1. Redemption.2010
The calendar below is a beginning point. It can be improved and tweaked to fit each congregation and cluster of churches who
choose to work together to reach their common communities.
Timeline
2009
Jan. – Mar. Apr. - June July – Sept. Oct. – Dec.
2010
Jan. – Mar.
Easter.2010
April 4th
Preparation Launch
Easter.April 12
- Commitment Day
in local churches
Celebration &
Praise
Supplication Prayer Begins –
suggest using
prayer guide such
as “Seek God for
the City 2009” 1
Prayer continues:
- Personal
- Family
- Congregation
- Classes/groups
Prayer continues: Prayer continues:
- Prayer Walk
communities
Prayer continues:
Scripture Group study of
“Witness to the
World”3
Start a Read
through the Bible
plan with
members
Scripture
distribution
Sharing Feb. 4 Engage
Conf. – FBC
Groves
Externally Focused
Church Conf. with
Eric Swanson4
- Summer outreach
projects
- Salt & Light to the
world5
John Burke Conf.
at FBC Bmt.2
Don Cass provide
evangelism
training
Feb. 4 Engage
Conf.
- Multiple
approaches
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2. Footnotes:
1. Seek God for the City is a 40 day prayer plan focusing on our communities. It is dated to begin on February 25 and end on Palm
Sunday. It is published by Waymakers out of Austin and is discounted if bought in bulk.
2. John Burke is pastor of the Gateway Church in Austin. http://www.gatewaychurch.com/
3. Witness to the World is a revised edition of Oscar Thopson’s classic Concentric circles of concern. It is available fro LifeWay.
4. Eric was originally scheduled to do the Externally Focused Church Conference with us last fall but was pre-empted by hurricane
Ike (along with many other things). Exact date TBD.
5. Congregations demonstrate compassion for the world through support of efforts to alleviate hunger, disease, and other global needs
through giving and hand-on mission projects.
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