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The Lord has
answered our prayers for a new location that is cost effective and close to our
evangelistic activities
§ On the first Sunday at the new location there were 11
visitors!
Renew
Church (Ft. Myers, FL)-Steve Reynolds
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We are seeing God
open doors with our friends and deepening the connection we have with them…We
are also seeing clarity about the shape of the church we are planting.
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A woman in her
30’s who works with someone in our congregations has accepted the Lord.
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Had first
official leadership meeting with 8 in attendance for a Friday night and Saturday
morning meeting.
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Started a few new
events: Monthly bowling, Outdoor/Walk-In movies, & Couples Cook-Outs.
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Sunday June 17th
we recognized and congratulated the participants that completed the first
Discipline Training program (a three year long discipleship program!)
Global
Vision ARP Church (Flushing, NY)-Peter Lee
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We baptized an adult
one week and baptized an infant the next Lord’s Day worship.
Tapestry ARP Church (Charlotte, NC)-Jarvis Ross
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Tapestry has
developed an internship with New Life Theological Seminary.
Compass Church (North Port, FL)-Tom Schneider
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Four months ago I
began two Life Groups at the same time; one in North Port and one in Osprey.
During that time we grew from a total of 12 people to a total of 38. Those who
started with me four months ago are now asking questions how they can be more
involved and give to the work.
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“We started a 12
week discipleship training bible study at the end of May. Three men and four
women are studying discipleship with the hope that this fall we will begin to
disciple others at Christ Community Church.”
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One recent
development is a men’s book study we’re doing during the summer. This is providing
a good place to connect as men in the church.
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The launch team
more and more grasps the importance of evangelism and discipleship making.
We’re continuing to model evangelism and hospitality to our launch team
members. They’re beginning to exhibit some of the same behavior we’ve modeled.
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A couple will
arrive in July that are in their 50’s with grown children. This is an answer to
prayer since we’ve been looking for older people to join us to give us balance
and insight.
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About 80-90% of
those committed to the church are involved in regular ongoing one-on-one
discipleship relationships. This has been a great encouragement. Our membership
classes and interviews have gone well and we recently welcomed our first
members into the church.
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Our outreach to
lower social economic families is developing well. We are still in the pilot
phase but we are starting to move toward incorporating a bible study for some
elementary and middle school girls.
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Encouraged as I see new faces at Riverside.
God has also recently brought an encouraging older couple into our membership.
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The Hill City
Prayer Corps Bi-Weekly Guide debuted on May 15. We have a team of folks
committing to pray for a different item every day in a guide we send out every
two weeks. People pray for the mission developer and his family, staff, our
worship services, specific petitions of concern, individuals within our church,
mission opportunities, etc. Also, we have hosted a breakfast and prayer
gathering on Sunday mornings with several people in the church.
