2. Notes:
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3. Welcome & Intros
Leadership & Support
ā¢ Phil Beatty, Lead PastorāØ
Hartford City Covenant ChurchāØ
www.hartfordcitychurch.com
ā¢ Jason Condon, Director of Church Planting, Assoc. SuperintendentāØ
East Coast Conference of the Evangelical Covenant ChurchāØ
www.jasoncondon.com
Group Intros:
ā¢ Share your name and what you love about where you live
ā¢ Why are you involved in or exploringāØ
the Hartford City church planting project?
ā¢ What do you hope to get out of today?
Opening Devotional
āOutsiders, Insiders, Friends, Familyā
What are the four types of people typically drawn āØ
to a new church community?
You become who you embrace, choose wisely!
ā¢ āOutsidersā - Matthew 12:46-50 āØ
confuse concern with control
ā¢ āInsidersā - Matthew 20:20-22a, 24-28āØ
confuse position with purpose
ā¢ āFriendsā - John 20:24-26, Matt 22:11-14 -
mostly positive; caution: donāt confuse sentiment with covenant
ā¢ āFamilyā - Matt. 12:50, Galatians 3:26-29 - mostly positive; āØ
caution: donāt confuse membership with mission
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Audio | Full MessageāØ
Version of Devotional
ā¢ http://archive.org/download/
OutsiderInsiderFriendFamily-
ChooseWisely/
OutsiderInsiderFamilyFriend-
ChooseWisely.m4a
ā¢ First presented Sat March 11,
2012 at combined Launch
Team Training Day for
Sanctuary Church,
Providence RI; Highrock
Northshore, Salem MA;
Highrock Quincy, Quincy MA
4. Our Larger Church Family
East Coast Conference
www.eastcoastconf.org
Our Mission: āBelieving we are a movement of God, the mission of the
East Coast Conference is to Multiply Churches, Orchestrate Ministries,
Vitalize Congregations, and Empower Leadersā
Our Regional Mission Field
ā¢ Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island
ā¢ Eastern New York, New Jersey, Eastern Pennsylvania
ā¢ Delaware, Maryland, Washington D.C., and most of Virginia
ECConf Staff
ā¢ Howard Burgoyne, Superintendent
ā¢ Jason Condon, Director of Church Planting (Assoc. Sup.)
ā¢ Kreig Gammelgard, Dir. of Congregational Vitality (Assoc. Sup.)
ā¢ Alicia Sturdy, Ofļ¬ce Manager
ā¢ Robin Jones, Finance Manager
Quick ECConf Stats & Stories
ā¢ 85 Total Churches (120 projected by 2020)
ā¢ Oldest: 251 years old, St Paul's Wolf's Covenant Church, York, PA
ā¢ Newest: This one! (with 4-5 more coming this calendar year, 8-10 in the next 12 months)
ā¢ 23 Current āChurch Plantsā (deļ¬ned as congregations under 10 years old):
"
1. Phillip Beatty, Hartford City Church, CTāØ
hartfordcitychurch.com (July 2015)
2. Ezra Sohn, Disciples NYC, Queens NYāØ
disciplesnyc.com (March 2015)
3. Steven Martino, Movement Covenant
Church, Staten Island NYāØ
themovementsi.com (Jan 2015)
4. Will Barnett, Highrock Acton, MAāØ
highrockacton.org (Dec 2014)
5. Dan Sadlier, Hope Roosevelt Island, NY,āØ
hoperooseveltisland.org (Dec 2014)
6. Drew Hyun, Hope Midtown, Manhattan
NY, hopechurchnyc.org (Fall 2014)
7. Chris Bannon, The Commons ECC,
Rochester NHāØ
churchofthecommons.org (April 2014)
8. Grant & Miho Buchholtz, Tokyo Life,
Japan (special partnership, Fall 2014)
9. Don Schiewer, Dust Covenant Church,
BlacksburgVA, dustchurch.com (Septā13)
10. Eli Hernandez, Charm City Covenant
Church, Baltimore MDāØ
www.charmcity.cc (Aug 2013)
11. Kimberly Wright, Church of the
Resurrection, NewYork NY
resurrectionchurchnyc.com (Feb 2012)
12. Stephen Sharkey, Highrock Quincy, MAāØ
highrockquincy.org (May 2012)
13. Aaron Engler, Highrock North Shore,
Salem, highrocknorthshore.org (Febā12)
14. Drew Hyun, Hope Church NYC, Astoria
NY, hopechurchnyc.org (Feb 2012)
15. Andrew Mook, Sanctuary Providence RIāØ
sanctuaryprovidence.com (Jan 2012)
16. Efrain Alicea, Elements, Bronx NYāØ
www.elementsbx.org (Aug 2011)
17. MonyroorTeng, Sudanese ECC,
Manchester NH, Dinka & Arabic languageāØ
sudanesechurch.com (July 2010)
18. Michael Carrion, Promised Land
Covenant Church, Bronx NYāØ
facebook.com/PLCChurch (July 2010)
19. Frank Catalano, Evergreen Covenant
Church, Sanford MEāØ
evergreencovchurch.org (April 2008)
20. JoshThroneburg, Highrock Brookline,
MA, highrockbrookline.org (Jan 2008)
21. Kiho Lee, Worship Frontier Church,
Brookline MA, Korean languageāØ
worshipfrontier.org (July 2008)
22. Derrick Jackson, Life Covenant Church,
Morganville NJ, lifecovenantchurch.org
(March 2009)
23. Jose Humphreys, Metro Hope, HarlemāØ
www.metrohopenyc.org (June 2007
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5. Evangelical Covenant Church
www.covchurch.org
Our Values: The āFour ALsā
Two historic questions early Covenanters asked:
ā¢ Biblical: āWhere is it written?ā
ā¢ Devotional: āHow goes your walk?ā
As they formed in the US, they chose āØ
the name āMission Friendsā:
ā¢ Missional: āAre we pursuing Christās purposes?ā
ā¢ Connectional: āAre we together in Christian community?ā
Our Beliefs: Covenant Afļ¬rmations
www.covchurch.org/who-we-are/beliefs/afļ¬rmations
1. We afļ¬rm the centrality of the word of God
2. We afļ¬rm the necessity of the new birth
3. We afļ¬rm a commitment to the whole mission of the church
4. We afļ¬rm the church as a fellowship of believers
5. We afļ¬rm a conscious dependence on the Holy Spirit
6. We afļ¬rm the reality of freedom in Christ
Our Mission: What We Do as the Covenant | Five Strategic Priorities
www.covchurch.org/what-we-do ā¢ video: Covenant Mission & Ministry 2013 [vimeo.com/50717463]
1. Start and Strengthen Churches
2. Make and Deepen Disciples
3. Develop Leaders
4. Love Mercy, Do Justice
5. Serve Globally
Table Discussion
ā¢ Which of these āfamily characteristicsā resonates most with you?
ā¢ Why is it important to be connected with a larger family of faith?
ā¢ What are the challenges of being connected to something bigger and not just being āindependentā?
Staying Connected
Take advantage of the many opportunities for connection, encouragement, & development | Examples:
ā¢ Online: eastcoastconf.org, facebook.com/eastcoastconf, ļ¬ickr.com/ecconf
ā¢ Newsletter & Enews: Quarterly East Coast Covananter sent to your church, monthly Enews
ā¢ Congregations: Connect with area Covenant Churches (eastcoastconf.org/churches)
ā¢ Camp & Retreats: Pilgrim Pines for Family & Youth Camps, Retreats. pilgrimpines.org
ā¢ Cohorts & Events for Pastors, Church Planters, Youth Workers, Worship Leaders, etc. See
eastcoastconf.org/calendar for even more opportunities for pastors, leaders, & congregations
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11 Regional Conferences Form Our Larger Mission11 Regional Conferences Form Our Larger Mission
10. Four-StageāØ
Launch Process
Your ļ¬rst twelve months āØ
as a church plant!
Purpose of Four-Stage Launch:
ā¢ Build missional momentum and effectiveness
ā¢ While having āpermissionā to focus and pace yourselves accordingly
Overview of Four-Stage Launch:
Timing & Benchmarks: āØ
Each stage is 3-4 months with clear healthy, missional benchmarks
1. Stage 1 | Launch Team Development: gathering like-minded, diversely gifted, āØ
missionally motivated people into a cohesive team
2. Stage 2 | Monthly Preview Worship Services: reaching and gathering more people āØ
to the new church, developing effective ministry systems, practicing what youāll become
3. Stage 3 | Weekly Pre-Launch Worship: continuing to reach and gather, āØ
reļ¬ning the ministries, getting the systems right, acting āas if ā
4. Stage 4 | Grand Opening Launch: launching for accelerated growth and impact, āØ
unfettered outreach & evangelism, robust ministry systems
Four Scenarios for Adaptation
1. New Church Plant: āØ
from scratch, not a pre-existing congregation
2. ā2.0ā Church Plant: pre-existing congregation, new to
Covenant, ranges from soft relaunch to hard reset
3. New Campus: extending churchās pre-existing ministry āØ
to a brand-new location or venue
4. New Worship Service: multiplying worship services āØ
(new times, different rooms, new styles, etc.)
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Reļ¬ection:
ā¢ what scenario (or blend) best
represents your project?
what are its advantages?
disadvantages?
ā¢ what caution or mistake
resonates most?
ā¢ what do you dislike about
the Four-Stage Launch idea?
(be honest :)
ā¢ whatās just one way it might
be extremely helpful?
11. Cautions & Common Mistakes
ā¢ New Church Plants (and sometimes Campuses or Worship Services):
ā¢ go too fast, skimp on key components
ā¢ downplay or ignore benchmarks
ā¢ ā2.0ā Church Plants (and sometimes Campuses or Worship Services):
ā¢ assume āregular attendersā = āLaunch Teamā
ā¢ donāt make the āhard asksā
ā¢ donāt revisit foundational principles
Four Key Metrics:āØ
each is a blend of qualitative & quantitative measures
1. Discipling Relationships: Those who are intentionally receiving discipleship, with the
commitment to disciple others when ready, for the ongoing reproduction of disciple-making
disciples (Note: this is a newer metric weāre intentionally tracking, still developing best-practices)
2. Launch Team Members: Speciļ¬cally asked to commit to the church plant launch, the reliable
leaders and workers, count on each other (balance of quality and quantity)
3. Worship Attendance: Through prayer, evangelism, invitation, events, marketing, follow-through,
and more, reach or surpass goals for each stage (emphasis on quantity, care for quality)
4. Key Ministries: Deploy Worship, Children, Hospitality, Follow-up & Connection, Small Groups,
Evangelism & Outreach (or others). Improve āletter gradesā throughout each stage āØ
(emphasis on quality, care for quantity/capacity)
Suggested Launch Timeline & Benchmarks for Hartford City Covenant Church
KEY: DR = Discipling Relationships, LT = Launch Team Members, WA = Worship Attendance, KM = Key Ministries Quality Letter Grade
Discussion & Questions
ā¢
ā¢
ā¢
ā¢
STAGE:
LaunchTeamāØ
Development
Soft Launch/āØ
Preview Worship
Pre-LaunchāØ
WeeklyWorship
Hard Launch/āØ
āGrand Openingā
Post-Launch 1:
Depth & Stability
Post-Launch 2: NewāØ
Outreach & Growth
May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
DR: 6 8 10 12 14 20 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
LT: 30 40 50 55 60 65 70 70 75 75 75 75 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
WA: N/A N/A N/A 80 90 100 120 90 110 125 150 130 130 130 135 135 160 140 140
KM: N/A N/A C C+ B- B B B+ B+ B+ A- A- A- A A A A A A
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12. Leadership
Reproducing leaders that effectively āØ
lead, serve, and multiply
2-2-2 Principle (from 2 Tim. 2:2)
1. 1st Generation: Paul ā Timothy
2. 2nd Generation: Timothy ā āReliable Peopleā
3. 3rd Generation: āReliable Peopleā ā āOthersā
4. 4th Generation: āOthersā ā ...
Recognizing Potential Apprentices
The Must-Haves:
ā¢ Spiritual Velocity (whatās their movement/direction, not just position in relation to Jesus?)
ā¢ Teachability (are they open to being developed and sharpened?)
ā¢ Relational Intelligence (do they get people, do people like them?)
The Bonuses:
ā¢ Missional (are they willing to sacriļ¬ce for Godās mission?)
ā¢ Discerning (can they wisely discern things in people and situations?)
ā¢ Inclusive (do they love to bring people alongside them?)
ā¢ Biblically Knowledgeable (strong grasp on Godās Word?)
5 Steps of Leadership Development
1. I do. You watch. We talk.
2. I do. You help. We talk.
3. You do. I help. We talk.
4. You do. I watch. We talk.Ā
5. You do. Someone else watches. You talkā¦
* Ideas and highlights on this page adapted from the Apprentice Field Guide,
created by Community Christian Church. Updated version available at www.lulu.com/spotlight/bigidearesrouces
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3 Question at each
debriefĀ (āWe talk.ā)Ā
ā¢ What worked?
ā¢ What didnāt work?
ā¢ How can we improve?
āAnd the things you
have heard me say in
the presence of many
witnesses entrust to
reliable people who will
also be qualiļ¬ed to
teach others.ā
~ The Apostle Paul āØ
to Timothy
(a seasoned church
planter to a younger
church planter,āØ
2 Timothy 2:2)
14. Understand Your Leadership Style
There are Six Leadership Styles 1 āØ
(see diagram next page)
1. Relational Leader
ā¢ Leadership Sequence: āØ
CHEMISTRY - Spirituality - strategy
ā¢ APEST 2 Type is often: Shepherd (Pastor) - āØ
interpersonal intelligence helps them connect āØ
to people in a warm and caring manner.
2. Inspirational Leader
ā¢ CHEMISTRY - Strategy - spirituality
ā¢ APEST: Evangelist - social intelligence helps them
connect with people, especially in crowd context
3. Sacred Leader
ā¢ SPIRITUALITY - Chemistry - strategy
ā¢ APEST: Teacher - their greatest gift to the church is
communicating to people the deep things of God
4. Imaginative Leader
ā¢ SPIRITUALITY - Strategy - chemistry
ā¢ APEST: Prophet - like to look to the future and call the
people of God to become who God created them to be.
5. Mission Leader
ā¢ STRATEGY - Spirituality - chemistry
ā¢ APEST: Apostle - ability to lead the mission of God into
the future, through the development of ministries,
ministers (both professional & lay), and mission endeavors
6. Building Leader
ā¢ STRATEGY - Chemistry - spirituality
ā¢ APEST: Apostelist (hybrid of an Apostle & Evangelist) -
primary love is growing the church or organization they
serve, while simultaneously making it better and stronger.
Pragmatic visionaries that focus on strategy and structure,
they typically stay in a location for extended times, never
tire of creating āmoreā and ābetterā
1 More details at www.sixstyles.org. Your pastor has online survey links speciļ¬cally for your church
2 APEST = shorthand for ļ¬ve-fold gifts of Apostle, Prophet, Evangelist, Shepherd (Pastor), & Teacher
found in Ephesians 4:11-12. Dave Olson contends these often align/overlap with Six Leadership Styles.
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āSo Christ himself gave
the apostles, āØ
the prophets, āØ
the evangelists, āØ
the pastorsāØ
and teachers, āØ
to equip his people āØ
for works of service, so
that the body of ChristāØ
may be built up.ā
~ Paul (Ephesians 4:11-12)
Implementation in a
Church Context
ā¢ Mission Leader (Apostle)
sets the Agenda
ā¢ Imaginative Leader
(Prophet) analyzes the
Target (the Culture)
ā¢ Inspirational Leader
(Evangelist) leads People āØ
to Christ
ā¢ Relational Leader (Pastor)
disciples the Converts
ā¢ Sacred Leader (Teacher)
lays (reinforces) the
Scriptural foundation
ā¢ Building Leader
(Apostelist) grows the
Church
~ Johannes Reimer,āØ
New Testament Scholar
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Complementary,
Styles
Complementary,
Styles
Complementary,
Styles
Sacred
Leader
Inspirational
Leader
Imaginative
Leader
Mission
Leader
Building
Leader
Relational
Leader
TheImaginativeLeaderisgifted
byGodtointeractpowerfullywith
aninnovativevisionfromGod,then
leadpeopletostepoutinfaithand
liveoutthatnewwayofbeingthe
peopleofGod.
Strongest7in
Spirituality
Strongest7in7
Chemistry
Strongest7in7
Strategy
TheBuildingLeaderisgiftedby
Godtostrategizeforgrowth,
enlistotherleaders,andthen
togetherleadthewayinenlarging
themissionofGod.
TheInspirationalLeaderisgifted
byGodtoconnectpowerfullywitha
crowd,andmotivatethemtofollow
Jesus,byencouragingthemto
engageinthemissionofGod.
TheRelationalLeaderisgiftedbyGod
toconnectemotionallywithindividuals,
andinspirethemasagrouptofollow
Jesusandloveeachother.
TheSacredLeaderisgiftedbyGod
toconnectspirituallywithpeople,
andencouragethemtogrowdeeper
withGod,whilebringingattentionto
thevoiceoftheHolySpirit.
MissionLeaderisgiftedbyGodwith
spiritualvisiontoforeseewhatisneeded
intheimmediatefuture.MissionLeaders
callpeopletofollowadeeperGospel,
whilemultiplyingdisciples,expanding
ministriesandstartingnewventures.
16. The Six Primary Roles of Christian Leaders
1. Relational Leader Love.........
2. Inspirational Leader Motivate.....
3. Building Leader Grow...........
4. Mission Leader Multiply...........
5. Imaginative Leader Create.....
6. Sacred Leader Deepen
............
The Six Hidden Needs of Christian Leaders
1. Relational Leader Need for attention, Need for aļ¬rmation.........
2. Inspirational Leader Need for power, Need for attention.....
3. Building Leader Need to over-work, Need for power...........
4. Mission Leader Need to over-innovate, Need to over-work...........
5. Imaginative Leader Need to be right, Need to over-innovate.....
6. Sacred Leader Need for aļ¬rmation, Need to be right
............
The Six Intelligences of Christian Leaders
1. Relational Leader Interpersonal Intelligence.........
2. Inspirational Leader Social Intelligence.....
3. Building Leader Organizational Intelligence...........
4. Mission Leader Strategic Intelligence...........
5. Imaginative Leader Cultural Intelligence.....
6. Sacred Leader Intrapersonal Intelligence............
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19. Cautions
Launch Team Landmines
ā¢ ātasks not titlesā - proven faithfulness and effectiveness
ā¢ āprocess not promisesā - clear leadership development path
ā¢ faithfulness and fruitfulness need to be demonstrated
ā¢ Three āHighlyā people to watch for and respond accordingly:
ā¢ Highly Controlling
ā¢ Highly Needy
ā¢ Highly Missional
Agenda Harmony: How do we keep this group together?
ā¢ critical to have clearly deļ¬ned DNA, mission and vision that are Biblically based (cf. earlier session)
ā¢ planting pastor must be the champion, custodian, and defender of the mission, vision, and values
ā¢ out-counseling poor ļ¬ts is a necessary leadership task
ā¢ self-selecting out is a mature response if the church plant is not a ļ¬t
Benchmarks
ā¢ initial minimum of 30 committed, gifted adults before signing Covenant Agreement
ā¢ 50% of Launch Team from new contacts
ā¢ continually adding, growing, and maturing to 50-75+ through entire 4-Stage Launch
ā¢ planter is seen as the legitimate leader of the group
ā¢ increasing number of people contacted, coming, and connecting with the group with growing
enthusiasm and commitment
15min | TEAM TIME:
Launch Team Audit: Hartford City Covenant Church Initial Launch Team
Use poster paper if helpful...
ā¢ Evaluate:
ā¢ What is the current make-up of your Launch Team?
ā¢ What would God have you do to build a stronger Launch Team?
ā¢ Strategize: Create initial strategy for reaching 50-75 people total
ā¢ often a 3:1 ratio or more, so probably need to connect with 150 people at least
ā¢ Put real names and real networks on the list (as much as possible)
ā¢ Pray for your list
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20. Stage 2: Soft-Launch/Preview Worship
Question: Whatās one big mistake Planters & Launch Teams often make early on?
Goals
ā¢ accelerating growth while continuing to build momentum
ā¢ more fully express what your church is becoming through public worship and expanded
attractional & incarnational ministries (ācome & seeā + āgo show & tellā)
Benchmarks
ā¢ 75-125 at each monthly worship service (build momentum from ālowā to āhighā)
ā¢ 50 new people attending each preview service
ā¢ strong word-of-mouth: over half of guests from personal invitation and investment
ā¢ roughly double the size of the initial Launch Team
The āWā
Wisdom behind the āWā Rhythm
ā¢ for most, gathered worship is the high-bandwidth āØ
High Point of their experience of God and his āØ
community at a new church
ā¢ but thereās a tension, especially early on, they also need āØ
Greater Depth with Launch Team development, training, āØ
and small- to medium-sized group experiences
ā¢ yet both āextremesā can overshoot many people youāre āØ
called to reach, so also need some more accessibleāØ
Middle Ground to make friendly connections
Repeating Cycle:
ā¢ each type of gathering is āopenā (preview worship, launch team meeting, gathering event, etc)
ā¢ purposefully invite people to each type of gathering (may invite different people, different
ways, for each portions)
ā¢ at each type of event also invite people to the other upcoming events - always be casting
vision, calling to commitment, and inviting each time, adjusting appropriately to setting & audience
ā¢ Note: See Benchmarks from Suggested Launch Timeline on p. 9
Temptations, Cautions, and Common Mistakes
ā¢ Rushing/Demanding Weekly Worship Services: succumbing to internal & external pressures
and expectations (real or imagined); āWhen will we be a real church?!ā, āCanāt we just worship?!ā
ā¢ Fake/Anemic āWā Rhythm: do some of everything every time, nothing done with purposeful focus,
resulting in ineffective āmushy middleā; doing everything poorly at same time vs. one thing done well
ā¢ Short-Sighted/Short-Term Thinking vs. the long view over generations and eternity; are you
planting a centuries-long church or a worship service now? (especially when the āwaitā is only weeks)
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Wk 1: āØ
Preview
Worship
Wk 2:
Launch
Team Mtg
Wk 3:
Connection
Event
Wk 5:āØ
PreviewāØ
Worship
Wk 4:
Launch
Team Mtg
MONTH 1 MONTH 2 ā¦
21. Example āWā Rhythm
1. Worship: music, message, related key ministries, vision casting, a vital invite opportunity to the
following weeks (invite at each)
2. Launch Team Mtg 1: orientation, bible study, vision-casting
3. Gathering Event: picnic, bbq, service project, bowling, etc.
4. Launch Team Mtg 2: prep key ministries teams for next Preview
5. Worship: restart cycle (like Week 1), only improved upon, more new people, etc. (rinse, repeat!)
Note: these principles can be applied to either condensed or stretched-out time-frames
Applications
ā¢ Brand-new Plants & Campuses: fairly straightforward, though variations are possible (e.g.
Preview Worship every other week, stretch out over summer lows, etc.)
ā¢ ā2.0ā Church Plants: had already been meeting weekly, usually bi-vocational pastor now full-time
ā¢ Turn weekly meeting time into a feature, leveraging the existing structure and strengthsā¦ āØ
but still honor the principles!
ā¢ Build the rhythm and emphases into your weekly gathering, treat each gathering purposefully
ā¢ Launch of Any New Ministry Area: principles really works across a wide variety of applications
Quick Table Discussion
ā¢ What struggles might you face with the āWā rhythm, monthly worship concept, āØ
and execution with your group or in your context?
ā¢ Done well, what beneļ¬t will it bring?
āWā Scenarios for Hartford City Church
ā¢ Q&A and Discussion
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22. Stage 3: Pre-Launch Weekly Worship
Natural continuation of Stage 2, with freedom still to tweak, improve, & over-haul
as needed (plus, people are far more forgiving when itās labeled āPre-Launchā :)
Goals:
ā¢ move from monthly to weekly rhythm of public worship services
ā¢ develop more strength and structure through vital ministry teams and effective systems
ā¢ strengthen and improve your Key Ministries
ā¢ strengthen gathering and growing prior to Hard Launch/āGrand Openingā
ā¢ develop leadership and volunteers
ā¢ ļ¬nalize Grand Opening Launch Strategy
Benchmarks
ā¢ minimum of 80 in the now weekly worship services (75 is the enemy!), āØ
then reach or surpass 120 in weekly worship services before Hard Launch/āGrand OpeningāāØ
(Note: easier to get people āonce a monthā than āevery weekā - need to work harder with larger pool)
ā¢ improve quality of Key Ministries from B to B+/A-
ā¢ increasing number and percentages of people serving in ministry teams
ā¢ 50% of adults in āsmall groupsā
Stage 4: Hard Launch/āGrand Openingā
Culmination of the ļ¬rst three stages, āØ
with Hartford City Church ready to go āfully publicā
Goals:
ā¢ Launching Strong (Qualitative)
ā¢ Launching Large (Quantitative)
ā¢ Letting the Entire Community know weāre here!
ā¢ Help ensure Vitality, Sustainability, and āØ
growing Missional Impact for future generations
Benchmarks
ā¢ Launch past 125 in Worship, stay above 125 throughout
ā¢ Key Ministries with letter grades in B+/A- range
ā¢ Great facility that can accommodate growth to 200+
ā¢ Seeing increasing #s coming to Christ and connecting
ā¢ Healthy Mix: 1/3 mission-minded, 1/3 formerly de-churched, 1/3 formerly un-churchedāØ
(these are rough generalities, not hard-and-fast percentages. YMMV :)
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Launching Large,
Launching Healthy
ā¢ Contextualize: What might
launching large look like for
Hartford City Church?
ā¢ Brainstorm: What might
you do to launch large
enough and healthy enough
to have greater missional
impact in your community
ā¢ Strategize: What specific
action steps are still needed
to launch large in your
context? Who will do what?
28. Notes:
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Go in Peace.
Thanks for being together and makingāØ
this a great Launch Team Training Day :)
Your ECConf Staff and Family of Churches
are praying for you, your neighbors,and the
vibrant church God has called you to plant!