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Connecting Christ with Community
Word & Sacrament
The Great Commandment to love one another ( ) and the Great Commission to seek out one another ( ) forms the nature and substance of who we are and what we do and why we're investing in "Connecting Christ & Community."
Connecting Christ & Community Worship Focus
02/03/2013 - 03/17/2013
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Sermon and Bible studies on St Paul's vision from God and the nature of sacrificial giving...
Holy Week & Easter
03/24/2013 - 03/31/2013
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This week of passion is our reason for sacrificial response...
The Easter Season for Easter People
03/31/2013 - 05/05/2013
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The light emanating from an empty tomb serves to illuminate a month-long harvest of sacrificial gifts for exponential potential at St Paul and Aurora!
Themes
The overarching purpose of the campaign is to invite God's people to sacrificial giving. Themes along the way illustrate the what is important in one part of the campaign to encourage progress toward the next portion of the campaign.
"Awareness" of How & What We're Doing
02/03/2013 - 02/28/2013
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Illustrating exponential potential with enough detail to evaluate and consider while remaining open to Godly opportunities as they arise...
Plans for a preferred future: YESS!
Youth Center: Plan for a preferred future
ECC: Righteous from the start
School: Today's learner-tomorrow's leader
Sr Day Care: Taking care of care takers
(Short Term: Coffee Hse; Light up the World; "Revolution" worship service for 18-30 yr olds
Stories Illustrating "Why"
03/01/2013 - 03/23/2013
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"Why" is a spiritual question whose answers often illuminate the work of the Holy Spirit. Why questions move beyond reasonable answers to supernatural explanations...
The Passion Story
03/24/2013 - 03/31/2013
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There in not another theology, ideology or philosophy on the planet that comes close to the sacrificial love of Jesus for us his children he loves. It is a passionate story...
Celebrating Sacrificial Giving
04/01/2013 - 04/30/2013
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The entire month of April will reflect the result of living as "Easter people" knowing God has fulfilled his promise and come back from death to take us home! Against this bright backdrop we'll bring our sacrificial and first fruit gifts forward!
Fulfilling Our Vows...
04/21/2013 - 05/31/2013
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Most of our sacrificial gift commitments will be for three years. They essentially alter our lifestyle (even our reflex for self-preservation) to lift the ministry of St Paul into greater Aurora.
Leadership Team Meetings
The campaign "Leadership Team" is designed to implement the capital stewardship campaign by training, equipping and encouraging each person who has graciously volunteered to serve the Lord through this process.
LT Training: Part 1 @6:30p
01/21/2013
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Introductions and overview
LT Training: Part 2 @6:30p
01/22/2013
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Specific responsibilities and tasks
LT Progress Review 1 of 3 @6:30p
02/04/2013
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BREAKOUT MTGS
Impact Gifts development: specifics re: identifying and making a plan for invitations for generosity.
Initial Commitment Celebration for Early Sacrificial Giving: invitations to those capable of contributing significant gift amounts, and anyone moved to make early contributions
Commitment Celebration & Youth/Children: Details...
Prayer: Woven into our culture
Awareness Events/Dynamics: Ubiquitous & consistent message
Vision Sunday planning & recruitment
LT Progress Review 2 of 3 @6:30p
02/19/2013
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BREAKOUT MEETINGS:
Impact Gifts
Initial Commitments
Telephone/Hosting
Awareness & Vision Sunday
Home Groups
03/08/2013 - 03/10/2013
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A call to God's generous people to generously lead the Body in sacrificial commitments.
Initial Commitment Event @6:30p
03/18/2013
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Early sacrificial gifts received
LT Progress Review 3 of 3 @6:30p
04/01/2013
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BREAKOUT MEETINGS:
Fulfillment
Commitment Follow-up
LT Team Dinner
Telephone/Hosting
Events
Beyond meetings, there are celebrations and gatherings and other events designed to bring us together to witness and celebrate God's work among us.
Intro Campaign Design @6:30p
01/07/2013
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This is a synthesis of all that was learned from the strategic planning sessions and the Godly goals of St Paul
Orientation:Worship & Bible Study Intro
01/12/2013 - 01/13/2013
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Intro LT in Worship
01/26/2013 - 01/27/2013
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The Leadership Team is announced, "dedicated" and prayed for; asking the congregation to respond to their requests for assistance.
Director for CCC announces financial goal
Calendar/timeline is publicized
"Awareness Forum"
02/09/2013 - 02/10/2013
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Illustrations that assure congregation of transparency and wisdom in the unfolding plans with focus on how it will encourage the mission and have a temporal and eternal effect on people
"Awareness Forum"
02/16/2013 - 02/17/2013
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Illustrations that assure congregation of transparency and wisdom in the unfolding plans with focus on how it will encourage the mission and have a temporal and eternal effect on people
"Awareness Forum"
02/23/2013 - 02/24/2013
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Illustrations that assure congregation of transparency and wisdom in the unfolding plans with focus on how it will encourage the mission and have a temporal and eternal effect on people
"Awareness Forum"
03/02/2013 - 03/03/2013
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Illustrations that assure congregation of transparency and wisdom in the unfolding plans with focus on how it will encourage the mission and have a temporal and eternal effect on people
"Stewardship Story" in Worship
03/02/2013 - 03/03/2013
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Each personal witness is a testimony to the different yet powerful ways the Holy Spirit is at work in people as they consider their sacrificial gifts.
"Awareness Forum"
03/09/2013 - 03/10/2013
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Illustrations that assure congregation of transparency and wisdom in the unfolding plans with focus on how it will encourage the mission and have a temporal and eternal effect on people
"Stewardship Story" in Worship
03/09/2013 - 03/10/2013
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Each personal witness is a testimony to the different yet powerful ways the Holy Spirit is at work in people as they consider their sacrificial gifts.
Final "Awareness Forum"
03/16/2013 - 03/17/2013
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Processes and plans to keep the Body informed replace the formal "Awareness Forums" which conclude this week.
"Stewardship Story" in Worship
03/16/2013 - 03/17/2013
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Each personal witness is a testimony to the different yet powerful ways the Holy Spirit is at work in people as they consider their sacrificial gifts.
Give Thanks for Initial Commitments
03/23/2013 - 03/24/2013
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"Initial Commitments" come from God's people who are eager to invest in what God is doing here and serve to bring tangible evidence of God at work in his people at St Paul. Generous givers as well as anyone wanting to supply hopeful momentum are asked to participate in giving early to CCC.
Intro:Connecting Christ & Comm Video
03/23/2013 - 03/24/2013
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The video's design works well when it combines the plans illustrated in "Awareness" forums and the story of real lives transformed by God's love through the people of St Paul
CELEBRATING SACRIFICIAL GIFTS!
04/06/2013 - 04/07/2013
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Equal sacrifice (not equal giving) means that each person walking away from God's altar this day can say to each other, "We made a sacrificial gift" to Connect Christ to Community.
CELEBRATING SACRIFICIAL GIFTS 2
04/13/2013 - 04/14/2013
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This Sunday is for all those who were not able to be in worship on Celebration Sunday.
Equal sacrifice (not equal giving) means that each person walking away from God's altar this day can say to each other, "We made a sacrificial gift" to Connect Christ to Community.
CELEBRATING FIRST FRUITS GIVING
04/20/2013 - 04/21/2013
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This is the celebration of sacrificial commitments becoming our sacrificial gifts! Whatever portion of their sacrificial gift people can provide is contributed this day as a way to provide the resources necessary for next step work!
Fulfilling Our Vows
04/21/2013 - 04/30/2013
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Begin 3 year sacrificial giving commitment...
CELEBRATING COMMITMENT & GIFT TOTALS
04/27/2013 - 04/28/2013
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The formal conclusion of the capital stewardship campaign portion of Connecting Christ to Community is the announcement of grand total commitments and first fruits!
Deadlines
The capital stewardship campaign is designed as a simple system to raise awareness of the need, inspire passionate commitment to God's calling and generously give to the Lord's vision and mission. Deadlines are integral to assure the process keeps flowing...
Publish/Mail Newsletter #1:Introductions
01/28/2013
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Publish/Mail "Awareness" Invitations
02/04/2013
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Publish/Mail Newsletter #2:Information
02/11/2013
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Publish/Mail Newsletter #3:"Stories"
02/25/2013
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Telephone/Hosting Phone Calls
02/25/2013 - 02/28/2013
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Telephone/Hosting Ph Call Home Group Conf
03/04/2013 - 03/07/2013
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Mail Initial Commitment Invitations
03/11/2013
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Initial Commitment Telephone Invitation Follow-up
03/12/2013 - 03/15/2013
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MAIL SR PASTOR'S LETTER W COMMITMENT CARD
04/01/2013
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Commitment Follow-up Contacts
04/08/2013 - 04/12/2013
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Mail "First Fruits" Letter
04/15/2013
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