Word of Life Church is launching a campus in New Prague, Minnesota!
Please consider joining Word of Life Church in praying for God’s leading as we embark on this adventure!
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Join us at the Word of Life New Prague campus TODAY at 5:00 pm for a Prayer & Potluck gathering. The New Prague campus is located at 830 4th Ave. SW. Bring a dish or dessert to share.
Praise the Lord! On August 1st, Word of Life Church approved the purchase of a building in New Prague to be the home of our new campus! Keep looking here for more updates and consider joining our launch and prayer teams!
We had an awesome turn out from the Open House event! More to come in the days ahead…
Check out this mini tour of the building prospect in New Prague!
Why even start another campus?
5 REASONS TO START A NEW CAMPUS
It’s Biblical.
After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go. And JESUS said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. - Luke 10:1-2
2. It’s Evangelistic.
“Virtually all the great evangelistic challenges of the New Testament are basically calls to plant churches, not simply to share the faith.” - Tim Keller, “Why plant New Churches” www.redeemer-grace.org
ESTABLISHED CHURCHES, THAT IS CHURCHES OVER 15 YEARS OLD, GROWTH IS MADE UP OF 80-90% ALREADY BELIEVERS IN JESUS.
60% OF NEW CHURCH GROWTH HOWEVER, COMES THROUGH ATTRACTING PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT YET BELIEVERS IN JESUS OR DO NOT HAVE A CHURCH HOME.
3. Demographics can shift dramatically in the life cycle of a city.
One of the demographic shifts we have seen, for example, in New Prague is the shift from blue collar to white collar and the shift towards attracting young families to the area.
4. We start new churches/campuses to replace churches that close in the normal life cycle of churches.
The average lifespan of an American church is 30 years. It is at that point where a church must decide to reinvent and reinvest itself or face a slow decline towards insignificance.
5. Planting a new campus revitalizes existing churches - in the new town and the original location.
What would a new campus even look like?
On-site Campus Pastor
On-site Worship Team
Shared Ministry Resources + Staff
Shared Mission
Shared Leadership Team
Shared Budget
LAUNCH SCHEDULE
SPRING 2022
SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP SERVICE
PRAISE BAND
STAFFED NURSERY
MIDWEEK BIBLE STUDY
SUMMER 2022
KIDS DAY CAMP
FALL 2022
KINGDOM KIDS CHILDREN’S MINISTRIES
45’S STUDENT MINISTRIES
WAYFARER STUDENT MINISTRIES