2009 ministry unveiling. what is a “multi-location church”? one church meeting in multiple...
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What is a “Multi-location Church”?
one church meeting in multiple locations.
shares a common vision frame, budget, and leadership board.
Why “One Church, Regional
Impact”?We believe this is our best vehicle to connect people to life in Jesus by bringing the church closer to where they are.
One Church…Where You Are!
God is leading us…
1976 relocation to current Raritan Road facility
Struggle to expand our impact with facility limitations.
Spring 2002- lifeGroups begin; distributed throughout Dane County
Sept. 2004-“Community of Life” church plant in Oregon
Emphasis on Cultivating Spiritual Friendships
5 Nursing Home services
Hispanic Ministry in our facility
God is leading us to see a multi-location church emerge
that will transform the spiritual landscape of Madison. This church will
convene in hundreds of lifeGroups
with lifeWorship Centers strategically located in geographical regions throughout Greater Madison.
What does multi-location look like at Christ
Memorial?
Geographical Regions??We have identified the following impact
regions:•Fitchburg•Oregon•Verona•West Madison/ Middleton•Downtown/ Campus•Northeast/ Cottage Grove•Waunakee
Verona Intentional prayer coverage for a period of time. A sense of momentum and God's leading in the region. Critical mass of mission minded people within the
region. The presence of leadership having an intentional
commitment to incarnational community.
Geographical Regions??
make sure every other team realizes and lives out the rhythm of “pray and then plan”
expand to 100 prayer partners monthly prayer emphasis develop devotional guide make sure we don't rely on a prayer team to pray,
but that prayer becomes everyone's privilege
Prayer Team
determine regional clusters re-distribute regionally identify micro-steps to lifeGroup, lifeWorship, and
lifeServe identify and remove barriers to lifeGroup
participation assist lifeGroups and lifeGroup clusters in
discovery of local predicament (needs), collective potential (giftedness), and apostolic esprit (heart)
lifeGroup Team
Kingdom Mindset (shifts from to)
“membership” “disciple-maker” “how-to” “want-to” “coming” “going” “Church controlled/ initiated” “personal
ownership” “knowing it” “living it”
How does One Church, Regional Impact affect me?