Together3 YEAR PLAN TO MULTIPLY21 OUR MISSION 18to 21 2 Our History 4 Who are We? Our Story Continues... 6 Let’s Start with U! In January of 2021, our partners were given a book called My RADIUS: The Story of RADIUS Church which tells the story of the first 18 years of RADIUS Church. The book is comprised of six stages. Within those six stages were many stories that each played a part in forming 7 Together 21 - 3 Year Multiplication Challenge who we are as a church today. Throughout the last 18 years, God has uniquely shaped us as RADIUS Church. We remember and praise God for the stories we can tell of 8 Ux2 - Making Disciples the gospel spreading throughout The Midlands. We are thankful for God’s faithfulness through an imperfect, weak, and sometimes crazy 10 Gx2 - Doubling Groups group of people. Then, imagine - what if the first 18 years were only the introduction? What if God is putting pen to paper NOW to write the first 12 Cx2 - Doubling Churches chapter? WHAT IF SIGNIFICANT ADVENTURES that we couldn’t ever imagine are still yet to be experienced? 16 $x2 - Doubling Generosity Keep reading as we unfold a three year plan that will require all of us to team up as we continue the story. You are invited into a vision that is not about building bigger; it’s about activating “U”... to double disciples, double groups, double churches, and double generosity. This isn’t just a defining moment for RADIUS Church, it’s a defining moment for U! And it starts right where you are...in your radius. Jump into CONTENTS 23 Prayer the story and let’s go! BIRTH HUSTLE INNOVATE ORGANIZE ESTABLISH MULTIPLY (2003-2004) (2004-2007) (2007-2009) (2010-2011) (2011-2015) (2016-NOW) In the summer of 2003, a small group The years 2004-2007 represented a The Lord provided RADIUS Church with After supporting several other RADIUS established its name and Todd Carnes stepped out of his role of men and women came together time of foundational growth for RADIUS a new leader - Todd Carnes became ministries, RADIUS Church was finally its beliefs as it embarked on a slew leading RADIUS as John Reeves in Lexington, SC, and Columbia, SC, Church. After merging, RADIUS lead pastor in 2008. RADIUS became able to buy, renovate, and move into of creative internal and outreach stepped back in to lead and to focus to plant a church. That year, RADIUS Church became known for its “crazy” more innovative and organized in its their own building from October 2010 ministries while creating several on training and sending others to Church and Oasis Church began as generosity. We didn’t have a whole lot pursit of radical generosity as it served - April 2011. As they moved into the intriguing sermon series to combat plant churches. Since then, RADIUS two separate bodies. But by the fall of of resources then, but we tried to serve the community and rolled out Vision building, RADIUS improved its Kids the culture of the day and grow in has planted churches in Saluda, 2004, the two churches merged and creatively with what we had. Movies 2012 to give away $1 million, have 100 ministries, served its new radius and relationship with the churches of Centerville, Irmo, and Columbia. Even began meeting in Midway Elementary in the Park, handing out thousands of small groups, and plant 1 church. doubled in size. Lexington. Meanwhile, RADIUS during the COVID pandemic, RADIUS School as RADIUS Church. free newspapers or mountain dews or focused its efforts on planting RADIUS Southside was planted. RADIUS Lexington moved to 300 roses for Valentine’s Day… these were White Knoll and creating missions West Main Street. RADIUS Centerville the kind of things that developed the opportunities around the globe. January 2018 foundation of RADIUS Church. As RADIUS White Knoll leadership changes came into play, RADIUS Irmo March 2013 several younger men bore greater September 2018 weight in the church. This time is Learn RADIUS Saluda RADIUS Southside described as “whiplash” for members Summer 2015 Fall 2020 and leaders alike at RADIUS – who were more about functioning at an incredibly fast pace without much infrastructure. our history! 2 RADIUS CHURCH TOGETHER 21 3 What’s in Our Name? Our Mission Our name comes from this basic premise: Every person has a sphere of influence, or what we would call your radius. As we go about our business, living life in our unique radius, are we going to look like Jesus in the process? Will we love God? Will we consider our neighbors more important than ourselves? Will we obey the truths of scripture? Are we going to be faithful to what God has called us to do in our RADIUS Church exists radius? So where does your radius begin? It begins in your home and includes those within your walls on a daily basis. Then, we take many laps to glorify God by making a week in our world along with a trip or two to church for worship and biblical community. YOUR HOME disciples, planting Your spouse, kids, siblings, roommates... These are your FIRST NEIGHBORS, and we want to help you love them well. As you develop healthy habits of praying, reading the churches, and living Bible, and confessing your sins, you’ll grow in your love for Jesus and those closest to you. generously. YOUR WORLD Your office, school, ball field, drive-thru line, neighbor across the street... We want to encourage you to take responsibility for these other spots where you live your life, engaging the culture, practicing hospitality, and doing good deeds. Why? So that you can earn the opportunity Our Plumblines to tell them about the good news of Jesus as you go about your everyday business. Our plumblines are themes that have developed and continued to sink deep into our DNA over the last 18 years: YOUR CHURCH • Pray the truth about God and about yourself. RADIUS is a place where you can come, be yourself, and worship • Be excellent at loving our radius and good enough everywhere else. among friends. We’ll do the things that Christians have done • Future ministry leaders are in our congregation. together for 2000 years... hear from God’s word, pray, sing, share • Set sail and tie down as you go. stories, and take the Lord’s Supper. In the process you’ll use your • Earn trust through building relational equity where we live, work, and play. voice and unique gifts to encourage others as they seek to be a • Be fruitful and multiply (reproduce like rabbits, not elephants). follower of Jesus in their home and in the world. • Maintain orthodoxy AND be socially engaged. • Focus on THE Church, not just our church. • Win the dad, win the home. Give It a Try • We are not a slice of the pie, but the apples in the pie. No one has a radius that looks the same. • Live generously. After studying our example, draw out your radius. • We are measured in sending capacity, not seating capacity. Make this a family project. Send a picture or video to • Everyone has a radius for which they are responsible. • We want to represent the diversity of our community. [email protected]. • Led by the Spirit, taught by the Word. • Parents are the primary disciplers of their kids. • Take risks when God calls. WATCH THE • Have stories to tell. • People need margin to impact their radius. WHO ARE WE? • Talk to people, not about people. VIDEO HERE! 4 RADIUS CHURCH TOGETHER 21 5 A Healthy U. Before you multiply and make a disciple, let’s make sure what you are multiplying is healthy. This doesn’t mean perfect - we won’t ever be that. But it does mean that we are living in a relationship with God that produces and supports the thoughts, feelings, choices, and habits that lead us to do what is right as a result of who we have become. In other words, the Holy Spirit is at work in our lives, which overflows to those in our radius. This has to be a personal decision you have to make - asking God to continually show you what screws need to be tightened, what beams need to be ripped out and replaced, what hinges need to be greased as we build a life that glorifies Him and leads others to Him. Disciples are simply people who Together 21 are constantly revising their 3 Year Multiplication Challenge affairs to carry The mission of RADIUS Church is to glorify God by making through on disciples, planting churches, and living generously. UX2 their decision to is a vision-setting challenge for our church to passionately follow Jesus. and extraordinarily live out our mission. We’ve spent the - Dallas Willard last 18 years listening and responding to God’s shaping of our church. Before turning 21, we want to double disciples, double groups, double church plants, and double generosity. UX2 is our plan that brings the mission of multiplication to every single believer. And if you accept the challenge, the gospel would be revealed to our communities Let’s GO through multiplying expressions of generosity, neighborly We want to have conversations about what it looks like to grow spiritually as we develop love, forgiveness, integrity, and hope that comes with the healthy habits and build solid relationships and marriages. In 2021, we will focus on overflowing presence of Jesus in U. building a healthy U through various sermon series and resources that we’ll supply through our new resource-focused app.