Where Do We Go Now?

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Where Do We Go Now?

• Session One
• East Side Lutheran Church
• Pastor Lon Kvanli

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Welcome

• Prayer
• Names
• Thank you!

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Session Goals

• A brief look at our story and Gods story
• Our history and culture
• What do we value most?
• Close on time 745pm

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There will be a time when you believe everything
is finished. That will be the beginning.
Louis LAmour
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If you dont knowwhere you are going,any
roadwill get you there!
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Our Story

• Tell me the story of East Side
• in two sentences.

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Gods Story

• What are some Bible stories or verses that are
• Important to East Side, or
• Tell the story of East Side.
• Why and how are these important?

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East Sides History

• Founded in 1919
• Sunday School in the 1930s included 400
  children (60 from unchurched homes)
• 1950 Present Sanctuary dedicated.

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Our Attendance Pattern
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Cultural Realities

• To what cultural realities did ESLC respond
  when it was started?
• To what current cultural realities must we
  respond to do vital ministry today?

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In 1900, there were 27 churches for every 10,000
of us. Now there are 11 churches for every 10,000
Americans. How many will exist in 20 years?
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Who preachedthe Sermon on the Mount?

• Less than half of people said, Jesus.
• Coming in a close second was
• Billy Graham!
  Source Barna

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The Gospel of Thomas

• More than half of people surveyed said the Gospel
  of Thomas is in the New Testament.
• 15 said they were reading it last week!
  Source Barna

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What is our Business?

• Fellowship?
• Social Action/Social Service?
• Historic Preservation?
• Landlord/Investment?
• Calling/growing disciples?

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What are the big things at ESLC?What really
has priority/value?
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JARWhat 2-3 things need to go into the jar
first?
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PROBLEMOur choices are NOT between what is good
and what is bad. The problem is choosing between
what is good and what is best.
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Are we focused on meeting the needs of members or
on outreach to our community?
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What is thebusiness of the Church?

• What did Jesus tell us to do?
• Go therefore and make disciples of all nations
  Matthew 2819

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Who elseis going to make disciples?

• Wells Fargo?
• Citibank?
• Gateway?
• Lodgenet?

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In closing

• Thank you!
• Sign up for email summaries.
• Keep praying
• Closing prayer

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Where Do We Go Now?

• Session Two
• East Side Lutheran Church
• Pastor Lon Kvanli

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Welcome

• Prayer
• Names
• Thank you!

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Agenda

• Our story in stories
• Our story the Bible
• Close at 745pm

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Each tell me a story

• Of something good that happened in/through East
  Side.
• Of something not-so-good that happened.

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Our Story in 2 Sentences

• East Side was a mission congregation started by
  women at Cliff Avenue and Austin, and moved to
  its second site in 1950. The congregation has had
  three major building programs.

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Bible Storiesfor East Side

• Laborers in the Vineyard (Matt 20)
• Prodigal Son (Luke 15)
• Let the little children come (Matthew
  1913-16)
• Woman at the Well (John 4)

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Laborers In the Vineyard

• What do you like in this parable?
• What bothers you?
• Does the parable connect in anyway with our
  history?
• What does it say about how the church should
  operate?

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Laborers In the Vineyard

• Why/How does this text apply to East Side?
• What might God be saying to us through this text?
• In this text, is God saying something about our
  future mission?

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Prodigal Son

• What do you like in this parable?
• What bothers you?
• Does the parable connect in anyway with our
  history?
• What does it say about how the church should
  operate?

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Prodigal Son

• Why/How does this text apply to East Side?
• What might God be saying to us through this text?
• In this text, is God saying something about our
  future mission?

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Let the Little Children

• What do you like in this text?
• What bothers you?
• Does the text connect in anyway with our history?
• What does it say about how the church should
  operate?

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Let the Little Children

• Why/How does this text apply to East Side?
• What might God be saying to us through this text?
• In this text, is God saying something about our
  future mission?

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Woman at the Well

• What do you like in this text?
• What bothers you?
• Does the story connect in anyway with East Sides
  story?
• What does it say about how the church should
  operate?

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Woman at the Well

• Why/How does this text apply to East Side?
• What might God be saying to us through this text?
• In this text, is God saying something about our
  future mission?

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Pulling it together

• Having considered the biblical texts, what do
  they say about our God-given mission?
• Have we arrived yet as a congregation?

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Whats the connection between these Bible
textsand our churchs Values?

• Worship (including Preaching Music)
• Learning (for Children Adults)
• Being Lutheran
• Outreach

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Choose One!
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In closing

• Thank you!
• Sign up for email summaries.
• Keep praying
• Closing prayer

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Where Do We Go Now?

• Session Three
• East Side Lutheran Church
• Pastor Lon Kvanli

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Welcome

• Prayer
• Names
• Thank you!

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Agenda

• Our current situation
• What is God doing here?
• What is our God-given mission in this time
  place?

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CHANGEis not acriticismof how things were
done in thepast.
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It is a recognition of newopportunitiesfor
ministry in thefuture.
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Our Situation - 1

• We have expanded and remodeled building to
  47,000SF.
• 20 class rooms
• 4200SF - future expansion
• In a growing city

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Our Situation - 2

• Location 35,000 cars a day pass by our church.
• Revitalization along 10th St
• We have high visibility.
• Average attendance is up.
• Other ____________

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Growth of Sioux Falls ELCA
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10-Year Growth Trend

• Sioux Falls has grown by over 20
• ECLA membership in Sioux Falls has grown 6.8
• Our market share has fallen from nearly 20 to
  17

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Median Age

• The median age of the county is 33.5
• For the 57103 zip code its 34.4
• East Sides median age is 42.9 similar to other
  ELCA congregations

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Churched vs. SF Metro
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in Age Groups
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Our Census Tract
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Census Tract Variances

• 16.4 Divorced. This is 50 higher than the Sioux
  Falls average. Twice that of S.D.
• 90.5 (age 21-64) are employed.Higher than for
  Sioux Falls or S.D.
• 49.6 of people 65 are disabled.Higher than for
  Sioux Falls or S.D.

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What is God doing here?

• In Sioux Falls?
• In this neigh-borhood?
• In East Side?
• In your life?

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Remembering the Parable of Workers in the
Vineyard,how do we take part in what God is
doing?

• Who are the workers here?
• Who is the master?
• Who should we be like?
• How?

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East Sides Mission History

• Our mission was to
• Norwegians
• Blue Collar workers
• Hearing impaired
• Other __________

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East Sides Mission Future?

• Our mission is/will be to
• ________________
• ________________
• ________________
• ________________

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Questions

• What are the best strengths, qualities or
  features God has given this congregation?
• How can we use these to reach people for Christ?
• Why would some one join?

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Does God want us to build

• A better neighborhood?
• Better relationships?
• Better families?
• A better you?
• Better disciples?

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Some say the best churches in the coming years
will be part coffee bar, part nightclub, part
monastery, part movie theater, part library, part
playground. SungHo Lee
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Risking It All

• Is East Side a church willing to take risks for
  the sake of those who are not members yet (and
  may never be)?
• Without risk there can be no possibility of
  success.
• How will failure be treated?
• What and how much are we willing to risk?

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I couldnt wait for success, so I just went
ahead without it.
Jonathan Winters
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So God led the people by the roundabout way of
the wilderness.
Exodus 1318
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In closing

• Thank you!
• Sign up for email summaries.
• Keep praying
• Closing prayer

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