The vision for a church plant in Fort Collins, Colorado that will birth a

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The vision for a church plant in Fort Collins, Colorado that will birth a Network of
Churches in Northern Colorado and around the world.
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DENVER
Population
Front Range Urban Corridor (Cheyenne to Pueblo) = 4,423,936
North Central Colorado (Metro Denver to Fort Collins) = 3,463,045
Send City
Send North America is a strategy by the North American Missions
Board (www.namb.net) to focus church planting efforts towards
major population centers. Denver is one of the 30 identified Send
Cities, and is less than an hour away from the Fort Collins area.
NORTHERN COLORADO
Population
Fort Collins-Loveland-Greeley Area (6,655 sq. mile) = 560,893
Potential
The Northern Colorado area population has grown approximately 28% over the past 10 years and is expected
to grow at least another 8% over the next five years.
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FORT COLLINS
Population
City of Fort Collins (53.38 sq. mile) = 146,762
Metropolitan Area = 299,630
4th Largest city in Colorado
“The Choice City”
As the largest city in Northern Colorado, Fort Collins
offers the convenience of a small town with all the
amenities of a larger city. Fort Collins has been no
stranger to the nation’s “Top 10” and “Best 100” lists and
for years has been known as “The Choice City”.
Regional Center for Industry
Fort Collins has a positive income growth and quality educational systems, including Colorado State University,
which are driving factors making it the regional center for industry in Northern Colorado. Fort Collins’ economy
is mixed between manufacturing, service-related businesses, high-tech, clean energy, bioscience and agri-tech
business. Some of the largest employers in Fort Collins are Colorado State University, Hewlett Packard, Poudre
Valley Health Systems, Eastman Kodak, Anheuser-Busch, and AMD.
Cultural Values
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Spiritual Climate
Fort Collins sits in one of the most under-served areas of the U.S.
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Only 8.2% are members of an Evangelical church.
75% claim no membership in any religion, including
Christian, Mormon, Muslim, etc.
A mosque is currently under construction for the increasing
Muslim population.
A Latter Day Saints Temple will soon be constructed for the
large and growing Mormon population.
Jehovah’s Witnesses have almost 2,000 members and
growing.
Southern Baptists in the City of Fort Collins
There are only 7 English speaking SBC churches within the city
limits. The average attendance on any given Sunday for all of
these churches combined is approximately 1,000 people.
• 20,966:1 - Ratio of people to every SBC church.
• 0.68% of the city population currently attends an SBC church.
Outdoor recreation
Education
Community
Green living
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VISION
To create a Jesus Following, Gospel Centered, Disciple Making, Multiplying Christian Community.
Mission
Following Jesus and Making Disciples.
Action Steps
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Engage the community.
Plant the Gospel and make disciples.
Prepare for Gathering: Partnerships, Relationships, Leadership.
Gather and Train our Leadership and Launch Teams.
Launch the Church.
Strategically look for opportunities and develop teams to start ministry points, small groups and churches
in other communities in Northern Colorado, across the country and around the world.
VALUES
Core Characteristics
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Biblical
Loving
Authentic
Generous
Transformational
Multiplying
Core Values
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Centered on the Gospel
Seeking God Continually in Prayer
Magnifying God Through Lifestyles of Authentic Worship
Making Disciples Through Genuine Relationships
Equipping Families to Impact Future Generations
Living Generously to Transform Communities Worldwide
Planting Multiplying Churches
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DREAM
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Share the Gospel with thousands in Northern Colorado and around the world.
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Be a people in which the hurting, hopeless and helpless find genuine love, acceptance and hope through
authentic relationships.
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Be a catalyst for a great movement of God and a great awakening in the West.
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Empower every believer to discover and use their God-given gifts and talents and to be continually making
disciples.
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Worship God unapologetically with every facet of our lives.
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Plant multiplying churches throughout Northern Colorado and around the world.
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Promote and enrich marriages and equip parents as the primary disciple-makers of their children.
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Have age graded ministries that equip and empower children and young adults to be Gospel planters,
disciple-makers, and leaders.
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Give joyfully and sacrificially of our time, money, talents, and other resources.
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Identify, develop and equip leaders.
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Engage with other Bible-believing churches to build the Kingdom.
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Engage with ministries and organizations in order to minister to our community.
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Continually leverage our resources to fight for the least of these in our community and around the world.
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Regularly send out our body and resources to engage the world with the Gospel.
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Readily share our church planting experiences and knowledge with other church planters.
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STRATEGY and TIMELINE *
Before we arrive in Colorado:
July 2013 – November 2013
• Grow our prayer team, with over 300 partner families.
• Recruit Disciple-makers to join us.
• Train our Leadership Team to clearly understand and execute our vision, values and strategy.
• Grow and develop partnerships for financial support, prayer needs, encouragement, counsel, short-term
mission teams, advocates and personnel.
• Continue to develop relationships with local pastors and planters in Fort Collins.
Upon Arrival – Launch Team Assimilation:
November 2013 – April 2014
• Engage our community to establish and develop meaningful realtionsihps.
• Build community relationships and partnerships with the school district, youth sports organizations,
Colorado State University, city government and other local organizations, in order to determine how we
can serve them.
• Grow and develop partnerships for financial support, prayer needs, encouragement, counsel, short-term
mission teams, advocates and personnel.
• Train and network through LAUNCH, an international Church planting network.
• Begin meeting weekly at a home gathering: Worship, Prayer, Children’s Ministry, Bible study, meal and
vision casting.
• Continue to develop and train our Leadership Team to clearly understand and execute our vision, values
and strategy.
• Begin one on one discipleship relationships.
• Canvas neighborhoods with door-to-door surveys.
• Host new acquaintances in our homes for a meal, game, etc.
• Host block parties, “End It” 5K & 10K, camps, and other public events.
• Implement open community service project and event strategy.
• Host short-term missions teams from partner churches.
Launch Team Development:
May 2014 – November 2014
• Begin implementing our Growth Track and expand our one on one discipleship relationships.
• Identify, develop and train potential leaders to clearly understand and execute our vision, values and
strategy.
• Begin forming and meeting in small groups weekly, including a
student group.
• Begin partnerships with local community ministries and services.
• Develop our launch team for preview services and the launch of
weekly public worship gatherings.
• Design and implement plans for going public.
• Purchase equipment for our public Worship Gathering.
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Public Worship Gathering Launch Preparation:
December 2014 – February 2015
• Begin high-profile preview Worship Gatherings.
• Begin baptizing new believers.
• Conduct a community wide marketing strategy for Launch.
Launch and Year 2:
February 2015 – December 2015
• Launch our weekly public Worship Gathering.
• Implement and grow Children’s, Student and College Ministries.
• Grow and multiply our small groups.
• Identify a Church Planter from our body, and begin the process of training and preparing him for planting.
• Participate in Missions Locally, Domestically, and Internationally.
Year 3 and Beyond:
January 2016 – December 2016
• Plant our first Church Plant.
• Grow and develop our Worship Gathering.
• Continually grow and multiply our Small Groups, including leadership developed to the Coach level.
• Expand Missions Locally, Domestically, and Internationally.
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Launch Team Assimilation
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Launch Team Development
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Launch Preparation,
Preview Gatherings and
Launch
* The above is a proposed timeline with the understanding that church planting is milestone driven. The
process will continue when milestones are reached.
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LEADERSHIP TEAM
Kelly and Brandi Parrish
Lead Pastor
Kelly and Brandi met in college and were married in the spring
of 1996. They share a love for Jesus, people and making
disciples. Their four amazing children are Zachary (12), Noah
(9), Joshua (7) and AnnaFaith (3). After graduating from
Howard Payne University with a major in Physical Education
and a minor in Math, Kelly went on to coach and teach for 10
years. He then stepped out of coaching and has been working
as a successful salesman and manager for the past 6 years.
All along the way, Kelly has served as a lay leader in multiple churches, in multiple capacities.
Most recently, Kelly served as the Small Groups and Missions Pastor at LIFEbridge Fellowship
in Whitehouse, TX before focusing on leading Living Rock Church. God has blessed Kelly with
a transfer to his company’s Denver office, where he will continue to work in sales for a season
as he pastors Living Rock. It is their tremendous love for Jesus and hearts for people that drive
Kelly and Brandi to help people find completeness in Jesus Christ. With her gift of teaching
and desire to connect with women and his gifts of teaching and shepherding, they have
a passion to partner with God in creating a culture of authentic Christian community where
people experience God’s transforming power, as they learn to follow Jesus and make disciples.
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PARTNERSHIPS
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North American Mission Board
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Colorado Baptist General Convention
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Long’s Peak Baptist Association
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LAUNCH
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Green Acres Baptist Church - Tyler, TX
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Coggin Avenue Baptist Church - Brownwood, TX
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Dawson Memorial Baptist Church - Birmingham, AL
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First Baptist Church Snellville - Snellville, GA
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Friendly Baptist Church - Tyler, TX
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Kyle Lake Foundation - Tyler, TX
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Lakeside Baptist Church - Granbury, TX
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North River Church - Tuscaloosa, AL
Longs Peak Baptist Association, a network of churches in the Northern Front Range of Colorado, is thrilled to partner with Living Rock
Church to see God be great and to advance God’s Kingdom throughout this region. Having spent time with Kelly and Brandi Parrish
during their two vision trips to our area as well as their church planter assessment, I have had the privilege to hear their story and
see how God has been uniquely preparing them to not only plant a church, but to plant the Gospel in the greater Fort Collins area.
It has been exciting to see this initial call materialize into a passion for a people, specifically in the fast-growing Timnath area of Fort
Collins. I would encourage you to partner with them, financially and in prayer. Join me as I pray for their preparation and placement
so they can move forward in sharing the Gospel and making disciples in Northern Colorado.
John Howeth
Church Planting Catalyst
North American Mission Board
Green Acres Baptist Church is excited to partner with LRC to see disciples made and multiplied. Kelly has proven his ability to lead
people and make disciples during his brief time in Whitehouse Texas. His call to church planting has become even more evident as we
walked through the process of praying, learning, training and developing. Family life plays a vital role in church planting and Brandi,
Kelly’s wife, has many strong gifts to support him and the families they will encounter. With your prayers and support more disciples
will be made.
Jason Smith
Associate Minister of Missions
Green Acres Baptisit Church
One of the joys of being a Pastor is having the privilege of seeing believers you serve alongside sense God’s calling to full-time
ministry. I knew Kelly and Brandi would serve regardless, but their passion for unreached areas gives us a way to be a part of planting
the Gospel among one of the most challenging regions in America. We love the lost and unchurched in Fort Collins because Christ
loves them. We are committed to partnering with Living Rock Church because they are committed to planting the Gospel and making
disciples in Northern Colorado and around the world.
Mark Forrest
Senior Pastor
Lakeside Baptist Church
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BUDGET
Pre-Move (September 2013 - December 2013)
Personnel Expenses $25,500
Ministry & Operations (Office Supplies, Bookkeeping, Team moving, Travel, Networking,
Training, Administration)
$18,000
Total Pre-Move Budget $43,500
(Lead Pastor)
Year One (January 2014 - December 2014)
Missions
$7,000
Personnel Expenses $40,500
(Cooperative Program, Association)
(Lead Pastor, Family Pastor, Worship Pastor)
Ministry & Operations $88,000
Start-Up Capital $45,000
Building, Property/Rental
$15,000
$195,500
(Office Supplies, Bookkeeping, Website, Signage, Mailers, Travel,
Networking, Training, Administration, Coaching, Camps, Block Parties,
Fun Run, Local Events, Children and Students)
(Staging, Trailer, AVL Equipment, etc.)
Total Year One Budget Year Two (January 2015 - December 2015)
Missions
(Cooperative Program, Association)
$14,000
Personnel Expenses $180,000
Ministry & Operations $101,000
(Lead Pastor, Family Pastor, Worship Pastor, Church Planting Intern)
(Office Supplies, Bookkeeping, Website, Signage, Mailers, Travel,
Networking, Training, Administration, Coaching, Camps, Block Parties,
Fun Run, Local Events, Children and Students, Mission Trips)
Church Plant
$10,000
Building, Property/Rental
$30,000
$335,000
Total Year Two Budget *An itemized budget is available upon request.
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GROWTH AND BUDGET
PROJECTIONS
Five Year Attendance Projections
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
Ave WORSHIP Attendance/yr
63
133
203
305
438
Starting Relationships
33
167
267
427
640
Relationship goals after 12 months
167
267
427
640
960
WORSHIP attendance at YE
100
160
240
360
504
Five Year Budget Projections
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
$72,000
$138,000
$222,000
$349,000
$524,000
$72,000
$138,000
$222,000
$349,000
$524,000
Mission Giving
$7,000
$14,000
$22,000
$35,000
$52,000
Personnel Ministry Expense
$40,500
$180,000
$190,000
$190,000
$190,000
Ministry & Operations Expense
$133,000
$111,000
$116,000
$121,000
$126,000
Building, Property/Rental
$15,000
$30,000
$54,000
$60,000
$90,000
$195,500
$335,000
$382,000
$406,000
$458,000
($123,000)
($197,000)
($160,000)
($57,000)
$66,000
INCOME
Church Tithe
TOTAL INCOME
EXPENSE
TOTAL EXPENSE
NET ANNUAL
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PARTNERSHIPS NEEDED
Finances Committed for September 2013 - December 2014
Church Partners
$27,900
Individual Partners
$36,545
Leadership Team Offering
$16,000
Total Committed
Deficit for 2013 through 2014
$80,445
Total Budget
$239,000
Total Committed
$80,445
Total Projected Tithes and Offerings
$72,000
Total Deficit
$86,555
Financial Partnerships Needed for 2013 through 2014
One Church
at $48,000/yr.
$48,000
One Church
at $24,000/yr.
$24,000
One Church
at $12,000/yr.
$12,000
One Church
at $6,000/yr.
Total Commitments Needed Partnership Also Includes:
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$6,000
$90,000
Prayer Support
Financial Support
Inviting other churches to support Living Rock Church
Frequent Updates
Accountability
Short Term Mission Trips
Opportunities to personally update and share the vision of Living Rock with your church
Recruiting key personnel
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CONTACT
Call
Kelly Parrish 720-326-5571
Email
[email protected]
Church Partnership Website
www.livingrocknetwork.com
Church Website
www.livingrockfc.com
Give Online
For now, you can give online through Green Acres Baptist Church in Tyler, TX via their website
www.gabc.org/onlinegiving. Once you are on their page, please click on the green link Giving Online>> in the
center of the page. You will be redirected to an online form for charitable donations. Please fill out the contact
information and then put the amount of support you would like to send in the Other box. Also, please put in
the Describe Other box the following Living Rock Church 32450-152 to make sure it is put into our account.
Please email the confirmation receipt to [email protected] Please note that for tax purposes your yearend donation letter will come from Green Acres Baptist Church.
Mail Contributions
(Payable to: Green Acres Baptist Church – “Living Rock Church” in the Memo Line)
Living Rock Church
P.O. Box 1507
Whitehouse, TX 75791
Kelly and Brandi Parrish’s Current Address
5641 Claret St.
Timnath, CO 80547
www.livingrocknetwork.com