Radiant Church
1Hope - Part 3
Evangelism
Locations & Times
Radiant Church
409 S Washington Ave, Ludington, MI 49431, USA
Sunday 9:00 AM
WHY MULTISITE?
• “We will be one house with two rooms,” not two separate church families
• Maximized Kingdom resources: governance, organizational/legal documents, board meetings, finances, creative arts/communication, event planning, HR policies, technology deployment, leadership development, etc.
• Modern video stream approach: keeps messaging engaging and unified
• Proven strategy for planting churches quicker, cheaper, and healthier
• All ministries that Radiant currently has will be available on day one
• Establishes localized and sustainable “hubs” of outreach opportunities
• A Local church is the primary missional “pump” drawing in disciples (depleted), pushing them toward God (lungs), who fills us with His transformative Gospel message (oxygen) and then sends us out
• Church-less Christians are unknowingly suffering from cardiac arrest
• Church-less Christians are unknowingly suffering from cardiac arrest
“Secularism is a spiritual and cultural condition where many people think they already know what Christianity is. But the “Christianity” they believe is not the gospel itself.” Hunter Beaumont
• Without local churches, people will still “gather” for encouragement, instructions, and meaning
• Caution: Avoid inadvertently contributing to secularism by becoming too local church-focused
• Caution: Avoid inadvertently contributing to secularism by becoming too local church-focused
• We are ALL called to preach the Gospel (good news) of Jesus Christ
• Sent > Message Shared > Heard > Believe > Saved (Romans 10:14-15)
• Sent > Message Shared > Heard > Believe > Saved (Romans 10:14-15)
Understanding Oceana County
• We can reach over 32,100 people within 30 minutes of our new campus
• Hart + Shelby + Rothbury + New Era + Pentwater + Whitehall + Montague
• 13.3% Live In Poverty • 15.1% Hispanic And Underserved • 8.2% Veterans • 58 Self-inflicted Deaths Since 2005 • 26% “Religiously Affiliated” • 23.1% Struggling With Depression • 15% Binge Drinking
• We can reach over 32,100 people within 30 minutes of our new campus
• Hart + Shelby + Rothbury + New Era + Pentwater + Whitehall + Montague
• 13.3% Live In Poverty • 15.1% Hispanic And Underserved • 8.2% Veterans • 58 Self-inflicted Deaths Since 2005 • 26% “Religiously Affiliated” • 23.1% Struggling With Depression • 15% Binge Drinking
“Planting new churches is the most effective evangelistic methodology known under heaven.” Charles Wagner
47% of America’s unchurched are willing to take up a friend’s offer to visit a church, while only 14-18% are open to other outreach efforts
https://www.barna.com/research/five-trends-among-the-unchurched/#.VzTYVfl97IV60-80% of a new church’s growth is from new conversions vs. 80-90% of an established church’s (10-15 plus years) growth is from transfers
https://www.portablechurch.com/2016/church-planting/church-planting-statistics/Parent churches, over 5 years, witnessed 21.5% increased attendance
https://churchplanting.com/five-reasons-for-church-planting/• Church planting ≠ evangelism (personal) but it is a key component
• As we pour out time/talent/treasure, God WILL backfill our efforts
• Can you imagine Radiant with more _______________ ? (Testimonies, passions, groups, diversity, life-giving events, volunteers, caregivers, equipped leaders, people set free, lost coming home, strengthened marriages, students, church collaborations, volunteers, baptisms, etc.)
• Strong churches and disciples can fuel evangelistic efforts worldwide
• As we pour out time/talent/treasure, God WILL backfill our efforts
• Can you imagine Radiant with more _______________ ? (Testimonies, passions, groups, diversity, life-giving events, volunteers, caregivers, equipped leaders, people set free, lost coming home, strengthened marriages, students, church collaborations, volunteers, baptisms, etc.)
• Strong churches and disciples can fuel evangelistic efforts worldwide