Welcome!to the

Ignite! salt lake Ideas Presentation

Please listen to the following song:

Be Thou My Vision – The Irish Tenors

Now, please watch and listen to the following

introduction for what was going to be the

gathering hymn for church this Sabbath:

Trust

Please consider the following

question, and consider it with

as much honesty as possible

Which version of Be Thou My Vision was

a more meaningful worship experience

for

You, personally?

iTunes

Please raise your hand if you felt closer to God, while listening to the version performed by The Irish Tenors than the Trust video and Bible reading (I’ll raise my

hand for sure, I used to sell tickets for the 12 Irish Tenors in Branson all the time – They ROCK!)

iTunes

Are the colors and

and

Mus i c

Helping You pay better Attention

to what I’m saying?

Graphics

Or do they distract you?

Are the music and graphics making you angry at the young man reading the words on the screen, or do you feel more energized and excited about

what is being said and how it could draw a new crowd of people to our church?

Do I have your attention right now because of the media?

Or is it because this isn’t a normal presentation for a board meeting?

Media enhances presentationsEspecially for my generation

What was “wrong” with the

previous presentation?

wrong: as defined by the majority of modern Seventh-day Adventists I’ve met in my visits to a host of churches, from Collegedale to Loma Linda, Missouri to NE Tennessee, Maryland to Florida, and Hawaii to Nassau, Bahamas.

drums and

and

Mus ic

A n i m a t i o n , L o u d n e s s , t - s h i r t s , S y n t h e s i z e r s

Graphics

S h o r t s k i r t , L i g h t s , S e c u l a r C o n c e r t

Is it okay to have new people at our

church dressed in jeans, who just

finished smoking in their cars? What if

they weren’t smoking tobacco? Can they

still come into church?

•Ignite! salt lake• Explosive Church Growth•Younger Generation

Post-modern, contemporary, digital, passion, electronic, social networkers, connected, extremely needy

“There are the multitudes of young people who

have been wholly deprived of the guidance of

parents and the subduing influence of a Christian

home. Let Christians open their hearts…The work

that God has committed to these individuals should not be left to

the chances of the world's charity!

Ellen White – Ministry of Healing

We are

<- - - - - - calledto Reach this

generation and style of people

For CHRIST!!!!

Christ has called usto use the talents and gifts He has given us to reach a new generation through creating a new community. This community will

be called Ignite! salt lake and we are asking for your approval in the manifestation of this Christ-centered community in the

form of a worship service, among other things, that will be held weekly at the Wasatch Hills Seventh-day Adventist Church!

•Pastor Bernie and I • Working Together

•Created a Game Plan and Team

(1) Worship Service Flow, (2) Marketing, (3) Follow-up (plugging new people into the community), (4) Social Media,

(5) Media/Graphics, (6) Production Team

•Specific Goals • Showing others what Christ is about

•Showing Salt Lake City what SDAs are about(1)Using Marketing Strategies(2)Using Follow-up Strategies

(3)Developing the “Science of Soul-Saving”-Ellen White (4)Following Mathew 5:13-14. Salt and Light. A Church on a Hill.

(4)Getting advice. Following examples.(5)Of Specific Churches that Grow. Quickly!

My New Blog, Precision Points of a Called Christian, is

documenting this project, in a goal to help other

churches grow, and if you say “NO”, then hundreds of

people who have been praying for our success will be

disappointed.

htpp://precisionpoints.wordpress.com

Years: 1 2 3 4 5

• •How is Wasatch Hills Performing?• Showing others what Christ is about• Showing Salt Lake City what SDAs are about• Specific Churches that Grow. Quickly!

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Growth has remained stagnant - fair to say we are lukewarm?

Years: 1 2 3 4 5

Attendance:

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15 baptisms in 5 years, that’s 3 a year – acceptable? Christ might say not

Growth Process for Ignite! salt lake

1. Help meet people’s needs2. Build a friendship3. Hang out with them4. Invite them to chill with our friends

(def. : > building a community)5. Show them the happiness and

success that comes with Christ6. Invite them to experience this7. Experience this @ Ignite! salt lake8. Plug them back into the community9. We are role models for becoming as

real, non-judging, Christ-filled SDAs10. They take bible study class=baptism

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•Goals:! • 400 people attending - 2010• Class conducted Every other month

• Prepare for baptism and becoming a member

• To see the traditional service set the same goals

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800 people coming every week to our church! 800 people passionate about serving Christ! 800 people who enjoy the emotion that good music and sermon bring,

But are mainly excited about learning how to live more Christ-centered lives in preparation for his second coming – which we a REQUIRED to tell people about!

• 800 people coming every week to our church! 800 people passionate about serving Christ! 800 people who enjoy the church experience of skillful music and thought-provoking spoken

word,

• But are mainly excited about learning how to live more Christ-centered lives in preparation for his second coming – which we a REQUIRED to tell

people about!