New City Covenant ChurchChurch Plant Vision Potluck Gathering

Time Plan

Share a meal together ✓New City vision presentation (~30 minutes)

Kids’ presentation (~10 minutes)

Q&A (~15 minutes)

Our Story

“Moore Tour 2010”

Met with mentors and pastors

Sensed calling to church planting

Why Plant Churches?

The mandate (Great Commission)

The need (Boston)

Best way to make new disciples

Puts on display the beauty of God’s Kingdom

Evangelical Covenant Church

Soong-Chan Rah (CUME and CCFC)

Shared valuesRelationships

Racial reconcilation

Dialogue over debate

Church planting

Journey to Now

Jason Condon, Dir. of Church Planting, East Coast Conference

Assessment Center

Trainings

9-Month Residency

Vision

To be a "city within a city" (an alternative Boston) that passionately loves JESUS, thoughtfully seeks JUSTICE for the oppressed, and intentionally forms a diverse FAMILY that serves and reflects our community

Values

#1: JESUS

worship

obey

become more like him

Values

#2: JUSTICE

shalom (wholeness)

reconciliation

loving, serving our neighbors

Values

#3: FAMILY

everyone is welcome

walls broken down

mentoring

Multiplication

Participate in what Godis already doing in Boston

Raise up church planters

Multiplication is morefruitful than addition

Dialogue Groups

breaks down walls

increases participation

empowers lay leaders

South End/Lower Roxbury

highly diverse

central city

very few English-speakingevangelical churches

South End/Lower Roxbury

Mass. Ave.

Boston Med. Center

Northeastern

Orchard Gardens (Park)

Timeline

Four-phase launch

Launch Team Development

Preview Services

Soft Launch

Grand Opening

Upcoming Events

Monday, Nov 5th

Serve the body ofChrist in Boston

Re-affirm unity

Exalt Jesus

Upcoming Events

Saturday, Nov 17th

Serve our neighborsin SE/LR

Demonstrate love

Build trust, relationships

External Funding Internal Funding

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20152016

2017

Funding

ECC

East Coast Conf

Partner churches

Fund-raising

Giving (tithes & offerings)

Partner churches

Stone Creek (Assembliesof God)

CCFC (ECC)

Cambridgeport (Baptist)

Highrock (ECC)

Goals and Getting Involved

30 Launch Team members

$20,000 by end of year

3 more partner churches

Secure meeting space in SE/LR for “Preview Services”