Flourish Mid-columbia

What it reported doing in 2024

Programmatic offerings, activities, and accomplishments from 8/1/24 through 7/31/25 include: 1. Facilitated a Faith, Culture & Worldview vocation group of Christian missionaries meeting twice monthly online to read and discuss books aimed at identifying and examining cultural patterns and biases that (beneficially or adversely) affect human flourishing. Books discussed included Stephen O. Presleys Cultural Sanctification: Engaging the World like the Early Church and Richards and James Misreading Scripture with Individualist Eyes: Patronage, Honor, and Shame in the Biblical World. 2. Provided Theological Education and Spiritual Formation Coaching and Accompaniment a. In the Fall of 2024, led weekly meetings of a local Going Deeper group engaged in Spiritual Formation practices and activities, including the Ignatian Exercises. b. Led every other week small group engagement with and discussion of an Open Table Conference course entitled, Addressing the Letters of Paul the Apostle. The group also read and discussed the book, Into the Heart of Romans: A Deep Dive into Pauls Greatest Letter, by N.T. Wright. The group was comprised of people from the Tri-Cities and Seattle areas and online discussions were conducted via Zoom.c. Facilitated a theological book reading group engaging questions about Biblical interpretation and Christian perspective and engagement with contemporary political and societal issues. Books included N. T. Wrights Jesus and the Powers: Christian Political Witness in an Age of Totalitarian Terror and Dysfunctional Democracies and Tim Albertas The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism. The group also engaged a video class entitled, The Creed: Surprised by the Ancient Faith, taught by C. Baxter Kruger and John Crowder. d. Met individually and repeatedly with more than a dozen Tri-Citians desiring pastoral and Spiritual formation accompaniment, coaching, conversation, and prayer pertaining to their personal integration of Christian faith and their everyday living in their homes, workplaces, and community. For some, reading of an article entitled, The Mediation of Jesus Christ, written by C. Baxter Kruger, served as fodder for conversation. 3. Participated in monthly Tri-Cities ecumenical Christian Nuclear Fellowship lunch gatherings. Served as featured speaker at the February 13, 2025 event, introducing attendees to our Flourish Mid-Columbia ministry.4. Collaborated with Ingalls Creek Enrichment Center (ICEC) staff in envisioning and preparing for a Taste and See retreat April 1-3, 2025, led by Dr. Gisela Kreglinger. Gisela shared from her recently-published book, Cup Overflowing: Wines Place in Faith, Feasting, and Fellowship.5. Engaged in training to equip ministry team for increasing Spiritual Formation accompaniment offerings. Our Young Adult Ministry (YAM) Director participated in Soul Formation's School of Spiritual Direction. In addition, our YAM Director began training to lead people through the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola. Exercise participants pray through the life of Jesus over the course of nine months. Training received was for a cohort-based approach to the Exercises. 6. Led Flourish Young Adult Ministry program for post-high school, college, and young career personsa. Hosted and facilitated small gatherings of Young Adults at The Well every other week for fellowship and Bible Study. b. Collaborated with ICEC staff in facilitating an August 9-11, 2024 retreat for Young Adults in the Pacific Northwest, hosted at Ingalls Creek. The theme was Reflect, Renew, Re-engage. There were games and activities, worship times, talks, shared meals, and time for spiritual practices and small group processing.c. Facilitated regular Christian Literature Young Adults book club meetings. The group primarily read and discussed classic literature. The stories and characters spark conversations not only about the literature, but also about how its themes intersect

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: Limited
• Program expense ratio: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 31.2%; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.54; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
• Officer compensation ratio: 83.9%; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 34.2% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 7.5% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 9.5% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings