The Journey Of The LAX Urban Center Presented By: Ted Knapp Director Of Missions

Prior To Transitioning Toward Change #1

We Were Then Called: “The Crescent Bay West Los Angeles Association” We Had A Good Association Pastors & Churches: Unified Fellowship: High Priority Church Planting: Healthy Strong Positive Relationships: State & National Conventions - Before The Change - The Crescent Bay Association

Council Led 27 Committees/Ministries Average Monthly Income: $2, per month. Single Staff: DOM + Secretary 51 Churches - The Former Structu re - The Crescent Bay Association

Factors That Led To Changing Our Associational Model #2

The Majority of the Churches Were Plateaued & Declining (97%) Most Committees were Not Functioning at All Few Churches were Seeking the Associations Help Attendance to Seminars was Declining - What Led Us To Change -

Cultural Diversity: Was Increasing Hispanic Population: Exploding “Relevance” Associational & Denomination “Relevance” Was Declining CP and Associational Giving Was Weak

Barriers That We Had To Overcome #3

Some Pastors were Locked into the “Committee Structure” Some Pastors viewed the DOM as a “Figure Head” Position Some Pastors only viewed the Association as a “Money Bank” Our Financial Base was Weak - Barriers We Had To Overcome -

The Process We Followed To Making Our Transition #4

1. Prayer 2. Held: “Listening Sessions” 3. Developed an Associational:  Core Values  Mission (Purpose)  Vision  VisionPath (Detailed Plan) 4. Began: “Selling The Vision” - The Process - We Developed A Strategy Plan!

5. The Association Voted:  Change to a “Team Structure”  Eliminate the “Council” & “Committees”  Accept A New: “5 Point Objective” 1) Revitalize & Strengthen Existing Churches 2) Assist Churches In Starting New Congregations 3) Leadership Development 4) Mobilize Churches To Impact Their Community 5) Promote Churches In Mission Support & Involvement 6. Began Seeking Out & Building: “Leadership Teams”

7. Began Developing A New: “Strengthen Church Ministries” 8. We Eliminated The Large Conference Approach & Moved To A One-On-One: “Workshops With A Purpose” This Change Process Took Over 1 Year!

What Basic Philosophy Is Driving Our Association Today #5

We must “Prove our Value” to the Churches/Church Planters The Association is a “Service Type Organization” The Association is a “Resourcing Organization” The Association is a “Networking Organization” The LAX Urban Center Association Philosophy

“The Success of the Association is Determined Solely by the Success of the Churches & New Church Starts!” The LAX Urban Center Association Gages Its Success By…

The LAX Urban Center Has A 4 Point Maximum Impact Church/Church Planting Strategy!

Our Four Point Strategy Healthy Church Consultations Assessments On Site Strategy Design Balanced Church Structure Continuous Leadership Development Community Target Evangelism Implementation Continuous Re-Evaluation Continuous Education Practical (With Focus) Pastoral Education Lay-leadership Education Workshops Purpose Based Vision Targeted Tailored to the Church Consultant Follow Up Communications Personal Relationships Website based Phone based Material based 24hr. Response based Texting Social Medias Maximum Impact 4 Point Strategy

The Result Of Transitioning To A Team Based Resourcing Association #6

Income has increased 400%+ We are presently doing Ministry in 82% of our Churches Presently we have Grown from 51 to 101 Churches & New Church Starts We have Helped 80+ Churches with our Strengthen Church Ministries - Results -

We have 164 Students attending our Lay leadership Schools Last year, we have done 261 One-On-One Workshops in our Local Churches & Church Starts Last Year, we have Assisted Churches & Church Planters in Evangelizing 4,762 People to Salvation

Last year, we have trained over 400 people in One-On-One Witnessing We have Establishing a Strong “Hispanic Leadership Team” Presently, we are Networking Churches together in Evangelizing their local communities We have averaged starting 10 New Church Starts a year Presently, we have Changed Our Name to – “LAX Urban Center”

Our Results Over The Past 10 Years

LAX Urban Center Results ( ) ,221 3,326 3,013 4,221 5,138 4,859 5,717 4,762 # Of People Saved

LAX Urban Center Workshop (Training) Results ( ) # Church Workshops

LAX Urban Center New Church Planting Results Average 10 New Church Starts Per Year Yearly Average LAX Urban Center # Church Starts Results ( )

3% 6% 16% 31% 42% 46% LAX Urban Center # Church Growing Results ( ) 49% 53% 54% 58% 61%

How We Assess If A Church Is Healthy

How We Assess Our Churches What A Healthy Church Looks Like (We Looked at a One Year Period )  Has a Vision/Mission Plan/ Core Values  # of Baptisms [Multiple Baptizing?]  Increase in Attendance [Worship]  Held Two Community Events [At least]  Has a Discipleship Plan [Has A Process]  Has Held One Evangelism Training Event  Held Multiple Leadership Training Events

The Journey Of The LAX Urban Center Continues! The End

Resourcing Vision Church Ministries Our Mission: “Giving our Best to the Churches, So that the Churches can Give Their Best for God’s Kingdom” Los Angeles Extreme Urban Center Initiative