LEADERSHIP MEETING

AGENDA• INTRODUCTION

• VISION

• MOVING FORWARD

• WHAT I NEED FROM YOU

• SUMMARY

• Q&A

• Looking back:• Grown from 43 to 750

– Moved from a leased building to a $1.2M facility in 10 months

– Blessed with many won to Jesus

– Local, regional, and international ministry started

• Current State:– Salvations weekly

– New building is complete with exception of downstairs in 2.8 years.

– Current appraisal for land and facility >$ 9 Million

– Moved to two services in this facility

– Started Bethel Remix to reach younger generation

– Children are out growing their space and we needed additional parking.

• Vision of God– Spirit of Leadership

• LET TEAM• Multiplication

– Small Groups (80 small groups this coming semester. Average of 400 people in small groups weekly.)

– Larger Missions and Outreach

– Putting a pattern into place to reproduce and send locally, regionally and globally.

• To achieve Vision– Bethel Metro is going mobile

– Leverage the internet to reach more people with the gospel and leverage our investment

– Generate cash for future ministry by selling acreage at the church

• God is moving to enlarge our local missions and outreach

– Expanding to include a feeding ministry

– Reaching out to women and men’s ministries

– Bethel Metro going mobile

• Bethel Metro– Started with a community of > 2000 people*

– Currently only < 200 people in our adopted neighborhood.*

– Many families have moved to Centre Parkway Area

We are going to where the people are!*per Lexington Housing Authority

LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY• Live streaming of our services

• Podcast

• Leverages our investment

• Services on Public Access Channel

• WW there are 1 B internet users

• North America has 223M internet users

• More people use Christian media that attend church

• ………….and it is growing

• Resources for our Vision– Changes at our location

– Selling 5 acres

– Potential for 3 to 4 times multiplication

• We are playing to win– Changes are a fulfillment of our vision

– God has opened doors of opportunities

– More resources to do the Vision

– Platform for multiplying growth

– Wise Master Builders

• What I need from you– Continue to trust God to fulfill our vision

– Continue to be good stewards

– Get involved in new ministries

DEBT REDUCTION (INTEREST ONLY)• Business as usual, Total Interest -$6.1M

• Additional $800K, Total Interest-$4.0M

• Additional $1,000K, Total Interest-$3.6M

• Church Expenses(Monthly)

– Mortgage $40K

– Payroll $50K

– Utilities $10K

- Other $30K

– Total $130K

Monthly Expenses

29%

38%

8%

25%

MortgagePayrollUtilitiesMisc.

DEBT REDUCTION• Principle of 10, 10, 80:

– Tithe

– Offering Debt Reduction Missions

• Thanks for all that you do for the Kingdom

• Together we will make a difference in the world

• Excited about this new direction

Q&A

• Growth points of Churches– 120 person church– 250 person church– 500 person church– 1000 person church– 2000 to 5000 person church

– 90% of all churches in America remain at 100 are less

WHY WE ARE HERE• Share with you what God has done

• Share with you what God is doing

• Share with you where God is leading

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• Spirit of Leadership– Preparing to go from a church of 700 to over

1,000– LET Team and skills– Multiplication– Assimilation of members– New structure

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