CHURCH and PASTOR PROFILE INFORMATION
General Church Profile
1. Official Church Name . Meadow Lane Baptist Church
2. Mailing Address of Church 1901 Meadow Lane
City, State, Zip Code ...Arlington, Texas 76010
3. Physical Address of Church ..Same
4. Country . USA
5. Local Baptist Association Tarrant
6. Church Office Phone Number 817-274-2581
7. Church Fax Number 817-274-2587
8. Church Email Address MLBC.church@sbcglobal.net
9. Church Web Address ..www.mlanebc.org
10. Church Office Contact Name .Lana Frayer
11. Church Office Contact Persons Phone Number ..817-274-2581
12. Pastors Name ..
13. Intentional/Traditional Interim Name ..Dr. Donald Sewell
14. Church Worship Style............................................Contemporary/Traditional
15. Community Characteristics............................................Residential, Inner City
16. Average Worship Attendance 51-100
17. Church Active Membership ...101-250
18. Church Ethnicity/Culture....................Anglo neighborhood; 40% Hispanic
19. Year Church Constituted Year-1957
20. Churchs fiscal Year Begins Month-January
21. Age of Church ...50+ years
22. Sunday School/Small Group Enrollment ...101-250
23. Average Sunday School/ Small Group Participation(Attendance: .51-100
24. Approximate Annual Budget/Undesignated Receipts ...$100,001-$250,000
25. Church Setting Classification .Suburban
26. Church Municipality Size .250,001-500,000
27. Worship Language English
28. Number of Full-time ministers on staff ..1(one)
29. Number of Part-time ministers on staff ..2(two)
30. Does your church provide a parsonage for this staff position?. ...Yes
31. What are your Churchs affiliation with state convention? .......Baptist General Convention of Texas
32. What are your Churchs affiliation with national and/or international conventions, fellowships,
etc.? .Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and Southern Baptist Convention
33. Characteristics/Personality ..Church is in a residential setting. Located next to an Elementary School. Congregation is mostly Anglo. The neighborhood is 40% Hispanic.
34. Which Confession of Faith or Baptist Faith and Message, if any, has your church adopted/Affirmed or you believe is generally preferred by this majority of your present church membership and staff: .Baptist Faith & Message 1963
35. Which statement is closer to what the majority of your congregation believes the Bible
teaches? .Christ offers the gift of Salvation to all. We witness to everyone, knowing that anyone can potentially be saved if he or she will only confess to being a sinner, repent, and trust in Jesus. Each person decides whether or not to trust in Christ for Salvation.
36. What is your churchs Biblical understanding of pastoral leadership? Which statement
Reflects the pastoral leadership style your church prefers?
While serving as the spiritual leader of the church, the pastor expects the congregation as a whole to retain much responsibility for considering and voting on significant church matters in church-wide business meetings and through committees elected by the congregation.
37. Indicate which of the following leadership positions are held by women or would most likely be accepted for women within the life of your local church:
Pastor/Senior Pastor N
Associate Pastor N
Minister/Dir of Education Y
Minister/Dir of Music ...Y
Local Church Minister of Missions .Y
Age-related Minister/Director of
Youth ..Y
Children ..Y
Preschool Y
Nursery ...Y
Specialized Adult Minister Director to
Singles .Y
Seniors Y
Other adult group .Y
Church Weekday Education Director ...Y
Church Elem/Sec School Director ..Y
Deacon Y
Church Sunday School Director ..Y
Sunday School Teacher Adults
(men & women) ...Y
Sunday School Teacher Adults
(only women) Y
Sunday School Teacher of Youth and/or
Children Y
Chair of Church Committees Y
38. Does your church support women as deacons? Yes
Search Committee Information
39. Email Address .185jimbo@tx.rr.com
40. Password ..None
41. Search Committee Chairperson James Garrett
42. Search Committee Contact name ..Same
43. Contact Mailing Address 1901 Meadow Lane
Arlington, Texas 76010
44. Committee Contact Day Phone .817-261-6752
45. Committee Contact Evening Phone ..817-909-6620
46. Committee Fax Number .817-274-2587
47. Committee Contact .Lana
Position/Vacancy Profile
48. Target Date ..December 2007
49. Position to fill Pastor
50. Exact Title of Position To Be Filled Pastor
51. Minimum Education Preferred .College Degree, College and some Seminary, Seminary Degree
52. Salary Compensation Classification .Paid (with benefits)
53. Compensation Range ..$25,001-35,000
54. Position Vacancy Classification/employment type ...Full-Time
55. Minimum Years of Minister Experience Preferred .1-5
56. Minimum Years of Experience as Senior Pastor Preferred .1-5
57. Other Benefits Provided ...Annuity, Social Security Allowance
58. Required Language Fluency English
59. Staff position is ..Pastor
60. When did the position become vacant? ..May 2006
61. Person exiting this position ..John Thielepape
62. Reason Person exited position ..Resignation63. Candidate should know that the church wants to minister to the Hispanic Community around our church
and that the church will need, and support, the Pastor's leadership in that endeavor.