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Transcript of “Nurturing the Roots” St. Paul Lutheran Church Plano, Texas.
“Nurturing the Roots”St. Paul Lutheran Church
Plano, Texas
Nurturing: A Quick History
Pre-January 2007• 25 year old LCMS
congregation• Had suffered through a
significant split• Had been through 8
years of healing.• A faithful community
committed to Christ.
Nurturing: A Re-Newed Focus
January 2007• Change the Way We Think.• 3 Month Reflection:
“We Are Not Ready!”– Re-Visit the Mission Statement.– Shift to a “Both/And” focus.– Shift from Doing to Being.– Shift the Way We Measure.
Matthew 28:18-20
Nurturing: TodayTransfiguration Sunday 2009
“We Are Ready!”Laying Out the Expectation of:
• Training
• Planting
• Mission/Service
• Community Center
• Where we are at:
– We Have Had 3 Official “Creating Community Together” meetings this past year.
– Last year M2C: 2 people involved
– This year M2C: Planning team.Joshua 1:6-9
Nurturing: How We Got Here• Keys to Christ-Centered
Culture Shift:– Patience– Humility– Transparency– Integrity– Courage w/out Destruction– Celebration
• Simplicity +
Consistency
(done creatively) =
Formation Philippians 2:1-11
Nurturing: Vision
10 year vision
1.) Easily Communicated
2.) Owned by the People.
Reach, Establish, Send =
Creating Community Together
We are “Both/And” PeopleJoel 2:28
Nurturing: Communication
Nurturing: Discipleship
Starting A ReVolution• The Shift to Intentionally Engage
Transformation – – Galatians 2:20
• The Shift from Institutionalization to Relational Movement – – Ephesians 4:11-13
• The Shift from Consumerism to a Creative Culture –– Romans 12:1-3
• The Shift from Rote Evangelism to Prophetic Speaking – – Mark 1:14-20
• The Shift to a Strong/Focused Emphasis on Life Story - – I Peter 3:15
Deuteronomy 32:39
Nurturing: Strategic Theological Planning
The ReVolve Calendar
– Breaking the year into (3) parts to match up with our mission and vision.
– Our preaching and teaching are in line with one another.• ReVolutionary Preaching Series
– Making The Connection– Building Relationships That Last– New Frontiers
• Revolutionary Bible Study– The Unity of Community– Confusing Cultures– Rebuilding the Walls of Community
– Our experiential events are connected and specifically set and designed for particular times of year.• ReVolutionary Experiences
Deuteronomy 30:8-10
August
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.January
March
April
May
June
February
JulyBegin 8 Sundays of
Vision Preaching & Teaching on “Reaching”
“Join the Journey”Character study on Abraham
Bible Study on “Commitment”
Epiphany Sunday – January 10th,Begin 8 Sundays of
Vision Preaching & Teaching on “Establishing”“Dare to Discover” Character Study on “Joseph”
Bible Study on “Consistency”
Pentecost Sunday – April 25th,Begin 6 Sundays of
Vision Preaching & TeachingOn “Sending”
“Experience the Adventure”Character study on “Joshua”
Bible Study on “Courage”
St. Paul “ReVolving” Calendar!August 2009 – June 2010
Mission trip to China, Yunnan Province
During “Reformation”Oct. 26th – Nov. 1st
Use a Reformation,ReVolution, & Mission emphasis
to transition between the previous series and Advent.
Nov. 29th, 1st Sunday in Advent
Ash Wednesday – February 17th,Kicks off Lenten Series
“Stops in the Wilderness”Character Studies on
Moses & Jesus
Easter Sunday – April 4th,
Nurturing: Culture Shift Tools• Shifting to The Listening Project
• Shifting the Focus of Small Groups
• Shifting the Fiscal Year.
• Shifting the Metrics of the Church Council
• Shifting to Community Actions
– Local Mission Experiences
– The Neighborhood Picnic
60 (2006) – 225 (2007) – 300+ (2008)
– Habitat for Humanity
– Set them Free Ministries
– National Mission Experiences
– Global Mission Experiences
– Hong Kong
– Yunnan province, China
• Shifting to Meaningful Partnerships
• Water’s Edge, Frisco
• Prince of Peace, Carrolton
• LINC NT
Romans 12:1-3
Nurturing: The Future• Spring 2009: External Listening Project• Summer 2009: Creating Community Planning
Team brainstorm meeting with Water’s Edge.• October 2009: Adult Mission trip to China• January 2010: Up the communication of the
Vision, Planning, & Timeline of planting a church & creating a community center to the congregation.
• Spring 2010: Prepare and coordinate the planting team – to work on identifying the right person and brainstorm the mission field opportunities.
• Fall 2011: Call the right lead person to research, build relationships, and lead us into a specific community through:– The Listening Project &– Community Service– To help prayerfully consider form & fashion
I Corinthians 3:6-9
Nurturing: The Future