new city covenant - vision presentation (10/13/12)
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New City Covenant ChurchChurch Plant Vision Potluck Gathering
Time Plan
Share a meal together ✓New City vision presentation (~30 minutes)
Kids’ presentation (~10 minutes)
Q&A (~15 minutes)
Our Story
“Moore Tour 2010”
Met with mentors and pastors
Sensed calling to church planting
Why Plant Churches?
The mandate (Great Commission)
The need (Boston)
Best way to make new disciples
Puts on display the beauty of God’s Kingdom
Evangelical Covenant Church
Soong-Chan Rah (CUME and CCFC)
Shared valuesRelationships
Racial reconcilation
Dialogue over debate
Church planting
Journey to Now
Jason Condon, Dir. of Church Planting, East Coast Conference
Assessment Center
Trainings
9-Month Residency
Vision
To be a "city within a city" (an alternative Boston) that passionately loves JESUS, thoughtfully seeks JUSTICE for the oppressed, and intentionally forms a diverse FAMILY that serves and reflects our community
Values
#1: JESUS
worship
obey
become more like him
Values
#2: JUSTICE
shalom (wholeness)
reconciliation
loving, serving our neighbors
Values
#3: FAMILY
everyone is welcome
walls broken down
mentoring
Multiplication
Participate in what Godis already doing in Boston
Raise up church planters
Multiplication is morefruitful than addition
Dialogue Groups
breaks down walls
increases participation
empowers lay leaders
South End/Lower Roxbury
highly diverse
central city
very few English-speakingevangelical churches
South End/Lower Roxbury
Mass. Ave.
Boston Med. Center
Northeastern
Orchard Gardens (Park)
Timeline
Four-phase launch
Launch Team Development
Preview Services
Soft Launch
Grand Opening
Upcoming Events
Monday, Nov 5th
Serve the body ofChrist in Boston
Re-affirm unity
Exalt Jesus
Upcoming Events
Saturday, Nov 17th
Serve our neighborsin SE/LR
Demonstrate love
Build trust, relationships
External Funding Internal Funding
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50%
75%
100%
20132014
20152016
2017
Funding
ECC
East Coast Conf
Partner churches
Fund-raising
Giving (tithes & offerings)
Partner churches
Stone Creek (Assembliesof God)
CCFC (ECC)
Cambridgeport (Baptist)
Highrock (ECC)
Goals and Getting Involved
30 Launch Team members
$20,000 by end of year
3 more partner churches
Secure meeting space in SE/LR for “Preview Services”
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