This document outlines Sale Street Baptist Church's ministry plan for 2022. The objective is to lead people closer to Jesus and empower disciple-makers. Key aspects of the plan include investing in existing ministries, campus upkeep, staff support, missions, and modeling discipleship through intentional community initiatives like "Shoulder to Shoulder" and hospitality nights. The church projects a budget of nearly $1 million but trusts that God will provide as they seek to train disciples and further His kingdom.

1. LIFEINTHE
STREET
2022
2022 SSBC MINISTRY PLAN

2. Members and Guests,
We are hopeful and excited to share a glimpse
into the rest of 2022 with you this morning. The
objective of this ministry plan is to lead every one of us
closer to Jesus and further into obeying His
commands. What we share today will not address every
problem that we are facing, but it can certainly get us
started in the right direction. We expect you to have
questions, so we are making ourselves available at the
end of today’s service and any time thereafter. Please
reach out with any questions or ideas that you may
have.
Lastly, we want to express our thanks to the great
team of people God has assembled to help develop
this ministry plan and lead us into living it out. We are
one body, but there are many members.
All Glory to Christ,
The Elders at Sale Street

3. LIFEINTHE
STREET
• THEFUTURECHURCH@SSBC
• INVESTINGINDISCIPLE-MAKERS
• THESHOULDERTOSHOULDERLIFESTYLE
• HOSPITALITYNIGHTS
• THETABLEOFHOPE
#22FORWARD

4. #22FORWARD
THE FUTURE
CHURCH @ SSBC
“But whoever does what is true comes to the
light, so that it may be clearly seen that his
works have been carried out in God.” John 3:21
We are committing ourselves today to empowering and
training disciple-makers.

5. #22FORWARD
INVESTING IN
DISCIPLE-MAKERS
“For where your treasure is, there your heart
will be also.” Jesus
Budgets are tools, money is important, change is
inevitable and we can all share testimonies that
con
f
irm this as true. Our 2022 stewardship plan is no
exception.
We will vote on the 2022 budget in a couple of
weeks, but today we are sharing how it will
f
it into this
greater plan of training and empowering disciple-
makers. Furthermore, we (elders) should be held
accountable for the stewardship of the resources that
you graciously give to the Lord each day. We want to
be faithful in all things, including how we invest these
resources in God-glorifying, Kingdom-advancing
people and plans.

6. INVESTING IN MINISTRIES
Sale Street has been home to several e
ff
ective ministries
for many years and we will continue to faithfully invest
in these ministries and their leaders. Each of these
ministries are unique in their design, but should all have the
same purpose - to train and empower disciple-makers. The
return on these ministry investments cannot be e
ff
ectively
measured by the number of people in one place at any
given time, but by the reality that every participant is
becoming a disciple-maker.

7. 2022 MINISTRIES BUDGET - $69,423
• Bereavement Ministry $1,200 (K Shepherd)
• Children’s Ministry $13,868 (J Bankens & E Cutrer)
• Education Ministry $8,000 (K Shepherd)
• Fresh Heart Ministry $3,525 (D. Rhoden)
• Music & Media Ministry $13,150 (J Martindale)
• O
ff
ice Ministry $15,920 (K Shepherd)
• Wednesday Night Family Meals $5,960 (Deacons)
• Youth Ministry $7,800 (K Shepherd)
* - This proposal does not include special contributions
that many of you make directly to these ministries. We
are grateful for these contributions that you make
throughout the year that makes these ministries work
when funding is unavailable. The numbers above only
re
f
lect what will be taken from the General Fund.

8. INVESTING IN OUR CAMPUS
The campus on Sale Street is now home to more than we
ever dreamed it would be and we couldn’t be happier.
What a joy it is for Bible Study Fellowship, Christian Youth
Theatre, Expressive Art Services, Food For Thought, Lake
Charles Bible Church, Prudentia Academy, Samaritan’s
Purse, Two Basketball Programs and World Changers to call
this home. More people are still calling and asking to share
our campus because we are now known to be a people who
welcome others. That’s a great reputation to have!
Having a great campus to share comes with many
costs. In fact, our greatest expense is our campus and
we’re praying that the return on this great investment will
change all of eternity. May this place be a garden where
disciple-makers are grown until Jesus returns.

9. 2022 CAMPUS BUDGET - $465,150
• Debt Service $186,000 ($3.96mm balance)
• Insurance $159,650 (Up from $68,270)
• Repairs, Maintenance, Etc. $56,100
• Utilities $63,400
* - The proposed debt service budget does not include
what we are receiving through the Reap The Harvest
initiative. If RTH giving recovers in 2022, debt service
costs will decrease accordingly.

10. INVESTING IN STAFF
Throughout Scripture, we see the importance of
vocational ministry in the church. From the Levites to
Timothy, vocational ministers provide for their family out of
what they receive from the church. At Sale Street, we are
no exception. God has appointed vocational ministers and
it’s our plan to provide for them as they provide for us in
2022. We are grateful for housekeepers, administrators,
directors and leaders who have devoted themselves to the
ministry of making disciples at Sale Street. These men and
women are critical in the process of training and
empowering disciple-makers and we have plans to invest in
them in 2022.

11. 2022 STAFF BUDGET - $376,152
• Retirement, Auto, Etc $27,101 (T Thomas)
• Salaries $335,204 (T Thomas)
• Taxes $12,847
• Training $1,000
* - This proposal includes $45,625 for a portion of the
salary and bene
f
its of a lead pastor since we are
expectantly praying that the Lord provides in 2022.

12. INVESTING IN MISSIONS
We have almost completed our sermon series in Acts
and if the Lord has shown us one thing, it is that Holy
Spirit transforms the people of God. The temple moved
from a building into the hearts of God’s people and the
gospel went forth……..and is still going forth. In 2022, we
are going to continue to invest in the people and places
where God is at work advancing the gospel and making
disciple-makers. Baptist are known for their burden to
cooperate with other churches to send missionaries as well
as raising them up. Our plans to invest in missions in 2022
are a direct re
f
lection of this burden. Not only will Sale
Street continue to give money to missionaries in the
f
ield,
we also plan to send missionaries to the
f
ield in 2022.

13. 2022 MISSIONS BUDGET - $75,640
• Associational Missions $4,000 (L LaCour)
• Cooperative Program $8,000 (1% of receipts)
• SBC Home Missions $4,000 (0.5% of receipts)
• Sale Street Home Missions $12,000 (1.5% of receipts)
• SBC International Missions $12,000 (1.5% of receipts)
• Sale Street International Missions $12,000 (1.5%)
• Sale Street Direct to Missionary $12,000 (1.5% of receipts)
• Trunk or Treat $3,640 (E Cutrer)
• World Changers $8,000 (K Shepherd)
* - Beginning in 2022, most missions investments will be a
percentage of receipts and will automatically adjust if
receipts increase or decrease.

14. YOU’RE INVESTMENTS HERE
What makes you want to give to the ministry of Sale
Street Baptist church? Hopefully, it’s because the
grace of God has changed your heart and made you
generous. Furthermore, we hope that you see the
importance of training and empowering disciple-makers
and want to invest in ministries, people and places where
disciple-making is a reality. After all, one of the traits of a
healthy Christian is Biblical giving.
Lastly, our motivation to be faithful stewards is far
greater than having very nice buildings and a well-educated
sta
ff
, we want eternity to be di
ff
erent because of what we
give. If we can help you better understand how and why to
give, feel free to reach out to any of us at any time.

15. WILL WE HAVE ENOUGH IN 22?
So far, we have proposed that we invest $986,365 in
empowering and training disciple-makers starting in
2022. That’s a lot of money for a church this size, not to
mention all that we have been through. Based on recent
giving records, we project to take in $800,000 in 2022, but
we’re not hopeless. Here’s 3 reasons why:
• Our hope is in Jesus Christ and Sale Street church will
still exist if the budget goes to $0.00. Furthermore, God
is faithful to provide exactly what we need and when we
need it in order to carry out His will through the people at
Sale Street. He can deliver it in the mouth of a speckled
trout if he needs to. (Matthew 17:27)
• We should have approximately $1.4mm left over from our
Hurricane Laura insurance claim. Praise God!
• Some people are not giving at this time, but through
training, empowering and multiplying disciples, we
should see 100% participation. If we can help in the area
of giving, please let us know.
Interestingly, the things that matter the most in life cannot
be purchased. However, they can be achieved and we have
a couple of zero-budget items to present that will certainly
help us become disciple-makers in 2022.

16. #22FORWARD
THE SHOULDER TO
SHOULDER LIFE
“And what you have heard from me in the presence
of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will
be able to teach others also..” Luke 10:1
Walking with Jesus is caught and taught. We want to
model a personal disciple making pathway, so
beginning with the elders and our wives, we will step farther
into intentional time and process with men and women in
our fellowship, Shoulder-to-Shoulder.

17. #22FORWARD
Because we loved you so much, we were
delighted to share with you not only the gospel
of God but our lives as well. 1 Thes. 2:8b
Intentional Community and Unexpected
Togetherness
Train and encourage intentional hospitality by modeling
hospitality through members who are already doing it.

18. #22FORWARD
AN INVITATION TO
THE TABLE
Future hope, disciple-making and hospitality all
come together, shoulder to shoulder, as we
approach the Lord’s table.
“Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or
drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy
manner will be guilty concerning the body
and blood of the Lord.” 1 Corinthians 11:27

19. #22ANDBEYOND
WE’RE STILL PRAYING FOR AND SEEKING
GOD’S HELP TO:
• FIND A LEAD PASTOR
• FURTHER DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE
DISCIPLESHIP PLAN AT SALE STREET
• PAY OFF OUR DEBT AT SSBC
• SEND MISSION TEAMS OUT REGULARLY
FROM SALE STREET
• COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION @ SSBC
salestreet.org