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New City Covenant - Vision Presentation (10/13/12)
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.
New City Covenant - Vision Presentation (10/13/12)
- 1. New City CovenantChurch Church Plant Vision Potluck Gathering
- 2. Time Plan Sharea meal together ✓ New City vision presentation (~30 minutes) Kids’ presentation (~10 minutes) Q&A (~15 minutes)
- 3. Our Story “MooreTour 2010” Met with mentors and pastors Sensed calling to church planting
- 4. Why Plant Churches? Themandate (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 JasonCondon, Dir. of Church Planting, East Coast Conference Assessment Center Trainings 9-Month Residency
- 7. Vision To bea "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 inwhat God is already doing in Boston Raise up church planters Multiplication is more fruitful than addition
- 12. Dialogue Groups breaksdown 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 StoneCreek (Assemblies of God) CCFC (ECC) Cambridgeport (Baptist) Highrock (ECC)
- 20. Goals and GettingInvolved 30 Launch Team members $20,000 by end of year 3 more partner churches Secure meeting space in SE/LR for “Preview Services”