New Year, New Plant

Introduction: Summarize last week - How do we get there?

7-Jesus’ Model is Planting the Gospel.

If you build it they will come model no longer works - Glass and Garden/Ed West Plant

Stories of Coaching Church Plants,

8-13 - Leadership Cohort all with Church Plants - pictures of their leadership development processes.

What I have learned about planting a Church - The Process.

If you Plant the Gospel, the Church Results.

14 - Multiplication Slide.

Multiplying at the cellular level results in multiplying at the organism level - disciples, leaders, life groups, and missional communities.

Challenges - Not a lot of people, new believers, kids but limited ability for children’s programs - They are forced to do mission first, and Attraction second, no permanent space.

Resources - Nimble, Relational, Very few shared traditions, and build everything from scratch.

What does it look like to Re-Plant a 140 year old Church.

Simplify without taking away too much.

Challenges - Downsizing, a lot of maintenance, Evangelism Entropy as it is easier to do everything in house.

Resources - More People, self-funding, permanant space, a History of planting churches.

15 - Re-Plant Chart

16 - Jesus’ Model involves re-planting...

Ask kids to draw the strongest shape

17 - Up.

18 - - Jesus Spending Time with the Father

If we want vibrant worship we are all called to bring our best posture - Not fake, but a posture of Glorifying God.

Help us with this Challenge - Including more children as a part of what we do. - How do we help build their confidence, if we are not confident when we come to worship.

Growth Initiative - A Prayer Calendar of events.

19 - In.

20-21 - Mark 6:30-31 of Jesus spending time with the 12.

Everyone being discipled, everyone being cared for.

Sermons aren’t enough to disciple - discussion and living it out with others.

The Pastor does not have the bandwidth to care for everyone - Systems of Care.

Early Church - Requirement for Baptism was that the person visits the sick. - The role of everyone.

Relevance - Youth Group, Sunday School, Affinity Groups, Convenient Times.

22 - Out.

23 - 30 - - Sending out the 72

The Case for Missional Communities in today’s world - CRC Article

Why Missional Communities are good for local mission. - Size, Focus, Sustainability.

Thank you letter from Love INC. - Hy5 Center

Why Missional Communities are good to invite new people - Not surface level, but not deep dive.

Why Missional Communities are good Children’s Ministry

Growing Young Principles

Multi-Generational - Story of Bill Rynsberger and Naomi - Opportunity to empathize with young folks - 7 to 1 rule

Key-Chain Leadership - the Story of Alayna Steensma

Being Good Neighbors - The Story of The DeBoer Boys - Kids see their parents model a missional lifestyle, and it is fun.

A Missional Community can become the core of a church plant.

Conclusion: Where can you live out our mission - Next Step - Join a Life Group, Come more engaged for Worship - Join a Missional Community?