b'As we look to the future we see many rich opportunities ahead, some of which we have identified in congregational conversations as the following.We are eager to complete the new Hope Center and to discover all the possibilities it will create for expanded ministry in our community.We look forward to growing in our capacity to engage more effectively with younger generations and minister to underserved segments of our community, such as singles, adults without children, and single moms.We hope to grow as a congregation and to reflect in the future more of the ethnic, economic, and overall diversity of our city.Weanticipatelearninghowtheveryeffectiveoutreachofourmedia ministry can be a springboard for even more creative engagement in this arena in the future.Thank you for your interest in First Baptist Church Abilene. As a Pastor Search Committee we look forward to the journey ahead as we seek the senior pastor whom God will bring to our church and who will help us to continue to discover and to become all that God is calling us to be.37'