4th Service Introduction

START OF SOMETHING NEW

"Behold, I will do something new, Now it will spring forth; Will you not be aware of it? I will even make a roadway in the wilderness... Isaiah 43:19

4TH WORSHIP SERVICE STARTS 2010Last February, the Session of Lake Grove Presbyterian Church voted unanimously to support a 4th worship service to begin the second week of September, 2010.

The capstone vote marked the culmination of a 30-month process which included a

robust study endeavor as well as formulating a strategic plan for extending the love of

Christ to families in our own back yard.

There are numerous challenges to our ability to grow the Kingdom of God during

our Sunday morning service times. Members and attenders know well the trials of the

L.G.P.C. Sunday-morning shuffle: finding a parking place, getting a good seat, and having

to teeter between the needs of fellowship time and freeing up parking for the next service.

Space constraints on a Sunday morning limit our

ability to be the guest-friendly environment that we are

called to be. It is a commonly accepted rule within

church leadership circles that, once your church grows

past 80% of its seating capacity, its ability to grow is

seriously compromised. The Session and the

leadership of the church recognize that we’ve hit a

ceiling in our physical ability to extend the love of

Christ and to fulfill our mission. We must open the

doors to more opportunities for people to worship.

Beyond creating more hours for worship, the

4th service plan, developed by the worship (cont. back)

One purpose behind launching a 4th worship service at L.G.P.C. is to attract and reach younger suburban families. Did you know that there are 4,250 of these households in the SW Suburbs (Lake Oswego, Tigard, Tualatin, and West Linn)? Sadly, it is believed that only 14% (620) of these households attend a church service on a regular basis.

Any strategy geared towards reaching out to

younger families must have its foundation set in excellent and engaging children’s

programming. LGPC. is searching for a part-time evening coordinator for Children’s

Ministry. If you or someone you know are

interested please contactDirector of Children’s Ministries

Susie Graham [email protected]

(4th Worship continued)study team, seeks to address the needs of an aging

congregation. A Christian congregation is always one

generation away from extinction, but with an average age

of sixty-two, L.G.P.C. has a clear objective to engage a

younger age group. The worship study team visited and

observed nine different reformed or semi-reformed west-

coast churches from Los Angeles to Seattle who had

demonstrated success at reaching a 20s - 40s cohort.

From those observations along with feedback from an all

church worship survey, the study group made

recommendations concerning styles and worship service

times and laid out a strategic framework for building a

new but integrated community of believers at L.G.P.C.

The 4th Worship Service Plan calls for hiring a new

Director of Modern Worship as well as an Evening

Coordinator for Children’s Ministries who will serve on an

oversight team together with Bob Sanders, Brent James,

Graig Flach, and Mark Evers.

It is exciting to be on the ground floor; the start of something new, the start of a new ministry

endeavor: our teams have already watched the Lord move in significant ways ,and our leadership can feel the Holy Spirit

at our back. We look forward to working together with our Lord in reaching those He’s called as His own.

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The Importance of KIDS

Prepare your hearts to give a financial gift to support the 4th Worship Service

Pentecost Sunday May 23, 2010.

WE BELIEVE A NEW 4TH WORSHIP SERVICE ENABLES US TO...• Reach more people for Christ• Reach a younger generation

• Create an alternative worship hour

• Enhance current worship offerings

• Increase our overall attendance

• Offer the same dynamic preaching with a musical style which is “familiarly different”

• Utilize more fully our remodeled sanctuary

• Create a more guest-friendly environment

• Expand our caring community for Christ