LeadershipSummitOctober

Grace Presbyterian Church2010

WORSHIPPraising our Lord Christ Jesus

Thy Mercy, My God

Words: John Stocker, 1776. Music: Sandra McCracken. © 2001 Same Old Dress Music (ASCAP).CCLI #1937987.

Thy mercy my God

Is the theme of my song

The joy of my heart

And the boast of my tongue

Thy free grace alone from the first to the last

Hath won my affections

And bound my soul fast.

Without Thy sweet mercy

I could not live here;

Sin would reduce me

To utter despair;

But through Thy free goodness, my spirits revive,

And He that first made me

Still keeps me alive.

Thy mercy is more than a match

For my heart

Which wonders to feel

Its own hardness depart

Dissolved by Thy goodness, I fall to the ground

And weep for the praise

Of the mercy I’ve found.

Great Father of mercies,

Thy goodness I own,

And the covenant love

Of Thy crucified Son;

All praise to the Spirit, whose whisper divine

Seals mercy, and pardon,

And righteousness mine…

All praise to the Spirit,

Whose whisper divine—

Seals mercy, and pardon,

And righteousness mine.

Jesus Lover Of My Soul

Words: Charles Wesley. Music: Greg Thompson. © 2000 Greg Thompson Music. CCLI #1937987.

Jesus, lover of my soul,

Let me to Thy bosom fly,

While the nearer waters roll,

While the tempest still is high.

Hide me, O my Savior, hide,

Till life’s storm is past,

Safe into the haven guide,

Receive my soul at last.

Other refuge have I none,

I helpless hang on Thee;

Leave, oh leave me not alone,

Support and comfort me.

All my trust on Thee is stayed,

All help from Thee I bring,

Cover my defenseless head,

In the shadow of Thy wing.

Thou, O Christ, are all I want,

Here more than all I find:

Raise the fallen, cheer the faint,

Heal the sick and lead the blind.

Just and holy is Thy name,

I am all unrighteousness,

False and full of sin I am,

Thou art full of truth and grace.

Plenteous grace with Thee is found,

Grace to cover all my sin,

Let the healing streams abound,

Make and keep me pure within.

Thou of life the fountain art,

Let me take of Thee,

Spring Thou up within my heart,

For all eternity.

Leadership CharacterDiscipling those who disciple

Life-long Growing

1. Gospel “saturation” – seeing everything through a rich lens of grace, repentance, faith, freedom. Able to preach the gospel to yourself.

2. Maturing into Christ-likeness –more of your life turned over to the Lordship of Jesus. Having a Christian worldview.

3. Habits of Christian devotion and reflection – daily, weekly, monthly/quarterly, annually. Taking inventory and planning for seasons to grow and be refreshed.

Gospel Saturation Idolatry Battle

Identifying (through fears, lusts, jealousy, bitterness)

Exposing + Questioning

Replacing them with Jesus

Discipline of Grace “But Jesus for me” Stop relying on your

actions for God’s love

Greater dependence on the Cross

Rejoicing in your freedom

Exalting God’s declared status of love for you in Jesus

Meditating on and praising God for his glory

HOW TO: Sermons, Groups, classes, “Gospel Transformation”, CCEF (books and podcast), case-study

Christ-likenessServant-hearted

Sacrificial

Humble

Courageous Faith

Truth-telling, Etc.

Becoming more and more like the one that you love and follow. Letting his life shape your life in all areas.Continually trusting and believing more deeply.

HOW TO: Bible, serve, be needy for

others, learn from

providence, watch others,

self-denial

Devotion and Reflection

DAILY: Prayer/Eval/Prep (PEP). Divide prayer topics throughout the week. Adore. Read. Refresh. Psalm cycle.

WEEKLY: Worship together. Evaluate calling: well-done, faithful, for God’s glory.

MONTH/QUARTER: Set aside time for added prayer and reflection on a major theme: relationships, calling, holiness, ministry, growth. Read a book and bring it along.

ANNUAL: Major goals for growth. Accountability.

HOW TO: use

your

calendar and

to-do list to

make

appointment

s with God

regularly

Discussion: VisionStarting a conversation about Grace’s second

decade

Foundational Steps

The next steps are important as we establish a foundation beyond our current church.

For the next 18-24 months, Grace church’s focus will be on establishing a strong and healthy church: Lay leadership development Lay discipleship Strengthening the core sites: PA and SJ Planning for long-term ministry vitality

Commitment: Kingdom

Grace Church began as a movement committed to serving God’s Kingdom in mission and the broader church throughout the South Bay and the whole SF region

The pastors and elders are committed to carefully adding sites and/or plants, and other ministries, as God enables, over the next decade.

Question: how do we set up a sustainable, vital network of sites, lay leadership and staff?How do we help each generation mature and serve?

Three MultiSite Models

Vertical Model Pros and Cons

+ Pros Most cost efficient High unity, seems

tight Less dilution of

vision Bigger church feel

- Cons Doesn’t scale well

(span of care, thin pastoral care, burnout staff and leaders)

Less site autonomy New sites feel more

like a step-child Less focus on

outreach No simultaneous

services

Independent Model

Pros and Cons + Pros

Works at scale Allows specialized

leadership gifts ‘Star’ pastoral draw

(Piper, Keller, etc) Local autonomy,

essentially independent

Works with video or concurrent services

- Cons Unity problems

(essentially two churches)

Sr Pastor needs to be the primary preacher, heavy dependence on personality as a draw

Preaching and pastoring are split

Collaborative Team

Site Pastor 1/ Site Council

Site Pastor 2/ Site Council

Site Pastor 3/ Site Council

Movement Leader / Session

Worship

Children

Youth

Ministry Coordination

Admin

Mercy / Mission

Site Asst

Site coordinators Site coordinators

Music leader Music leader

Site Asst

Site coordinators

Music leader

Site Asst

Collaborative Model

Pros and Cons + PROs

More efficient than separated teams

Highly scalable Resource flexible Functions, pastoral

needs shared Less burnout of lay

leaders Preaching shared

among many good preachers

Enables local incarnation with shared vision

- CONs Harder to be the

functional leader Organizationally

more complex for staff, requires careful management

Communication channel has to be always active

Survey and Feedback

During October and November, a season of listening to our church community:

Church-wide short survey coming soon

Visits to Community Groups

Discussion time at the church retreat

Vision presentations/ Q&A in November

Insights from LeadersWhat are YOUR thoughts about Grace Church:

next year, next decade?We want to hear from ALL of you.

WORSHIPPraising our Lord Christ Jesus

The Church’s One Foundation

Words: Samuel Stone. Music: Brian Moss. © 1996 Parson John Music. CCLI #1937987.

The church’s one foundation

Is Jesus Christ her Lord,

She is His new creation,

By water and the Word.

From heaven He came and sought her

To be His holy bride;

With His own blood He bought her,

And for her life He died.

Elect from every nation

Yet one o’er all the earth;

Her charter of salvation,

One Lord, one faith, one birth;

One holy Name she blesses,

Partakes one holy food,

And to one hope she presses,

With every grace endued.

Mid toil and tribulation

And tumult of her war,

She waits the consummation

Of peace forevermore;

Till with the vision glorious,

Her longing eyes are blessed,

And the great church victorious

Shall be the church at rest.

Yet she on earth hath union

With God the Three in One,

And mystic sweet communion

With those whose rest is won.

O happy ones and holy

Lord, give us grace that we,

Like them the meek and lowly

On high may dwell with Thee.