2024-11-13T16:51:17-07:00 2023-12-31 990 2023-01-01 824308014 MINISTRY LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE MINI 9139722530 7409 Ash St Prairie Village KS 66208 Matthew Vaughan Executive Director 9139722530 2024-11-08 1 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z Matthew Vaughan 7409 Ash Street Prairie Village KS 66208 120489 0 X X 2018 KS MLI partners with local churches and religious organizations to enrich the lives of young people with Christian witness by: developing authentic, intentional, and highly proficient leadership, sharing the love and grace of Jesus Christ with young people. 9 9 1 12 0 0 59682 62330 51758 57764 319 395 0 0 111759 120489 0 0 0 0 74628 27009 0 0 3349 36803 85082 111431 112091 328 8398 47375 55773 0 0 47375 55773 X MLI partners with local churches and religious organizations to enrich the lives of young people with Christian witness by: developing authentic, intentional, and highly proficient leadership, sharing the love and grace of Jesus Christ with young people. 0 0 43166 0 43129 The primary ministry overseen by MLI, its two-year Instructional Cohort Program, is comprised of groups of youth and children's ministry leaders serving in local churches. A core of expert practitioners, composed of pastors, counselors, educators, and experienced youth ministers, provides practical ministry training; at the same time, a robust team of theology professors and instructors teach theological education. The program develops authentic, intentional, proficient, and theologically informed ministers, church staff, and lay leaders who serve in a variety of congregational settings. The program is integral at providing proficiency and leadership development in these partner churches and organizations. Hundreds of youth and children and dozens of congregations benefit from this transformed leadership. 1835 0 2040 MLI provides two types of coaching and online support services to churches and religious organizations. The first part of this program is a traditional coaching model for pastors and church staff. Members of the MLI faculty schedule monthly phone calls and meetings to help these partners develop professional skills and accomplish specific tasks. Many of these partners reflect on improvements in proficiency, self-awareness, and productivity. The second part of this program is to provide online education and support to students seeking professional development. MLI faculty assign texts, engage in online discussions, and provide similar coaching resources to these groups of church staff and volunteers. 3437 2595 MLI offers one-day and multi-day consulting visits to churches and religious organizations. These services encompass the collection of comprehensive research data and may include personalized coaching and relevant training specifically related to these consulting reports. The research data is combined with experiences and feedback collected in the organization's primary service, which is the instructional cohort program. In this way, the MLI services compliment one another to accomplish the organization's mission statement. The various consulting services include ministry advising, strategic planning, ministry program development, staff search guidance, and peacemaking conversations. 31649 10000 Contracted Leadership: MLI entered into a partnership with The Center for Youth Ministry Training (20-4473859) to share leadership and salary costs for our Executive Director. In this agreement, the monthly payroll costs were eliminated from MLI and paid by CYMT. Additional marketing and publicity efforts were shared by the two organizations. The expenses noted in this service accomplishment would normally not be listed, as they are salary costs; they are noted because this represents an innovative way that MLI sought to reduce costs and expand its programming footprint. 31649 0 10000 80087 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 KS X X Matthew Vaughan 9139722530 7409 Ash St Prairie Village KS 66208 Matt Vaughan Executive Director 15 30 X X 21132 52500 0 Rick Walter Chairperson 1 X X 0 0 0 Sally Wright Vice-Chairperson 1 X 0 0 0 Thomas McIntyre Treasurer 1 X X 0 0 0 Sara Aitken Secretary 1 X X 0 0 0 Chris Andersen Director 1 X 0 0 0 Kris Kvam Director 1 X 0 0 0 Tony Liu Director 1 X 0 0 0 Jacob Martin Director 1 X 0 0 0 Mark Webb Director 1 X 0 0 0 21132 52500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 62330 0 62330 Ministry instruction and coaching 900099 55168 55168 0 0 Church and nonprofit consulting 813110 2596 2596 0 0 0 0 0 0 57764 395 395 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 120489 58159 0 0 21132 16905 4227 4260 3408 852 1617 1294 323 467 467 81 81 1894 1177 717 3098 466 2632 7007 7007 1864 1864 3514 3514 765 765 Instruction and Training 21559 21559 0 0 Coaching Support & Resources 1835 1835 0 0 Consulting & Network Support 3437 3437 0 0 Contracted Leadership 39561 31649 7912 0 112091 80087 28655 3349 24219 19747 20306 35651 2850 375 47375 55773 0 0 X 47375 55773 0 0 47375 55773 47375 55773 8398 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 58432 49615 71071 59682 62330 301130 58432 49615 71071 59682 62330 301130 301130 68 72 62 319 395 916 30821 48840 47608 51758 57764 236791 538837 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 MLI offers a two-year Instructional Cohort Program for youth and children's ministers, combining theological education with practical ministry training. Congregations are invited to participate in the Instructional Cohort Program by sending their youth and children's ministers to monthly instructional retreats and paying enrollment fees. A core team of expert practitioners, composed of contracted pastors, counselors, educators, and experienced church staff, provides practical ministry training. At the same time, a robust team comprised of theology professors and instructors teach theological education. Additional smaller consulting services are occasionally offered alongside this program. The 2023 "other income" amount indicated is revenue from these combined programs. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990, Part III, Line 4d MLI contracted with The Center for Youth Ministry Training (20-4473859) to provide shared payroll services to its primary employee for part of 2023 in a collaborative agreement. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Form 990 is provided to all members of the Board of Directors prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Members of the Board of Directors are required to read the conflict of interest policy, before taking office, and sign a compliance affidavit. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 Ministry Leadership Initiative had one employee in 2023. The employee performance is reviewed annually by the board of directors. The annual employee salary is determined in three ways: 1) in annual review conversations; 2) the salary is maintained as a sustainable part of the organization's budget; and 3) part of the process of determining the salary is informed by comparing figures with organizations of similar size and nature of activities. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Standard operating documents, such as the 990, Conflict of Interest Policy, insurance documents, and documents of incorporation are available upon request. All publications and letters include the EIN, and the 990 document is publicly available through GuideStar.