Sunday, January 11, 2009
What God is doing.
I was doing a little reviewing of the last several months. I was surprised to learn that I have averaged contact with one possible church planter ever week. Not all of them merited more than a reading of their resume, but people are finding Converge and asking questions. Currently there are 6 guys that I am at some level of discussion about planting in Converge Heartland. God is good. Praise God for his greatness.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Meeting January 6 2009
Guiding Coalition Notes
January 6, 2009, 11:00 –1:30
Faith Baptist Church, Sioux Falls, SD
Introduction of each other
Purpose: To set focus and priorities of church planting with a strong focus on 2010 through 2015 in Converge Heartland.
Prayer: I Peter 1 & 2
Needs in the District (ND, SD, NE & KS)
- A point was made that we make sure we know the culture of each area.
North Dakota = 27.4% Population = 635,867
We have 2 churches in ND
1990 2000 2005
Evangelical 6.7% 6.8% 6.6%
Mainline 11.2% 9.9% 8.9%
Catholic 14.1% 12.6% 11.8%
South Dakota = 25.5% Population = 781,919
We have 18 churches in SD
1990 2000 2005
Evangelical 8.9% 8.8% 8.8%
Mainline 11.8% 10.2% 9.1%
Catholic 9.4% 8.6% 7.6%
Nebraska = 22.4% Population = 1,768,331
We have 32 churches in NE
1990 2000 2005
Evangelical 9.4% 9.0% 8.7%
Mainline 8.3% 7.0% 6.3%
Catholic 8.7% 7.7% 7.4%
Kansas = 21.9% Population = 2,764,065
We have 0 churches in KS
1990 2000 2005
Evangelical 10.4% 10.2% 10.6%
Mainline 7.1% 6.0% 5.5%
Catholic 7.6% 6.5% 5.8%
Biblical principles and examples that apply
Items suggested were:
Biblical solid, faithful to the gospel message
Prayer driven
Spirit lead
Know the “crossroad” communities within the district
Communities where a gospel witness is lacking
Starting foundation of a strategic plan
Here is a challenge given by Gary Rohrmayer for each district to consider.
ConvergeUSA is asking the district CP leaders to invite every church in their region to enter the resolution to multiply by committing to one of these:
- By faith our church desires to ignite a new church within 5 years.
- By faith our church desires to ignite a new campus congregation
- By faith our church desires to ignite a network of churches (3 or more in 5 years)
- By faith our church desires to ignite a church multiplication center (5 or more in 5 years)
Things discussed:
- The difference between what God does and what we do was discussed God is the one that draws men to him, yet we are the tools that He has chosen to use to clearly proclaim the gospel. What are the implications of setting numbers that only God can do?
- The question was asked, “Where is God and what is God doing in Converge Heartland. There was not a conclusive answer that reflected a distinct movement or working of God in the district.
Assignments as needed
- Walt plans to meet with each person to spend an hour in prayer.
- Each person was asked to get a person to regularly pray with about God’s desire for the future of church planting in Converge Heartland.
- A suggestion was made to research some target communities so we knew better what or where the need is in the district.
Determine next time to meet and where
Date: March 2 Time frame: 11-2 Location: Faith Fellowship, Sioux Falls
Adjourn
January 6, 2009, 11:00 –1:30
Faith Baptist Church, Sioux Falls, SD
Introduction of each other
Purpose: To set focus and priorities of church planting with a strong focus on 2010 through 2015 in Converge Heartland.
Prayer: I Peter 1 & 2
Needs in the District (ND, SD, NE & KS)
- A point was made that we make sure we know the culture of each area.
North Dakota = 27.4% Population = 635,867
We have 2 churches in ND
1990 2000 2005
Evangelical 6.7% 6.8% 6.6%
Mainline 11.2% 9.9% 8.9%
Catholic 14.1% 12.6% 11.8%
South Dakota = 25.5% Population = 781,919
We have 18 churches in SD
1990 2000 2005
Evangelical 8.9% 8.8% 8.8%
Mainline 11.8% 10.2% 9.1%
Catholic 9.4% 8.6% 7.6%
Nebraska = 22.4% Population = 1,768,331
We have 32 churches in NE
1990 2000 2005
Evangelical 9.4% 9.0% 8.7%
Mainline 8.3% 7.0% 6.3%
Catholic 8.7% 7.7% 7.4%
Kansas = 21.9% Population = 2,764,065
We have 0 churches in KS
1990 2000 2005
Evangelical 10.4% 10.2% 10.6%
Mainline 7.1% 6.0% 5.5%
Catholic 7.6% 6.5% 5.8%
Biblical principles and examples that apply
Items suggested were:
Biblical solid, faithful to the gospel message
Prayer driven
Spirit lead
Know the “crossroad” communities within the district
Communities where a gospel witness is lacking
Starting foundation of a strategic plan
Here is a challenge given by Gary Rohrmayer for each district to consider.
ConvergeUSA is asking the district CP leaders to invite every church in their region to enter the resolution to multiply by committing to one of these:
- By faith our church desires to ignite a new church within 5 years.
- By faith our church desires to ignite a new campus congregation
- By faith our church desires to ignite a network of churches (3 or more in 5 years)
- By faith our church desires to ignite a church multiplication center (5 or more in 5 years)
Things discussed:
- The difference between what God does and what we do was discussed God is the one that draws men to him, yet we are the tools that He has chosen to use to clearly proclaim the gospel. What are the implications of setting numbers that only God can do?
- The question was asked, “Where is God and what is God doing in Converge Heartland. There was not a conclusive answer that reflected a distinct movement or working of God in the district.
Assignments as needed
- Walt plans to meet with each person to spend an hour in prayer.
- Each person was asked to get a person to regularly pray with about God’s desire for the future of church planting in Converge Heartland.
- A suggestion was made to research some target communities so we knew better what or where the need is in the district.
Determine next time to meet and where
Date: March 2 Time frame: 11-2 Location: Faith Fellowship, Sioux Falls
Adjourn
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Kansas needs
As a district we currently have no churches in Kansas. There is some history behind why we don't, but my prayer is that we plant churches across the state of Kansas. There are many other great detonations working in Kansas, but with only 22% attending (American Church in Crisis) a church on any given Sunday I believe there is room for ConvergeHeartland. Here are city over 15,000 and outside of Kansas City. (We have church in the Kansas City Metro area)
Kansas
Olathe – 96,000*
Overland Park – 146,000 *
Leavenworth – 35,000
Topeka – 122,000
Lawrence – 80,000 *
Emporia – 26,000
Manhattan – 44,000 *
Hutchinson – 40,000
Salina – 45,000 *
Wichita – 344,000 *
Derby – 17,000 *
Hays – 20,000
Dodge City – 25,000 *
Liberal – 19,000 *
Garden City – 28,000
Great Bend – 15,000 *
Newton – 17,000 *
Pittsburg – 17,190 *
* Indicates growth in the community.
Kansas
Olathe – 96,000*
Overland Park – 146,000 *
Leavenworth – 35,000
Topeka – 122,000
Lawrence – 80,000 *
Emporia – 26,000
Manhattan – 44,000 *
Hutchinson – 40,000
Salina – 45,000 *
Wichita – 344,000 *
Derby – 17,000 *
Hays – 20,000
Dodge City – 25,000 *
Liberal – 19,000 *
Garden City – 28,000
Great Bend – 15,000 *
Newton – 17,000 *
Pittsburg – 17,190 *
* Indicates growth in the community.
Introduction Letter
To help us pray and plan for our “Guiding Coalition” meeting, January 6th at Faith Baptist, I have listed a few items that lay a ground work for our time together.
Converge Heartland Church Planting Vision: Converge Heartland is planting Gospel Centered, Missional Focused, Kingdom Minded churches that reproduce themselves.
We hold the following values:
- All things are done with a biblical foundation
- We are called to evangelize
- We are called to reproduce both ourselves and our churches
- God draws people to Himself, but has chosen to use us in that process.
- Every community needs a gospel witness
The following link will take you to a Google map that lists all the locations of our churches in Converge Heartland. (http://www.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=107790881940368398936.00044c3c376991f016b34&ll=43.277205,-98.481445&spn=13.018275,27.751465&z=6) This will allow you to see where we have churches and where we do not have churches. You will notice we have no churches in Kansas, yet Kansas is part of our district. If you see a community that you want to see a quick demographic picture you can use the following link (http://www.city-data.com/) It is very helpful in giving growth patterns for communities.
Here is the basic agenda for our meeting on January 6th.
- Introduction of each other
- Prayer
- Needs in our area
- Biblical principles and examples that apply
- Starting foundation of a strategic plan
- Assignments as needed
- Determine next time to meet and where
Here is a challenge given by Gary Rohrmayer for each district to consider.
ConvergeUSA is asking the district CP leaders to invite every church in their region to enter the resolution to multiply by committing to one of these:
- By faith our church desires to ignite a new church within 5 years.
- By faith our church desires to ignite a new campus congregation
- By faith our church desires to ignite a network of churches (3 or more in 5 years)
- By faith our church desires to ignite a church multiplication center (5 or more in 5 years)
Converge Heartland Church Planting Vision: Converge Heartland is planting Gospel Centered, Missional Focused, Kingdom Minded churches that reproduce themselves.
We hold the following values:
- All things are done with a biblical foundation
- We are called to evangelize
- We are called to reproduce both ourselves and our churches
- God draws people to Himself, but has chosen to use us in that process.
- Every community needs a gospel witness
The following link will take you to a Google map that lists all the locations of our churches in Converge Heartland. (http://www.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=107790881940368398936.00044c3c376991f016b34&ll=43.277205,-98.481445&spn=13.018275,27.751465&z=6) This will allow you to see where we have churches and where we do not have churches. You will notice we have no churches in Kansas, yet Kansas is part of our district. If you see a community that you want to see a quick demographic picture you can use the following link (http://www.city-data.com/) It is very helpful in giving growth patterns for communities.
Here is the basic agenda for our meeting on January 6th.
- Introduction of each other
- Prayer
- Needs in our area
- Biblical principles and examples that apply
- Starting foundation of a strategic plan
- Assignments as needed
- Determine next time to meet and where
Here is a challenge given by Gary Rohrmayer for each district to consider.
ConvergeUSA is asking the district CP leaders to invite every church in their region to enter the resolution to multiply by committing to one of these:
- By faith our church desires to ignite a new church within 5 years.
- By faith our church desires to ignite a new campus congregation
- By faith our church desires to ignite a network of churches (3 or more in 5 years)
- By faith our church desires to ignite a church multiplication center (5 or more in 5 years)
Monday, December 22, 2008
Why this blog
The purpose of this blog is to develop a strategic plan for planting Gospel Centered, Missional Focused, Kingdom Minded church in ND, SD, NE and KS. There is a group of six guys that are working on this, but want it available for input by more than one to put ideas down so we can pray and consider ideas between meetings.
The first question that I have is what are the biblical principle of strategic planning specifically about church planting? The second question goes with the first, what are biblical examples of how churches were planting in the New Testament? Please add you comments because your input is critical.
The first question that I have is what are the biblical principle of strategic planning specifically about church planting? The second question goes with the first, what are biblical examples of how churches were planting in the New Testament? Please add you comments because your input is critical.
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