Grace Family Gathering

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Grace Family Gathering Business MeetingMay
20, 2007
Where do we go from here?
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Where do we go from here?

• Our Mission
• Great Commandment
• Great Commission

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Where do we go from here?

• Our Vision
• Raising up next generation leaders
  to reach our world for Christ
• Evangelize the lost
• Disciple believers
• Equip leaders
• Multiply churches
• Multiply Multipliers

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Where do we go from here?

• Our Challenge
• Increase our capacity to multiply worshippers in
  the community, on the campus and throughout the
  world.

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Where do we go from here?

• Our Options
• Do Nothing

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Where do we go from here?
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Church Plants
Program Changes
Multi-site Churches
Buy Land Build Bigger
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Where do we go from here?

• Our Options
• Buy Land Build Bigger
• Money
• Time
• Focus
• Location
• Anderson Street

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Where do we go from here?

• Our Options
• Buy Land Build Bigger
• Program Changes

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Where do we go from here?

• Program Changes
• College Class Move
• From 915am Sunday to 600pm Sunday
• Expanded capacity to reach college students
• Increased Sunday 915am flexibility
• Increased attendance at 915am Worship Service

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Where do we go from here?

• Program Changes
• Worship Service Move
• From 600pm Sunday to 600pm Saturday
• New attenders young families
• Large small group events
• Family friendly
• Parking available ?

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Where do we go from here?

• Program Changes Overall Effect
• More capacity new attenders
• Increases weekly ministry efficiency
• Single evening
• Family friendly
• Butstill crowded at 1100am

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Where do we go from here?

• Our Options
• Buy Land Build Bigger
• Program Changes
• Multi-site Church
• (One Church, Multiple Locations)

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Where do we go from here?

• Multi-site Church (One Church, Multiple
  Locations)
• Definition
• Same Vision, Governance Budget
• Live Preaching Live Worship
• Children Nursery Sunday School
• Small Groups College Ministry
• Big Church Punch, Small Church Feel

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Where do we go from here?

• Multi-site Church (One Church, Multiple
  Locations)
• Benefits
• Fulfills Mission Vision
• Multiplies GBC Distinctives
• Shared Resources Training
• Leadership Development Opportunities
• Increases Overall Capacity Quickly

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Where do we go from here?

• Our Options
• Buy Land Build Bigger
• Program Changes
• Multi-site Church (One Church, Multiple
  Locations)
• Plant Churches

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Where do we go from here?

• Plant Churches
• Definition
• Separate church from GBC
• GBC distinctives
• Different governance budget
• Multi-site can easily lead to this

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Where do we go from here?

• Lets get specific
• Implement Program Changes
• College Class Move August 26, 2007
• Saturday PM Service
• August 11, 2007 (In-House)
• October 13, 2007 (Public)

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Where do we go from here?

• Lets get specific
• Search for additional sites
• Site guidelines
• Major thoroughfare
• Family college housing nearby
• Existing building
• Ownership preferred over leasing

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Where do we go from here?
Grace North Bryan Blinn
GBC on Anderson
Grace South
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Discussion
Where do we go from here?
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Where do we go from here?

• One Possibility
• Old AM Church of Christ
• Harvey Mitchell _at_ Nueces

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Where do we go from here?
Old AM C of C
Consol HS
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Where do we go from here?

• Additional Feedback
• Program Changes Contact
• Carl Jaedicke
• program_feedback_at_grace-bible.org
• Multi-site Church Contact
• Eddie Coulson
• multisite_feedback_at_grace-bible.org

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Grace Family Gathering Business MeetingMay
20, 2007
Where do we go from here?