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BASELINE DATA
SEPTEMBER 30, 2001 – OCTOBER 1, 2002
1. Make the field a priority
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|
Officers & Auxiliary Captains |
752
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Corps/Outposts |
314
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Senior soldiers |
18,067
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Sunday a.m. attendance |
21,243
|
Open air attendance |
346
|
Seekers – Adult |
23,267
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Seekers – Youth |
9,390
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Average corps size |
50
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Advisory organizations |
319
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2. Promote holistic ministry
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|
ARCs |
25
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ARPs |
7
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Soldiers assisting in social service ministry |
?
|
Senior housing |
36
|
Group homes |
82
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Service to individuals – Men (individual) |
381,907
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Service to individuals – Women (individual) |
241,461
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Service to individuals – Families |
712,374
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League of Mercy – Individuals visited |
553,476
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3. Make ministry to youth a priority
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|
Junior soldiers |
8,088
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Sunday school attendance |
11,669
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Corps Cadets |
1,051
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Children’s worship |
2,882
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Guards/Sunbeams |
3,656
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Adventure Corps |
2,105
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Boy Scouts |
552
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Corps staff members serving youth |
?
|
Day care centers |
38
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Cradle roll |
2,413
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4. Cast a global vision
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|
Service corps teams |
5
|
Service corps members |
27
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Overseas missionaries – Long term (officer) |
39
|
Overseas missionaries – Short term (layperson) |
3
|
Overseas children sponsored |
400
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Homes/programs supported by overseas child sponsorship dollars |
23
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Mission service teams |
4
|
Mission service team members |
24
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Heart Connection projects |
23
|
Dollars raised for Heart Connection projects |
$458,902
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5. Identify train and develop leaders
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|
Believers Session |
34
|
Bridgebuilders Session |
32
|
LEADS |
6
|
Crestmont BA program |
119
|
Youth lay leaders |
1,186
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Senior lay leaders |
2,701
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Training meetings |
1,100
|
Youth planning for officership |
?
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6. Direct resources to mission
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|
World Service dollars |
6,873,939
|
World Service dollars (Field contribution) |
5,029,536
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World Service dollars (THQ contribution) |
1,844,403
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Percent of net income per soldier given for World Service |
?
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Percent of net income tithed per soldier (on average) |
2.8%
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Full time employees |
8,706
|
Volunteers |
656,823
|
Volunteer hours |
3,374,552
|
Value of non-cash donations given to Heart Connection |
$300,000
|