center for evangelism & church growth rev. gary lindley

Center for Evangelism & Church Growth

Rev. Gary Lindley

Creating New Places for New People

Golden Triangle of Texas

DFW to San AntonioSan Antonio to HoustonHouston to DFW

I 35 CorridorI 45 CorridorI 10 Corridor

Creating New Places for New People

2015 --2024 Population within the

CTC will increase by

800,000.

Creating New Places for New People

Walsh Ranch • Tarrant and Parker County• Largest Planned Community in the United States.• 7200 Acres• 50,000 people

Other Developments•Beggs Ranch 3000 Lots•Dean Ranch 4100 Lots

Pew Research Center Report 2015Americas Changing Religious

Landscape

Creating New Places for New People

New Designs and Strategies are Required:

• House churches, • New Worship Services, • A Church within a Church, • Merger of Two or More Congregations, • Satellite Congregations, • Coffee House ministry…• “Traditional” New Church Starts.

Whatever the design and strategy may be we will need HEALTHY, VITAL, ESTABLISHED Churches to partner with the CECG to Create New Places for New People.

Creating New Places for New PeopleIn The Central Texas Conference

Keller West A Second Campus of Keller UMC.

Creating New Places for New PeopleIn The Central Texas Conference

Keller West A Second Campus of Keller UMC.

Janine’s Story

Creating New Places for New PeopleIn The Central Texas Conference

7th Street FellowshipA Church Within First Fort Worth.

Creating New Places for New PeopleIn The Central Texas Conference

7th Street FellowshipA Church Within First Fort Worth.

Jessica’s Story

Creating New Places for New PeopleIn The Central Texas Conference

Genesis Fellowship - KilleenDaughter Church of St. James, Temple

Creating New Places for New PeopleIn The Central Texas Conference

Genesis Fellowship - KilleenDaughter Church of St. James, Temple

Maurice’s Story

Creating New Places for New PeopleIn The Central Texas Conference

Wesley United Methodist ChurchArlington

Mision EsperanzaArlington

Creating New Places for New PeopleIn The Central Texas Conference

Our Mana ChurchNorth Richland Hills

Life ChurchWaco

Creating New Places for New PeopleIn The Central Texas Conference

One Church FellowshipVital Merger Between Bracks and Mt Zion Churches, Waco

Creating New Places for New PeopleIn The Central Texas Conference

Harvest ChurchA Vital Merger Between Ridglea and Thompson Chapel

Creating New Places for New People

Jon and Amber ReevesJovie Paige 6

Landry Parker 2

Transforming Churches In The Central Texas Conference

Leadership TrainingSince the fall 2012 94 pastors in PLD 221 laity in LLD 172 laity in SCI 22 pastors in SCI

ConsultationSince Fall 2012 21 Large Church Consultations 12 Small Church Consultations

CoachingSince Fall 2012 8 Churches have completed the HCI Process