Gloria Dei

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Gloria Dei League CityBeginning Multi-Site
Ministry

• Texas District M2C Retreat
• May 6, 2008
• Vince Parks, Executive Director
• Pastor Troy Schmidt

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• Gloria Deis Multi-Site Ministry
• I. What Is Multi-Site?
• II. Why Multi-Site for Gloria Dei?
• III. What did we do?
• IV. Whats Happening?
• V. What Have We Learned?

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I. What Is Multi-Site Ministry?

• Essentially one church meeting in multiple
  locations.
• Multi-site churches typically share a common
• Vision
• Budget
• Leadership
• Board

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What size church goes multi-site?
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How do multi-sites build a "one church" identity?
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Where do multi-sites tend to meet?
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How do churches fund a multi-site vision?
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How do multi-sites track money?
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How do multi-sites configure the governance and
decision making?
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How do multi-sites handle the preaching?
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How do off-sites handle nursery, children and
youth?
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What Is Multi-Site Ministry?

• FAQ about Multi-site Churches
• Leadership Network
• In your packet

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II. Why Multi-Site Ministry for Gloria Dei?

• Great Commandment
• 37Jesus replied " 'Love the Lord your God with
  all your heart and with all your soul and with
  all your mind.'a 38This is the first and
  greatest commandment. 39And the second is like
  it 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'b 40All
  the Law and the Prophets hang on these two
  commandments." (Matt. 2237-40)
• Great Commission
• Therefore go and make disciples of all nations,
  baptizing them ina the name of the Father and
  of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20and teaching
  them to obey everything I have commanded you. And
  surely I am with you always, to the very end of
  the age." (Matt. 2819-20)

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• 2003
• Vision 2010 Task Force
• Reaffirming Mission, Vision, and Values

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Mission (2003)Gloria Dei Lutheran Church

• To reach out and help people experience a living
  relationship with Jesus Christ and His church
  through dynamic worship, fervent prayer,
  vigorous study, loving care, and committed
  support (Acts 242-47).

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Sunday Morning Worship Attendance in Chapel
Worship Center
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Vision 2010
Outreach Missions Continue mega-events, Arts,
and seek to reach out beyond Gloria Dei with
various ministries Facilities Fully utilize
existing space and facilities, Community
church-going needs are expected to exceed the
projected capabilities at the Nassau Bay location
by the 2010 timeframe. Therefore a team should
be formed in 2003 to proactively explore the
acquisition of land south of FM518 for the
purpose of expanding the mission of Gloria Dei.
The site choice should be guided by population
growth forecasts and demographic information and
specific use(s) of the site determined at a later
date. Worship Maintain diversity of styles and
add services as necessary.
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III. What did we do?
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Population Growth Forecasts Demographic
InformationGloria Dei Lutheran Church League
City Site
Clear Creek ISD

• Area Cities With 10,000 or More Residents
• City Population - Growth 1990-2000
• Galveston 57,247 -4.0
• League City 45,444 52.0
• Texas City 41,521 1.7
• Friendswood 29,037 27.3
• Dickinson 17,093 13.6
• La Marque 13,682 -2.4
• Source U.S. Census Bureau

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Wal-Mart
GDLC
Wal-Mart
Home Depot
Home Depot
Education Park
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Wal-Mart
Home Depot
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Discussion of Multi-Site Activities to Date

• June 30, 2005

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Wal-Mart
GDLC
Wal-Mart
Home Depot
Home Depot
Education Park
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GDLC
Wal-Mart
Home Depot
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Our timetable

• 2003 Vision 2010 Task Force
• 2004 Multi-Site Task Force
• 2005 Land Acquisition
• 2006 Search for Campus Pastor

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Our timetable

• 2003 Vision 2010 Task Force
• 2004 Multi-Site Task Force
• 2005 Land Acquisition
• 2006 Called first Campus Pastor
• Ministry Team Development
• Various Start-up/launch models considered
• 2007 Uh -oh

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2007 _at_ gdlc

• Transition ministry strategy
• Completed transition to Policy Based Governance
• Senior Pastor Call Committee
• When God Opens the Door Capital Stewardship
  Campaign
• Hosted PLI National Conference
• PK-33 Celebrations
• KidzSpace Ministry
• Renovated facilities
• Multi-site teams

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III. What did we do?

• Gloria Deis Multi-Site launch

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III. What did we do?

• Developed a framework for teams, including
• Prayer
• Set-up/take-down
• Worship
• KidzSpace
• KidzLand
• Student Life
• First Impressions
• Administration
• Small Groups

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III. What did we do? (contd)

• Began a monthly Sunday evening
• leadership time summer 07
• Set launch September 07
• Postponed launch til January 20, 2008

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Final Approach to Launch

• Ministry in Community
• Prayer Walked neighborhoods
• 5th Sunday Food Drive Routes in neighborhoods
• Teacher appreciation at Goforth Elementary
  (coffee, scones, classroom work)
• League City Christmas Parade
• Season to Serve

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• External Communications
• Connect Quarterly (32,000)
• 3 postcard mailings (10,000 each, 2 week
  intervals)
• 400 cable TV spots
• 3 major billboards

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Launch- Gloria Dei Nassau BaySunday, January
20,2008
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Launch- Gloria Dei League CityJanuary 20, 2008
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Key Learnings, 11/06

• Evangelism is the 1 reason churches go
  multi-site.
• Great strength in common vision, identity,
  leadership, governance, and financial systems.
• Staffing is vital particularly the role of
  Campus Pastor.
• Harvest Field/Brand Value Analysis (in League
  City we have brand.)
• Important to do lots of development work dont
  launch worship too soon.

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Key Learnings, 5/3/08

• Leadership is huge
• Campus Pastor or not?
• If yes, raise up from within
• High mobilization of lay leadership
• Team delegation and empowerment

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Key Learnings, 5/3/08

• Bring your checkbook
• Creating a quality experience
• Sound
• Video
• Signage
• Easy set-up system

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Key Learnings, 5/3/08

• Communication
• Main campus needs to know what is going on
• Multi-site needs to feel a part of the whole
• Harder than we thought

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Key Learnings, 5/3/08

• Community Presence
• Intentional deployment
• relational
• natural
• Servant minded
• in schools
• service projects

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M2C ConferenceGloria Dei Lutheran ChurchOur
Multi-site Experience

• Thank you for your partnership in ministry and
  for your attention this evening!

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Choice, and Leadership Francos, Team Zebra - How
1500 Partners Revitalized Eastman Kodaks Black
White Film-Making Flow Badaracco, Leading Quietly
An Unorthodox Guide to Doing the Right
Thing Kinnamon, Unchristian Kotter, The Heart of
Change Real Life Stories of How People Change
Their Organizations, also Our Iceberg Is Melting
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- How to bring out the best in young talent,
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Unique, Henderson Casper, Jim Casper Go to
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Present Future Six Tough Questions for the
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