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October 17, 2005 |
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What Type of New Church Plant? Successful
new church plants depend on a number of factors. One factor is the type of
plant. When you understand the type of new church plant, you can better
understand your role in making it a success. There are five basic types: The
most effective church plant is Mother/Daughter.
That is one church starting another. Much of the hard work of deciding on the
DNA of the new congregation is a given in this model. The plant is given
people and resources from the The
Franchise Plant puts up the Brand
Name (PCUSA). That is effective in adult communities. The
Lay Initiative Plant happens when
a group of folks want a Presbyterian Church in their area. When they have
gathered 40 people committed to the effort the denomination is approached to
help develop a strategy for chartering. The
Parachute Drop Plant is the most
difficult. The denomination puts a church planter in a growing area and says,
“go start a church.” If the person is skilled and relates well to
the mission field the plant may have a chance. The success rate is only
between 10 – 12%. St. Andrews in The
best Immigrant Plants are a type
of Parachute Drop. They focus on a particular immigrant population. The
planter does a tent ministry while at the same time beginning a new church. Each
of these basic five types has multiple variations. When we start a new church
we are very much planting and expecting God to provide the fruit. It is a
wonderful experience to witness. St. Andrews in Mt Airy, New Imani in
Randallstown, Harford County GenX, and Bay New Church Development in Southern
Arundel and Bill
Millen |
Inside this issue What Type of New Church Plant? Take Note/Act
Now § First § § Moderator Fahed Abu-Akel § Newsletter for Treasurers § § Parish Nurse Ministries § Update on Hurricane Relief § Retreat For Clergy Prayer
Concerns
Hughes Memorial PC |
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People Rev. Dr. Elizabeth Rogers will be installed
as Pastor of Granite PC Oct. 23. Kevin
Johnson’s Ordination service will take place Oct. 30 at First
Annapolis PC. Janice Kominski has accepted our invitation to become the Coordinator of
Communications effective January 1, 2005. |
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Prayer Concerns Hughes Memorial PC asks for prayers : §
Rev.
Barbara Laukaitis as she discerns God’s will for her future §
For
our new pastor as he prepares to guide the congregation forward §
For
our congregation as we strive to remain faithful to the mission of Christ in
the Edgemere community |
Take Note/Act Now First Annapolis PC of Annapolis invites you to attend the ordination for Kevin LaLander Johnson on October 30th at 7:00
p.m. The event will take place at
the church at 171 Duke of Saint Andrew PC recently
broke ground for its first major building expansion since 1968. Construction
of the initial phase is expected to be completed by January 2006. See
Photo. Former Moderator Fahed Abu-Akel will be in The Board of Pensions has a
newsletter for Church Treasurers which can be downloaded from: http://www.pensions.org/library/publications/newsletters/ctn/fall2005/ctn.pdf The
Middle East Task Group of P&J, Presbytery of Baltimore recommends Jerusalem
Women Speak. Hear about
peace in the The Parish Nurse Health Ministries of Howard County is sponsoring, “Disaster
Mental Health Training for the Spiritual Caregiver,” an all day
workshop on Saturday, November 5th for parish nurses, clergy,
health ministers, and Stephen Ministers.
For more information please visit: http://www.1stpreshc.org/Health%20Ministry/disaster%20workshop.pdf As of October
17, 2005, the presbytery has received $131,652.28 for Hurricane Relief Efforts on
Katrina. Contributions are forwarded to Presbyterian Disaster Assistance on
a weekly basis. Thanks for your support.
For more information please visit http://www.pcusa.org/pda. A Retreat for Clergy is planned for
November 9-10, at noon, at Bon Secours for the purpose of dialogue. You can learn more about the
retreat and register for it by accessing the “read more” link or
calling Also on our website Don’t miss all the new Local Church Announcements at: http://www.baltimorepresbytery.org/announcements.html. The
Presbytery of Baltimore is looking for a Public Policy Advocate: http://www.baltimorepresbytery.org/opportunitycalls.html. Past Issues of Tidings are available at: http://www.baltimorepresbytery.org/midweekmail.html. |
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Office: 410-433-2012 or 800-511-0087 Fax:
410-433-2066 Online: www.baltimorepresbytery.org |
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Bill Millen, Associate Executive bmillen@baltimorepresbytery.org |
Charles Forbes, Stated Clerk |
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Alice McGee Coordinator of Information Services |
Judi Forrester Coordinator of Financial Services |
Wanda Morgan Coordinator of Resources wmorgan@baltimorepresbytery.org |
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