Transforming the Bay with Christ

In fiscal year 2023-2024, tbc made huge strides and accomplished the following: tbc board activities - quarterly meetings with tbc cabinet, rebuilt tbc's advisory board, assisting with the start of the Bay area center for faith & work and tech, a collaborative center with regional anchor churches to promote the flourishing of the intersection of faith & work, working on leadership transition from nancy to gary, which will start january 1, 2025, and operational review done. Unify - unify currently supports over 52 networks (38 existing and 14 coming on board) and we are expanding. Our networks gather in person at different cadences raging from monthly to quarterly. Some 700+ churches are represented in our netwrks. Unify has conituned a communications pipeline for our network leaders by way of a monthly email called "3 minutes with tbc" unify hosts two offsites annually for our networks leaders: each fall we host a 1 day offsite called "base camp- and each spring, we host a three day offsite called "ascent". Between 50-70 network leaders attend and we both equip and encourage them for network ministry. In the fall of 2023, tbc hosted "explore god Bay area with over 200 church and parachurch organizations participating. This 8 week message series covered key questions in the hearts and on the minds of unchurched people. the series brings together all three tbc values and was a wonderful success with over 5000 decisions for Christ and over 500,000 people fed. Amplify - launched 3 affinity networks to help connect, encourage, and equip leaders who are serving in 3 areas: foster care, poverty alleviation, and education. Connecting local compassion leaders on the peninsula to learn more about poverty alleviation and how to come alongside a church that is already trusted and serving a couple of poverty pockets. Connecting south Bay local compassion leaders to each other for the purposes of soul care, professional training, and connection. Hosting monthly gatherings with place based ministries throughout the Bay area for the purposes of relational connectedness, soul care, and ongoing resourcing. Provided a training opportunity for non-profits to learn more about how to lean into ai and various technology platforms in order to fundraise. Multiply - in 2024, the Transforming the Bay with Christ (tbc) multiply initiative focused on accelerating church growth, evangelism, and integration of faith in the workplace throughout the Bay area. Recognizing the unique challenges and opportunities in the region, tbc launched several key initiatives and partnerships to expand its mission impact. Church planting initiatives: the multiply initiative significantly invested in church planting by creating a startup grant endowment fund, establishing a gis platform to strategically assess needs, and launching a church planter incubator and collaborative residencies. These resources have been pivotal in equipping leaders and catalyzing new congregations, particularly through partnerships with organizations like the startum foundation and the Bay area church planting network. Evangelism efforts: tbc's evangelism team provided vital tools and resources to empower local churches and individuals to share the gospel in innovative ways. This approach strengthened outreach efforts, creating broader engagement across diverse communities. Faith and work integration: recognizing the intersection of faith and the secular work environment, tbc engaged individuals and congregations through education and dialogue. Initiatives included the oxford education course through the ceo forum, the establishment of the faith, work, and tech center, and high-profile events featuring speakers such as andy crouch and dr. francis collins. These efforts provided valuable resources for bridging the gap between faith, professional life, and technology, encouraging the integration of christian values in various spheres. Through these targeted programs, the multiply initiative of tbc continues to foster a transformative impact on the Bay area, aiming to create sustainable communities of faith, encourage active evangelism, and nurture leaders who integrate their beliefs into everyday life and work.