This document provides an overview of a church launch meeting for The Experience church. It discusses the church's mission to empower people through experiences of love, liberty and life centered around Jesus. The church aims to be passionate about Christ, evangelism, and helping people connect with Christ. It hopes to create energetic worship and respect tradition while being hip, urban, young and classy. The goal is to plant a church that acts as a "para-ministry" to serve community needs and pursue radical evangelism rather than focus on membership. The Experience also aims to develop leaders, plant churches, share the gospel, and build authentic community through bold faith, generous living and strategic outreach.

1. the eXperience launch meeting
experience love * experience liberty * experience life

3. Can I tell you a story?
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4. WHOWEARE
The church = ordinary people that God is doing extraordinary things
through. - Darrin Patrick

5. WHOWEARE
✤ a body of believers that are:
✤ passionate about Christ
✤ passionate about evangelism
✤ passionate about connecting people to Christ
✤ passionate about people
✤ and not afraid to prove it through works

6. WHOWEARE
simple
energetic worship
change agency
respectful of tradition - but not bound
by it
Hip - Urban - Young - Classy - Sexy

7. WHOWEARE
create an experience that changes lives
compels people to Christ
celebrates Jesus

8. “"If we just wanted to plant a service, we could do that, but the city would
stay exactly the same. @JohnUpChurch

9. WHATAREWE
PARA MINISTRY CHURCH

10. CHURCH

11. EKKLESIA

12. EKKLESIA
the called out
THE CONGREGATION
A MOVEMENT

13. die Kirche

14. die Kirche
The lord’s house

15. William Tyndale

17. Upon this rock

18. movement
Church
place

19. We need to change the word church from a noun to a verb. - Reggie McNeal

20. WHATAREWE
PARA MINISTRY CHURCH

21. ✤ para ministry
✤ more concerned with connecting people to Christ
✤ not concerned with membership
✤ church of many churches -
✤ easier to respond to disasters, ministries needs, community
needs
✤ and radical evangelism

22. Pursue your neighbors as Christ pursued you.

23. A Church of Creatives
the intensiveness of a rock band
the authenticity of south african music
the inspiration of classical
the social mandate of reggae
the struggle of Gospel
the emotion of blues
and the soul of R&B
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24. To create a place with a local feel, but a global focus.
Big enough to change the strategies of the world
Small enough to be nimble in attacking problems and
situations as they arrive
A para-ministry with a para military (special forces)
ability to get the job done.
Get the job done - service minded, foster community,
train spiritual fighters, make a difference in the lives of
people
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25. experience love experience liberty experience life
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26. THINK BIG
Generous Living
Developing Leaders
Church Planting
The Gospel
Authentic Community Bold Faith
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27. STRATEGY
invite people to
Gospel centered
services
connect people to
a community of
faith
send people on a
mission

28. experience love experience liberty experience life
IT’S A GOD EXPERIENCE
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29. www.theexperienceclt.com
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30. MAKE PEOPLE WANT JESUS
BY THE THINGS WE DO

31. J Richard Byrd
theexperienceclt.com
jrichardbyrd.com
twitter.com/jrichardbyrd
rbyrd@theexperienceclt.com
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