The Way Forward Risen Redeemer Fellowship Fall 2009

BLUF What is God's Chief End? " But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him ." - (John 4:23)

Mission and Vision Our Mission Our Mission is to establish an authentic New Testament church that glorifies God by passionately loving Him and proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ in order to see the spontaneous expansion of the Kingdom of God- both in our local area and also in all the Nations. Our Vision Our Vision is to become a authentic, robust, productive, and glocal NT church.

Our Mission

Our Mission is to establish an authentic New Testament church that glorifies God by passionately loving Him and proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ in order to see the spontaneous expansion of the Kingdom of God- both in our local area and also in all the Nations.

Our Vision

Our Vision is to become a authentic, robust, productive, and glocal NT church.

Mission and Vision Our Vision Authentic: valuing Position in Christ, Purpose, Power, and People of God Robust: ethnic, cultural, and economic diversity. Significant input from laity. People of God are the church Productive: Self supporting, Ministries of Services & Helps, Support for missionaries Glocal: local area of Harford County, and overseas thru web ministries and missionaries. Seeking to send out church plant around 5 yr mark

Our Vision

Authentic: valuing Position in Christ, Purpose, Power, and People of God

Robust: ethnic, cultural, and economic diversity. Significant input from laity. People of God are the church

Productive: Self supporting, Ministries of Services & Helps, Support for missionaries

Glocal: local area of Harford County, and overseas thru web ministries and missionaries. Seeking to send out church plant around 5 yr mark

History Started out in Jan of this year Sense of God's direction much like Paul in Acts 16 Sundays: studied several books of the Bible: Mission Possible (Colossians) The Christ, His Kingdom, and the Holy Spirit (Luke & Acts) Justification by Faith Alone (Galatians) Community Group 1st CE Course Death by Love- Mark Driscoll Don't Waste Your Life- John Piper

Started out in Jan of this year

Sense of God's direction much like Paul in Acts 16

Sundays: studied several books of the Bible:

Mission Possible (Colossians)

The Christ, His Kingdom, and the Holy Spirit (Luke & Acts)

Justification by Faith Alone (Galatians)

Community Group

1st CE Course

Death by Love- Mark Driscoll

Don't Waste Your Life- John Piper

History Total of 60 meetings (CG & Sundays) Avg. attendance is 10 per meeting Reached out to our neighbors thru: Facebook DBL study Crab feast Cole's picnic Church Picnic & Baptism Tanya completed Foundations & Baptized

Total of 60 meetings (CG & Sundays)

Avg. attendance is 10 per meeting

Reached out to our neighbors thru:

Facebook DBL study

Crab feast

Cole's picnic

Church Picnic & Baptism

Tanya completed Foundations & Baptized

Way Forward Expand our Sunday Service Proactive Evangelization Develop Service & Ministry Seek a deeper experience of God through our worship, prayer, and fellowship

Expand our Sunday Service

Proactive Evangelization

Develop Service & Ministry

Seek a deeper experience of God through our worship, prayer, and fellowship

Sunday Meetings Seek to meet publicly Perhaps at Abingdon Elementary Facilitate more guests Facilitate our children's ministry Start NLT 2nd week of Jan 10 Incorporate: Kilbanes and Coles would be 'trusties' Draft Articles & By-Laws Look to sign NLT 11 Oct 09 Necessary to Open Bank Acct Provides some legal protection

Seek to meet publicly

Perhaps at Abingdon Elementary

Facilitate more guests

Facilitate our children's ministry

Start NLT 2nd week of Jan 10

Incorporate: Kilbanes and Coles would be 'trusties'

Draft Articles & By-Laws

Look to sign NLT 11 Oct 09

Necessary to Open Bank Acct

Provides some legal protection

Sunday Meetings Federal & State Non-profit Status Tax free purchases Write off contributions Complete NLT 31 Oct 09

Federal & State Non-profit Status

Tax free purchases

Write off contributions

Complete NLT 31 Oct 09

Evangelization CE Course on Rumsey Island 14 Oct - 18 Nov Use FB for invitations Russ and Jeff Lead Continue to support missionaries S. Turek and Others

CE Course on Rumsey Island

14 Oct - 18 Nov

Use FB for invitations

Russ and Jeff Lead

Continue to support missionaries

S. Turek and Others

Services & Helps Harford County Foster Parent Dinner Set up night before Serve that night Monetary- donate gift cards Web based ministry opportunities www.kiva.org International Justice Mission www.love146.org

Harford County Foster Parent Dinner

Set up night before

Serve that night

Monetary- donate gift cards

Web based ministry opportunities

www.kiva.org

International Justice Mission

www.love146.org

Worship/Prayer/Fellowship Monthly worship night John Parker leading 2nd Friday night of the month Starts 9 Oct Monthly Men's' & Women's' Gatherings Men- 3rd Saturdays of the month Women- 1st Saturdays of the month

Monthly worship night

John Parker leading

2nd Friday night of the month

Starts 9 Oct

Monthly Men's' & Women's' Gatherings

Men- 3rd Saturdays of the month

Women- 1st Saturdays of the month

Misc Webpage and Logo www.risenredeemer.org continued use of FB Jeff/Russ initiate a ‘missional network’ meeting for mutual support Russ & Beth to Acts 29 Assessment interview w/ local area pastors

Webpage and Logo

www.risenredeemer.org

continued use of FB

Jeff/Russ initiate a ‘missional network’ meeting for mutual support

Russ & Beth to Acts 29 Assessment interview w/ local area pastors

Conclusion Please be praying Favor with Inc. process Favor with HCPS in renting school Blessing on CE course Hearts be opened to truth of Christ Practical needs & planning go well Protection from the enemy Ministry Opportunities

Please be praying

Favor with Inc. process

Favor with HCPS in renting school

Blessing on CE course

Hearts be opened to truth of Christ

Practical needs & planning go well

Protection from the enemy

Ministry Opportunities

Conclusion Please consider Who you can invite to CE Who you can invite when we go public How you can serve on Sundays Greet and welcome Set-up & take down Worship team? Make up a bulletin Process collection funds

Please consider

Who you can invite to CE

Who you can invite when we go public

How you can serve on Sundays

Greet and welcome

Set-up & take down

Worship team?

Make up a bulletin

Process collection funds