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HE REPORTS TO HIS BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT LEAST ANNUALLY. THIS CHURCH IS THE RESULT OF THIS MINISTRY'S CHURCH PLANTING ACTIVITIES A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO AND THE MINISTRY CONTINUES TO FUND AND ASSIST WITH ITS FURTHERANCE. SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 3 COLUMBIA - SOUTH AMERICA 7,750 0 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION COMMUNICATING THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST AROUND THE WORLD, EQUIPPING THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH TO BETTER RESPOND TO ETHICAL AND RELIGIOUS ISSUES, AND ENGAGING IN EVANGELISM, APOLOGETICS, TEACHING, TRAINING AND WORKSHOPS ON BIBLICAL THINKING AND CULTURE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A - HOSTED FIVE DIFFERENT GROUP MEETINGS AT THE HOUSE WITH AN AVERAGE OF 12 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE TO SHARE THE MESSAGE OF CHRIST AND TO TELL PEOPLE ABOUT OUR VISION FOR THE LINK CHURCH PLANT AND THE MINISTRY IN MIAMI - CONDUCTED OVER ONE HUNDRED KEY GOSPEL CONVERSATIONS WITH INDIVIDUALS IN THE MIAMI AREA ABOUT THE GOSPEL AND LINK CHURCH. - DIRECTED HOLY COMMUNION FOR A PALM-SUNDAY GATHERING AT OUR HOUSE WITH SIXTEEN GUESTS. I TAUGHT ON THE CONCEPT OF REDEMPTION AND SHARED ABOUT OUR LINK VISION. - TAUGHT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES ON MISSIONS IN MONTE VISTA CHAPEL OF CALIFORNIA AND SHADES MOUNTAIN BAPTIST CHURCH OF BIRMINGHAM - FILMED FIFTEEN THIRTY-MINUTE SERMONS FOR OUR LINK YOUTUBE CHANNEL, WHICH WERE VIEWED MORE THAN 3,000 TIMES - HELPED LEAD A WEEKLY ONLINE DISCIPLESHIP MEN'S GROUP CALLED 'MEN OF VALUE.' THIS GROUP HAS MEN FROM ARGENTINA, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, PUERTO RICO, ECUADOR AND USA. I AM THE THEOLOGIAN IN RESIDENCE, WHICH MEANS THAT I LED THE DISCUSSIONS, CLARIFIED CONCEPTS AND TAUGHT ONCE A MONTH FROM MAY TO DECEMBER. THIS PROGRAM IS RECORDED AND THEN AIRED ON THE GROUP'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL, WHICH HAD OVER 240,000 VIEWS THROUGH THE YEAR. - FILMED 96 THREE-MINUTE TEACHING PROGRAMS FOR INSTAGRAM, WHICH WERE VIEWED OVER 100,000 TIMES - VISITED SIXTEEN CHURCHES IN MY AREA OF MIAMI TO ANALYZE WHAT IS BEING OFFERED ON SUNDAYS IN THE COMMUNITY. I WAS ABLE TO MEET WITH FOUR OF THE PASTORS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT GOD IS ALREADY DOING IN THE PROCESS OF ESTABLISHING OUR OWN STRATEGY FOR REGULAR GATHERINGS. - ATTENDED A NETWORKING GATHERING FOR THE COLOMBIAN AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO MEET PEOPLE IN THIS AREA AND CONNECT WITH THE LEADERSHIP COMMUNITY. - CONDUCTED MARITAL COUNSELING FOR SEVEN COUPLES IN THE MIAMI AREA AS WELL AS IN BOGOTA, COLOMBIA. - CONDUCTED WEEKLY COACHING AND COUNSELING FOR THREE MEN IN THE MIAMI AREA DURING THE SECOND SEMESTER. - RE WROTE AND EXPANDED MY BOOK 'RELEASE THE BRAKE,' WHICH WE WANT TO PUBLISH AND DISTRIBUTE THIS YEAR. - LECTURED ON CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALITY AND MARKETPLACE WORK ONLINE FOR SAMFORD UNIVERSITY IN BIRMINGHAM, AL DURING THE SUMMER. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY A CPA AND IS SUBMITTED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT FOR REVIEW AND AUTHORIZATION BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD REGULARLY RESEARCHES COMPARABLE SALARIES IN OTHER SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS AND DETERMINES THE AMOUNT OF SALARIES IN LINE WITH THAT RESEARCH. ALL SALARIES ARE APPROVED BY THE BOARD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE BOARD REGULARLY RESEARCHES COMPARABLE SALARIES IN OTHER SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS AND DETERMINES THE AMOUNT OF SALARIES IN LINE WITH THAT RESEARCH. ALL SALARIES ARE APPROVED BY THE BOARD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT PUBLISH ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ANYWHERE, BUT THEY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST TO ANYONE ASKING.