The Church Multiplication Movement
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THE CCCC WAY OF LIFE
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OUR MISSION
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OUR VISION
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CHURCH MULTIPLICATION VALUES
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MOMENTUM BUILDERS
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OPERATIONAL PROCESSES
The Brief: A Multiplication Movement The Spirit of God is moving in the hearts of pastors and churches to develop a multiplication movement in the Conservative Congregational Christian Conference. God has given us a vision to bring the good news of salvation to many across our nation through the work of new churches focused on reaching their communities with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Pastors and church leaders are growing in their understanding of missional ministry. We are seeing young pastors step out in faith to serve as church planters. Many churches now understand that the most effective way to impact their community is to birth a new church from their church family. Pastors and churches in our regional fellowships are joining together to develop new church ministries in cities around them where there is opportunity and need. Join the vision—it’s exciting times in the life of the CCCC!
the CCCC way of life
As a part of the Conservative Congregational Christian Conference (CCCC), the Church Multiplication movement is thoroughly grounded in the CCCC Way of Life consisting of a passion for embodying the Irreducible Core of Jesus’ teachings, our Seven Guiding Values, and our three priorities. our pathway: the seven guiding values A Culture of Believing Prayer & Intercession Healthy Pastors Healthy Disciple-Making Churches Healthy Church Multiplication A Community that Lives out a Shared Life & Shared Mission A Culture of Peacemaking & Reconciliation A Membership Reflective of the Harvest Field’s Diversity
our priorities Church Development Conference Care Church Multiplication
our passion: the irreducible core Love God, love others, & make disciples.
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our priorities
our passion: the irreducible core our pathway: the seven guiding values
our mission
To birth and develop healthy reproducing churches by resourcing CCCC pastors and churches.
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more hubs
more churches
more church planting pastors more disciples
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our vision
The CCCC has joined other Christians in our nation in making extraordinary followers of Jesus through a church planting movement that raises up new churches that love God, love others and make disciples.
We believe that by the year 2020 over onehalf of the member churches in the Conference will be healthy reproducing churches started by the CCCC in the 21st Century.
A majority of these new churches will be planted in major metropolitan areas and will reach people from every generation and ethnic group. They will be diverse in their approach to ministry representing various expressions of the movement of the Spirit in the local church. We believe that other churches will be born in rural and suburban settings as daughter churches of existing CCCC member churches that have rediscovered their mission to make disciples and impact their communities. We envision that every CCCC church will know the joy of birthing one or more daughter churches. Jesus is Lord!
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church multiplication values
These values describe the path we take to
organic ministry We encourage principles and people over models. We develop ministries that reflect the gifts of the church planting pastor and core team as well as the needs and culture of the community where the church is planted.
grace and truth divine awareness We prayerfully seek God’s will for our efforts. We desire to see where God is moving and put resources there so that more people might fall more deeply in love with Jesus.
We balance grace and truth. Our churches reflect the ways and love of Jesus, and they are also committed to teaching and living the Word of God.
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accomplish our mission and realize our vision.
covenant relationships We are committed to one another and healthy relationships. We plant churches that share our commitment to the Conference and its mission, and we develop and train those leaders to whom we commit.
kingdom cooperation We contribute to the life of the Conference and the greater church. We intentionally cooperate and share resources with other churches, planters, and church multiplication networks for the sake of Kingdom expansion.
momentum builders
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A stone rolling downhill usually gains momentum as it travels. In a similar way, these processes help the church planting movement to gain traction and speed as it moves. >>> 1/ Develop a prayer network to support church multiplication. 2/ Share the vision for church multiplication and seek buy-in. 3/ Multiply hubs with the ability to forward the movement regionally. 4/ Recruit partner churches and advocates. 5/ Raise funds for church multiplication.
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operational processes
These processes are the heart and soul of the church multiplication movement .
this is what we do.
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recruit
Recruit church planting pastors and church planting pastor candidates.
assess
Assess church planting pastor candidates and help them find where they fit and flourish in ministry.
train
Train church planting pastors and core teams in the principles of organic ministry.
coach
Coach church planting pastors over time to build healthy churches that make disciples.
connect
Connect church planting pastors with one another and the church multiplication movement so that they might remain healthy.
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