12 months old

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GracePoint Church of the Nazarene
12 months old 444 families 650 have
attended 10-25 new people per mo. 117 Professions
of faith
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Prevenient Grace is real
Illinois 44.6 Kentucky 46.4 Tennessee
48.8 Maine 63.5 Montana 55.1 New Mexico
41.7 California 53.9 Florida 58.8 Utah
25.5 Jeremy Pride
God is working to reconcile every person to
himself
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We must have a plan for growth
Reactive
We must be prepared to respond to lost people
Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone
who asks you to give the reason for the hope that
you have. 1 Peter 315
Jon and Heather
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We must have a plan for growth
Proactive
We must make opportunities to reach the lost.
To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I
have become all things to all men so that by all
possible means I might save some. 1 Corinthians
922
Kevin DuPriest
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The principle of pastoral leadership
The pastor must lead the front lines of evangelism
All our pastors are in regular contact with
unsaved people
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The principle of getting the word out
13 invitations
Once a month marketing event
Back to school pencils Web Site Pop
Ups Newspaper Ads. New Home Owners Letter (New
Pros Data)
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10,000 595
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10,000 Cards - 4000 Steve and Linda - 3109
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8 Questions/Fears the unchurched have about
attending worship
Question What do I wear? Fear I will dress
inappropriately. Q Which door do I enter
through? F I will feel stupid Q What will they
ask me to do there? F I won't know what to do
I won't be in control. Q Will anybody care that
I am there? F I won't be wanted
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8 Questions/Fears the unchurched have about
attending worship
Q Will it be boring? How long will I be
there? F I will waste my precious Sunday morning
sleep Q Will my kids be taken care of? F I
don't want my kids to be hurt Q What will take
place during the worship time? F I won't know
how to do what they do Q What time does church
start? F I will show up too late/too early.
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The principle of mobilizing members
Every member is expected to be involved in our
evangelism efforts 100 are involved
Catch the Vision service Sub-division mission
fields Each family working on 1 family Tell
them where they fit Carl and Peggy Gott
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The principle of public celebration
What we publicly celebrate will create the DNA of
our church
People bringing people Salvation stories Public
blessings
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The principle of relativity
Music Language Style
We must be culturally relevant
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The principle of Big Sunday
Attendance Cycles 52 Sundays per year 26 Sundays
per year 12 Sundays per year 6 Sundays per year 2
Sundays per year Marketing and Prayer
1 Sunday of the month is planned to have new
guests and a higher attendance
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The principle of 1 day a week for evangelism
Everything we do on Thursday is focused on
evangelism
Prayer Phone Calls Visitation Pastoral
Promises P.E. Training Letters
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The principle of no plan B
God has chose us to be the carriers of the gospel.
Even though I am free of the demands and
expectations of everyoneI didnt just want to
talk about it I wanted to be in on it. 1
Corinthians 922
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Contact List
David Thornhill dst_at_KcGracePoint.com www.kcgracepo
int.com 913-238-7705
Swimmer Video Youth for Christ Home Owners
List New Pros Data www.newpros.com 1-800-837-5478
Autumn Lew (Graphic Minion Studios) Joyminion_at_aol.
com 918.808.5692 Billy Cox KC Media
Net info_at_kcmedianet.com 913-638-5557
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