Business Plan April 2012
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2 Table of Contents I. Introduction...3 II. Purpose and Mission Statement...3 III. IV. Governing Principles and Considerations...3 Executive Summary...4 V. Roles and Responsibilities...5 VI. What does it mean to be a Church?...6 VII. Church Goal (vision, purpose, beliefs and values)...6 VIII. Key Plans/Strategies...7 A. Outreach Plan...7 B. Marketing Plan...7 C. Community Networking...8 XI. Board of Directors Revision 0
3 Business Plan I. Introduction: A., established in 2011, is a Christ-centered, Bible teaching Christian church. values the realization of preaching and teaching God s love as an effective means for reaching the unsaved with the Good News of Jesus Christ and as such is committed to supporting evangelistic outreaches. B. God has blessed Agape Community and its people with financial support, membership support, heart, and vision for making a difference in the lives of others. In response to God's calling, the leadership of is committed to launching this new Church Business plan in early C. Agape Community has adopted a multi-faceted church outreach strategy. One dimension of this strategy is to involve its members in the overall operation of Agape CCC. Under this strategy, proven practices from existing Church groups/congregations are adopted and used. Charitable resources, including member s time, talents, experiences are utilized, to produce the result of reaching more people with a collective effort. II. Purpose and Mission Statement: A. In order, to identify a clear comprehensive vision for. B. To identify, detailed actions required to achieve success. The plan is intended to be flexible and adaptable as God leads us, and is not intended to be a fixed, unchanging document. C. To provide a clear and concise written plan that will enable members to understand their roles and responsibilities in support of the vision. The plan is intended to be a guide that empowers, energizes and aligns members in joyful works. D. To provide a clear set of expectations to which the Leadership Teams (Elders) and others can assess and monitor the progress and effectiveness of the church growth. III. Governing Principles and Considerations: The following principles and considerations will help guide and influence our vision and decision making. A. God s Provision: We trust and believe that God will do immeasurably more than we could ever ask or imagine. Our commitment is to put our trust and faith in God alone and not in our means, resources or works. B. Our Purpose: Preach, teach and Outreaching provides the most effective means of reaching the lost. We will stay focused on our core purpose to lead people into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ. Additionally, we will strive to help all of our people at Agape Community Christian to value and appreciate the importance of living for Jesus Christ, and to experience first hand the excitement of seeing God at work doing miraculous things. C. Our Values: Our values define what is important to us. Our values shape who we are, what we do, and how we act. In all things, we will strive to model and live our values Revision 0
4 D. Faith: A new church challenges us to step out in faith beyond our current comfort levels. God s blessing and provision in the early stages of ACCC is abundant. In response, we need to take big steps of faith. In Matthew 25:14-30, Jesus told the parable of the talents. The servants who were entrusted with much were faithful and thus were blessed with even more. We recognize God s blessing on Agape Community and will strive to be faithful with the abundance He has poured out on us. E. Prayer: We recognize the power and absolute necessity of seeking God s direction at every stage of this process. Proverbs 16:9 says, In his heart a man plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps. We will make prayer a priority. F. Relationships: Establishing, building and nurturing relationships with God, with one another, and with the Community will take priority in all we do. We are committed to love each other (I Corinthians 13; 1 John 4), not to a product or process. G. Excellence: We will strive for excellence in all that we do. Excellence honors God. We desire to eliminate barriers between Christ and the unsaved. We believe, our commitment to and demonstration of Excellence will draw unsaved people to be more receptive to hearing and considering the good news of Jesus Christ. H. Planning: Planning is a means to an end, not the end. We will always seek first to be lead by God without being constrained by our plans. We will use planning as a tool to help us join God in what He is doing and to accomplish what He is calling us to do. Planning will help us coordinate our limited resources to move us from where we are to where God wants us to be. Our plans will serve as a guide to help focus our efforts and will be updated to reflect where God is leading us. IV. Executive Summary: A. Agape Community Christian will be a Church that targets all people, all ages, and all races. The targeted outreach is the Inland Empire of Southern California and nationwide outreach via internet, mailings, and etc. The Church currently meets at: 2364 N. Del Rosa Ave San Bernardino, CA B. The development and growth is considered vital to a successful church. From this, future leaders will be developed, ministry teams will be formed, and a strong and active ministry will emerge. Considerable effort will be applied in training and nurturing members. C. The existing members of will participate in planning and implementation with general oversight of all aspects of the church. D. Our goal is for people to be drawn to through one-on-one relationships with members, through targeted community outreach events and through a targeted marketing strategy. First time visitors will be drawn back and will make the Agape their Church home through practical and relevant preaching, praise and worship, a children's ministry, experiencing firsthand the warmth and love of God, and excellence in everything we do Revision 0
5 V. Roles and Responsibilities of Individuals: The success of requires all members working together for the common good of the body of Christ (1 Cor. 12:12-27). This section identifies these individuals, including a brief description of their responsibilities. A. Pastor: Serves as Spiritual Leader for. Over-sight of the overall operation of the church. This includes but not limited to Preaching, Bible study groups, Administration, Outreach, Evangelism, and events. Marriage Counseling, Marriages, Funerals Up front connecting the dots as the Face on Sunday morning. Adequately preparing before Sunday morning. B. Church Secretary: Type, review and issue minutes from meeting. Work closely with the Pastor. Visitor Follow-up: Making sure some contact is made within 24 hours (i.e., people leaving church, etc.). C. Fiscal System Manager: Count, verify and record offerings and tithes from each service. Also, responsible for providing a weekly financial (statement) report to the Pastor and secretary. D. Teachers: Responsible for prayerful preparation of Bible studies and Sunday school lessons. Touch base with the Pastor prior to teaching any particular subject/topic. Organize and implement Sunday school lessons. E. Marketing and Events Coordinator: responsible for overseeing the implementation of the outreach and marketing plans. This includes developing and overseeing outreach teams. Also, but not limited to small Bible study groups, planning teams and coordination teams. Responsible for making sure everything possible is being done to inform and get people to take next steps (i.e. attending, signing-up, etc.). F. Ushers, Elders & Deacons: Workers, Helps (1 Cor. 12:25-27) and advisory voting member on the ACCC general board. - Members: will partake in the overall awareness of the church vision and operation. Ensuring checks and balances for the church Revision 0
6 G. Facilities & Maintenance staff: Ensure the upkeep of facilities and maintenance of the church building and grounds. H. Prayer Team Leader: A prayer team made up not only of Agape Community members and staff, but outside partners as well is vital to the success of the church. A Prayer Team leader will help build the team and communicate prayer needs on a regular basis to them. I. Music Coordinator/Leader: Responsible the music, instruments, and praise/worship for each service. VI. What does it mean to be a church? A. Simply stated, exists to lead people into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ. B. Aiming at a common purpose, a primary role of leadership is to communicate vision effectively and to equip others to effectively accomplish God s work. Leadership is a key element of aligning the people and ministries of Agape Community on our common purpose. C. We will function as members of one body, one faith, one God, one mission, one goal (Ephesians 4:1) to share common values, beliefs, expectations of people, and empowerment of leaders. For example, we value: 1. People and Relationships (a heart for God and a heart for people) 2. Changed Lives (people moving forwarded in and by the power Jesus Christ) 3. God s Leading, Power and Sovereignty 4. Prayer life and a Life of Prayer (2 Thess. 5:17; Colossians 4:2; Psalm 55:10) 5. Excellence 6. Leadership 7. Continuous Improvement 8. Purposeful Work D. Armed with common purpose, leadership, and culture, our approach to managing our resources will be common. In addition to further helping to align our ministries and our people in achieving our common purpose, a common approach to managing resources should improve the quality and efficiency of our operations. E. Agape CCC is a safe place for religious seekers who are interested in spirituality and Jesus, but are suspicious of churches. Agape CCC is a safe place to find and pursue God as the only solution that will really satisfy their elusive search for contentment. VII. Church Goal All members should be actively participating in the church in some aspect. Through community outreach events and a Bible study group ministry within the community, members will be established and built-up. To connect visitors, each newcomer will receive a visitor package with information about the church, sending a letter to each visitor, calling each visitor to welcome them and to see if they have questions, to specifically Revision 0
7 invite newcomers to visit Bible study or a small group. Offering question and answer sessions concerning the Bible and life to keep visitors coming back (and bringing their friends). VIII. Key Plans/Strategies: A. Outreach Plan: The purpose of the Agape Community's outreach plan is to provide a safe and fun environment for seekers to experience Agape Community before they try our Sunday morning services. These relevant events and community service activities offer a safe environment for people to build trust with Agape Community and provide great opportunities to invite their friends. These events start conversations about Jesus Christ and. For events, we will market via handout flyers (door-to-door and placed in local businesses), posters, outdoor signs, invitations mailed to homes, and ads placed in community newsletters, web sites and on community bulletin boards. A team will be relied on for getting the marketing into the community. B. Marketing Plan: The purpose of s marketing is to start and foster relationships with unconnected people. Our strategy for building relationships with unconnected people starts by building a positive reputation and trust throughout our target marketing area so that people will be more likely to respond to a specific invitation to an Agape Community event/activity. We will attempt to establish broad name recognition throughout the community, so that unconnected people will be more likely to respond to an invitation to our services. Ongoing techniques (at least monthly): Ads (including HOA newsletters and community associations and web sites) Member mailing lists (e.g. letters, group s, special invitations, newsletters, etc.) Stationary with church logo and name (ongoing) Testimonials (personal testimonies of people from the church) (ongoing) Web sites (getting linked to as many community sites as possible) Word of mouth (community networking constantly inviting friends) (ongoing) Giveaways (first touch): To be given away at events where possible. Brochures (new church brochure that can be used as first touch for visitors) Business cards (invite cards with church information) Special marketing giveaways (pens and magnets) Invitation cards (high quality, 2 sided color invite cards upcoming events) Event Specific or One Time: To be considered for each event. Flyers (for car windows, handouts, store counters, for each event) Participation in local community and civic events (determine and get involved, etc.) Posters (used on case basis for large outreach events) Free publicity (Public Relations PR) (press release kit, faith notes free listings of church events, community interest articles released in conjunction with large events and start of worship services) We will consider the following additional marketing weapons as God provides the opportunities: Door hangers Revision 0
8 Canvassing (door-to-door) Newspapers (small ads promoting specific events) Speaking Engagements (community organizations) Agape s specific niche is to create a safe environment (seeker sensitive) where people feel comfortable sharing their lives and asking questions about God; a place that takes God seriously and ourselves much less seriously (humor breaks down barriers); a place that uses creative communication to break down. Our identity is shaped by the values we live out. These include: Communicating the Truth in love: people hearing God's word in relevant ways. Excellence: people honoring God by giving their very best. Fun: people enjoying God and each other. Servant Leadership: people leading and discipling other people. Life change (spiritual growth): people understanding, pursuing and taking their next step toward maturity in Christ no matter where they are spiritually. Prayer: people sharing every joy and need with God Relationships: people connecting and caring for one another through genuine Christian Community. Seeker-sensitive culture: people building bridges to reach a lost and skeptical generation Service: people using their gifts to honor God and build up the church. Faith: people trusting that God as they step out on faith and seek to cooperate with His will. Reaching people: people sharing their faith with others. Worship: people experiencing God through worship. C. Community Networking: The purpose of Agape s community networking plan is to foster relationships with community in our target area. These relationships are expected to open up additional outreach opportunities and to enhance our name recognition in the community. Our strategy for networking involves: Other churches Civic organizations Non-profit and/or community service organizations Members will work with to help coordinate the following: 1. Making a comprehensive list 2. Obtaining contact information and prioritizing the list 3. Making contact via phone call and letters. Specifically be looking for partnership opportunities. 4. Maintaining a database of contacts 5. Constantly looking for marketing and outreach opportunities 6. Sending personal invitations for all Agape s outreach events 7. Issuing ongoing reports to ACCC s leadership about contacts made and opportunities for follow-up Revision 0
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