Matthew Bond, Lead PlanterProspectus

Vancouver Island Church

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Demographic Information

Vision Statement

Core Values

Strategy

Strategy (cont’d)

Five Year Plan

Budget

Partnering

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Married in 1994 and enjoying the American dream, we thought our life was planned out

in Athens, Tennessee. I was serving as the youth pastor at First Baptist Athens and Heather

was serving as the church hostess and full-time Mom. We were excited to be raising our

two sons, Ethan and Joseph, in the comfort of a small hometown while ministering to and

discipling teenagers.

What began as a simple prayer to know God’s will began an unexpected spiritual journey.

This journey led us to leave the safety and security of home and ministry to move to Fort Worth,

Texas in 2008 to attend Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. We did not fully understand

the reasons for leaving Athens, but knew we must be obedient and follow God’s call.

He began to reveal his calling upon our family through an urban evangelism class that I

took in Vancouver, British Columbia in May 2010. I experienced a spiritual brokenness for

the people of this area that brought me to my knees. Through much prayer, a family trip to

Vancouver, and the prayer of many others we answered God’s calling to be church planters

on Vancouver Island. The desire God has given to us is to build a strong, kingdom-minded

church in order to reach the lost, disciple believers, and plant other churches across the

island, out of this core group of believers.

The Vancouver area is said to be a “pre-Christian” population, with less than 2% claiming

Christianity as their religious preference. Check out this video at http://vimeo.com/31117591,

which describes the spiritual condition of the people in the Vancouver area. This video

contains offensive language. Please pray for us as we follow God’s calling to take the

truth of Scripture into a dark place.

Our Church Planting Story

Having so fond an affection for you, we were well-pleased to impart to you not only the gospel of God but also our own lives, because you had become very dear to us.

I Thessalonians 2:8

The Bond FamilyMatthew, Heather, Ethan and Joseph

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POPULATION

• Victoria: 80,000

• Greater Victoria: 360,000

• Vancouver Island: 750,000

• Langford: 30% population increase over the past ten years

fastest growing city in North America, according to latest census data

EXISTING SOUTHERN BAPTIST WORKS IN VICTORIA

• Two Canadian National Baptist Convention churches in greater

Victoria vicinity

• One is a Korean-speaking church

• One is a Chinese-speaking church

SPIRITUAL CONDITION

• 38% of the population claim “No Religion”

• 27% of population claim Roman Catholic or Anglican religion

• 60 ethnic groups reported on the 2011 census

• Buddhist, Muslim, Hindu, Sikh, New Age, and Moral Relativism

• Less than 2% are considered evangelical Christians. NAMB considers

the population of Vancouver Island an unreached people group.

Demographic Information

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Impacting Vancouver Island by sharing our lives and the Gospel, person by

person and empowering the people through discipleship, service and love.

Vision Statement

EMPOWERING: Spiritual maturing of the church body through

A. DISCIPLESHIP

• Personal, immediate, reproducible disciple-making through Scripture

B. WORSHIP

• Corporate and individual worship through the Scripture, preaching, prayer

and music

C. MISSIONS

• Adopting an unreached people group

D. EVANGELISM

• Teaching each new believer to immediately begin sharing their faith with

family members, friends, co-workers, etc.

E. MULTIPLICATION

• Planting other church plants on the island and around the world

“We believe that doctrine is an important part of church life and we hold firmly to the doctrinal statements of the Baptist Faith and Message.”

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TRUTH John 14:6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through me.”

LOVELuke 10:27 You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.

FORGIVENESSActs 26:18 to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the dominion of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified by faith in Me.

RELATIONSHIPSI Thessalonians 2:8 Having so fond an affection for you, we were well pleased to impart to you not only the Gospel of God, but also our own lives, because you had become very dear to us.

COMPASSIONMatthew 25:35-36 For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.

PATIENCEII Timothy 4: 1-2 I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to

judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching.

UNITYEphesians 4: 2-4 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in love, being diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope of your calling;

Core Values

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RELATIONSHIPS

Building relationships with believers and non-believers is critical to the

development and launch of the church. Each person of the core team will have the

responsibility of initiating contact with people in order to build these relationships.

We will build relationships through sporting activities, service, hospitality, and

community events. The daily life of each core member will be intentionally driven to

meet new people and build relationships.

COMMUNITY

Our goal is to create a community of believers who represent the power of God’s

Spirit as expressed in the church of Acts. We desire to emphasize the unity

of believers, doing life together as we reach the lost in our communities. Our

community of faith will be strengthened through fellowship, discipleship, worship

and service.

HOSPITALITY

Living lives of love and care for others is living by the example of Jesus. A key

area of our ministry will be opening up our home and providing an enjoyable and

safe place of people to relax. This will be the opening to sharing our lives and the

redemptive story of God’s love for His people. Hospitality is not, however, limited

to ones home, and we will strive to create environments of true love outside the

walls of our homes by loving and caring for people wherever they may be.

Strategy

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COMMUNITY EVENTS/SERVICE PROJECTS

Building bridges with community leaders, organizations and citizens, in bringing

the peace of God into the darkness of our world, will be essential in the

establishment and growth of our church. Events throughout the city will give us

the opportunity to build bridges and make a difference in the lives of others. Our

presence at these events will show the value of our church to the community and

be key entry points into the lives of the people as we serve.

DISCIPLESHIP

Our desire is to capture the excitement of conversion of each new believer and

immediately begin one-on-one discipleship, leading them to share their faith with

their family and peers. Each member of the core team will be responsible and

accountable for discipling new believers. New believers will be discipled and

taught how to disciple other new believers that they lead to faith. This cycle of

discipleship will continue to multiply and deepen our community of believers.

CELL/HOME GROUPS

Bible Study and worship will begin in home groups, building our membership

through 6 to 8 cell groups, coming together for fellowship and corporate worship

on frequent and consistent dates. As groups form, grow and multiply, we will

take the next step and launch the church with regular corporate gatherings.

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Five Year Plan

CURRENT FINANCIAL PARTNERS INCLUDE:

First Baptist Church, Lyons, GA | North American Mission Board

| Canadian National Baptist Association | West Coast Baptist

Association | The River Church, Mountain Home, AR

*This timeline is a proposed plan with the understanding that church planting is milestone driven. Process will continue as milestones are met.

TIMELINE & STRATEGY*Core Group Assimilation - Jul ‘12-Dec ‘12

• Build Community Relationships

• Develop partnerships with local leaders

• Conduct door-to-door visitations and surveys

• Host block parties and community activities

• Create awareness through community service

Core Group Development - Jan ‘13-Apr ‘13

• Meet weekly for Bible study and fellowship

• Identify and develop leaders; vision-casting

• Continue Core Group Assimilation activities

Core Group Growth & Outreach - May ‘13-Aug ‘13

• Formation of Home Cell Groups for weekly Bible study

• Continue building relationships with community groups

• Develop preview services and design plans for launch

Preview and Launch Services - Sep ‘13-Jan ‘14

• Begin high-profile preview worship services

• Launch weekly worship services

• Continue to develop core leadership and identifying

new leadership

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JunARRIVE ON

VANCOUVER ISLAND

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Core Group Assimilation

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2013

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Core Group Development

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Core Group Growth and Outreach

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Sep Preview Service

Oct Preview Service

Nov Preview Service

Dec Preview Service

2014 Jan Launch

2015Repeat Process

Targeting Langford and Univ. of Victoria

2016Repeat Process

Targeting Downtown Victoria

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Proposed Budget

MOVING EXPENSES: $10,000

START-UP: $25,000

Technology, Audio/Visual Equipment, Rental Space, Advertising Materials

PERSONNEL: $125,000 ANNUALLY

Salary for Lead Planter, Part-time Worship Leader, Co-Planters

MINISTRY: $75,000 ANNUALLY

Church Presence, Outreach, Discipleship, Leadership Development

and Overhead

MISSION GOALS:1. Church Plants:

• Langford: $10,000*

• University of Victoria: $10,000*

• Downtown: $10,000*

2. Global Impact:

• India: $5,000

*to be used to assist church planters, interns or other expenses for these areas

** to be used to support/adopt a pastor in India reaching an unreached/unengaged people group

Tax deductible contributions can be made at www.vancouverislandchurchplanting.com or mailed to:

Puget Sound Baptist Association For: Vancouver Island Church Planting (Bond) PO Box 3089 Federal Way, WA 98063-3089

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www.vancouverislandgiving.com

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PRAYER AND ENCOURAGEMENT

Heather and I have been so blessed by the outpouring of love and

encouragement as we have followed God’s leading. As a family we have been

praying for three and a half years for God to reveal His plans for us. Church

planting in Canada is God’s answer for those prayers. We invite you to pray with us

and for us as we embark on this spiritual journey. Prayer is powerful and we know

that we cannot do this without strong foundational prayer support. We invite you to

our monthly newsletter, which will include specific prayer request and updates of

God’s work on Vancouver Island.

FINANCIAL SUPPORT

Your financial support can impact our church as we invest in the lives of the

people of Vancouver Island and the world. We are asking churches, individuals,

and organizations to prayerfully consider financially partnering with us. Together we

can reach the world with the Gospel.

MISSION TEAMS

The church planting endeavors on Vancouver Island is a grass roots

movement of reaching the island person by person and city by city. You can make

a difference in this area of the world by joining our missional efforts on the island.

As we begin this church planting adventure we will need mission teams to work

along side us as we canvass the areas of Victoria, work on community service

projects, and reach all ages and all ethnicities of people.

Partnering

Vancouver Island is a beautiful example of God’s creation, yet the spiritual darkness of

its people reminds us of the fall of mankind. As a family we hear God’s calling to this

area to spread the Gospel to those who have never heard of God’s great love. God

has placed this area on our hearts and He has increased our vision of the world and

what it means to be missional for the rest of our lives. As a family we are convicted by

His Spirit to follow His calling to the Vancouver Island.

For More Information Contact:

Matthew, Heather, Ethan and Joseph Bond1827 Ferguson Ct. N. Apt. B

Fort Worth, TX 76115423.920.9162

freedom2live2day@yahoo.comwww.vancouverislandchurchplanting.com