SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT FBCJ AND
THE MULTI-CAMPUS CHURCH CONCEPT

Is the Madison Campus a separate church?

No. The Madison Campus is a part of FBCJ. It is named First Baptist Jackson, Madison Campus.

If a person joins the Madison Campus, is he a member of FBCJ?

Yes. He would be a member of FBCJ just as if he had joined on a Sunday morning downtown. He is a member of FBCJ who happens to meet and worship at the Madison Campus?

If a person who joined FBCJ downtown years ago decides to start attending the Madison Campus, does that mean she has changed churches or moved her membership to a different church?

No. She is already a member of FBCJ and remains a member of FBCJ. She is simply attending worship at a different location of FBCJ.

Do the tithes and offerings given at the Madison Campus go into a separate account specifically for the Madison Campus?

No. The tithes and offerings collected at the Madison Campus are treated just like the tithes and offerings collected downtown. All the tithes and offerings given to FBCJ, regardless of the campus, go into the same fund. For statistical purposes, we do keep up with how much is collected downtown and how much is collected at the Madison Campus.

Does the Madison Campus have a separate budget?

No. The budget for the Madison Campus is part of the overall budget of FBCJ. There is a section within the overall budget that is devoted to the Madison Campus, just as there is a section devoted to the Music Department and the Education Department.

Does the Madison Campus have a separate body of deacons?

No.

Can a man who is a member of FBCJ and who attends the Madison Campus become a deacon of FBCJ?

Yes. He would go through the same process as any other man who is a member of FBCJ. He would be nominated and then reviewed by the Deacon Nominating Committee, approved by the deacons, and then voted on by the church.

Since we have become a multi-site church with other campuses, does this mean we will no longer be involved in traditional church plants?

No. We will continue to do church plants. In fact, we are currently involved with a church plant in San Diego. We have joined with several other churches from around the country to help plant a new church, not a new campus, in San Diego. Whatever approach our church thinks is best for a situation, either new campus or new church plant, that is the approach we can use.