Spiritually healthy leaders for the long-haul, and a vital church that serves in mission while strengthening its members.

1. LeadershipSummitOctober Grace Presbyterian Church 2010

2. WORSHIP Praising our Lord Christ Jesus

3. Thy Mercy, My God Words: John Stocker, 1776. Music: Sandra McCracken. © 2001 Same Old Dress Music (ASCAP).CCLI #1937987. Thy mercy my God Is the theme of my song The joy of my heart And the boast of my tongue Thy free grace alone from the first to the last Hath won my affections And bound my soul fast.

4. Without Thy sweet mercy I could not live here; Sin would reduce me To utter despair; But through Thy free goodness, my spirits revive, And He that first made me Still keeps me alive.

5. Thy mercy is more than a match For my heart Which wonders to feel Its own hardness depart Dissolved by Thy goodness, I fall to the ground And weep for the praise Of the mercy I’ve found.

6. Great Father of mercies, Thy goodness I own, And the covenant love Of Thy crucified Son; All praise to the Spirit, whose whisper divine Seals mercy, and pardon, And righteousness mine…

7. All praise to the Spirit, Whose whisper divine— Seals mercy, and pardon, And righteousness mine.

8. Jesus Lover Of My Soul Words: Charles Wesley. Music: Greg Thompson. © 2000 Greg Thompson Music. CCLI #1937987. Jesus, lover of my soul, Let me to Thy bosom fly, While the nearer waters roll, While the tempest still is high.

9. Hide me, O my Savior, hide, Till life’s storm is past, Safe into the haven guide, Receive my soul at last.

10. Other refuge have I none, I helpless hang on Thee; Leave, oh leave me not alone, Support and comfort me.

11. All my trust on Thee is stayed, All help from Thee I bring, Cover my defenseless head, In the shadow of Thy wing.

12. Thou, O Christ, are all I want, Here more than all I find: Raise the fallen, cheer the faint, Heal the sick and lead the blind.

13. Just and holy is Thy name, I am all unrighteousness, False and full of sin I am, Thou art full of truth and grace.

14. Plenteous grace with Thee is found, Grace to cover all my sin, Let the healing streams abound, Make and keep me pure within.

15. Thou of life the fountain art, Let me take of Thee, Spring Thou up within my heart, For all eternity.

16. Leadership Character Discipling those who disciple

17. Life-long Growing Gospel “saturation” – seeing everything through a rich lens of grace, repentance, faith, freedom. Able to preach the gospel to yourself. Maturing into Christ-likeness –more of your life turned over to the Lordship of Jesus. Having a Christian worldview. Habits of Christian devotion and reflection – daily, weekly, monthly/quarterly, annually. Taking inventory and planning for seasons to grow and be refreshed.

18. Gospel Saturation Idolatry Battle Identifying (through fears, lusts, jealousy, bitterness) Exposing + Questioning Replacing them with Jesus Discipline of Grace “But Jesus for me” Stop relying on your actions for God’s love Greater dependence on the Cross Rejoicing in your freedom Exalting God’s declared status of love for you in Jesus Meditating on and praising God for his glory HOW TO: Sermons, Groups, classes, “Gospel Transformation”, CCEF (books and podcast), case-study

19. Christ-likeness Servant-hearted Sacrificial Humble Courageous Faith Truth-telling, Etc. Becoming more and more like the one that you love and follow. Letting his life shape your life in all areas.Continually trusting and believing more deeply. HOW TO: Bible, serve, be needy for others, learn from providence, watch others, self-denial

20. Devotion and Reflection DAILY: Prayer/Eval/Prep (PEP). Divide prayer topics throughout the week. Adore. Read. Refresh. Psalm cycle. WEEKLY: Worship together. Evaluate calling: well-done, faithful, for God’s glory. MONTH/QUARTER: Set aside time for added prayer and reflection on a major theme: relationships, calling, holiness, ministry, growth. Read a book and bring it along. ANNUAL: Major goals for growth. Accountability. HOW TO: use your calendar and to-do list to make appointments with God regularly

21. Discussion: Vision Starting a conversation about Grace’s second decade

22. Foundational Steps The next steps are important as we establish a foundation beyond our current church. For the next 18-24 months, Grace church’s focus will be on establishing a strong and healthy church: Lay leadership development Lay discipleship Strengthening the core sites: PA and SJ Planning for long-term ministry vitality

23. Commitment: Kingdom Grace Church began as a movement committed to serving God’s Kingdom in mission and the broader church throughout the South Bay and the whole SF region The pastors and elders are committed to carefully adding sites and/or plants, and other ministries, as God enables, over the next decade. Question: how do we set up a sustainable, vital network of sites, lay leadership and staff?How do we help each generation mature and serve?

24. Three MultiSite Models

25. Vertical Model Pros and Cons + Pros Most cost efficient High unity, seems tight Less dilution of vision Bigger church feel - Cons Doesn’t scale well (span of care, thin pastoral care, burnout staff and leaders) Less site autonomy New sites feel more like a step-child Less focus on outreach No simultaneous services

26. Independent ModelPros and Cons + Pros Works at scale Allows specialized leadership gifts ‘Star’ pastoral draw (Piper, Keller, etc) Local autonomy, essentially independent Works with video or concurrent services - Cons Unity problems (essentially two churches) Sr Pastor needs to be the primary preacher, heavy dependence on personality as a draw Preaching and pastoring are split

27. Movement Leader / Session Collaborative Team Site Pastor 1/ Site Council Site Pastor 2/ Site Council Site Pastor 3/ Site Council Worship Music leader Music leader Music leader Ministry Coordination Site Asst Site Asst Site Asst Admin Children Site coordinators Site coordinators Site coordinators Youth Mercy / Mission

28. Collaborative ModelPros and Cons + PROs More efficient than separated teams Highly scalable Resource flexible Functions, pastoral needs shared Less burnout of lay leaders Preaching shared among many good preachers Enables local incarnation with shared vision - CONs Harder to be the functional leader Organizationally more complex for staff, requires careful management Communication channel has to be always active

29. Survey and Feedback During October and November, a season of listening to our church community: Church-wide short survey coming soon Visits to Community Groups Discussion time at the church retreat Vision presentations/ Q&A in November

30. Insights from Leaders What are YOUR thoughts about Grace Church: next year, next decade? We want to hear from ALL of you.

31. WORSHIP Praising our Lord Christ Jesus

32. The Church’s One Foundation Words: Samuel Stone. Music: Brian Moss. © 1996 Parson John Music. CCLI #1937987. The church’s one foundation Is Jesus Christ her Lord, She is His new creation, By water and the Word. From heaven He came and sought her To be His holy bride; With His own blood He bought her, And for her life He died.

33. Elect from every nation Yet one o’er all the earth; Her charter of salvation, One Lord, one faith, one birth; One holy Name she blesses, Partakes one holy food, And to one hope she presses, With every grace endued.

34. Mid toil and tribulation And tumult of her war, She waits the consummation Of peace forevermore; Till with the vision glorious, Her longing eyes are blessed, And the great church victorious Shall be the church at rest.

35. Yet she on earth hath union With God the Three in One, And mystic sweet communion With those whose rest is won. O happy ones and holy Lord, give us grace that we, Like them the meek and lowly On high may dwell with Thee.