The opportunity for 21st century discipleship that describes marketing considerations, research, Sync team, pilot 1 and 2, and costs.

1. Inside this issue
User Profiles......................2
Sync Research ..................2
Design Process: Part 1..2
Design Process: Part 2..3
Testimonials .....................3
Bio. of Sync Team............4
Relevant: 21st Century..4
Pilot 1 & 2...........................5
Content Development...5
Sync Overview…….…….. 6
Sync Video
https://bit.ly/syncdemo3
The Opportunity
Discipleship is helping people follow Christ who then make other Christ
followers or disciples. We are told to train these disciples to go, baptize and
teach new disciples to obey everything He commands in the power of the
Holy Spirit (Matthew 4:19; 28:18-20). Every disciple is commanded to
become a disciple maker. Will you join us to change the world?
However, seven characteristics of the empty self hinder disciple making:
1. Inordinately individualistic (not concerned about broader community)
2. Infantile (controlled by food, entertainment and consumer goods)
3. Narcissistic (preoccupied with self-interest and personal fulfillment)
4. Passive (withdraw and live vicariously through others, including TV)
5. Sensate (let visual and electronic images do our thinking)
6. No interior life (quest for celebrity status, image, pleasure, and power)
7. Hurried and busy (frenzied pace of life to suppress pain & emptiness)
The church often refuses to admit we are in a war for the hearts and minds
of people. As a result, it often fails to mobilize and train men and women to
advance the kingdom of God.
(J.P. Moreland, Love Your God With All Your Mind, NavPress, 2012, 101-107, 220)
Christ and Apostle Paul used small groups as a primary means to form
disciples. But in our world, many can’t easily form a group because of their
empty selves and mobile lives. Millennials, in particular, avoid formal
organizations like the church because they judge it to be too narrow and
inflexible in its doctrinal teaching. They tend to be comfortable in a neutral
environment as they explore and communicate in a digital world.
The objective of Sync with God is to fill this connection gap. Its purpose is to
facilitate discipleship by providing relevant lessons about life in a
comfortable small group among those who seek answers—in an
environment; where they can share and challenge each other as they search
for truth under the leadership of a mentor.
What is Sync with God?
Sync with God is a 501(c)(3) ministry whose purpose is to use 21st century
technology to create a discipleship experience relevant to the Millennial
generation (18-34 years old) and other ages who think like Millennials.
We developed a concept of a mobile progressive web app that serves as a
portal to a virtual small group experience under the leadership of a mentor
in studying Scripture and understanding its relevancy to the lives of small
group members.
Mark Pomeroy
December 2017
Discipleship for the 21st Century

2. User Profiles
Our team did initial user
profiles, roles and stories
for Sync with God.
Users
1. Browser (Casual
Encounter)
2. Investigator
(Intentional Involvement)
3. Enrollee (Initial
Commitment)
4. Group Member (Willing
Joiner) (Friend)
5. Group Leader
(Experienced Leader)
* 6. Mentee (Desired
Connection)
* 7. Mentor (Available
Trusted Confidant)
8. Administrator
(Knowledgeable Techie)
* Reserved for Designated
Individuals
There is much discussion in design circles today about an “empathetic”
product design process, which means that the design process should be
done with the user in mind rather than features (Understanding the user’s
lives and how we can make it better). This seems intuitively obvious but
most design processes start with a list of features that can be sold to the
user. A totally different perspective.
Sync with God was started not by app developers, but by people who
spent their life in discipleship ministries with young adults. We
understand the benefits of exploring ideas in small groups in coffee shops.
We understand the value of helping people see that studying
Scripture together is about its relevance to their lives today, not just
learning old Bible stories. We understand that they need to meet in a
comfortable space to share and challenge each other because “as iron
sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.” We understand that they
seek mentors (guides) to help them find the right paths, and not just tell
them the path to follow. We understand that in today’s busy world, they
can’t always gather together in one physical space. But they always have
their cell phone with them. And where do they “live’ today? ...in the world
of mobile digital communication. That is where we must meet them!
“When you are a missionary and try to reach a people group
like Millennials, besides knowing the gospel, you must know
their language and culture. Today, the language and culture
of the 21st century is the smart phone.” (Author Leonard Sweet)
Sync Research
Design Process: Part 1
We contracted Brandon Knicely of
Third Drive in Dallas (an expert in
innovation research) who did
innovation research for Sync by
asking Millennials, who were in
learning groups of some type and
who were regularly in Facebook
groups, what were the most
important yet underserved
features of an online group
experience.
The research showed mentoring
and guidance as the top needs of
Millennials, among others:
• Mentoring and guidance
• Be able to communicate how
I’m feeling. Gauge the
experience and needs in the
group (i.e. Ask questions and
easily gather and present
group input.)
• Learning and educational
content
• Temporarily hide one’s
identity to respond to sensitive
questions
• Minimize the effort to schedule
meetings and video chats for
group follow-up
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3. Testimonials
“After 23 years of youth
ministry, I had not seen
any training material that
was clearly biblically based
and methodical, yet was
able to clearly teach and
connect the fullness of
God’s story until I read
through the Sync with God
material.”
Dan Jester,
President/Founder
Apprentice Ministries
International
(youth pastor for 25 years)
“Dan, I didn’t see God’s
bigger picture from the
Bible until I began reading
the material from Sync
with God. I feel like God
loves me in a more
personal way, in a way that
I had not felt before!
Thanks for showing me
this and let me know when
I can have it in my phone
so I can daily read more!”
One of Dan’s contacts
Design Process: Part 2
The idea is to wrap all these means of communication (learning
management system, video conferencing, online chat, file sharing,
journaling, note taking) into a single web-based, app platform that is
mobile, can operate on any device, on any operating platform, and is easy
to maintain. It would be a portal of already proven and supported
components built into this one app. These component apps would be
proven technologically but widely used and accepted in the marketplace
to make onboarding easy and intuitive.
Will this change a Millennial’s world? Absolutely. All the written learning
material will not only be relevant, but also compelling to the user. Here,
one can dig into the answers he/she seeks, along with help from others
they know and trust who are available anytime and anywhere. This is a
place that one can live in readily and comfortably.
The Sync with God team has spent years studying and trying out the
technologies for mobile delivery of this live group experience. We have
engaged a team of great content developers and instructional designers to
make the content sparkle, but, most of all, life changing.
And we can win this generation for Christ…with your help! 3
SYNC with God
Discipleship Model
Virtual Small Group
Personal One-on-One
Mentoring
Mentee
Mentor
Small Group
Leader
Virtual
Small
Group

4. Bio. of Sync Team
John Ward—CEO
• Business executive, pastor, elder,
mission-driven strategies
• eLearning consultant, leader of
international non-profit ministry
to faith-based groups
Mark Pomeroy—Founder
• Networker, writer, discipler,
missionary, Christ For the City
• Promise Keepers staff, college
ministry, marketplace outreach
Brad White—Leader of
Technology Team
• 20+ years programming,
managing, directing & coaching
software development
• Experience in banking,
engineering, retail, video and
multi-media software
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Creating a Culture of Discipleship
John Ward
Mark Pomeroy
Bryan Biggers—Leader of Content Team
• Former megachurch small groups coordinator
• Instructional designer and manager of
information technology at Christian college
Donny Claxton—Videographer
• Filmmaker, graphic artist, novel writer, iPad
book writer
• Former press secretary to Alabama governor
and communications director for Dallas school
district
Larry Witherspoon—Fundraiser
• Created leading-edge broadcasting IPTV
platforms for under-served, urban communities
• For 25+ years, merged traditional radio,
television, internet broadcasting, mobile, and
social media (22 niche channels)
Brad White
Bryan Biggers
Donny Claxton
Larry Witherspoon
Being Relevant, Compelling and Life Changing in the 21st Century
Training 60 people of all ages in gospel communications Oct. 6-7
(LifeChurch, Sioux Falls, South Dakota)

5. Finally, a discipleship environment for the 21st
century Millennial
and others that facilitates learning and sharing where they live…
all in one place!
The pilot has two phases: Pilot 1 and Pilot 2.
Pilot 1: The first pilot will be a basic functional app with all the developed
content but without functional video conferencing, journaling, and integrated
chat features. Links to those features will open in another window. It will
simulate the experience but navigation between the functional elements will
not be seamless. We will select participants from existing small groups,
including Millennials, in churches and other faith-based groups. These groups
understand the discipleship purpose and component pieces. They provide
feedback on these two issues: (1) Does the studied, online material provides a
robust, relevant, compelling and life changing discipleship experience for
new or lukewarm Christians? (2) Does the mobile app concept address
discipleship in a meaningful way to effectively meet small group needs?
Pilot 2: We will make modifications based on Pilot 1 feedback and integrate
the software component pieces into one seamless navigation experience as
identified in Pilot 1. Participants in Pilot 2 will confirm their Pilot 1 interests
were addressed. We will include a new set of pilot groups from churches,
universities, mission agencies, and secondary Christians with the same
characteristics as those in Pilot 1 but with a fresh perspective.
• We developed five lessons with engaging. multi-media content so each
online small group member can learn about the relevance of Scripture
and the presence of God in the 21st century.
• Do the necessary design iterations based on the feedback.
• Use the feedback and testimonials from the pilot groups to show the
concept and impact of Sync to prospective donors for fundraising.
• Use the results to refine the platform and introductory lessons for release.
The Release & Initial Target – Churches, schools, missionary groups,
universities, parachurch groups. These groups would pay a subscription fee.
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Pilot 1 & 2
Mattson Media, LLC to provide expertise, guidance and mentorship for the
instructional design and development of multi-media elements for the
Sync with God online hub: Visual Design Guide; Video Production:
Interactive Elements; Explainer Videos. Five pilot lessons as follows:
1.1 Viewing The World Differently
2.1 Living By Faith
3.1 Community
4.1 Relationships
5.1 Influence: Interactive Game/Choose your own adventure
Estimated one-time Sync costs:
• Sync progressive web app: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150k
• First year content development w/media: . . . . . . . $125k
• Second year content development w/media: . . . . .$150k
Total: $425k
We can’t lose this generation! Will you help us reach them?
Screen shots from these videos:
http://bit.ly/syncdemo2
http://bit.ly/synccontent
Steve, Karen, Tim, Mark, Julie, Aaron

6. Sync with God
Sync ties together the
ministries of connectedness,
mentoring, and group
support within a Biblical
framework. It provides a
supportive, caring experience
for those whose busy
lifestyles require a 21st
century method to facilitate
the discipling process.
Members can be accessed on
demand. They only need one
app on any device to engage
and share with each other.
For the generation who long
for deeper relationships and
meaning, we're creating Sync.
Mark Pomeroy
mark@cfci.org
(402) 617-4959
Sync with God
Attn: Mark Pomeroy
4036 S. 17th St.
Lincoln, NE 68502
Mark Pomeroy
Lincoln, NE Missionary