C E L E B R A T I N G
Dear Friends, As I look back at 2015, I am grateful and amazed at all God has done! This has been a year of transition as we completed significant construction on our Shea campus, and in many ways, reached the culmination of our Compelled by Grace vision. Through it all, God continued to bless and expand Scottsdale Bible’s ministry across our city. In this report, you’ll see a snapshot of the many ways God moved among us. The numbers we’ve shared represent countless stories of people who have experienced God’s redemptive and restorative power in their lives. Many have met Jesus for the first time this year or experienced His power as they shared the gospel on a mission trip. Others were encouraged by the love of a small group or grew through sacrificial giving of their time to help others. I pray you will be encouraged and inspired by what God accomplished through your church this year. Even more, I hope you’ll be moved to increase your personal involvement so you can participate more fully in His unfolding story. As we share and celebrate the successes, let’s not focus on making a name for ourselves, but on exalting Jesus Christ and making a great name for Him in our city and world. May we continue to be a community of Christ-followers, passionate about Him and marked by unconditional love and unity—a church God can use to carry His message of hope to a lost and hurting world. Your friend and pastor,
Jamie Rasmussen Senior Pastor
Not to us, Lord, but to Your name be the glory... -Psalm 115:1 2
OUR VISION CREATE A COMMUNITY OF CHRIST-FOLLOWERS MARKED BY
UNWAVERING FAITH AND UNCONDITIONAL LOVE.
OUR MISSION WIN PEOPLE TO FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST; BUILD THEM UP IN THEIR FAITH; THEN SEND THEM OUT TO WIN AND BUILD OTHERS IN THEIR SPHERES OF INFLUENCE.
O U R VA L U E S TRANSFORMATIONAL BIBLE TEACHING
ENGAGING WORSHIP
AUTHENTIC COMMUNITY
SERVICE-BASED OUTREACH
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S H E A
C A M P U S
7601 East Shea Blvd. Scottsdale, AZ 85260
Saturdays: 5pm Sundays: 9am • 11am
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THE V E N U E
GRACE C H A P E L
Sundays: 9am • 11am
Sundays: 9am • 11am
AVERAGE ATTENDANCE AT ALL CAMPUSES
6,400
3,404
ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS
191
MOUNTAIN V A L L E Y Sundays: 9am • 11am
Sundays: 9am • 11am
2501 East Cactus Road Phoenix, AZ 85032
17800 N. Perimeter Dr. Scottsdale, AZ 85255
848
FIRST TIME GUESTS
9,800 ATTENDED & ADULTS 450 CHILDREN VOLUNTEERED
RANKED 77TH LARGEST CHURCH
IN AMERICA BY OUTREACH MAGAZINE
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T gether SERVING AND R E AC H I N G O U R COMMUNITY Together with our local community partners, we are sharing Christ’s love and making a difference in our city and state.
IMPAC TED
100
BURMESE REFUGEES
19
M I N I S T R Y PA R T N E R S Along Side Ministries Apartment Life CHIEF Ministries Child Evangelism Fellowship Christian Family Care Agency Crisis Pregnancy Center Death2Life
1,200 PEOPLE AT
A CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL FOR INNER-CITY FAMILIES
Downtown Urban Community Kids Helping Hands for Single Moms House of Hope House of Refuge International Students, Inc. Living Hope Women’s Centers Matthew 25 Project Mentor Kids USA Neighborhood Christian Clinic Neighborhood Ministries Phoenix Rescue Mission 6
Search Ministries
750
PHOENIX CHILDREN THROUGH NEIGHBORHOOD MINISTRIES KIDS CLUB
1,300 HOMELESS THROUGH HOUSE OF REFUGE/HOPE PHOENIX RESCUE MISSION MATTHEW 25 PROJECT
COLLECTED
725
CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR KIDS AT NEIGHBORHOOD MINISTRY
548
70,031
$
TURKEYS FOR NATIVE AMERICANS THROUGH CHIEF MINISTRY
TO HOST A CHRISTMAS EVENT FOR KIDS LIVING IN FOSTER CARE OR POVERTY AND HELP THEM BUY GIFTS FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES
12,405 MEALS FOR ST. MARY’S & PARADISE VALLEY FOOD BANKS
625
SHOES FOR KIDS THROUGH SOLES FOR SOULS
2
SEMI TRUCKS OF CLOTHING & HOUSEHOLD ITEMS FOR LIVING HOPE WOMEN’S CENTER
I’m a Choctaw tribal member. The pastors here helped identify my gifts and now I greet on Sundays and work with Chief Ministry to serve God and other Native Americans. - Dick Conser
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PARTNERING & SENDING TO IMPAC T OUR GLOBE FOR JESUS
Through key partnerships and relationships around the world, we are reaching out to the lost and hurting to share the truth and love of Christ in tangible ways.
YUCATAN
A $150,000 offering was given to fund construction of an in-patient wing at San Lucas Hospital where thousands of the poor receive care and love.
27 people volunteered at the European Leadership Forum where 600 leaders from 40 countries were equipped to reach their cultures. We also furthered partnerships with Tyndale House (a study center in Cambridge) and Highfields Church in Wales.
TANZANIA
MIDDLE EAST/MUSLIM WORLD
JENIN, ISRAEL
More than 800 children receive a quality education, food, clothing, healthcare and the gospel at our schools in Mairowa and Kondoa. 52 students graduated in 2015. Kids at VBS raised $6,000 for new playground equipment.
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$10,000 was given toward “Count it Right!� an evangelistic sports festival in Cairo that reached 15,000 people. 2,500 people turned in cards asking for information about Christianity.
WESTERN EUROPE
Progress on a ministry center in Jenin, supported by a $250,000 Compelled by Grace gift, is furthering outreach to university students and Palestinians in surrounding villages.
S H O R T-T E R M M I S S I O N T E A M S
14
A D U LT T E A M S
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STUDENT TEAMS
PA R T I C I PA N T S
203 A D U LT S
140 STUDENTS
I am Muslim. I want something more. I know something is happening and am not in control anymore. For first time, I wanted to die and no longer to live. How I find your website is still mystery to me. But I believe I want more of your Jesus. I do believe he is God. I want to grow in Jesus but I live in a Muslim country. I truthfully could die if I say something. I want this. Let’s do it. - Abyan, 19, Azerbaijan (reached through our ministry partner Death2Life)
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SMALL GROUPS
WE AR E B U I LD I N G D ISCI P LE S AN D CO N N EC TI N G LIVE S
3,266
10
362
PEOPLE ENGAGED IN GROUPS
ACTIVE GROUPS
10% INCREASE
17% INCREASE
ADULT CL A SSES
103
AD U LT M I D -WE E K CL ASS E S WE R E O F F E R E D
2,483
439
PEOPLE GATHERED IN SUNDAY COMMUNITY GROUPS
P EO P LE PAR TI CI PATE D
I have seen God work through Scottsdale Bible this year to sanctify my mind with foundational teaching, soften my heart with authentic community and surge my desires towards serving those in need. -David Kotter
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MARRIAGE & FA M I LY
S T R E N G T H E N E D T H E I R FA M I L I E S T H RO U G H C L ASS E S FO R CO U P L E S
406115 CO U P LE S AT TE N D E D
G AI N E D FOS TE R /ADO P TI O N SU P P O R T Date night far exceeded our expectations. We loved how the questions helped our conversation center around us as a couple and not solely on our kids or work. We were able to reconnect in a way that was much needed.
- Fred & Karen
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MEN/WOMEN
980 WO M E N WE R E I NS P I R E D TH RO UG H B I B LE S TU D I E S
380
M E N G AT H E R E D I N S M AL L G RO U P STUDIES
102
18 36
D I SC I P L E D
CO M P L E T E D A D I SC I P L E S H I P PROGR AM
145
MEN
AT P H O E N I X R E SC U E M I S S I O N
AT T E N D E D A L E A D E RS H I P R E T R E AT
M O MS CAM E TO
350
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M E N ACCE P TE D CH R IS T
My first time I went to Tuesday night men’s group changed the way I saw church. Since then I have received Christ, I have seen my marriage restored, and I am serving as a small group apprentice. My whole life has changed forever!
- Nate C.
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SIN GLES/ YOUN G ADULT S
155
G ATH E R E D TO CO N N EC T, G ROW & B E CHALLE N G E D
125 65
STUDENTS WERE ENCOURAGED TO FOLLOW JESUS ON THEIR CAMPUSES
AT TE N D E D CO LLEG E R ETR E AT
I love how everyone welcomes new people like they've been part of the CG family for years. It’s a lively place where you can be yourself in an awesome community of fun people who absolutely love Jesus. - Jamisyn R.
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SPECIAL MINISTRIES
400
85
E N JOYE D TH E S P R I N G CAR N IVAL
AD U LTS & K I DS G ATH E R E D WE E K LY
54
STUDENTS & VOLUNTEERS
HAD FU N AT CAM P
I’ve found I learned more from the students than I could ever “teach” them. Their love and awareness of God is beautiful and unconditionally simple. They demonstrate an uncluttered faith that I can only hope to achieve. -Bob Rollason
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2015 has been a turning point in my faith. God revealed His boundless love for me in a way I had never imagined. He saved my life, literally, and took my faith in Him to a whole new level. SBC was exactly the community I needed for the support, partnership and foundation upon which my spiritual growth could be fostered! God is AMAZING!!! - Kunbi Disu
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God has started me on a path to develop a growing and lasting relationship with Him. I have gone through life seemingly unaware of what a true relationship with Him really meant. I look forward to learning and growing spiritually with God. -Wendell Hill
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CHILDREN
445
K I DS HAD FU N LE AR N I N G TH E B I B LE One of the sweetest and most meaningful hours in my week is when I meet with my kindergarten class on Sunday morning. From preparing the lessons to seeing the delight in the children as they experience God in His Word, it impacts my life and encourages me as God reveals Himself to children and to me. –Joan Lazear
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K I DS “TOO K TH E JOU R N E Y” WITH J E SUS
66
D ECIS I O NS FO R CH R IS T
40
PACKED FOOD FOR
28,000 MEALS AT
FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN
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STUDENTS
LIVE S I M PAC TE D AT CAM P
205
164 JR. HIGH
286 H I G H SC H O O L
FOOD & FELLOWSHIP CAMPUS BIBLE STUDIES
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Ever since my Impact leader helped me find Jesus in a deeper way, I have been bringing more friends to Christ and showing them that the dark path they might be going through has a light at the end of the tunnel and that light is Jesus! One of my friends came to fall camp with me and accepted Jesus as her Savior! 窶適atie (Impact student)
MISSION TRIPS
113
S TU D E NTS
7
1,100
S TU D E NTS H E AR D TH E GOS P E L AT
83
D ECIS I O NS FO R CH R IS T
TE AMS
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204 GAINED SUPPORT THROUGH CAREER ASSISTANCE MINISTRY & FINANCIAL SEMINARS
108
VOLUNTEERED AS STEPHEN MINISTERS, GROUP LEADERS, AND PROFESSIONAL OR LAY COUNSELORS 22
COUNSELING & SUPPORT
10
SUPPORT GROUPS
615
WERE ENCOURAGED THROUGH SUPPORT GROUPS
380
SOUGHT HEALING THROUGH COUNSELING OR S TE PH E N M I N IS TRY
My husband and I came six years ago when our marriage was in crisis. Through pastoral care and classes, our marriage has been thriving ever since. We even have people tell us they see in us the kind of marriage they want.
-Peter & Sarah
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415
AV E R AG E AT T E N DA N C E
Sundays: 9am • 11am
A D U LTS I N VO LV E D I N S E RV I C E , O U T R E AC H & G R O U PS
2501 East Cactus Road Phoenix, AZ 85032
1,000 AT T E N D E D T R U N K O R T R E AT CO M M U N I T Y O U T R E AC H
E AS TE R SU N R IS E S E RV I C E 24
300 AT T E N D E D
222
69% OF ALL ADULTS W E E K LY I N VO LV E M E N T WITH
4
LOCAL M I N IS TR I E S
HOUSE OF REFUGE PARADISE VALLEY EMERGENCY FOOD BANK MENTOR KIDS USA INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS INC.
428
AV E R AG E AT T E N DA N C E
209
A D U LTS I N VO LV E D I N S E RV I C E , O U T R E AC H & G R O U PS
62% OF ALL ADULTS
250
AT T E N D E D WAT E R F E S T E V E N T
16,081
WAT E R B O T T L E S CO L L E C T E D FO R T H E H O M E L E S S
MOUNTAIN V A L L E Y Sundays: 9am • 11am 17800 N. Perimeter Dr. Scottsdale, AZ 85255
325
C E L E B R AT E D AT T H E 1-Y E A R A N N I V E R SA RY TA I L G AT E E V E N T
25
LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY
13,139 302,890 132,522 820,058
E-MAIL SUBSCRIBERS
26
WEBSITE VISITS UP
41%
UNIQUE VISITORS PAG E S V I E W E D
48,596
SERMONS VIEWED
VIDEOS VIEWED
PAGE V ISIT S UP
25,153
43,469
LIVE STREAM
56%
UP
50,458
21%
APP LAUNCHES
UP
58%
APP DOWN LOADS:
2,633
scottsdalebible.com/app
12,933
1,762 1,248
TWITTER FOLLOWERS
FACE BOOK LIKES
I’m new to AZ and have been following SBC via live feed since January when my fiancé introduced me to the church. I was born and raised Catholic and felt disconnected from God my entire life. Through SBC, I began to feel welcomed in my journey with God. I’m excited to be here now and want to get to know others and understand my faith in God, which has become very important in my life. - Lauren F.
I N S TAG R A M FO L LOW E R S
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Launched in 2013, Compelled by Grace is a three-year vision to advance the gospel and expand our impact in the Valley and around the world.
PROGRESS IN 2015
Opened July 2015
Opened August 2015
18 60% MORE SPACE
615 SERVED 12,640 CUSTOMERS
CLASSROOMS
NEW LARGE GROUP ROOM
NEW NURSERY Opened in November 28
POUNDS OF COFFEE BREWED
New Shea Worship Center Opened November 2015
AT DEDICATION SEATS SERVICES 2,000 INDIVIDUAL 5,931 ADULTS
(Record non-Easter attendance)
TOTAL CAPACITY PER SERVICE TIME AT ALL LOCATIONS BEFORE
2,600 COMPELLED BY GRACE 3,700 TODAY Around the World • Building a ministry center in Jenin, Israel •S upporting leadership development and church planting in Western Europe •E mpowering and training pastors and churches in the Middle East
Go out to the highways and hedges and compel people to come in, that my house may be filled.
TOTAL GOAL
22.9 million
$
PLEDGED TO DATE
19.6 million
$
GIVEN TO DATE
15.1 million
$
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS GIVING YOUR GENEROSITY IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE, ALLOWING US TO REACH AND SERVE MANY IN THE NAME OF JESUS.
430,000
$
G I V E N TO O U R E L D E RS’ F U N D TO S U P P O R T P EO P L E I N N E E D
Our approved budget for the 2015/16 fiscal year (July-June) is $10.55 million. As the graph shows, an additional $2.4 million of directed giving for child sponsorships, missions and outreach is anticipated, resulting in a $12.9 million total.
$1,800,000
ANTICIPATED CONTRIBUTIONS NEEDED TO MEET OUR BUDGET
$1,672,000
$1,600,000
396
FA M I L I E S H E L P E D WITH FINANCIAL A S S I S TA N C E
$1,400,000 $1,200,000 $1,000,000 $800,000 $600,000 $400,000 $200,000
60,000
$
CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS GIVEN 30
$-
JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN
FEB MAR APR MAY JUN
As this graph shows, December giving typically represents a significant portion of our church’s annual contributions. To be wise stewards, our budget is shaped to reflect this trend. In order to stay on course for the year, we anticipate receipts of approximately $1.7 million in December tithes and offerings, representing 16% of total annual giving.
6,473
FAM I LI E S G AVE TO GO D ’S WO R K AT TH IS CH U RCH
396,000
$
27%
WAS G IVE N TO S P O NSO R CH I LD R E N
O F G IVI N G WE NT TO M ISS I O NS & OUTR E ACH
24%
O F G IVI N G IS N OW O N LI N E
W AY S T O G I V E
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