Equip Nashville General Information Contact Information Nonprofit Equip Nashville Address 409 32nd Avenue South Nashville, TN 37212 3244 Phone (615) 787-8205 Web Site Web Site Email info@equipyourcommunity.org At A Glance Year of Incorporation 2015 EQUIP 1
Mission & Impact Statements Mission Our mission is to equip the Church to better love those who experience same-sex attraction. Our goal is to become the Church where sexual minorities can belong. We want the Church we leave our children to be one where boys and girls grow up hearing their parents, friends, and pastors talk about sexuality in compassionate and meaningful ways. And if those boys and girls find themselves attracted to other boys or girls of the same sex, we want them to be able to share with their parents, friends, or pastors without fear or shame. Background EQUIP was founded in 2014 by Pieter Valk to meet the need for a Church that has the understanding and tools to better love and serve LGBT+ persons. Impact EQUIP is a young organization, but we have already worked with 3 churches and 2 universities, including a 4,500 student private Christian university and a 3,000 member church in the Nashville area. We've trained over 500 faith leaders for 1,300 hours of training, including pastors, lay leaders, small group leaders, general church members, senior level university administrators, student leaders, campus ministers, resident assistants, university faculty, mission trip leaders, and parents. This upcoming year, we look forward to working with more churches, developing new training content, adding new members to the EQUIP Team, and ensuring the financial security of the work of EQUIP for years to come. Needs Connect with EQUIP to help us meet our most pressing needs this year: 1.New members of the EQUIP Team to multiply the impact of our work 2. Passionate members of the community to help steward the work of EQUIP by serving as members of the Board of Directors 3.Partner churches who want to become churches where sexual minorities can belong 4. Members of the community to host Kitchen Table Conversations in their homes to stir up conversation for the transformation of the culture toward LGBT+ persons in the Church 5. Members of the community to give to the work of EQUIP so that we can continue to equip the Church to better love sexual minorities Other ways to donate, support, or volunteer Be a part of the work of EQUIP by starting conversation in your community about transforming the ways we welcome and love sexual minorities in the Church. Host a "Kitchen Table Conversation" by inviting your friends to a conversation facilitated by an EQUIP Team Member. Learn more at equipyourcommunity.org. Service Categories Primary Organization Category Human Services / LGBT Centers Secondary Organization Category Religion- Related / Religion-Related NEC Areas of Service Areas Served TN - Davidson Board Chair Statement What do we believe? We want to equip you to love people well, not tell you what to believe. We do this by 2
offering church communities a robust theology, awareness of the universality of broken intimacy, and practical tools to transform the way all Christians do relationship. We know that the most goodness can be found in relationship with God and other people and taking part in making the world a better place. 1. God calls the Church to love and serve those who experience same-sex attraction regardless of what their journeys look like. 2.God loves LGBT people and values the gifts, talents, and fellowship they can offer the Body of Christ. 3.God promises a lifetime of sanctification and provision of fullness through Christ to all who seek faithfully. 4. People do not choose who they are attracted to, but they can choose how they respond. While we affirm and teach from a traditional sexual ethic, we respect all people's right to follow their own paths. CEO Statement Equipping our churches to better love LGBT+ persons is a work fraught with land mines, but we believe its worth the risk. Here's a few more things you should know about EQUIP: (1) We don't tell pastors or churches what to believe. Instead, we want to equip them with the understanding and tools to minister to sexual minorities according to their community's beliefs and the goals of the individual. (2) From my Master's level training in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, EQUIP takes a different approach to ministry. Instead of focusing on what people ought to do, we concentrate on the purposes God created us for and how we all attempt to meet those needs amidst a broken world. (3) We are missionaries sent by friends of EQUIP and partner churches to train new churches free of charge. Would you come on mission with us so that we can serve more churches? (4) Nashville is our laboratory, and we look forward to sharing our model with faith leaders in other cities. (5) Some ministries serve LGBT+ persons directly, and we celebrate their stories every day. We know we have been called to a ministry of multiplication where we equip churches so they can directly minister to sexual minorities for generations to come. 3
Programs Programs Equipping Churches to Better Love Sexual Minorities Description We are a lean organization with a singular focus: equipping churches with the understanding and skills to better love those who experience samesex attraction. We come alongside churches through a four stage process: 1. Equip pastors to effectively minister to those who experience same-sex attraction. 2.Train lay leaders to be friends and mentors to sexual minorities. 3. Educate church members to become a church where sexual minorities can belong. 4. Provide a support group where LGBT+ persons can ask questions and grow in their faiths. For more information, visit equipyourcommunity.org/training. Budget 40000 Category Religion, General/Other Christianity Population Served Lesbian, Gays, Bisexuals, Transgendered,, Examples of Program Success EQUIP's research has found the following among participants in trainings: 92% feel better prepared to minister to sexual minorities 94% found training to be effective or very effective 99% feel ready to be a friend to sexual minorities 4
Governance Board Chair Board Chair Mr. Jeff Gitter Company Affiliation InfoWorks Term Sept 2015 to Sept 2017 Email gitterjm@gmail.com Board Members Name Affiliation Status Mr. Jeff Gitter InfoWorks Voting Mr. George Goldman Lipscomb University Voting Mr. John Paul Penrod RFD-TV Voting Mr. Brandon Steele Ethos Church Voting Mr. Jim Tablazon Intrepid College Prep Voting Mr. Pieter Valk EQUIP Exofficio Board Demographics - Ethnicity African American/Black 0 Asian American/Pacific Islander 1 Caucasian 4 Hispanic/Latino 0 Native American/American Indian 0 Other 0 Board Demographics - Gender Male 5 Female 0 Unspecified 0 Governance Board Term Lengths 2 Board Term Limits 0 Board Meeting Attendance % 80% Written Board Selection Criteria? Written Conflict of Interest Policy? Yes No Percentage Making Monetary Contributions 100% Percentage Making In-Kind Contributions 100% 5
Constituency Includes Client Representation Yes Number of Full Board Meetings Annually 4 6
Management Executive Director/CEO Executive Director Mr. Pieter Valk Term Start Sept 2014 Email pieter@equipyourcommunity.org Experience He graduated from Vanderbilt University with Highest Honors in Chemistry in 2013. After graduating, Pieter studied at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary for a year with a focus on Lay Leadership and Culture-making. As a fellow of the Boston Fellows Program, he worked as a ministry development intern and completed a 26- week Pastoral Counseling course on relational and sexual brokenness. Pieter is a Candidate for a Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Lipscomb University in Nashville, TN. Staff Full Time Staff 1 Part Time Staff 0 Volunteers 10 Contractors 0 Retention Rate 100% Plans & Policies Does the organization have a documented Fundraising Plan? Yes Does the organization have an approved Strategic Plan? Under Development In case of a change in leadership, is a Management Succession plan in place? Under Development Does the organization have a Policies and Procedures Plan? Yes Does the organization have a Nondiscrimination Policy? Under Development Does the organization have a Whistle Blower Policy? No Does the organization have a Document Destruction Policy? No 7
Financials Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Start Jan 01 2016 Fiscal Year End Dec 31 2016 Projected Revenue $9,500.00 Projected Expenses $9,250.00 Endowment Value $0.00 Endowment Spending Percentage (if selected) 0% Detailed Financials Revenue and Expenses Total Revenue $0 -- -- Total Expenses $0 -- -- Revenue Sources Foundation and Corporation $0 -- -- Contributions Government Contributions $0 $0 $0 Federal $0 State $0 Local $0 Unspecified $0 Individual Contributions $0 -- -- Indirect Public Support $0 -- -- Earned Revenue $0 -- -- Investment Income, Net of Losses $0 -- -- Membership Dues $0 -- -- Special Events $0 -- -- Revenue In-Kind $0 -- -- Other $0 -- -- 8
Expense Allocation Program Expense $0 -- -- Administration Expense $0 -- -- Fundraising Expense $0 -- -- Payments to Affiliates $0 -- -- Total Revenue/Total Expenses -- -- -- Program Expense/Total Expenses -- -- -- Fundraising Expense/Contributed Revenue -- -- -- Assets and Liabilities Total Assets $0 -- -- Current Assets $0 -- -- Long-Term Liabilities $0 -- -- Current Liabilities $0 -- -- Total Net Assets $0 -- -- Short Term Solvency Current Ratio: Current Assets/Current Liabilities -- -- -- Long Term Solvency Long-Term Liabilities/Total Assets -- -- -- Top Funding Sources Top Funding Source & Dollar Amount -- -- -- Second Highest Funding Source & Dollar -- -- -- Amount Third Highest Funding Source & Dollar Amount -- -- -- Capital Campaign Is the organization currently conducting a Capital Campaign for an endowment or the purchase of a major asset? No Capital Campaign Goal $0.00 State Charitable Solicitations Permit TN Charitable Solicitations Registration Yes - Expires June 2017 GivingMatters.com Financial Comments This organization filed a 990-N form with the IRS, which does not provide specific financial information. Most small tax-exempt organizations whose annual gross receipts are normally $50,000 or less ($25,000 for tax years ending after December 31, 2007 and before December 31, 2010) are required to electronically submit Form 990-N, also known as the e-postcard, unless they choose to file a complete Form 990 or Form 990-EZ instead. Comment provided by Kathryn Bennett 8/22/16. 9
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