The Great Lakes Conference Growing over several years: GLC Mission : every church a healthy, missional congregation. GLC Vision : By the year 2020, to multiply to 100 Missional, Christ-Magnifying congregations in an increasing Mosaic of communities. How is it going? Let’s see if we’re “on- track.”
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The Great Lakes Conference
Growing over several years:
GLC Mission: every church a healthy, missional congregation.
GLC Vision: By the year 2020, to multiply to 100 Missional, Christ-Magnifying congregations in an increasing Mosaic of communities.
How is it going? Let’s see if we’re “on-track.”
In the Great Lakes ConferenceThe following shows the Growth over the past 15 years and as we project 10 years ahead.
Growth in New Churches and Ethnic Churchesnew ethnic
Survival rate 25%
Survival Rate refers to the % of new churches that “make it” after 5 years.10+ years ago, only 1 out of 4 churches “made it.” Today, more than 3 out of 4 “make it.”
Projection
Survival rate 85%Ethnic and Multi-ethnic Churches: Each year approx 50% of our new churches are ethnic or multi-ethnic.
Our hope is that the face of the ECC will more accurately reflect the face of North America and the face of the Kingdom.
We have grown from 1 church in 2000 to 14 ethnic or multi-ethnic churches in 2013!
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GLC Church PlantingNew Community Covenant Church, started mid-2012Buckhannon, WVPastor Justin BowersIn 2013, we project 3 new churches:
2 in Louisville, April 2013 - Soul Center Pastor Ja’mel Armstrong - Grace Community Pastor William Mack III
1 in Livonia, July 2013 - LifechurchLivonia Pastor Brian Nanninga
Church Planting over the past decadeYear: # of plants Attendance Conversions/yr2000 2 111 302010 19 2687 871 Over the past decade, planting is a kingdom investmentNet Cost of Planting is $35,258/yr total to the conference budget. Because church plants
“give back” mission giving to the GLC, church planting is very cost efficient!
Pastor William and Tori MackCovenant Agreement started 4-1-13
Grace Community Covenant Church meeting at St Cecilia’s, a former Catholic Church in the Portland area of Louisville
Pastor Ja’mel and Rochelle ArmstrongCovenant Agreement started 4-1-13
The Soul Center Covenant Church, in the Newburg area of Louisville, KY
Prior to 2000 – Two Covenant Churches1. Faith Covenant Church, Farmington Hills2. Dearborn Covenant Church, Dearborn
Here’s an example from Detroit of how the GLC can grow in a region.
By 2011: 15 churches with Lifechurch of Southfield, MI
What God can do in 10+ years.
2 churches to 15 churches.
This allowed the GLC to have a presence in one metro area – and give example of the diversity and vitality that represents us to other areas.
And in 2013:- Detroit Bible Tabernacle- Miracle of Faith- LifechurchLivonia
18 total churches in the greater Detroit area.These will be the focus of Covenant Mission Detroit
Vision: We are on-our-way toward the 2020 Vision of 100 missional, Christ-magnifying churches in an increasing mosaic of communities.
If we keep planting 2-3 new churches a year, we should meet or exceed our goal. To God be the Glory!
How We Catalyze Church Planting:- The Right Planter
- Connected, Called- Assessment
- The Right Support- Coaching- Training
- The Right Core Team- A missionary team
- The Right Partners- Parent and Partners
The 4 Core Ministries of the GLC
- Church Vitality - Church Leadership- Church Planting- Church Outreach
THANK-YOUFor your Prayers andYour PartnershipIn the Good NewsThrough the The Great Lakes Conference
Garth McGrath, SuperintendentLarry Sherman, Director of Church PlantingSteve Armfield, Director of Church VitalityDan Wolter, Chair of GLC