Vision 2012

And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

2 Corinthians 3:18

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photo by Andrew Coyne

vision 2012 Manassas Assembly of God was established in 1937.

We’re grateful to God for putting us here so that we can be a spiritual home for people who want to live by loving God, loving others, and serving together.

“For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be His people, His treasured possession.”

-Deuteronomy 7:6 Senior Pastor Rev. Scott Leib Media & Communications Pastor Gary West

Re•flect. verb.

Editor & Designer Noreen Bryant

To contemplate, consider.

To look back over and think upon.

Historian Deacon Charlie Byrd Photographers Ron Boggio Andrew Coyne Linda Hughes Nancy Morrison

Re•flect. verb.

To give back or exhibit as an image, likeness, or outline.

Illustrator Jerry Mosemak

To mirror, to imitate.

To make manifest or apparent.

Pastoral Staff

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Scott Leib Senior Pastor pastor.scott@magchurch.org

Bernice Fielder Children’s Pastor bernice@magchurch.org

Doug Chapman Spiritual Formation Pastor dchapman@magchurch.org

Kevin Hockenbury Youth Pastor khockenbury@magchurch.org

Doug Dreesen Mission Pastor doug@magchurch.org

Tom Moore Pastoral Care Pastor tom@magchurch.org

Dwayne A. Smith Worship & Creative Arts Pastor dwayne@magchurch.org Gary West Media & Communications Pastor gary@magchurch.org

11500 New Life Way Bristow, VA 20136 magchurch.org 703-368-2895

Who are we?

photo by Linda Hughes

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What makes MAG unique?

MAG is home to people from all over the world.

MAG folks come from these countries and many others— as well as all 50 states.

It’s no small thing to be 75.

How many church families have you heard of that have grown continually for 75 years? Church splits, dwindling attendance, lackluster participation—none of these has ever characterized MAG. As we have done our best to humbly worship and obey God the Father, follow Jesus, and seek after the Holy Spirit, He has blessed us with unity, longevity, and strength. Hallelujah!

We continue to grow with our community and serve here, drawing people into the love of Christ and the “kingdom of His wonderful light.”

photo by Nancy Morrision

One of the most marvelously unique things about MAG is our wideranging ethnic and cultural diversity. We come from over 40 different countries and speak dozens of different languages.

And when we come together as a church family to worship God and serve our community, under the lordship of Jesus and in the power of the Holy Spirit, we are all one.

Hallelujah!

The way we worship

One of the hallmarks of MAG is our freedom in worship under the authority of the Bible. We believe the gifts of the Spirit are given to each person to build up the church, not to draw attention to the one using their gift. At MAG, you’ll always be encouraged to abandon yourself to worshiping God as you’re empowered by the Holy Spirit, all the while being deeply respectful of those around you.

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Australia Brazil Burkina Faso Canada China Colombia Costa Rica Dominican Republic Egypt El Salvador Germany Ghana Great Britain Guatemala Haiti Honduras India Indonesia Iran Kenya Korea Liberia Mexico Nigeria Pakistan Palestine Peru Philippines Poland Puerto Rico Scotland Ukraine Viet Nam Mexico South Africa Zambia

We’re called to reflect God’s glory. How?

We’re here together because we have a mission.

Our beautifully diverse, international family and our 75-year heritage as loving servants of this community are cause for celebration!

God calls us to reflect His glory to those around us.

What’s the best way to do that?

photo by Nancy Morrision

But as a family of people, we are nothing unless we are wholeheartedly following Jesus Christ, the resurrected Son of God—and pouring out our lives to help others do the same.

So how do we reach more people for Jesus?

If you’ve ever come in a little bit late for a Sunday morning service, you know it can be tough to get a seat. That’s actually a good problem to have.

We want more and more people to be able to enounter God at MAG—especially those who don’t know Him yet. We’re just getting to the point where we have nowhere else to put them. So what do we do?

We’ve got to figure out a way to create more space for people to worship God, form godly relationships, and serve Him. The conventional wisdom has been that we need to either build a bigger building or add more services.

Neither option is viable at this point in the life of our church. Building a new sanctuary would cost upwards of $23 million.

Adding more services each weekend would strain the capacities of our leaders, teachers, and serving team members.

Both options would significantly overtax our people. We won’t put a burden like that on our family!

A creative and effective strategy 1. We’ll take the next big step in making MAG Multi-Site.

A creative solution to reaching more people with the gospel is making MAG a multi-site church. After this year’s highly successful launch of the 10:47 Chapel service, we are ready to move on to the next step: choosing a new location to start another MAG site. See the next page for specifics.

2. We’ll make key upgrades to our current facility. photo by Andrew Coyne

It’s time to spruce up our auditorium and make some other improvements to our campus.

Turn to page 8 for more information.

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All about the multi-site strategy

What is a multi-site church?

A multi-site church is one church meeting in more than one location.

The easiest way to think of a multi-site church is to compare it to something like Starbucks. No matter what Starbucks location you visit, you know you’re at a Starbucks, and you know what’s on the menu.

Each MAG location will share the same vision and core values.

• Relevant, uncompromising Bible teaching via video from the main campus • Free, passionate worship in the authority of the Bible • High-quality, creative teaching for kids • Commitment to making disciples through small groups • A mission to serve and reach the community • A 75-year-old heritage

How is multi-site different than planting churches?

A church plant is an independent body of believers. They are free to “do church” according to their own vision and personality. MAG supports, encourages, and funds church plants such at the Bridge in Warrenton; Agape Gospel Church in Accra, Ghana; and, most recently, the Journey church in Culpeper. We’ll continue to bless church plants as God calls us.

Multi-site is different: • Each site shares a common vision, budget, and leadership • Each site is a localized expression of MAG • The multi-site pastor will be on the MAG staff and will be accountable to the MAG Senior Pastor If you’d like to experience MAG multi-site worship, just visit MAG’s 10:47 Chapel service. Just like the 10:47, each new MAG site will: • • • • •

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Have its own live worship team Have its own dedicated pastor Offer high-quality ministry to children Hear weekly preaching from the main MAG campus via video Have a small group network for relationship and discipleship

Why is multi-site the best strategy for MAG? It’s all about the mission. We’re not looking to build some kind of empire, nor is this the latest fad. We believe this is the best way for our church to reach more people for Jesus.

Why? 1. Multi-site allows us to share MAG’s spiritual health and maturity while at the same time bringing the freshness of a new congregation to a neighborhood.

2. Multi-site brings church closer to people.

It assists in reaching friends and family who probably aren’t willing to travel several miles to church. It allows people to become more than just attenders— because the closer location encourages greater involvement and relationship.

3. Multi-site means better stewardship of funds and resources. It increases the total number of seats during optimal worship times. It doesn’t allow buildings to cap our ability to reach people. It means increased capacity without building more buildings.

4. Multi-site encourages consistency of discipleship and preaching. The main MAG service will be played on video at the new location. Everyone at every MAG site will hear the same message.

5. Multi-site provides more opportunities for people to serve in ministry and leadership.

6. Multi-site combines the intimacy of a smaller congregation with the resources and stability of a larger church community.

Multi-site: what’s next?

What we know now Wherever God leads us to locate the next MAG campus, there are some things we’re sure of: 1. Jesus’ gospel will be preached in a way that is relevant to people’s lives and uncompromising in truth.

2. People who don’t yet know Jesus will come into a saving relationship with Him, specifically because God uses this new MAG location in their neighborhood.

3. Each MAG location will help people follow Jesus. photo by Andrew Coyne

What we don’t know yet (but God does) 1.

Where the new site will be.

It could be . . .

• in a school • in a shopping center • in a theater • in a warehouse • in Stafford • in Haymarket • in Manassas Park • in your backyard!

2. Who the site pastor will be.

3. When exactly, the new site will launch (our goal is Easter 2013).

Everybody at MAG has a part to play Whether or not the next MAG site is anywhere near where you live, your support is important.

1. Pray for God’s leading as we move out into this new phase of mission. Pray for guidance about the new site’s location, pastor, and timing.

2. Get ready to give. In November, we’ll all have an opportunity to make an offering to support the next MAG location as well as to fund the improvements on our current facility.

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Campus upgrades

Let’s spruce up the place.

Since we won’t be building a new worship center in the near future, we will be making some important improvements in our current facility.

photo by Ron Boggio

Early Childhood Anyone with small kids will tell you that spaces where little ones play can take a beating. It’s time for new carpets, fresh paint, and new toys so our smallest family members have a welcoming space to worship and play.

We’re also very excited about plans to completely revamp our Nursing Mothers’ Room, creating comfortable, private space for moms, allowing them to watch the sermon via live video feed while they’re caring for their babies.

Early Childhood improvements will begin this spring. photo by Ron Boggio

Upgrading the auditorium If you’ve ever looked up during a service and wondered what basketball hoops had to do with worship, you may not know that the original builders of this facility intended for the auditorium to one day become a gym.

However, since we’ll be maintaining the auditorium as our main place of worship for the forseeable future, we’ll make some much-needed upgrades to the existing space. Plans are in the works to beautify and redecorate, making the room more conducive to worship.

Aging sound and lighting equipment will be replaced with lower-cost, higher-efficiency digital equipment.

Acoustics will be improved.

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Celebrate 75 years!

MAG’s 75th Birthday Party!

Sunday, May 20, 2012 All-Day Block Party • outdoor worship • food • family fun • birthday surprises photos by Linda Hughes

photo by Linda Hughes

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“ Therefore, since we are surrounded by A chronology of Manassas Assembly of God by Deacon Charlie Byrd

April 22, 1943: Manassas Full Gospel church started a new congregation, Highway Tabernacle Pentecostal, in Triangle, VA. Pastor Rupp and his wife, Pastor Grace Rupp, pastored both congregations.

March 8, 1945: Rev. R. J. Hancock became pastor of both Manassas Full Gospel church and pastor of Highway Tabernacle Pentecostal.

December 30, 1937: The new church building was completed and services of the Manassas Full Gospel Church began at that location.

June 22, 1945: Highway Tabernacle Pentecostal Church was officially blessed to become its own self-sustaining congregation.

January 10, 1937: Pastor Howard Salter advertised a meeting of Jesus-followers to be held in the Dixie theatre on Main Street, Manassas. The theatre is currently the Junction Travel Agency.

May 20, 1937: the body of believers participating at that time began meeting in the Methodist church in Brentsville. The church is still standing in the Brentsville Historic District.

June 16, 1937: L. K. Dodge, on behalf of Pastor Salter, began a series of tent revival meetings on an empty lot at the corner of Maple and Quarry Streets. in Manassas. The meetings lasted for six weeks until August 1, 1937.

July 17, 1937: The group bought four lots at Maple and Quarry Streets and began construction of a church building.

MAG has always leveraged the latest technology to help people follow Jesus. Pictured is the broadcast control room at Manassas Full Gospel Church

January 13, 1938: Malva Jane Gower preached the first evangelistic revival services in the new church. She is the grandmother of Jim Gower and Pat Byrd; the great grandmother of Patty Keating; and the great great grandmother of Gavin and Riley Keating—all of whom are current members of MAG. February 22, 1938: The new Manassas Full Gospel church was dedicated with 400 people in attendance.

May 26, 1938: Services were suspended as the church participated in a city-wide evangelistic campaign being held and sponsored by the Methodist church.

July 3, 1941: Rev. Harry Rupp assumed the pastorate as Pastor Salter moved on to Alton, N.Y., to continue his ministry there.

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1949: Pastor Hancock began radio broadcasts of Manassas Full Gospel church services over radio station WFAX, Falls Church, Va. These broadcasts, called the Manassas Full Gospel Church Word of Faith Hour, continued until 1957. At that point, Hancock and his family moved into full-time broadcasting of the Word of Faith on television.

1957: Rev. Howard Spruill became the pastor.

1960: The church officially changed its name to Manassas Assembly of God. 1961: The church built a new sanctuary next door to the original church building at Maple and Quarry.

such a great cloud of witnesses . . .”

1969: Rev. Gordon Young became pastor.

1974: Rev Vincent Beemer became pastor.

Pastor Howard Salter Founding Pastor 1937-1941 Not pictured: Pastor Harry Rupp 1941-1945 Pastor and Mrs. R. J. Hancock 1945-1957

1977: The church built a new facility on Plantation Lane in Manassas and sold the old facility at Maple and Quarry St. to Seton School.

1977-1988: The church built a new education building and a new gym.

Pastor Howard Spruill and family 1957-1969

Pastor Gordon Young 1969-1974

1988: Rev. Charles Nestor became pastor.

2001: The church built a new facility on New Life Way in Bristow, VA—our current location.

Pastor Vincent Beemer 1974-1988

Pastor Charles Nestor 1988-2002

2002: Rev. Scott Leib became pastor.

March 2005: MAG planted Bridge church in Warrenton, VA. February 13, 2011: MAG began live streaming services over the Internet.

March 20, 2011: MAG’s pilot multisite service, the “10:47,” began.

Pastor Scott Leib 2002 -

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2012 Calendar January

Saturday - Sunday, January 21-22 Vision Weekend Monday-Sunday, January 23-29 Week of Prayer and Fasting Sunday evening, January 29, 5:00 pm PowerSurge with special guest worship leaders Brad & Rebekah

February

Friday-Sunday, February 10-12 Youth Retreat, “Heroes” Saturday-Sunday, February 11-12 First Impressions Team Training Saturday, February 18 Saturday of Service Sunday, February 19 Ranger Gold Medal of Achievement Awards Friday-Saturday, February 24-25 Young at Heart: Tough Choices Seminar Sunday, February 26 Fine Arts Showcase

March

Saturday, March 10- Sunday, March 18 Missions Week Saturday, March 17 Saturday of Service Saturday, March 24 - Sunday, March 25

MAG Mixer Wednesday, March 28 Annual Church Council Meeting Thursday, March 29 Missions Trip Sponsor Callout Saturday, March 31 Junior Bible Quiz District Finals

April

Wednesday, April 4 Spring Classes begin Friday, April 6 Good Friday Saturday, April 7 - Sunday, April 8 Easter Services

May

Saturday, May 12 - Sunday, May 13 Mother’s Day Weekend Sunday, May 20 MAG’s 75th Birthday Party-Block Party

June

Wednesday, June 13 Honor Star Crowning Saturday, June 16 Saturday of Service Saturday, June 16 - Sunday, June 17 Father’s Day Weekend

July

Wednesday, July 4 Independence Day Thursday, July 5 - Sunday, July 16 Mission Trip to Accra, Ghana Monday, July 16 - Friday, July 20 Kids Camp

August

Monday- Saturday, August 13-18 Georgetown South Day Camp Saturday, August 25- Sunday, August 26 MAG Mixer

September

Wednesday, September 12 The Alpha Course Begins Saturday, September 15 Saturday of Service

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Monday, September 24 - Friday, September 28 Week of Prayer & Fasting for New site

October

Friday, October 19 - Sunday, October 21 Youth Retreat Friday, October 26 - Saturday, October 27 Holy Spirit Weekend Sunday, October 28 - Wednesday, October 31 Kidzturn

November

Saturday, November 3 - Sunday, November 11 Giving Campaign for Multi-Site and Campus Upgrades Saturday, November 17 Saturday of Service Thursday, November 22 Thanksgiving

December

Saturday, December 1 - Sunday,December2 Advent begins Saturday, December 8 - Sunday, December 9 Imagine Christmas Concerts Monday, December 24 Christmas Eve Service Tuesday, December 25 Merry Christmas!

Tuesday, January 1, 2013 Happy New Year!