SAMURAI PROJECT

www.samuraiproject.jp/newyork www.redeemercitytocity.com/samuraiproject

SAMURAI PROJECT

www.samuraiproject.jp/newyork www.redeemercitytocity.com/samuraiproject

TOKYO Great City

TOKYO Broken City

TOKYO

LESS THAN 1% Christians

Over 95% have never heard the gospel Slow church growth

opportunity : unreached people group

TOKYO

High real estate cost Risk-averse culture Conformist mentality Ancestor worship

threat

How much prime office space does US$100m buy?

Hong Kong 1,427 (sqm)

Singapore 3,529

Tokyo 3,643

Paris 3,995

London (City) 4,439

Zurich 4,863

New York 6,131

Source: Knight Frank Research

How to help

transform

Tokyo?

Church Planter

Makoto Fukuda

Grace City Church Tokyo

Began 2010

CITY CENTER CHURCH PLANTING PROJECT

ATTENDANCE

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2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Children

Adults

Start Team:

30 people Currently:

177 people

Church Planting Movement - Church Planting

2010 Grace City Church Makoto & Michiru Fukuda 177 on Sunday

2014 Grace Harbor Church Seima & Naoko Aoyagi 90 on Sunday

2015 New Community Church Drew & Chami Cho 40 on Sunday

2013 Double O Cross Church Ryuta & Pati Kimura 55 on Sunday

Tokyo from the air Church Planting in Downtown Tokyo

Grace Harbor Church, Toyosu, Shopping Mall New Community

Church, Shinagawa, New Hub Area

Double O Cross Church, Kichijoji, Residential Area

Grace City Church, Otemachi, Financial District

Matthew 9:37-38

Then he (Jesus) said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”

Engine

Christians in workplaces Church planting core teams Church planters

SAMURAI PROJECT

Transforming Tokyo With The Gospel

Raising up the next generation of gospel-centered Bible-teaching servant leaders to transform Tokyo

GOSPEL

www.samuraiproject.jp/newyork

Ephesians 4: Jesus’ method for church being built up and

displaying God’s glory to world

Ephesians 4: Jesus’ method for church being built up

and displaying God’s glory to world

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Three components to the training

1. Learning in a classroom setting

2. Teaching the Bible

3. Serving others

Full-time for 1 or 2 years

SAMURAI PROJECT Desired Results : Ten Samurai per year

Five working in the world, Five working in the church

Gospel-Centered

Business People

Gospel-Centered

Artists

Gospel-Centered

Politicians

Church Planters

Lay Leaders

Pastors

SAMURAI PROJECT Timeframe

Phase 1 Prototype

Phase 2 Fundraising

Phase 3 Recruit

Official Start April, 2016

Refine + Expand

SAMURAI PROJECT Phase 1

Ryosuke Akiyama

Gospel-centered Businessman The biggest trading company in Downtown Tokyo

SAMURAI PROJECT Phase 1

Rev. Drew Cho

Gospel-centered Church planter Planted a Church, January 2015

SAMURAI PROJECT Phase 1

Takashi Kurachi

Gospel-centered Church planter

SAMURAI PROJECT Phase 1

Momoko Hayashi

Gospel-centered Businesswoman Graphic designer

SAMURAI PROJECT Phase 1

Satoshi Fukuda

Gospel-centered Businessman, then Church planter

SAMURAI PROJECT Phase 1

Tomoko Sacks

Lay leader Plans to begin Faith & Work Project

SAMURAI PROJECT

Stories so far

Satomi Suzuki

Gospel-centered Artist

Creative Writer and

Illustrator

SAMURAI PROJECT

Stories so far

Rev. Tomoyuki Seki

Gospel-centered Church

planter

Plans to plant a church in

Central Tokyo in April 2018

SAMURAI PROJECT Stories waiting to be told…

Mr. or Ms. ?

10 Samurai 8 pre-seminary 2 post-seminary

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SAMURAI PROJECT 2016 members

Tomoyuki Seki Post Seminary, Gospel-centered Church Planter

Satoshi Fukuda Gospel-centered Businessman, then Church-planter

Tomoko Sacks Plan to begin Faith & Work project

Takashi Kurachi Seminary after the Project

Momoko Hayashi Gospel-centered Graphic Designer

Naoya Kurosaki Gospel-centered Professional Musician

Kohei Noda Seminary after the Project

Tatsuhiko Fujimura Gospel-centered Businessman, or Seminary after the Project

Utako Grateley Serve as a leader at church

Iori Hosokawa Seminary after the Project

Satomi Suzuki Gospel-centered Businesswoman

SAMURAI PROJECT Costs

Salary : $21,300 /samurai

Work Expenses: $1,100 /samurai

Admin Costs: $5000 /year

Total Costs for 10 Samurai

= $229,000 /year

SAMURAI PROJECT Financial Support

2016 – 2022 New York, London, Sydney, Tokyo

2023 – 2030

Tokyo

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Fundraising Target: $229,000 per year

Year Support from overseas

(US, UK, AUS)

Support from Tokyo (Grace Church-Planting Network)

２０１６ 218,000 (95%) 11,000 (5%)

２０１７ 183,000 (80%) 46,000 (20%)

２０１８ 149,000 (65%) 80,000 (35%)

２０１９ 114,500 (50%) 114,500 (50%)

２０２０ 80,000 (35%) 149,000 (65%)

２０２１ 46,000 (20%) 183,000 (80%)

２０２２ 11,000 (5%) 218,000 (95%)

Fundraising Plan: to become self-supporting in 7 years

Prayer

Matthew’s Gospel 9:37 - 38 Then he (Jesus) said to his disciples,

“The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few.

Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore,

to send out workers into his harvest field.”