The problem with growth, especially rapid growth, is that it usually creates headaches... sometimes BIG headaches.

Rapid growth usually means that new church leadership finds itself wrestling with a host of facility questions as well as their accompanying financial challenges. Solutions often boil down to our ability to:

• think creatively about how we do ministry;
• think strategically about how we prepare for anticipated transitions; and
• help our people think biblically about finances and stewardship.

The Solution:  ThinkNext!  To help our church planting leadership teams prepare for these challenges, Nexus and our friends at Golf Course Road Church of Christ, have arranged for our teams to enjoy some unfiltered, informal, and personal time with two nationally recognized leaders who speak powerfully into these two challenges.

Special Speakers: Doug Crozier and Barry Cameron will be leading a 2-day workshop for our teams. Doug recently founded the Solomon Foundation - an institution that specializes in helping new churches (www.thesolomonfoundation.org.) Barry is the senior pastor of Crossroads Christian Church, in Grand Prairie TX (www.crossroadschristian.net.) Barry has a powerful record of helping people catch a vision for God's prescriptions related to stewardship finances.

Join us for this special ThinkNEXT workshop

Details

Date:               October 3-4

Location:         Crossroads Christian Church

6450 S. Highway 360, Grand Prairie TX 

Schedule

Wed 8:00 AM        Preparing for the Building Stage - Doug Crozier

 Wed 11:30-1:30   Catered Lunch & Round Table Discussions

 Wed 1:30-5:00    Hanging out with other church planters

 Wed 5:00-7:00    GCR Sponsored Dinner 

 Thu 8:00 AM       Updates on church planting in our region

 Thu 9:00-11:30   ABC's of Stewardship - Barry Cameron

Cost

Nothing! This is a gift to you from the Nexus network.

Special Assistance: Golf Course Road Church of Christ and Nexus are picking up the cost of the Nexus church planter's hotel room while here (two to a room.) We will also pick up the tab for dinners on Tues & Wed nights. And finally, we can offer some limited assistance with travel-related costs for Nexus church planters who come long distances.

In other words - We're providing the facilities and financing for a workshop on Facilities & Financing ... Sweet!

What's your Next Step?

• Let us know you are coming: rick@nexus.us
• Coordinate regarding travel & hotel needs: barb@nexus.us  469.400.7546

Do you ever wonder "Is Anybody Out There," and if so, how do we connect and get to know them.   We launch new churches because we believe eternity hangs in the balance for someone today.  But the challenge is getting connected with the "someones" out there.  Ranchland Christian Church (October 2010 plant) recently took steps to connect with several "someones."  They lived out their mission statement to "Love God, Love Others" by sponsoring a sports camp July 18-23 for kids ages K-5th grade. Over 80 volunteers showed love to 160+ families and 249 young campers.

 "Campers were brought a brief devotional thought each night and the final night ended with the Gospel being presented to the campers and their families.  We ended our incredible week with a huge party consisting of bounces houses, a petting zoo, snow cones, popcorn and a free hot dog dinner.  We raffled off numerous items with the grand prize being a boys  and girls bike.   We were most encouraged when we had 10 first time families visit Ranchland the next morning."  Jason Duke, Pastor