New City Covenant Church is planting a new church in the South End/Lower Roxbury area of Boston. They have completed assessments and training through the Evangelical Covenant Church. Their vision is to be a diverse community that passionately loves Jesus, seeks justice, and forms family. They are seeking 30 launch team members, $20,000 in funding by end of year, and additional partner churches as they hold preview services and launch fully in 2017.

1. New City Covenant Church
Church Plant Vision Potluck Gathering

2. Time Plan
Share a meal together ✓
New City vision presentation (~30 minutes)
Kids’ presentation (~10 minutes)
Q&A (~15 minutes)

3. Our Story
“Moore Tour 2010”
Met with mentors and
pastors
Sensed calling to
church planting

4. Why Plant Churches?
The mandate (Great
Commission)
The need (Boston)
Best way to make new
disciples
Puts on display the
beauty of God’s Kingdom

5. Evangelical Covenant Church
Soong-Chan Rah
(CUME and CCFC)
Shared values
Relationships
Racial reconcilation
Dialogue over debate
Church planting

6. Journey to Now
Jason Condon, Dir. of
Church Planting, East
Coast Conference
Assessment Center
Trainings
9-Month Residency

7. Vision
To be a "city within a city" (an alternative Boston)
that passionately loves JESUS, thoughtfully
seeks JUSTICE for the oppressed, and
intentionally forms a diverse FAMILY that serves
and reflects our community

8. Values
#1: JESUS
worship
obey
become more like him

9. Values
#2: JUSTICE
shalom (wholeness)
reconciliation
loving, serving our neighbors

10. Values
#3: FAMILY
everyone is welcome
walls broken down
mentoring

11. Multiplication
Participate in what God
is already doing in Boston
Raise up church planters
Multiplication is more
fruitful than addition

12. Dialogue Groups
breaks down walls
increases participation
empowers lay leaders

13. South End/Lower Roxbury
highly diverse
central city
very few
English-speaking
evangelical churches

14. South End/Lower Roxbury
Mass. Ave.
Boston Med. Center
Northeastern
Orchard Gardens (Park)

15. Timeline
Four-phase launch
Launch Team Development
Preview Services
Soft Launch
Grand Opening

16. Upcoming Events
Monday, Nov 5th
Serve the body of
Christ in Boston
Re-affirm unity
Exalt Jesus

17. Upcoming Events
Saturday, Nov 17th
Serve our neighbors
in SE/LR
Demonstrate love
Build trust, relationships

18. Funding
ECC
External Funding Internal Funding
100%
East Coast Conf 75%
Partner churches
50%
2013 25%
2014
Fund-raising
2015
2016 0%
2017
Giving (tithes & offerings)

19. Partner churches
Stone Creek (Assemblies
of God)
CCFC (ECC)
Cambridgeport (Baptist)
Highrock (ECC)

20. Goals and Getting Involved
30 Launch Team members
$20,000 by end of year
3 more partner churches
Secure meeting space in
SE/LR for “Preview
Services”