* Read 'Holy Shift' for the history and unique ministry strategy of our church

Narrow the Focus

- WHAT is the mission? Luke 15

- WHO is our mission field? The Lost, Let-Down & Looking.

- Our Vision: Reach the Lost at Any Cost!

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LIFE CYCLE of a CHURCH:

Healthy Things Grow
Growing Things Change
Changing Things Challenge
Challenging Things Drive Us Toward God
Trusting God Leads to Obedience
Obeying God Leads to Health
Healthy Things Grow...

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- At Life Church, we think STEPS, not PROGRAMS!

- High Tech + High Touch

- Post-COVID World = Strengthen our High Touch

- Our role is to help people take next steps from Crowd to Christ to Core!

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Lifers are our CORE.

- What is a LIFER? A Lifer is someone living out the 4 G's of Life Church:

1) GROWTH - I am committed to the GROWTH of my church by INVITING!

2) GROUPS - Watch your faith grow through investing in GROUP relationships with people who want to learn and grow with you.

3) GIFTS - Use your spiritual GIFTS and start volunteering right away -- see the immediate difference you can make by serving on a Team.

4) GENROSITY - See God’s promises fulfilled through your GENEROSITY and take ownership in what God is doing through this ministry.

MORE INFO: LifeChurchMichigan.com/getinvolved

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Life Church STRUCTURE

- We are structured for SUCCESS!

- Jesus is the Senior Pastor (1 Peter 5)

- Lead Pastor is the Quarterback (1 Peter 5, Titus 1, 1 Timothy 3)

- Lead Pastor is accountable to Board of Directors

- Accounting Firm is accountable to Board of Directors

- Staff are accountable to Lead Pastor (1 Timothy 3, Titus 1)

- Ministry Interns are accountable to Staff (Paul - Timothy - Titus)

- Lifers are set-up for SUCCESS every Sunday by Staff and Interns (Ephesians 4, 1 Corinthians 12, Romans 12)

Process of moving Crowd to Christ to Core: Begin, Belong, Believe
(think steps, not programs!)

LifeChurchMichigan.com

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"Every heart with Christ is a missionary;
every heart without Christ is a mission field."

(Dick Hillis, missionary to Asia)

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D.L. Moody to religious critics:
"I prefer the way I do evangelism to the way you don't."