocates contributions
among state, national, and global ministries,
missions, and entities appropriately
Pastor/Other Minister Level of Agreement
4 Dont Know
Service Level Currently Describes Importance
1 Dont Know
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The division of Cooperative Program contributions
between state conventions and the SBC is
appropriate
Pastor/Other Minister Level of Agreement
8 Dont Know
Service Level Currently Describes Importance
5 Dont Know
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The Cooperative Program is the most effective way
to support the spread of the gospel worldwide
Pastor/Other Minister Level of Agreement
1 Dont Know
Service Level Currently Describes Importance
1 Dont Know
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Percentage of church budget currently allocated
to The Cooperative Program
Pastor/Other Minister Responses of Church
Budget
7 Dont Know

• The median known percentage is 9.0
• Over the last 5 years
• 8 indicate the percentage decreased
• 58 indicate the percentage stayed the same
• 30 indicate the percentage increased

Q5 Q6
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Percentage of church budget currently allocated
to your local Association
Pastor/Other Minister Responses of Church
Budget
10 Dont Know

• The median known percentage is 3.00
• Over the last 5 years
• 11 indicate the percentage decreased
• 57 indicate the percentage stayed the same
• 27 indicate the percentage increased

Q5 Q6
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Percentage of church budget currently allocated
to one or more SBC entities
Pastor/Other Minister Responses of Church
Budget
27 Dont Know

• The median known percentage is 0
• Over the last 5 years
• 2 indicate the percentage decreased
• 66 indicate the percentage stayed the same
• 18 indicate the percentage increased

Q5 Q6
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Percentage of church budget currently allocated
to local, domestic, foreign ministries,
mission trips missions projects conducted by
your church
Pastor/Other Minister Responses of Church
Budget
20 Dont Know

• The median known percentage is 1.00
• Over the last 5 years
• 2 indicate the percentage decreased
• 41 indicate the percentage stayed the same
• 45 indicate the percentage increased

Q5 Q6
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Percentage of church budget currently allocated
to ministries, missions, or para-church
organizations over which your church has no
direct control
Pastor/Other Minister Responses of Church
Budget
18 Dont Know

• The median known percentage is 0
• Over the last 5 years
• 4 indicate the percentage decreased
• 64 indicate the percentage stayed the same
• 15 indicate the percentage increased

Q5 Q6
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Churchs construction budget expenditures
Pastor/Other Minister Responses

• Over the last 5 years
• 9 indicate the budget decreased
• 41 indicate the budget stayed the same
• 45 indicate the budget increased
• 5 dont know

Q6
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Churchs overall budget expenditures
Pastor/Other Minister Responses

• Over the last 5 years
• 13 indicate the budget decreased
• 15 indicate the budget stayed the same
• 71 indicate the budget increased
• 1 dont know

Q6
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Beliefs about the current division of CP gifts in
your state
The percentage retained by the state should
increase
The percentage forwarded to the national
Convention should increase
The division of Cooperative Program gifts is
about right
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Beliefs about the current division of CP gifts in
your state
Pastor/Other Minister Responses
The percentage retained by the state should
increase
The percentage forwarded to the national
Convention should increase
The division of Cooperative Program gifts is
about right
Q8
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Preferred Cooperative Program Allocation Budget
Median Preferred Allocation
Current Allocation Pastors/Other Ministers Laity
IMB 50.00 50.00 50.00
NAMB 22.79 23.00 23.00
SBC Seminaries 22.16 22.00 22.00
ERLC 1.65 2.00 1.65
SBC Operating Budget 3.40 3.37 3.40
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Preferred Cooperative Program Allocation Budget
Mean Preferred Allocation
Current Allocation Pastors/Other Ministers Laity
IMB 50.00 49.56 49.10
NAMB 22.79 24.91 24.26
SBC Seminaries 22.16 19.91 20.79
ERLC 1.65 2.13 2.25
SBC Operating Budget 3.40 3.49 3.61
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Preferred Cooperative Program Allocation Budget
Percent of Pastors/Other Ministers Compared to
Current Allocation
Preference lt Current Preference Current Preference gt Current
IMB 19 63 18
NAMB 20 12 67
SBC Seminaries 70 12 17
ERLC 34 14 52
SBC Operating Budget 50 16 34
Indicates majority of pastors
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Wording of Cooperative Program Descriptions

• We have an overwhelmingly positive view of the
  CP. We believe the CP is not only satisfactory,
  but is essential to the continued existence of
  the SBC, and the fulfillment of its mission of
  worldwide evangelism
• We have a mostly positive view of the CP. We
  believe the CP perhaps could be improved in some
  ways, but is doing a very good job at present of
  supporting worldwide missions
• We have a mixed view of the CP. The CP is merely
  our denominations present method of supporting
  worldwide missions and it could be improved in
  many ways

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Wording of Cooperative Program Descriptions

• We have a mostly negative view of the CP. We do
  like some of its aspects, but are often
  disappointed by its inefficiencies. We view the
  CP as a regrettably necessary tax to support
  the SBCs infrastructure
• We have an overwhelmingly negative view of the
  CP. We believe the CP is no longer satisfactory,
  and no longer participating in it.
• Our church is unaware of the CP. It is not on
  our radar screen at all.

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Description of the Cooperative Program that best
reflects view of churches
Q10
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General Opinion of the Cooperative Program
Q18
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Activities Used by Churches to Emphasize Missions
Giving
Pastor/Other Minister Responses
Q11
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Activities Used by Churches to Emphasize Missions
Giving
Pastor/Other Minister Responses
Q11
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Resources Used by Churches Within Last Year to
Explain or Promote the CP
Pastor/Other Minister Responses
Q12
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Resources Used by Churches Within Last Year to
Explain or Promote the CP
Pastor/Other Minister Responses
Q12
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Resources Used by Churches Within Last Year to
Explain or Promote the CP
Pastor/Other Minister Responses
Q12
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Primary Source for Resources to Promote the
Cooperative Program
Pastor/Other Minister Responses(Among those who
explain/promote the CP)
Q13
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Stewardship
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Stewardship Summary

• Sermons are the most common activity churches use
  to encourage financial stewardship
• Fifty-two percent offered a planned giving or
  estate planning emphasis
• Testimonies of people who gave faithfully/
  sacrificially were shared by 38 of churches
• Small group studies on financial stewardship were
  not used by 49 of Oklahoma churches
• New Day for Financial Freedom resources were only
  used by 1 of Oklahoma churches last year

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Stewardship Summary continued

• Churches look within for guidance on promoting
  and teaching stewardship
• The minority who looks outside their church, turn
  to their state office, their association, or a
  preferred author
• The majority of pastors do not see a huge
  opportunity for meeting needs for financial
  management skills

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Stewardship Activities Conducted by Churches in
last 12 months
Pastor/Other Minister Responses
Q14
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Stewardship Activities Conducted by Churches in
last 12 months
Pastor/Other Minister Responses
Q14
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Stewardship Resources Used by Churches in the
last year
Pastor/Other Minister Responses
Q15
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Stewardship Resources Used by Churches in the
last year
Pastor/Other Minister Responses
Q15
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Preferred Sources of Guidance on Promoting and
Teaching Stewardship
Pastor/Other Minister Responses
Q16
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Preferred Sources of Guidance on Promoting and
Teaching Stewardship
Pastor/Other Minister Responses
Q16
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Preferred Sources of Guidance on Promoting and
Teaching Stewardship
Pastor/Other Minister Responses
Q16
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Members of our congregation as a whole Have a
significant amount of personal debt
Pastor/Other Minister Description of Congregation
15 Dont Know
Q17a
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Members of our congregation as a whole Look to
the church for guidance in improving their
financial management skills
Pastor/Other Minister Description of Congregation
7 Dont Know
Q17b
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Members of our congregation as a whole Are open
to teaching or preaching on the subject of
stewardship
Pastor/Other Minister Description of Congregation
4 Dont Know
Q17c