Tranformissional2008

Ministry Community

January 27, 2008

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Transformissional 2008 Theme

• Grow in Depth Spiritual Transformation God’s Word Deeper Relationships

• Grow in Breadth Missional Living Personal Outreach Global Impact

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New Website

• Old Website: Infected & Deleted• New Website: Beta 2008

Connection Power (Assimilation Website) Membership Directory and Page Sermon Online Updated Information by Staff Assimilation and Follow Up Link: www.ambassadorchurch.org

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Staff Search Update

• Changing of the Guard Upreach - Kai Liu & Ben Yu (Open) Inreach - Steve Derdowski (Open) Outreach - Brian Smith (Ethan Hedberg) Children - Nanette Overby (Carla Deckard*) Youth - Albert Su* (Josh Carroll) Church Planting - Jesse Chang (Paul Brown) Office Administrator - Kristie Cobb (Open) Lead Pastor - Ray Chang

*Volunteer

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Facility Update

• State of Our Current Lease Expires in March 2009 We pay over $10,000 a month in lease payments

which equals $120,000 We would have to renegotiate for 2009 with

substantial increases Limited growth unless we go to multiple services Outgrowing our children’s facility We have been looking for over a year for other

options

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Facility Update

• Past Options Look at Possibilities in Buena Park, Anaheim

(range 3-4 million) Calvary Church of Placentia

Originally Selling for $4.8 Million Sell Parking Lot to Developer and For Us to

Lease Deal Fell Out of Escrow at the Last Minute Back to Square One

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Facility Update

• New Option - EV Free Garden Grove Background: Ethan Hedberg’s Conversation with

Paul Schliep from EFCA West Church was started in 1960’s and the highpoint

was about 150 In the past 10 years, have been in slow Currently, a membership of 30-40 adults Desiring to move to a different area Voted to sell the property last December Appraised in January Listing the Church for $2.5 Million Dollars http://web.mac.com/ars156.30

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Facility Update

• Facility Highlights Worship Sanctuary Can Seat 180 - 250 with Side

Seating About 2 Acres (70,000 square feet) Classrooms for CM Ministry Playground for Children Fellowship Hall (300 seating, 148 Banquet) Full Kitchen with Restaurant Equipment Parking for about 70 cars Right off the Main Freeway 22 on Magnolia Tremendous Diversity in Local Community

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Facility Update

• Upsides Move from Rental to Purchase Stability of Location Expandability of Children’s Ministry & Youth

Ministry Potential for Outreach in Local Community Grow and Expand Ministry to Other Communities

(Westminster, Huntington Beach, Long Beach, Irvine)

Continue with One Service Stretch Our Faith

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Facility Update

• Downsides Cost of Ownership ($2.5 Million) Property Needs Work and Repair For Some Commute will be Longer May Lose Some Members in the Transition Hidden in Residential Area

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Facility Update

• Next Steps Prayer Capital Campaign Site Visitation and Worship (Tentative Worship

Date: February 17, 2008) Congregational Vote on Facility

The congregation will have final authority in these matters:

a. Call or Dismissal of the Senior Pastor (Article III Section 1 of the By-Laws)

b. Election of the Board of Elders (Article III Section 3 of the By-Laws)

c. Final Approval of the Annual Budget (Article II Section 2 of the By-Laws)

d. Buy, Sell and Rent Property (Article VII of the Constitution)

e. Amending the Constitution (Article VIII of the Constitution)

Either Sublease our Facility or Get Out of our Lease

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Conclusion

• Final Thoughts This will be one of the biggest steps of faith we

will make as a church. Will this allow us to become more

“Transformissional?” If God is not in this, no matter how much we do, it

will not come about. Will this allow our church to Mulitiply our DNA

and Mission?