Send Cleveland Strategy

Send Cleveland Strategy

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As we head into 2013, it is important to realize that “Apart from God we can do nothing”. If this initiative is not bathed heavily in prayer, we cannot expect a Supernatural move of God. I know that this is in many cases a very basic statement, but I am impressed to share it. As you look through the charts, maps, and the church planting goals, you will see a God sized task that is humanly impossible. As a result of this task, I ask that you prayerfully intercede on behalf of the work here.

As this journey continues to unfold, I have been drawn to Esther 4:14…”Who can say but that you have been elevated to the palace FOR JUST SUCH A TIME AS THIS”. As Esther prepared to meet the king she fasted and prayed for three days. Although scripture does not record the exact prayer of Esther, I believe it focused on four areas: favor, wisdom, courage, and faith. As you pray for us, pray for favor, wisdom, courage and faith for all our pastors, planters, and denominational leaders. I have also been led to pray specifically that God would give us favor with the lost. As a result, I have prayed John 16:8: “And when He comes, He will convince the world of its sin, and of God’s righteousness, and of the coming judgment.” I pray every day that the Holy Spirit will do this for the hundreds of thousands of lost men, women, boys, and girls that live in the Metro Cleveland area. Finally, I pray Paul’s prayer in Ephesians 3:30: “Now Glory to God! By His mighty power at work within us, He is able accomplish infinitely more that we would ever dare to ask or hope”.

Kevin Litchfield

Church Planting Catalyst

Send Cleveland


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A few years ago someone created an acrostic to help people pray for CLEVELAND. I would like to share it with you in the hope that you will become a daily prayer intercessor for the work.

C - Christians involved through prayer, service, and resources: John 15:7-8 and Ephesians 2:10

L - Local churches experiencing revival and awakening: 2 Chron.7:14

E - Evangelistic opportunities to share Christ: Acts 26:18

V - Vision through God’s eyes and His purposes accomplished: Psalm 33:11 and Matthew 6:9-10

E - Empower and encourage local churches- Acts 1:8 and Matt. 16:18

L - Laborers to be called and sent to Cleveland- Matt. 9:37-38

A - Assist in community enrichment through ministry evangelism: Matt. 5:13-16

N - New church starts: Matthew 28:19-20 and Hebrews 10:19-25

D - Development and cooperation of partners and the local church: Phil. 1:27


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Cleveland Hope Association

Quick Facts

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• Since Send Cleveland has launched on September 12, 2011 • 11 new churches have launched with at least 5 more set to launch in spring 2013 • 1700+ volunteers and 11 summer missionaries mobilized... since 2005-‐ 13,000+ mobilized • Alex Ennes became the chaplain for the Cleveland Indians • 30+ students aFended Plant Ohio Church PlanIng School-‐ launched February 2012 •  11 church planters/churches have received some Send North America funds

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• Cleveland Hope AssociaIon is a network of 46 churches. Of these churches... • 44% are less than 6 years old with 19% less than 1 year old • 55% are directly involved in church planIng. Prior to 2005... 2.5%. •  BudgeFed giving to local churches/plants increased from 1.5% to 46%

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• The Cleveland Metro Area contains 1.6 million People... • Within this area there is a raIo of 1 SBC church for every 42,500 people • This area has been divided into 7 regions. • 2 more church planIng schools will be launched in 2013 • 1 of those schools will have an African American Church planIng emphasis • Goal: 91 churches planted by 2016... Goal: 15 churches in 2013

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• New Churches started since Send Launch • 1. Life Point 2. Charis 3. Life Song • 4. Forward 5.Forest City 6.Gateway Heights • 7.Trinity 8. Serve 9. Triumphant Assembly • 10.New Heights 11. Oakwood ( Deaf)


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The Cleveland Hope Baptist Association is a network of 46 Southern Baptist Churches that reside in Cuyahoga, Lake, Geauga counties. The population of these 3 counties is 1.6 million people.

Across the Midwest region there is a ratio of 1 SBC church to about 12,500 people. Within the Cleveland Hope Association the ratio is 1 SBC church to about 42,500 people. Within the city of Cleveland this ratio rises to 1 church per 47,000 people. But what would happen if….

• By 2020 this ratio could be reduced to ONE to 5-6,000 people • The Gospel through the planting of new churches saturated our area • New believers were trained to become indigenous church planters • An anointed movement of God swept through the city of Cleveland • Thousands of believers were united in prayer for this effort • Each domain of the city is touched and transformed by the Gospel • The city and its leadership were transformed by the Gospel • God answered our prayer and does a work beyond what we could ever

ask, think, dream, or dare to ask When a natural disaster occurs there is usually a point of primary impact. We call

this point the Epicenter. If we are to have a supernatural movement, our Epicenter will be the city of Cleveland with strong ripple impact effects in the area 16 miles from the center and then out into the outlying areas of Lake and Geauga counties.

A. Epicenter: Cleveland- The population for the city of Cleveland is 427,694 people. Currently within the city we have 9 SBC churches. This would mean a ratio of 1 SBC church to 47,000 people. In order to reduce the ratio to 1 to 5000 we would need to plant 76 churches by 2020. (Since over 50% of this population is African-American, many of these churches would need to be either African-American or intentionally multi-cultural.)

B. Epicenter: Ripple One- contains the remainder of Cuyahoga County- The combined population for the listed cities in this area is about 870,000 people. Currently for this area we have 26 SBC churches. This would mean a ratio of about 1 SBC church for every 24,000 people. If we would reduce this ratio to 1 SBC church for every 6000 people, this would involve planting about 119 new churches by 2020.

C. Epicenter: Ripple Two- contains Lake County and Geauga County The combined population of this area is about 315,000 people; covering 20-40 miles from the city. Currently in this region we have 11 SBC churches. This would give us a ratio of 1 to 29K. If we were to reduce this ratio in this area to 1 to 5000, this would involve planting 52 new churches by 2020.

This would give us a goal of 247 churches planted by 2020.


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Send Cleveland “Epicenter Cleveland”

Ripple 2

Ripple 1

Cleveland


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Epicenter Cleveland

There are 19 wards in the city of Cleveland. Each ward contains approximately 20-25 thousand people. In order to saturate the city of Cleveland with the Gospel and move toward a 1 SBC church to 5,000 ratio, we would need to plant 78 churches.

#1 Lee/Miles

• Population of 23,571 - 96% African American • 5 Churches planted...**

#2 Union

• Population of 23,545 - 84% African American • 5 churches planted…

#3 Downtown

• Population of 23,574 - 49% Anglo, 33% African American, 12% Hispanic

• 1 current SBC church-Gateway • 4 churches planted...

#4 Buckeye/

Shaker

• Population of 23,586 - 91% African American • 5 churches planted...

#5 Central

• Population of 22,239 - 86% African American • 3 current SBC churches-2 African American, 1 Multi-

cultural • 2 churches planted...


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#6 University

• Population of 23,586 - 90% African American • Daily population of this ward can swell to 200k due to the Cleveland Clinic

• 5 churches planted...

#7 Hough


#8 St. Clair/ Glenville

• Population of 21,440 - 78% African American, 7.38% Asian


#9 Forest Hills

• Population of 21,405 - 66% African American, 8% Asian (Case Western and other cultural distinctives)

• This area swells by 50K daily due to the collegiate, medical and learing population

• 1 current SBC • 3 churches planted...


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#10 South Collinwood


#11 North Collinwood


#12 Brooklyn/ Broadway


# 13 Old Brooklyn

• Population of 23,611 - 84% Anglo • 1 current SBC church • 4 churches planted...

#14 Clark/ Fulton

• Population of 23,394 - 43% Hispanic, 36% Anglo • 5 churches planted...


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#15 Ohio City/Detroit

• Population of 21,692 - 43% Anglo, 28% Hispanic • West Side Market • 1 current SBC church • 3 churches planted...

#16 Edgewater

• Population of 22,842 - 52% Anglo, 21% Hispanic • 5 churches planted...

#17 Cudell

• Population of 21,670 - 53% Anglo, 24% African American, 14% Hispanic


#18 Jefferson/

Puritas

• Population of 21,495 - 69% Anglo • 1 current SBC church • 3 churches planted...

#19 Kamm's Corner

• Population of 22,140 - 86% Anglo • 4 churches planted...


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** Church planting in Cleveland will be both higher-resourced and community/organic style depending on culture.

78 Churches

•  78 churches planted in 2020 in the city of Cleveland


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Epicenter Ripple 1 contains the remainder of Cuyahoga County and part of Lake County

We currently have 37 cities in this ripple-with a population of 10K+. In order to reduce the ratio to 1 SBC church to every 6000 people by 2020, we would need to plant 128 churches. Below are the 37 cities, their populations, and the number of churches that would need to be planted.

Euclid

• Population of 46,998 - 52% Anglo,43% African American

• 8 churches planted...**

Parma

• Population of 77,215 - 93% Anglo


Lakewood

• Population of 50,251- 89% Anglo • 9 churches planted...

Cleveland Heights

• Population of 45,514 - 55% Anglo, 37% African American



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Westlake

• Population 30,331- 89% Anglo, 6% Asian


East Cleveland

• Population of 24,317 - 92% African American


Garfield Heights



South Euclid




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Beachwood


Maple Heights

• Population of 23,485 - 61% African American,34% Anglo


Shaker Heights

• Population of 26,214 - 56% Anglo, 34% African American, 5% Asian


Parma Heights

• Population of 19,586 - 92% Anglo • 3 churches planted....


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University Heights

• Population of 12,571-73% Anglo, 19% African American


Mayfield Heights

• Population of 17,602 - 82% Anglo, 7% Asian


Highland Heights

• Population of 8,633 - 92% Anglo • 1 church planted...

Warrensville Heights

• Population of 13,520 - 92% Anglo • 2churches planted...


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Bedford Heights

• Population of 10,441 - 73% African American

• 1 church planted...

Bedford



Fairview Park


Wickliffe



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Berea

• Population of 17,994 - 88% Anglo, 4% Hispanic


North Olmsted

• Population of 31,053 - 93% Anglo, 2% Asian


Strongsville

• Population of 42,378 - 90% Anglo,5% Asian


North Royalton

• Population of 29,220 - 94% Anglo, 2 % Asian



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Willoughby

• Population of 22,929 - 90% Anglo, 3% Hispanic, 2% Asian


Independence

• Population of 6,716 - 98% Anglo • 1 church planted...

Brecksville


Olmsted Falls

• Population 8,104 - 95% Anglo, 2.4% Hispanic



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Solon

• Population of 21,883 - 79.5% Anglo, 9.7% African American, 8.9% Asian


Seven Hills

• Population of 11,538 - 97.2% Anglo • 2 churches planted...

Brookpark

• Populatin of 19,053 - 92% Anglo, 2.3% Hispanic, 2% Asian


Eastlake

• Population of 19,734 - 95.7% Anglo, 1.3% Asian



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Pepper Pike/Lyndhurst/

Richmond Hts.

• Population of 29,586 - 95.9% Anglo, 3.6% Asian


Rocky River

• Population of 18,735 - 95.8% Anglo, 1.7% Hispanic, 1.2% Asian


Bay Village

• Population of 14,481 - 97.2% Anglo • 1 church planted...

Middleburg Hts.

• Population of 14,812 - 90.1% Anglo, 5.2% Asian, 2.5% African American


Brooklyn

• Population of 10,316 - 83.8% Anglo, 7.4% Hispanic, 5% Asian



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128 Churches

• Combined city popula5on of 807,029


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Epicenter Ripple Two contains the remainder of Lake County and part of Geauga County

We currently have 9 cities in this ripple. In order to reduce the ratio to 1 SBC church to every 5000 people by 2020, we would need to plant 50 churches. Below are the 10 areas, their populations, and the number of churches that would need to be planted.

Mentor

• Population of 51,894 - 94.7% Anglo and 1.4% Asian


Mentor on the Lake

• Population of 8,387 - 95.1% Anglo and 2.5% Hispanic


Painesville Township

• Poulation of 18,562 - 96% Anglo • 5 churches planted...

Painesville

• Population of 18,989 - 61.6% Anglo, 20% Hispanic and 14.9% African American



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N.Madison/ Madison

• Population of 11,848 - 94% Anglo, 4.1% Hispanic and 1.4% Asian Community


Concord Township


Willowick


Willoughby Hills

• Population of 8,640 with a 79.1 Anglo, 14.7 African American and 4.8 Asian



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Chardon Township/

Chardon

• Population of 10,202 - 96% Anglo Community


Lake and Geauga Counties

• Other smaller cities through Lake and parts of Geauga Counties


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50 churches

• Popula5on 157,684 • 25 churches in listed ci5es and 25 churches in smaller ci5es and towns


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2013 and beyond…

In order to truly saturate the Metro Cleveland area it is necessary to divide the Metro area into 6 regions:

Northeast Cuyahoga County- James Edwards

Population

1. Solon (2 SBC) 2. Hough (W-‐7 )

20K 20K

3. Bedford/Bedford Heights ( 3 SBC) 4. N. Collinwood (W-‐11)

25K 20K

5. Warrensville Heights 6. S. Collinwood (W-‐10)

15K 20K

7. Maple Heights 8. Glenville (W-‐ 8 )

20K 20K

9. Lee/Miles (W-‐ 1) 10. Cleveland Heights ( 1 SBC)

20K 50K

11. Shaker ( W-‐4) 12. Union ( W-‐2)

20K 20K

13. Garfield Heights (1 SBC) 14. East Cleveland 15. Shaker Heights ( 1 SBC) 16. Forest Hills (W-‐9) (1 SBC) 17. University ( 1SBC)

25K 20K 25K 20K 25K

TOTAL 390K 10 SBC churches…1 SBC to 39K Total SBC members: 771 People SBC covers .2% of population

Cleveland Central Population 1. Downtown (W-‐3) (2 SBC) 25K 2. Ohio City (W-‐15) (1 SBC) 20K 3. Bay Village ( 1 SBC) 25K 4. Edgewater 20K 5. Lakewood 20K 6. Central (W-‐5) (2 SBC) 25K 7. Rocky River 25K

TOTAL 160K 6 SBC churches… 1 SBC to 27K Total SBC members: 300 people SBC covers .2 % of population


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Lake and Geauga County- Population 1. Mentor (3 SBC) 50K 2. Painesville (4 SBC) 20K 3. Painesville Township 20K 4. Madison (1 SBC) 20K 5. Mentor on the Lake 10K 6. Willowick 15K 7. Willoughby Hills 10k 8. Willoughby ( 1 SBC) 15K 9. Eastlake (1 SBC) 10K 10. Balance of Lake County 11. Geauga County ( 1 SBC )

60K 95K

TOTAL 325K 11 SBC churches…1 SBC to 29K Total SBC members: 1495 people SBC covers .5% of population

Northern Cuyahoga County-

1. South Euclid (1 SBC) 20K 2. Mayfield Heights 20K 3. University Heights (1 SBC) 10K 4. Euclid (1 SBC) 50k 5. Highland Heights 10K 6. Beachwood 10k 7. Pepper Pike/ Lyndhurst ( 1 SBC) 20K 8. Richmond Heights 10K

TOTAL 150K 4 SBC church…1 SBC to 38 K Total SBC members: 120 people SBC covers 08% of population


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Southern Cuyahoga County Population 1. Strongsville (1 SBC) 40K 2. North Royalton (1 SBC) 30K 3. Brecksville 15K

4. Seven Hills/Independence 20K 5. Broadview Heights (1 SBC) 20K 6. Parma ( 4 SBC) 70K 7. Middleburg Heights (2 SBC) 8. Parma Heights ( 1 SBC)

15K 20K

TOTAL 230K 10 SBC churches… 1 SBC to 23K Total SBC members: 2510 people SBC covers 1% of population

Northwest Cuyahoga Population 1. North Olmsted 30K 2. Westlake (1 SBC) 30K 3. Fairview Park 15K 4. Kamm’s Corner (W-‐19) 20K 5. Cudell (W-‐17) 20K 6. Old Brooklyn (W-‐13) 25K 7. Brookpark 20K 8. Puritas (w-‐18) (1 SBC) 9. Berea ( 1 SBC) 10. Olmsted Falls ( 1 SBC) 11. Clark Fulton (W-‐14) 12. Broadway/Brooklyn ( W-‐12) 13. Brooklyn ( 1 SBC)

20K 15K 10K 20K 20K 15K

TOTAL 260K 5 SBC churches…1 SBC to 52K Total SBC members: 410 people SBC covers .2% of population


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