The Journey Of The LAX Urban Center

1. The Journey Of The LAX Urban Center Presented By: Ted Knapp Director Of Missions

2. #1 Prior To Transitioning Toward Change

3. - Before The Change -The Crescent Bay Association • We Were Then Called: “The Crescent Bay West Los Angeles Association” • We Had A Good Association • Pastors & Churches: Unified • Fellowship: High Priority • Church Planting: Healthy • Strong Positive Relationships:State & National Conventions

4. The Former Structure -The Crescent Bay Association • Council Led • 27 Committees/Ministries • Average Monthly Income:$2,000.00+ per month. • Single Staff: DOM + Secretary • 51 Churches

5. #2 Factors That Led To Changing Our Associational Model

6. - What Led Us To Change - • The Majority of the Churches Were Plateaued & Declining (97%) • Most Committees were Not Functioning at All • Few Churches were Seeking the Associations Help • Attendance to Seminars was Declining

7. Cultural Diversity: Was Increasing • Hispanic Population: Exploding • Associational & Denomination “Relevance” Was Declining • CP and Associational Giving Was Weak

8. #3 Barriers That We Had To Overcome

9. - Barriers We Had To Overcome - • Some Pastors were Locked into the “Committee Structure” • Some Pastors viewed the DOM as a “Figure Head” Position • Some Pastors only viewed the Association as a“Money Bank” • Our Financial Base was Weak

10. #4 The Process We Followed To Making Our Transition

11. - The Process - • Prayer • Held: “Listening Sessions” • Developed an Associational: • Core Values • Mission (Purpose) • Vision • VisionPath (Detailed Plan) • Began: “Selling The Vision” We Developed A Strategy Plan!

12. The Association Voted: • Change to a “Team Structure” • Eliminate the “Council” & “Committees” • Accept A New: “5 Point Objective” • Revitalize & Strengthen Existing Churches • Assist Churches In Starting New Congregations • Leadership Development • Mobilize Churches To Impact Their Community • Promote Churches In Mission Support & Involvement • Began Seeking Out & Building:“Leadership Teams”

13. Began Developing A New:“Strengthen Church Ministries” • We Eliminated The Large Conference Approach & Moved To A One-On-One: “Workshops With A Purpose” This Change Process Took Over 1 Year!

14. #5 What Basic Philosophy Is Driving Our Association Today

15. The LAX Urban Center Association Philosophy • We must “Prove our Value” to the Churches/Church Planters • The Association is a “Service Type Organization” • The Association is a “Resourcing Organization” • The Association is a“Networking Organization”

16. The LAX Urban Center Association Gages Its Success By… “The Success of the Association is Determined Solely by the Success of the Churches & New Church Starts!”

17. The LAX Urban Center Has A 4 Point Maximum Impact Church/Church Planting Strategy!

18. Maximum Impact 4 Point Strategy Our Four Point Strategy Communications Personal Relationships Website based Phone based Material based 24hr. Response based Texting Social Medias Workshops Purpose Based Vision Targeted Tailored to the Church Consultant Follow Up Healthy Church Consultations Assessments On Site Strategy Design Balanced Church Structure Continuous Leadership Development Community Target Evangelism Implementation Continuous Re-Evaluation Continuous Education Practical (With Focus) Pastoral Education Lay-leadership Education

19. #6 The Result Of Transitioning To A Team Based Resourcing Association

20. - Results - • Income has increased 400%+ • We are presently doing Ministry in 82% of our Churches • Presently we have Grown from 51 to 101 Churches & New Church Starts • We have Helped 80+ Churches with our Strengthen Church Ministries

21. We have 164 Students attending our Lay leadership Schools • Last year, we have done 261 One-On-One Workshops in our Local Churches & Church Starts • Last Year, we have Assisted Churches & Church Planters in Evangelizing 4,762 People to Salvation

22. Last year, we have trained over 400 people in One-On-One Witnessing • We have Establishing a Strong “Hispanic Leadership Team” • Presently, we are Networking Churches together in Evangelizing their local communities • We have averaged starting 10 New Church Starts a year • Presently, we have Changed Our Name to – “LAX Urban Center”

23. Our Results Over The Past 10 Years

24. LAX Urban Center Results (2002-2012) 5,717 5,138 4,762 4,859 4,221 3,326 3,013 2,221 247 71 47 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 # Of People Saved

25. LAX Urban Center Workshop (Training) Results (2002-2012) 261 # Church Workshops 243 238 221 186 136 96 41 27 16 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 20012

26. LAX Urban Center New Church Planting Results LAX Urban Center # Church Starts Results (2002-2012) 14 Yearly Average 11 10 10 10 10 9 9 8 6 8 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Average 10 New Church Starts Per Year

27. 61% LAX Urban Center # Church Growing Results (2002-2012) 58% 53% 54% 49% 46% 42% 31% 16% 6% 3% 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

28. How We Assess If A Church Is Healthy

29. How We Assess Our Churches What A Healthy Church Looks Like (We Looked at a One Year Period) • . • Has a Vision/Mission Plan/ Core Values • # of Baptisms [Multiple Baptizing?] • Increase in Attendance [Worship] • Held Two Community Events [At least] • Has a Discipleship Plan [Has A Process] • Has Held One Evangelism Training Event • Held Multiple Leadership Training Events • . • . • . • . • . • .

30. The Journey Of The LAX Urban Center Continues! The End

31. Resourcing Vision Church Ministries Los Angeles Extreme Urban Center Initiative Our Mission: “Giving our Best to the Churches, So that the Churches can Give Their Best for God’s Kingdom”