Renewal Will Frustrate You If…You Don’t Know Where We Are Going

 

“We measure success not by our seating capacity, but by our sending capacity.” - J.D. Greear

 

 

As a staff we have spent time in our beginning phases of church planting planning for what we are intentionally trusting God for over the next ten years.  While we know that God may surprise us with His plans, we are also aware that it is vital that we set goals and trust the Lord for the fulfillment of these goals.   Our plans also reveal much about who we are and what we consider important, so I thought I would give you a quick peek into our prayers for Renewal.

 

One Year (by September 2010)

  • An International location selected for church planting and partnership
  • 1 permanent missionary sent to this location
  • 1 U.S. church plant indentified and partnership established (Covenant Life Tampa)
  • 2 staff elders at Renewal Church
  • 100 meaningful members of Renewal
  • 50 baptisms of new converts
  • 10 Renewal small groups in our city (75 percent of our attendees in small groups)
  • Each small group linked to an ongoing mission project
  • 14 percent of our tithe given away to missions and church planting
  • 20 churches in our city networked to move the gospel forward
  • Renting a meeting space in the community for weekly gatherings

 

Two Years (by September 2011)

  • Scouting trip to international location
  • Local church plant location identified (in Greenville)
  • 10 permanent, sent missionaries
  • 2 staff elders/1 lay elder
  • 200 meaningful members at Renewal
  • 150 baptisms of new converts
  • 25 small groups in our city (75 percent of our attendees in small groups)
  • Each small group linked to missions project in our city.
  • 20 percent of tithe money given to missions and church planting
  • Location of more permanent meeting space in community
  • 40 churches in Greenville linked to move the gospel forward in our city
  • Children’s and Student ministries in place

 

Five Years (by September 2014)

  • Sending teams to adopted international location twice a year
  • Two people training to go permanently to adopted location
  • 3 local (in SC) and 3 U.S. church plants launched (representing diverse ethnicity)
  • 20 permanently sent missionaries
  • 3 staff elders/3 lay elders
  • 750 meaningful members
  • 500 baptisms of new converts
  • 50 active small groups (75 percent of our attendees in small groups)
  • Each small group partnering with Community Mission
  • 30 percent of tithe money given to missions and church planting
  • Moved into more permanent meeting location
  • Target one Community Mission Center that Renewal can lead
  • 100 churches in our city partnering together

 

Ten Years (by September 2019)

  • 1 International church plant
  • 20 U.S. church plants
  • 5 church plants in Greenville
  • 50 permanently sent missionaries
  • 6 staff elders/6 lay elders at Renewal
  • 4000 meaningful members between Renewal and all church plants
  • 1500 baptisms of new converts
  • 100 active small groups (75 percent of our attendees in small groups)
  • Each small group partnering with mission in city
  • 40 percent of tithe given to missions
  • Ownership of physical location
  • Own and operate Community Mission Center
  • 200 churches in Greenville partnering to advance the gospel

 

Amen.

 

What thoughts do you have?

 

What are we missing?

 

What goals does your church have to see to it that every man, woman, and child in your city has a chance to respond to the gospel of Jesus Christ?