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5A70322444ac0b0001c0b951 3 www.VAST.church Launch Plan Capital Region, New York 1 www.VAST.church 2 www.VAST.church Table of Contents Beginning with the End in Mind Why The Capital Region Needs Another Church Vision Mission Values VAST Code Launch Day Goal Developing Prayer Partners Developing the Launch Team Location, Location, Location Budget and Funding Plan Marketing and Outreach Strategy The VAST Church Experience Church Planting Timeline. Governance and Stages of Growth Measurement and Incremental Operations Management Timeline 3 www.VAST.church 4 www.VAST.church Beginning With the End in Mind 28 “Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it? 29 For if you lay the foundation and are not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule you, 30 saying, ‘This person began to build and wasn’t able to finish.’ Luke 14:28-30 We believe that in the beginning, God’s creation was good. Humanity was created to be in community with God and each other. But through our own mistakes, darkness and evil entered into the story and are now a part of the world. This devastating event led to our relationships with God, ourselves, and others being fragmented — a shadow of what they were meant to be — and in desperate need of redeeming. We believe Jesus’ path of suffering, crucifixion, death, burial, and resurrection brings life to all of creation. Jesus is our only hope for returning to a peaceful relationship between God and humanity. Through Jesus, we have been forgiven, and restored to full community with God. Because of this, God is now likewise restoring us to each other, and ourselves. Jesus calls for his followers, his church, to be a blessing to the rest of the world. Through his spirit, God fills us with gifts, guides, comforts, counsels, and directs the church to be an expression of himself in the world. We believe the church, when functioning as God intends, is the hope of the world. We believe the church should be a breath of fresh air as Jesus was, instead of oppressive as the empires which fought against him. We believe God blesses the church so that we in turn can bless others. The church is a global movement following Jesus’ example. Through love, peace, sacrifice, and healing we embody the resurrected Christ–who lives in us and through us–to a broken and hurting world. We believe there will be a day when injustice no longer exists, and all things will be restored to God’s original desires. Jesus will return to his creation, and God will rule forever. All of creation’s pain will disappear, and God will live among us in a restored world. On that day there will be no more oppression, no more violence, there will be no more death, and God will wipe away all our tears. Our relationships with God, others, and ourselves will be whole. All will finally be as God intends.This is what we long for, hope for, and why we are giving our lives to live out that future reality, now. 5 www.VAST.church 6 www.VAST.church Why Does Metropolitan Albany Need Another Church? The simple answer is that the job is not finished. Nearly 1,170,483 people live in Albany Metro Area, including over 50,000 college students. A study done by BARNA Research Group in 2016 revealed Albany/ Schenectady/Troy is Number 1 least Bible-Minded Area in the U.S. Additionally the Capital Region is also Number 3 most post Christian areas, Number 8 Churchless areas, and Number 10 most unChurched Areas in America. There isn’t just a need for 1 more church to be planted this calls for a movement and revival of multiple church planters and the church as a whole to rise up for Upstate New York. The better answer is that God is calling us to plant a “Life-Giving Church Planting Movement.” I believe God calls us to plant new churches because each one reaches different people. God creates unique people so why shouldn’t he create unique churches to reach his creation. God has been preparing my wife, Lisa, and I to plant a unique church that will reach people in the Capital Region that no one else is reaching. Lisa and I are equally assured of God’s direction to build for his Kingdom in The Capital Region (Albany area) and of the vision he has placed in our hearts for the church we should strive to create. When God is calling us to this task and equipping us with the resources to accomplish the mission how can we say no? 7 www.VAST.church 8 www.VAST.church Vision In May 2017 I picked up a side job driving Uber to pick up some extra money. Day after day I would drive around the Capital Region of New York and Pray. As time would past my heart would come alive driving around this region. A voice had grown from a whisper to a shout Proclaiming ”This is what’s next. This is where you are to go. This area needs to know God’s love. This area need to know God’s heart.” I knew this vision wasn’t mine. This had to be divine. I soon learned that the Capital Region is the least Bible-Minded region in America. I began to think what a life without my bible would be like. I couldn't imagine not having the wisdom, strength, hope, love, and peace that it has brought me. A book that has radically changed every part of me. This book has given me true purpose to live my life. How could a person live without believing and reading the greatest book to exist? The more I prayed and continued driving, the more I learned about the region. I was then I knew in my heart something had to be done. God had spoken and said to start this movement called VAST Church. A church VAST im love and generosity. A church so VAST in influence the whole world will knows how VAST the love of Jesus is. We believe that God is sending us to plant not just 1 church but to see many locations planted all over the capital region of new york and beyond.VAST will be a church that helps people find their true purpose in life. A place where they can find true answers to why they exist and are alive. VAST will be a place where people don’t have to be perfect to belong. It will be a church where people can find true genuine relationships and encounter real people and do life together. A church so in love with Jesus and so filled by his spirit it will do whatever it takes to share him with the world. A people who model Christ with their lives in such a way that it attracts everyone they meet. We see a church that is radically committed to taking the message of hope beyond the walls of the church to the hopeless and helpless that have yet to hear of this life changing love. I see a church where lost people are found. Where sick people are healed, And hurting hearts are restored. VAST will Be a church that never stops going, never stops growing, and will never stay content until the whole world knows of this love. I see a church that leads history changing generosity that impacts New York's story for all time to come. A church that is crazy enough to try to out give God with their time, talent, and treasure but fails miserably every single time. The church I see Is one where everyone brings their best. A church with a focus on excellence, honor, and hard work. I pray that this church would be a light that shines so bright, and make such an impact, that all the world would stop to watch and see. A church with a power that is so real and life changing. They would see signs and wonders that only a real God could do and explain. Where JESUS is famous, the bible is the basis, and this radical reckless love leads their lives. I truly am not deserving or qualified for what is to come from VAST. I am though, willing to say yes and trust that voice. I am choosing to believe in all he is going to do and stick to what he has Promised. This isn’t about a church, a pastor, or a name. This is all about one. The one person that has yet to hear of the VAST love Jesus. This movement will take a VAST amount of people, a VAST amount of money, and a VAST amount of prayer. So I ask you what is your part in this movement? What is your part in this vision? What is God putting on your heart? Don’t wait… act now…and take your next step in this VAST story. 9 www.VAST.church 10 www.VAST.church Mission With a vision for a church in our hearts, we began to create structure that would make the vision a reality. It was clear that we wanted a simple yet an amazing mission that people could devote their lives to accomplishing, a mission that aligns with God’s heart for the people of Upstate New York and beyond: “Saturate Upstate with the VAST love of Jesus!” VAST church exists to lead people to the incredible life that God offers us through Jesus Christ in all areas of life.
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