SAMURAI PROJECT www.samuraiproject.jp/newyork www.redeemercitytocity.com/samuraiproject
TOKYO
LESS THAN 1% Christians
Over 95% have never heard the gospel Slow church growth
opportunity : unreached people group
TOKYO
High real estate cost Risk-averse culture Conformist mentality Ancestor worship
threat
How much prime office space does US$100m buy?
Hong Kong 1,427 (sqm)
Singapore 3,529
Tokyo 3,643
Paris 3,995
London (City) 4,439
Zurich 4,863
New York 6,131
Source: Knight Frank Research
ATTENDANCE
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Start Team:
30 people Currently:
177 people
Church Planting Movement - Church Planting
2010 Grace City Church Makoto & Michiru Fukuda 177 on Sunday
2014 Grace Harbor Church Seima & Naoko Aoyagi 90 on Sunday
2015 New Community Church Drew & Chami Cho 40 on Sunday
2013 Double O Cross Church Ryuta & Pati Kimura 55 on Sunday
Tokyo from the air Church Planting in Downtown Tokyo
Grace Harbor Church, Toyosu, Shopping Mall New Community
Church, Shinagawa, New Hub Area
Double O Cross Church, Kichijoji, Residential Area
Grace City Church, Otemachi, Financial District
Matthew 9:37-38
Then he (Jesus) said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”
SAMURAI PROJECT
Transforming Tokyo With The Gospel
Raising up the next generation of gospel-centered Bible-teaching servant leaders to transform Tokyo
GOSPEL
www.samuraiproject.jp/newyork
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Three components to the training
1. Learning in a classroom setting
2. Teaching the Bible
3. Serving others
Full-time for 1 or 2 years
SAMURAI PROJECT Desired Results : Ten Samurai per year
Five working in the world, Five working in the church
Gospel-Centered
Business People
Gospel-Centered
Artists
Gospel-Centered
Politicians
Church Planters
Lay Leaders
Pastors
SAMURAI PROJECT Timeframe
Phase 1 Prototype
Phase 2 Fundraising
Phase 3 Recruit
Official Start April, 2016
Refine + Expand
SAMURAI PROJECT Phase 1
Ryosuke Akiyama
Gospel-centered Businessman The biggest trading company in Downtown Tokyo
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Stories so far
Rev. Tomoyuki Seki
Gospel-centered Church
planter
Plans to plant a church in
Central Tokyo in April 2018
SAMURAI PROJECT Stories waiting to be told…
Mr. or Ms. ?
10 Samurai 8 pre-seminary 2 post-seminary
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SAMURAI PROJECT 2016 members
Tomoyuki Seki Post Seminary, Gospel-centered Church Planter
Satoshi Fukuda Gospel-centered Businessman, then Church-planter
Tomoko Sacks Plan to begin Faith & Work project
Takashi Kurachi Seminary after the Project
Momoko Hayashi Gospel-centered Graphic Designer
Naoya Kurosaki Gospel-centered Professional Musician
Kohei Noda Seminary after the Project
Tatsuhiko Fujimura Gospel-centered Businessman, or Seminary after the Project
Utako Grateley Serve as a leader at church
Iori Hosokawa Seminary after the Project
Satomi Suzuki Gospel-centered Businesswoman
SAMURAI PROJECT Costs
Salary : $21,300 /samurai
Work Expenses: $1,100 /samurai
Admin Costs: $5000 /year
Total Costs for 10 Samurai
= $229,000 /year
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Fundraising Target: $229,000 per year
Year Support from overseas
(US, UK, AUS)
Support from Tokyo (Grace Church-Planting Network)
2016 218,000 (95%) 11,000 (5%)
2017 183,000 (80%) 46,000 (20%)
2018 149,000 (65%) 80,000 (35%)
2019 114,500 (50%) 114,500 (50%)
2020 80,000 (35%) 149,000 (65%)
2021 46,000 (20%) 183,000 (80%)
2022 11,000 (5%) 218,000 (95%)
Fundraising Plan: to become self-supporting in 7 years