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“How We Will Rebuild Our Church…”
Presented by
Minister Joe Faxio
April 2012
Bishop Eddie L. Long, Sr. Pastor
New Birth Missionary Baptist Church
Our Old Model of Church
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 It was largely built on the name of our Pastor
 Only “certain people” reached the lost
 Only “certain people” made disciples
 Only “certain people” were discipled
 The majority of Church ministry was done only at
the Church building
 We expected people to come and check us out
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Our Old Model Was
Flawed
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 Led to the burn out of people (80/20)
 The majority of people never completed the work of the
ministry.
 It left cracks - people may or may not experience spiritual
growth.
 People took on an “us vs. them” mentality when it came
to ministry.
 Pastors were overburdened and pressured because they
carried too much weight.
 Church survival was highly contingent upon the Pastor.
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What The New Model Will
Look Like
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 The responsibility to evangelize and make disciples
will be placed on the 80% (Members). The
20%(Ministry Officers) will equip and encourage the
Members.
 The majority of the work of the ministry will be done
by members in their own neighborhoods and
communities.
 Everyone will be discipled while discipling others
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Benefits Of The New
Model
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 We will always be growing because we will always be
evangelizing.
 Everyone who is an active member of our church should
experience spiritual growth.
 The work load of ministry will be spread more evenly
among the congregation and improve the overall quality
of life for our members.
 No one will fall between the cracks because everyone will
be accounted and cared for.
 Our Pastor and staff will no longer be overstretched and
can focus on fewer higher impact activities.
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Seven Step Process
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 Pre-encounter
 Encounter
 Post encounter
 Leadership School
 Biblical Studies
 Entrepreneurship & Prophetic Training
 Public Administration
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Things To Know About
The “Pre-Encounter”
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 7 week process
 Delivered via House of Peace or Life Groups
 Covers some of the fundamentals of the faith
including deliverance, faith, confessions, healing &
blessings.
 Involves three books
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Things To Know About The
“Encounter and Post Encounter”
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 Covers more of the fundamentals of the faith
including water baptism and baptism of the Holy
Spirit.
 Starts with a three day weekend.
 Concludes with a four hour* session the week
following the Encounter.
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Things To Know About
The “Leadership School”
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 6 weeks in length
 The goal is to prepare disciples to go and make more
disciples
 Covers such topics as small group facilitation,
evangelism and leadership basics
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What Will Change As a Result
of This Process…..
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 We will become a church of small groups (everyone
will have a 12 and be in a 12).
 Everyone will have the opportunity to build a
network (their group of disciples).
 Once a network reaches 100, that leader will become
a Pastor and possibly come on staff.
 Evangelism and Discipleship will not be ministries
but part of our church culture.
 Our new members processes will change.
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What Our New Small
Groups Will Look Like
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 House of Peace
 Life Groups
 Discipleship Groups
 Family Altar
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Benefits Of Our New Process…
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 We will reach the lost.
 We will see true growth in people’s lives.
 Our current ministries will be more productive.
 Our current leadership will have some of the burden
removed.
 We will all bear more fruit in our lives.
 We will be empowered in our communities and not
have to be at this building as much.
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Through Phases…
Phase I….Takes Approximately 4 Months
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 Bishop Long casted the vision.
 Bishop Long selected his 12 to be in his small group.
 144 Core Leaders have been selected to be the basis
of the group.
 Bishop Long’s 12 and the first 144 Core Leaders will
go through the first 4 stages.
 “Pray For Your Neighbor“ campaign was launched.
 Family Altar will be launched
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Phase II….Takes 4 - 5 Months
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 144 Core Leaders get their groups started with 6
people from the congregation.
 House of Peace starts.
 “Pray For Your Neighbor” campaign starts again
 Family Altar starts.
 Discipleship groups starts.
 Concludes with Leadership School graduation.
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Overall Timeline
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 May
 Book 1 - review 6th
 Book 2 - review 20th
June
 Book 3 - review 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th
July
144 Encounter July 15th
Post- Encounter July 22nd
Leadership School July 29th
August
Leadership School 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th,
September
Leadership School 9th & 16th
Graduation September 23rd
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