The Great Lakes Conference

Growing over several years:

GLC Mission: every church a healthy, missional congregation.

GLC Vision: By the year 2020, to multiply to 100 Missional, Christ-Magnifying congregations in an increasing Mosaic of communities.

How is it going? Let’s see if we’re “on-track.”

In the Great Lakes ConferenceThe following shows the Growth over the past 15 years and as we project 10 years ahead.

1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020

new 2 4 6 19 29 39

ethnic 0 1 5 12 13 21

total 56 59 67 81 90 100

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GLC Growth over 25 Years# of churches

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Goal: get to 100 churches by 2020

We started with 59 churches in 2000.

On-Track:In 2012 - 83 churchesIn 2013 - 86 churches

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Growth in New Churches and Ethnic Churchesnew ethnic

Survival rate 25%

Survival Rate refers to the % of new churches that “make it” after 5 years.10+ years ago, only 1 out of 4 churches “made it.” Today, more than 3 out of 4 “make it.”

Projection

Survival rate 85%Ethnic and Multi-ethnic Churches: Each year approx 50% of our new churches are ethnic or multi-ethnic.

Our hope is that the face of the ECC will more accurately reflect the face of North America and the face of the Kingdom.

We have grown from 1 church in 2000 to 14 ethnic or multi-ethnic churches in 2013!

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GLC Attendance & Conversions

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Evangelism is why we plant new churches:

- Ave Church: 3/100- Ave ECC Church: 6/100- Ave ECC plant: 12/100- Ave GLC plant: 30/100+ Community Impact

GLC Church PlantingNew Community Covenant Church, started mid-2012Buckhannon, WVPastor Justin BowersIn 2013, we project 3 new churches:

2 in Louisville, April 2013 - Soul Center Pastor Ja’mel Armstrong - Grace Community Pastor William Mack III

1 in Livonia, July 2013 - LifechurchLivonia Pastor Brian Nanninga

Church Planting over the past decadeYear: # of plants Attendance Conversions/yr2000 2 111 302010 19 2687 871 Over the past decade, planting is a kingdom investmentNet Cost of Planting is $35,258/yr total to the conference budget. Because church plants

“give back” mission giving to the GLC, church planting is very cost efficient!

Pastor William and Tori MackCovenant Agreement started 4-1-13

Grace Community Covenant Church meeting at St Cecilia’s, a former Catholic Church in the Portland area of Louisville

Pastor Ja’mel and Rochelle ArmstrongCovenant Agreement started 4-1-13

The Soul Center Covenant Church, in the Newburg area of Louisville, KY

Prior to 2000 – Two Covenant Churches1. Faith Covenant Church, Farmington Hills2. Dearborn Covenant Church, Dearborn

Here’s an example from Detroit of how the GLC can grow in a region.

By 2011: 15 churches with Lifechurch of Southfield, MI

What God can do in 10+ years.

2 churches to 15 churches.

This allowed the GLC to have a presence in one metro area – and give example of the diversity and vitality that represents us to other areas.

And in 2013:- Detroit Bible Tabernacle- Miracle of Faith- LifechurchLivonia

18 total churches in the greater Detroit area.These will be the focus of Covenant Mission Detroit

Vision: We are on-our-way toward the 2020 Vision of 100 missional, Christ-magnifying churches in an increasing mosaic of communities.

If we keep planting 2-3 new churches a year, we should meet or exceed our goal. To God be the Glory!

How We Catalyze Church Planting:- The Right Planter

- Connected, Called- Assessment

- The Right Support- Coaching- Training

- The Right Core Team- A missionary team

- The Right Partners- Parent and Partners

The 4 Core Ministries of the GLC

- Church Vitality - Church Leadership- Church Planting- Church Outreach

THANK-YOUFor your Prayers andYour PartnershipIn the Good NewsThrough the The Great Lakes Conference

Garth McGrath, SuperintendentLarry Sherman, Director of Church PlantingSteve Armfield, Director of Church VitalityDan Wolter, Chair of GLC