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CELEBRATING A SANCTUARY OF TRANSFORMATION
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GOD GIVES THE GROWTH
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A NEW VISION
EQUIPPING...
10 PEOPLE
12 BUILDING
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MOVED BY JESUS: A TWO-YEAR JOURNEY
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A CALL TO GIVE GENEROUSLY
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CELEBRATING A SANCTUARY OF TRANSFORMATION Becoming a part of the community of Resurrection has been an important experience in my life. I was basically done with church. Then, I found a group of people rooted in the great traditions of believers throughout the ages, yet as alive as could be. I found people who were okay with questions and doubts and weren’t scared of not knowing everything. Most of all, I found people who really accepted me and welcomed me into their lives. —Matthew Flex
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Words from Resurrection Members: I have experienced the love and healing of God through his people + At our church, we see the miracle of new life + I’m energized and encouraged by the Holy Spirit’s presence every time we gather to worship + I’ve been challenged to grow closer to Jesus as I meet more people who clearly know him + Since I first walked through the doors, I began an incredible journey of growth that rekindled my soul + Communion every week reminds me of my need for Christ’s great sacrifice + I am finding the heart of true, surrendered worship + I’m praying that I can see many other people come to a full faith in Christ, and thankful that my church equips me to see these conversations through + Resurrection is a safe place + I came to Resurrection as a broken man, and this church took the time to love me unconditionally and administer the healing power of Jesus + Through the ministry of Church of the Resurrection, I made a radical return to the Lord and to his Church + Resurrection is a place of restoration + I received new friends, new perspective, new excitement, and new growth in my walk of faith + When I come here, I meet Christ.
American Legion Hall in West Chicago First Service Held Palm Sunday, 1954
Edward Dart Building 1957–1991 Attendance: 100
West Chicago High School 1 991–1993 Attendance: 300
Resurrection has been blessed with an incredible season of growth and expansion. We praise God that we are seeing more adults and children transformed under our new roof. But to whom much is given, much is required. As we grow, we will focus even more on sending out workers to the harvest.
BAPTISMS
LOAVES
IN OUR BUILDING
BAKED FOR EUCHARIST
TODAY: 111
TODAY: 23 2004: 8
CHILDREN
HOLY WEEK
GROWING UP AT RESURRECTION
TODAY: 240 2006: 80
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SEATS FILLED
TODAY: 6,916 2007: 3,943
Edman Chapel 1 993–1995 Attendance: 500
Glenbard West High School 1 995–2012 Attendance: 800
935 W. Union Ave 2012–Present Attendance: 1100
In 2011, we launched the REACH campaign: We set a goal of $4.5 million, and successfully raised $4.9 million. 73% of the congregation gave to Resurrection at the height of REACH. This generosity resulted in a new home on Union Avenue. 24 ministries now meet weekly in our building; only 6 gathered in our previous space.
6 CHURCH PLANTS
1 DIOCESE
2004: CHURCH OF THE CROSS HOPKINS, MN
IN 2015, RESURRECTION WAS NAMED THE CATHEDRAL OF THE UPPER MIDWEST DIOCESE, THE SEAT OF THE BISHOP.
IN 2012, CROSS PLANTED REDEEMER IN ST. PAUL, MN 2007: LIGHT OF CHRIST KENOSHA, WI 2009: IGLESIA DÉ RÉSURRECCIÓN WHEATON, IL 2010: CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION ELMHURST, IL 2013: IMMANUEL ANGLICAN CHICAGO, IL 2015: CITY OF LIGHT ANGLICAN AURORA, IL
WE ARE A LEADERSHIP CHURCH FOR OVER 30 CONGREGATIONS IN 6 STATES.
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EQUIPPING EVERYONE FOR TRANSFORMATION
We celebrate that the Lord has established a physical and spiritual sanctuary at 935 W. Union. Now, we at Resurrection are facing a pivotal crossroads: will we will settle into our safe haven, or will we equip our sanctuary to send out workers? To be moved by Jesus is to be moved out by Jesus. In Matthew 9, when Jesus is moved with compassion for the lost, he calls for the raising up of workers to go out into the harvest: “And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.” Matthew 9:35–38
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Everyone—from the unbeliever to the mature Christian leader—must be equipped for their own personal transformation as well as for the work of transforming others. Some of us will be sent out to plant churches for revival. Others of us will be apprenticed to start our own small groups, to lead children and youth, to create art, to reach the lost, and much more. Many of us will be equipped by worship and discipleship to be salt and light in our families, marketplace jobs, and schools.
LET US BE TRULY MOVED BY JESUS. HE IS EQUIPPING US FOR TRANSFORMATION. 9
The people of God are the only ones who can do the work of God. In order to do this work, we all need to be personally equipped by Jesus. The word “equip” originally meant “to fit out a ship.” When a ship is equipped, it is readied to sustain a long, difficult journey to accomplish its purpose. The only way that we can be equipped by Jesus is if we are in relationship with him. Dynamic worship of the living God and the apprenticing of children, youth, and adults are utterly key to equipping everyone for transformation.
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$ 4.2 MILLION 1. Ministry Initiatives
RezGroups
+ 60 New Small Groups for Everyone
+ 120 Small Group Leaders Being Apprenticed
Strengthening and Reproducing Worship + the Arts
+ Reproducing Services to Reach up to 2000 People per Weekend
+ Apprenticing Worship Leaders and Artists to Serve Ministries and Church Plants
2. Resurrection Ministry Budget
+ Adjust Operations to Focus on Equipping Everyone
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When we moved into our building, we saw the number of ministries meeting weekly quadruple. At present, onethird of the building remains unfinished. Imagine the opportunities that await there. Our children and youth ministries are facing urgent space limitations right now. Our current sanctuary production infrastructure is severely limited in its ability to house the arts events, additional worship services, and conferences that are essential to the ministry of transformation. Our passion to welcome new people through ministries like Alpha and Core is seriously hampered by unsuitable midsized spaces. The time to equip our building is now.
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$ 1.8 MILLION $1.4 Million: Building Expansion + Space to Accommodate 500 Children and 200 Youth during the Week + Sanctuary Improvements for More Services, the Arts, and Holy Week + Hospitality and Teaching Spaces to Welcome New People
$400,000: Strengthening Financial Foundations + Pay Down 10% of the Mortgage + Operating Reserve
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When Jesus was moved, he was stirred by the needs of the harassed and the helpless. Our heart is the same: to see sheep without a shepherd brought into the fold of God. At Resurrection, we believe that the local church is the way to reach those sheep, and that is why we are passionate about planting churches. Children are the most vulnerable of these sheep. Replanted is a Resurrection ministry that equips people to reach orphaned and abandoned children throughout Chicagoland. We want to see these children placed in families where they can be transformed.
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$ 1.0 MILLION 1. Ministry Initiatives
Planting Churches for Revival
+ Matching Fund for Church Plants: Goal of Planting 1 Church Every Year
Replanted
+ Supporting and Apprenticing Families Who Provide Safe Places for Children at Risk
2. Resurrection’s Global and Local Mission
+ Building Global Partnerships with Nigeria, Cambodia, and Beyond
+ Reaching the Lost through Evangelism
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A TWO–YEAR JOURNEY Together as a church, we want to give $7 million over the next two years to God’s mission at Resurrection: + Equipping Our People: $4.2 Million + Equipping Our Building: $1.8 Million + Equipping Our Mission: $1.0 Million We will be focusing our collective generosity into one fund: a single fund that equips our people, our building, and our mission. Every aspect of this one-fund budget is utterly focused on God’s call to Resurrection to equip everyone for transformation. It is our hope that everyone at Resurrection will participate in giving.
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AN INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE
We are asking everyone at Resurrection to pray about how God is leading us to imitate him in sacrificial generosity. We want to have 100% of our members and regular attenders participate. We invite everyone to make a commitment to giving radically to the Lord through his church. As that happens, we believe we will reach our two-year goal of $7 million. November 7: Advance Commitment Night Any Resurrection member who is ready to make an early commitment is invited.
November 15: Commitment Sunday Together as a church, we will consecrate our commitment cards to the Lord.
God has done incredible things through the generosity of this church in the past, and we eagerly anticipate what is to come.
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TWO-YEAR GIFT CHART As you pray and discern how God would ask you to give during this time, allow this gift chart to be a tool that inspires and challenges you toward greater generosity. During the next two years, every gift that is given to Resurrection will go toward our Moved by Jesus goal.
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GIFTS NEEDED
GIFT LEVEL
ANNUAL GIFT OF
MONTHLY GIFT OF
GIFT LEVEL TOTAL
1
$500,000
$250,000
$20,833
$500,000
1
$250,000
$125,000
$10,417
$250,000
3
$150,000
$75,000
$6,250
$450,000
5
$100,000
$50,000
$4,167
$500,000
7
$75,000
$37,500
$3,125
$525,000
10
$65,000
$32,500
$2,708
$650,000
15
$50,000
$25,000
$2,083
$750,000
18
$30,000
$15,000
$1,250
$540,000
25
$25,000
$12,500
$1,042
$625,000
35
$15,000
$7,500
$625
$525,000
50
$10,000
$5,000
$417
$500,000
65
$7,500
$3,750
$313
$487,500
85
$5,000
$2,500
$208
$425,000
MANY
$2,500
$1,250
$104
$272,500
TOTAL GIFT GOAL $7,000,000