Crossroad Bible institute President s report YEARS

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1 Crossroad Bible institute President s report YEARS

2 Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering. Hebrews 13:3 Copyright 2015, CBI Publishing Center. Senior Editor: H. David Schuringa Managing Editor: Alexa Winik Graphic Designer: Nicole Mott Project Coordinators: Eunice Schippers and Jan VanderVeen Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version, NIV. Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. The NIV and New International Version are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc.

3 Table of ConTenTs Board of Directors...5 Letter from the President...7 CBI Historical Timeline...8 CBI Headquarters...10 Students...12 Instructors...14 Thirty Years of God s Faithfulness...16 Spanish and International Programs...17 The Center for Advanced Studies...20 Crossroad Correctional Services...21 Affiliates...22 Finances...23

4 Mission statement Crossroad Bible Institute equips the church to disciple people in prison with the Word of God, free of charge, wherever they are incarcerated. It is a personal, in-depth and long-term program that is uniquely designed to help incarcerated persons grow dramatically in a life-transforming relationship with Jesus Christ, preparing them for and assisting them in successful reentry upon release. 4

5 board of directors Beth Bouws Nellie den Dulk Jill Friend Martin Hughes Ray Middel Myrna Pérez Dan Rinzema Bruce Ryskamp H. David Schuringa Phillips Winter College advisory board Gary Bekker Martin Hughes Myrna Pérez Kojo Quartey H. David Schuringa Paul Sweet Bernice Van Klaveren John Voortman 5

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7 looking back, looking ahead Thirty years ago, Tom de Vries, a former real estate agent with a passion for prison ministry, started Crossroad Bible Institute. He wanted to provide long-term discipleship for Michigan prisoners that would follow them no matter how many times they were transferred. Fifteen years later, I accepted the call to serve as CBI s president and nowhere else have I seen God move quite like He has with this ministry as it expanded across America and around the globe. Filled with thanks for God s blessings, I want to share the highlights that have transpired at Crossroad over the last thirty years. explosive Growth: Crossroad continues to serve a special niche in the Great Commission, partnering with evangelistic ministries, such as Bill Glass Champions for Life and RBC Ministries, to provide long-term discipleship to respondents. CBi international: Crossroad s explosive growth is taking off around the world with satellite campuses on all six livable continents. Each campus is led by indigenous directors who train church members to disciple prisoners in their own countries. life skills ProGram: It s been a fifteen-year dream come true to roll out a practical life skills program to meet the needs of returning citizens, namely in the areas of work ethic, addiction recovery, family, financial stewardship and community. reentry assistance: Crossroad now partners with over 1,500 reentry agencies who help our students find jobs, housing and churches to call home. advocacy: To advocate for a more just society, I serve on a council at the Brennan Center for Justice that seeks to restore voting rights to returning citizens, as well as on Governor Rick Snyder s Michigan Indigent Defense Commission. I also support sentencing reform, the Ban the Box movement and restorative justice practices. Crossroad ColleGe: As recently announced, our Tier 3 program, which has been offering college-level courses for fifteen years, is gearing up to offer a fully accredited, two-year associate of arts degree. These college courses will serve as Crossroad s deepest level of discipleship for those who have the aptitude to participate. PuBliC awareness and CBi.tv: Our quarterly publications and our thirty-minute web and cable TV program provide top-shelf education that equips the church to support prisoners and returning citizens. You can watch Crossroad Connection every week at or on five local cable channels in West Michigan. As I reflect on the ways Crossroad has grown over the years, I m grateful and more excited than ever about where God is leading this ministry as we continue to reach the least, the last and the lost with the truth of His Word and the love of His people. Surely God touched the hearts of Tom de Vries, his family and his church friends when they started this ministry thirty years ago. Look where God has taken it! Just imagine where He s going to bring it. Sincerely, Rev. H. David Schuringa, PhD President 7

8 Cbi historical TiMeline Crossroad Bible Institute is officially incorporated on September 10, Active student body surpasses 1,000. Dr. David Schuringa is appointed as CBI s president. CBI launches its Spanish program Referral partnerships begin with The Back to God Hour, followed by RBC Ministries and Prison Fellowship. CBI establishes its first international satellite campus in Canada. Active student body surpasses 10,000. 8

9 Advisory Board is installed for the development of Crossroad College. Active student body surpasses 40, CBI receives licensure as a post-secondary school in the state of Michigan Mandarin translation of CBI s Tier 1 is completed CBI moves international headquarters to th St. SE, Grand Rapids, MI. CBI rolls out its new Tier 2 Five-Star Reentry Program The Center for advanced studies is established. CBI starts its Reentry Program and Crossroad Correctional services Crossroad Connection premiers as a radio broadcast Cbi kids launches the Manga Messiah program for the children of prisoners. CBI hosts the grand opening of the inmate art gallery Active student body surpasses 45,000. Dr. Schuringa is appointed to be a member on the Communities of Faith Advisory Council at the brennan Center for Justice at New York University of Law. Dr. Schuringa is appointed to Governor Rick Snyder s Michigan indigent defense Commission. Crossroad Connection morphs into a thirty-minute TV broadcast and moves to five West Michigan cable stations. CBI International establishes its twentieth international satellite campus, Cbi Puerto rico. 9

10 Cbi headquarters 397 OFFICE VOLUNTEERS 38,720 VOLUNTEER HOURS OF SERVICE Whether in the United States or abroad, whether young or old, Crossroad office volunteers and staff are dedicated to making sure that the ministry runs smoothly. They process lessons, send newsletters, answer phones and record scores; in some countries volunteers and staff even hand-deliver lessons to the prisons. In short, they do whatever it takes to ensure that CBI students can continue studying the Word of God. 10

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12 students For thirty years, CBI has introduced men and women in prison to the fullness of life in Christ. Whether behind bars or returning to society, these students learn about God s Word over the course of three increasingly in-depth tiers of study. This year, a recordbreaking number of students studied under the attentive care of their faithful Instructors. With over 45,000 active students spread across six continents, we can only imagine what the Lord has planned for the next thirty years! 45,876 STUDENTS 7,477 GRADUATES 3,359 CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES

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14 instructors Crossroad supported over five thousand Instructors in their ministry to our brothers and sisters in prison this year. These Instructors, some of whom have served since CBI s earliest days, combine biblical knowledge with compassionate hearts to mentor CBI students. Instructors correct lessons and write personal letters of encouragement, devoting themselves to the discipleship of each individual student. They are the heart of Crossroad s thirty-year legacy of faithful prison ministry. 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 5,625 INSTRUCTORS 2, ,542 HOURS OF SERVICE 1, Number of INSTruCTorS 14

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16 ThirTy years of god s faithfulness In the last thirty years, Crossroad Bible Institute has... Sent over 16,000 Bibles to prisoners all over the world Enrolled over 500,000 students Reached 111 countries Sent lessons to over 7,000 correctional facilities Discipled students in all 50 states Equipped over 11,000 church members Making ToMorroW s disciples Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Faith Foundations 1. Great Truths of the Bible 2. Survey of the Bible Life Skills Program 1. All Work Is God s Work 2. It All Belongs to God 3. No Other Gods 4. All in God s Family 5. Flourishing in Community Advanced Bible Study (in development) Crossroad College (in development) 16

17 spanish and international PrograMs Over the last thirty years, God has opened doors for CBI to grow from its fledgling start in Michigan prisons into an international organization with 27 established and emerging satellite campuses on all six livable continents. As always, each satellite campus runs under the direction of indigenous leadership and the care of the local church. This self-sustaining model ensures the longevity of Crossroad s program and the ability of each campus to meet the unique needs of the prisoners it serves. In many developing countries, for example, Instructors must hand-deliver food and medicine to students along with their graded lessons. Other campuses are addressing a need for reentry programs through business start-ups that employ returning citizens, such as CBI Singapore s Crossroad Catering Services. In celebration of this diversity within the global church, CBI and its international campuses continue to dream together about how God will shape each country s ministry in the decades to come. 37 COUNTRIES WITH CBI STUDENTS 20 ESTABLISHED SATELLITE CAMPUSES 7 EMERGING SATELLITE CAMPUSES 3,237 SPANISH-SPEAkING STUDENTS WORLDWIDE 17

18 international satellite CaMPUses CBi Canada Martie VanNiekerk, Director CBi Puerto rico Madeline Garcia, Director CBi mexico Seminario Todas Las Naciones (All Nations Seminary) CBi Guatemala Byron Aguilar, Director CBi nicaragua Emerson & Martina Wilson, Directors CBi ColomBia Antonio Prieto Surmay, Director CBi ecuador Angel Aguirre Villamar, Director CBi sierra leone Lahai Kargbo, Director CBi liberia emerging Jacob Vambo, Acting Director CBi Ghana David Kwadwo Ofosuhene, Director CBi nigeria-rivers state Sunny N. Roberts, Director CBi nigeria-akwa ibom state emerging Matthew Nsibiet, Acting Director 18

19 CBi united kingdom Matthew Savage, Director CBi india Mathotmi Vasha, Director CBi CamBodia emerging Borakmony Chea, Acting Director CBi singapore Paul Tan, Director CBi malaysia Bobby John, Director CBi indonesia emerging Chandra Tobing, Acting Director CBi Guam emerging Rose Van Engen, Acting Director CBi kenya Jefferson Kabiro Gathu, Director CBi australia & south PaCifiC Ray Hoekzema & Anne Bruinsma, Directors CBi new Zealand Peggy Landkroon, Director CBi uganda emerging Wilberforce Walusimbi, Acting Director CBi tanzania emerging Norbert Mbwiliza, Acting Director CBi malawi Wale Junaid, Director CBi ZamBia Gilbert Mutale Mwamba, Director CBi south africa Eddie Boersema, Interim Director 19

20 The CenTer for advanced studies The Center for Advanced Studies provides educational resources of the highest quality to students, supporters and the general public. THIS YEAR... All Work Is God s Work, the first course in the new Tier 2 Life Skills Program, was piloted by CBI students. Dr. Schuringa published a book of practical resources for addiction recovery, Seven Secrets for Kicking the Habit: A Holistic Approach to Getting Your Addictions Under Control. Crossroad College entered Phase 2 and is in the process of developing a fully accredited two-year degree program. Crossroad Connection, CBI s TV ministry, expanded to a thirtyminute program and hosted forty new guests. The show is available on CBI s website and on five cable stations in West Michigan. The Spanish translation of Manga Messiah, CBI s course for children, was published. The course will also be used by adults with lower literacy levels. The Center hosted continuing education seminars and art gallery tours to help the public better understand their brothers and sisters behind bars. 27 CONTINUING EDUCATION SEMINARS 75 WORkS OF ART IN THE INMATE ART GALLERY 20

21 Crossroad CorreCTional services But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream! Amos 5:24 As the social justice branch of CBI, Crossroad Correctional Services couples CBI s legacy of long-term discipleship with a commitment to changing broken systems in society. CCS provides reentry and advocacy resources to people in prison and returning citizens. THIS YEAR... Dr. Schuringa was appointed by Governor Rick Snyder to serve on the michigan indigent defense Commission. CCS provided thousands of students with parole letters of recommendation, and assisted thousands of people in prison with their reentry to society. Dr. Schuringa served as a panelist at a bipartisan Senate briefing on Capitol Hill about voting rights re-enfranchisement for returning citizens through the democracy restoration act. Dr. Schuringa was invited to attend the sojourners summit for social Justice. CCS began working on its first voting rights restoration campaign in Florida. 21

22 affiliates CBI s first student referral partnership with The Back to God Hour in the 1990s was a foretaste of the many affiliates that would come to bolster CBI s growing student body. Since then, hundreds of prison ministries, publishing houses, churches and chaplains have referred prisoners to CBI s long-term discipleship program in order to supplement their own ministries and spread God s Word behind bars. over 1,500 reentry affiliate agencies Additionally, CBI goes on to refer its students to over 1,500 partnering reentry agencies across North America that help returning citizens find housing, employment and a church family upon release. CBI envisions that these enduring partnerships will continue, Lord willing, to restore shalom to the lives of incarcerated people for many years to come. 22

23 Crossroad financial report BUDGET 2014 Supplies 150,000 Books/Lessons 57,000 Curriculum Development (Outsourced) 60,000 Equipment 67,000 Postage 395,000 Telephone/Internet 11,000 Advertising (Recruitment) 7,000 Travel/Training 27,000 Insurance 78,000 Advancement 47,500 Facility Expenses 65,000 Professional Services 7,500 Dues and Memberships 9,000 Support Services 750,000 In-Kind Labor 5,240,000 Taxes/SS/Pension 130,000 Uncategorized 10,000 total: $7,111,000 ExPENSE RATIOS Program Expenses 93.7% Management Expenses 2.5% Fundraising Expenses 3.8% God has provided for Crossroad s operation and rapid expansion for another year, thanks to your responses to His promptings in your heart. Having completed the first year in our new facility, we are pleased to report that, as you can see from the rest of this President s Report, the ministry continues to thrive and move forward in God s providence, just as it has for the past thirty years. It has always been important to me that Crossroad will not become a fundraising machine. That s why we have no fundraisers, no development teams and no slick promotions. The monthly newsletters we do send are designed primarily to inform and inspire, although we include a donation envelope as a way to pass the offering basket. As you can see in our breakdown of costs, the work of our volunteers saves us millions of dollars, and the fundraising costs we do have are minimal compared to other ministries. But there are still significant costs involved above and beyond the millions saved by our volunteers. For example, the ministry of each Instructor costs us around $300 a year; each student s free tuition comes out to about $120 a year. That s why I am deeply thankful for your generous financial support. God is doing a powerful work through you in this worldwide ministry of the church to incarcerated people. Thanks to you, the numbers of CBI s active student body and its contingent of Instructors reached all-time highs in 2014; it s certainly been a milestone year in more ways than one. As a note, I know that some of you reading this report are on fixed incomes. I understand that you need to be good stewards with your money so that it doesn t run out. I don t expect large donations from you, but I do hope you will remember that you can include Crossroad in your estate planning, which grants you an opportunity to give the largest gift of your life. To all who have financially contributed to CBI over these three decades of ministry, thank you in the name of Him from Whom all blessings flow. Rev. H. David Schuringa, PhD 23

24 30 YEARS P.o. box 900 Grand rapids, mi