CHURCH PLANTING PHILOSOPHY

In order to see our cities renewed we believe there is a need for a super local focus in each church.  Instead of tackling the whole city we follow the mission our name gives us – we work to see communities renewed (think individual towns, neighborhoods, suburbs, school districts). 

It is our goal to plant 20 churches throughout the greater Cleveland area in the next 10 years and assist in planting many other churches in many other cities. We believe that each church should focus on about a 5 mile radius engaging and serving every domain within that community and carrying the Gospel to places of life-intersection through the call of specific Missional Communities. 

In order to insure a super local focus we will send church planters first to start a Missional Community in their focus area.  That Missional Community will have a very specific Mission Focus to engage within their 5 mile radius.  As new people are welcomed into the Missional Community and more people express faith in Jesus the one Missional Community will become two and then three.  As the number of Missional Communities increases throughout a community a central gathering will be launched for worship, teaching and celebration.