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CHURCH PLANT VISION MEETING

CHURCH PLANT VISION MEETING. WELCOME. RYAN TOWNSEND: Church Plant Pastor BOB WILLIS: Senior Pastor. Initial Discussion. History/Vision of Northpark Community Church Why Church Plant in the Neighborhood? How will we be a Church Plant to the Neighborhood? . Demographics And Statistics.

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CHURCH PLANT VISION MEETING

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  1. CHURCH PLANT VISION MEETING

  2. WELCOME RYAN TOWNSEND: Church Plant Pastor BOB WILLIS: Senior Pastor

  3. Initial Discussion History/Vision of Northpark Community Church Why Church Plant in the Neighborhood? How will we be a Church Plant to the Neighborhood?

  4. Demographics And Statistics 47,330 to 51,472 people are not currently attending Evangelical churches The population of the 2 mile radius surrounding Northpark is projected to increase by 11,119 2 mile radius population: 15.4% are under the age of 9 12.9% are between 10 and 17 22.4% are between 18 and 34 22.6% are between 35 and 49 13.9% are between 50 and 59 12.8% are 60 and older

  5. Four Core Teams Prayer + Loving Our Neighbor Hospitality + Connection Recreation + Social Communications (Events + Publicity)

  6. Prayer and Loving Our Neighbors (LON) This team is going to be responsible to pray regularly for our neighborhood and focus on ideas and strategies to love our neighbors through praying, caring and sharing Some examples: 1. Prayer Team every week for Sunday services. 2. Praying in and around the Neighborhood regularly. 3. Identifying ways to reach out and demonstrate Christ’s love for our neighbors: i.e. visiting homes, handing out water bottles, reaching out to grieving families, and more.

  7. Hospitality + Connection This team will create new ways to welcome visitors to Northpark and will be responsible for creating a welcoming culture that connects them to small groups, bible studies and serving opportunities Some examples: 1. Welcome table with gifts and information. 2. The Phantom Team. 3. Coordinate with parking attendants, greeters, ushers, snack people to identify new people. 4. Follow up with visitors and newer people.

  8. Recreation + Social This team will be involved in planning and executing special events, sports opportunities and times for relationship building Some examples: 1. Planning our I Heart America bbq on July 3rd. 2. Parties, potlucks, community building events to reach out to our neighborhood. 3. Softball, soccer teams, Youth sports leagues. 4. Work with the PARCS department to serve the city and neighborhood.

  9. Communications + Publicity This team will come up with creative ways to spread the word about our church plant in the community and city using traditional media, new media, social networking, direct mail and any other means to share the message. This team will also be creative in nature, creating videos, crafting our core messaging and graphic design as needed

  10. Communications + Publicity Some examples: 1. Create a step by step marketing plan for the church plant. 2. Create communication solutions for people both outside and within the Northpark community. 3. Write press releases and pitch stories to the mainstream media. 4. Create and maintain an online presence for Northpark Community Church.

  11. Questions Are We leaving Northpark to start a brand new church? No! We are planting our existing congregation and reintroducing ourselves as a missional church to reach the 59, 163 people in a two mile radius around the church.

  12. Questions How long is my commitment? We are looking for a 9 month commitment, September 2011 through May 2012.

  13. Questions Can I still be involved in other ministries? Yes! Absolutely and we will try to keep our meetings to a minimum, utilizing technology to be as efficient as possible.

  14. Questions What can I do to help right now? Begin to pray about what team you’d like to serve on. Start by loving your neighbors next door and across the street.

  15. Questions What is launch Sunday, September 11th, going to look like? We know that we are going to invite our community to consider A Day That Changed The World, the day Jesus went to the cross. We would also like to honor firefighters, military personnel and those who have sacrificed for our freedoms.

  16. Questions How will our church seem like a new church plant when it is not actually a new church? We’ll keep you posted! Much of that depends on each of you, 100 new missionaries, ready to make a difference!

  17. Ending Discussion Questions from you The Priesthood of every Believer… But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. (1Pe 2:9 TNIV)

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