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Challenges - Opportunities McKinney presently has a growing population of 150,000+ and remains one of the fastest growing cities in the U.S. This feeds transfer growth for some churches but many churches aren’t growing. There may be 50 churches with an average Sunday attendance of 200 or 10,000 people attending a local church on Sundays. Doubling that number, still leaves 80% of McKinney residents “unchurched” or 130,000 – 140,000 people. Only one person is reached for Christ each year for every 85 church members in the United States. At that rate only 235 people are reached per year in McKinney. 1,300 new churches are needed to “reach” McKinney – 1/1000 – but only a few are started each year under the prevailing model of church planting. Much of the new church plants come from transfer or realignment of members. Despite high average income of McKinney residents, 1 in 10 are living in poverty Mission – Vision – Values Mission – to go with the Gospel to every resident living in McKinney so that they have an opportunity to hear Evangelism + Discipleship = Gospelizing Values – to make disciples toward a disciple-making movement changing lives thru the power of the Gospel The workers and the resources are in the harvest Vision – to transform our city by bringing the Gospel into every community of of McKinney Not just a decision – a lifestyle July 4th, 2014 An Initiative of eUSA & T4TUSA 5 year plan Go…Make… Transform Strategy Jesus systematically visited all the towns and villages of Galilee, looking for a “house of peace.” Matthew 9:35 Go Gospel Gather Grow Apartments Complexes = Unreached Villages 90-95% of apartments dwellers are “unchurched, but represent a prepared “field” for Gospel seed sowing. 1. Local churches adopt a local apartment complex for prayer, Prayer-walks are scheduled. Tactics 2. Training is conducted regularly followed by “House of Peace” searches at apartment complexes 3. Evangelize, equip and establish reproducing disciples leading to new multiplying church plants 4. Missional community formed to carry vision forward until …. #NoPlaceLeft EndVision - GO - Every apartment complex in McKinney will be prayerwalked and will have a “house of peace” search conducted, so that… - GOSPEL - Every person living in McKinney will have opportunity to hear the Gospel, so that… - GROW - Every apartment complex will have at least one discovery Bible study, reproducing disciples, so that… - GATHER - reproducing disciples are formed into new reproducng churches until there is…. Objectives - Commence T4T training for local churches to be outwardly focused, gospelizing within their nearest “unreached village.” - Mobilize 100s of workers within McKinney who are trained to live as reproducing disciple-makers in their neighborhoods and communities - Evangelize, equip and establish a network of reproducing and multiplying house churches within McKinney to the “outer most reaches.”