A Partnership Proposal for

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EXTENDING THE VISION
USING A PROVEN MODEL TO PLANT A JAPANESE CHURCH

• A Partnership Proposal for
• YOUR CHURCH
• from LIFE Ministries
• for Planting a Church in Japan

PCN Parent Church Networks RTN Regional
Training Networks
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Japan and Its Need

• Japan is the strategic gateway to Asia
• 85 of the worlds unbelievers live in Asia
• Considered the model Asian economy
• lt1 of Japanese people know Christ
• Unprecedented social upheaval in Japan
• Suicide rate at an all-time high
• Economic difficulties since early 90s
• Troubled youth culture increasing crime rate
• Growth of materialism and religious cults
• A superpower without a moral compass

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LIFEs Response to the Needs

• Leadership Development
• Trained over 200 Japanese pastors whose churches
  account for 90 of Japans church growth
• From 12 pastors trained nationally to 50-100
  trained regionally each year
• Now completely indigenous (every staff member is
  Japanese)
• Evangelism
• Sent over 2,500 missionaries to 600 churches
• Music ministry to help churches develop worship
• Friendship Golf to reach businessmen

LIFE Ministries is a strategic outreach with a
far-reaching vision for the future. Their model
of training leaders while sharing God's Word is
one of the best I've ever seen. Steve
Hayner Former President, InterVarsity
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LIFEs Core Business
Church Growth strengthening existing churches
CHURCH MULTIPLICATION
Church Planting starting new churches
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What Theyre Saying
What Theyre Saying
I thank God for the fresh and innovative ways
that LIFE Ministries is advancing the cause of
Christ in Asia. Lives are being changed for
eternity. Praise God! Dr. Walter Kaiser,
President, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
My friends at LIFE Ministries are being used by
God to build His Kingdom in Asian countries that
are resistant to the Gospel. I have supported
their work for many years. Dr. Lon Allison,
Director, The Billy Graham Center at Wheaton
College
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LIFEs 20/20 Vision

• To deploy 100 church multiplication teams in
  order to
• establish 1,000 reproducible congregations that
• enfold 1 million new followers of Christ, who
  will in turn
• send 1,000 missionaries from Japan to the cities
  of Asia that will
• be home to 1 billion people by the year 2020 A.D.

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The New Opportunity
The New Opportunity

• 199699Yamagata Church Multiplication Project I
• Partnership with 5 visionary pastors
• Rural, more traditional resistant part of Japan
• Network of pastors and church multiplication
  missionaries
• All five churches reproduced (within 30 months)
• 19992002Yamagata CM Project II
• 5 newly-planted churches began plansto reproduce
  again and are doing so
• Each of the mother churches are alsoinvolved in
  multiplying

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A Reproducible Model

• At least 3 churches networked together
• Mutual encouragement and prayer
• Pastor coaching in church planting strategy
• Learning from each other
• Each mother church selects Japanese pastor of new
  church at the outset
• Several layers of teamwork
• Mother church pastors
• Daughter church pastors
• Missionaries and Japanese Christians working
  together
• United purpose ? plant a church in 3 years
• Missionaries, if involved, stay for 3 years or
  less

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with Predictable Outcomes

• After 3 years, these outcomes are expected
• An indigenous, self-autonomous church is
  established with ongoing Japanese leadership
• The new church does not require ongoing financial
  support from the North American church
• The missionary leaves without creating dependency
• The North American church has planted a church in
  the strategic nation ofJapan and helped toreach
  a communityfor Christ

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The Need forChurch Planting Associates
The Need forChurch Planting Associates

• CP Associates will
• Usually be 21-35 years of age
• Exhibit a learning posture
• Raise a portion of their finances
• Work alongside a Japanese pastor
• Be mentored by an experienced missionary
• Accelerate the church multiplication process by
  incorporating their gifts and abilities
• Have many placement options

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The Missions Partnership
The Missions Partnership
Japanese Church LIFE Ministries Sending Church
Senior Pastor Rent Vision Strategy Funds Expertise Mobilization Training Networking Funds Missionary (CP Associate) Prayer Funds
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Breakdown of Costs
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Commitment toPartner Together

• Proven methodology to advance Gods Kingdom in
  Japan
• Make an eternal difference in a community
• Work through Gods vehicle His local church
• Plant a church in 3 years for a fraction of what
  it would cost in the U.S.

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Options for Partnership

• Signing on for a 3-year church planting project
  involves
• Supplying the project with 1-3 Church Planting
  Associates over three years
• Contributing to some of thechurch planting
  expenses
• Some of the costs related tothe Church Planting
  Associate
• Supplement the ChurchPlanting Training for
  theJapanese pastor

Ive not only helped send our people to Japan
through LIFE, but I went with them myself. They
are definitely on the cutting edge of missions in
a difficult place. Dr. Ken Uyeda FongPastor,
Evergreen Baptist Church,Los Angeles
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The Next Step

• Contact us for more details
• Find out specifically whats involved
• Get a financial breakdown of related expenses
• See how LIFEs Mobilization Specialist will help
  you identify your Church Planting Associate
• Learn how LIFE will train your Church Planting
  Associate for ministry in Japan
• Discover what a typical experience is like for
  Church Planting Associates
• Get straightforward answers to your questions

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SPECIALIST JEFF JOHNSTON
MOBILIZATION

• ADDRESS LIFE Ministries P.O. Box 200 San
  Dimas, CA 91773 USA
• TOLL-FREE 1-800-543-3678, ext. 240
• FAX [phone]
• EMAIL JJohnston_at_LIFEjapan.org
• WEB www.LIFEjapan.org/plantachurch