1. The Invitation before us
Survey results
coastal community church

2. Goals of today’s presentation
Discuss “Change”
Explore Posture
Review Survey Results
Explain Next Steps

3. Discussing “Change”…

4. Examples of change…

5. Change can be… Unknown Scary Uncertain Loss Anxiety creating
Uncomfortable
Confusing
Awkward
Unknown

6. Change Can Also be… Invigorating Exciting Opportunity Creating
Adventurous
Hopeful
Horizon Expanding
Refreshing

7. Explore posture

8. Our approach to change…

9. Lets be…

10. Survey Results

11. Is coastal your home church?
Survey Section 1

12. 1. How long have you been attending coastal?

13. 2. How did you find out about Coastal?

14. 3. What makes you love and feel committed to CCC?

15. giving
Survey Section 2

16. 1. How feel like you understand Jesus’ teaching on giving?

17. 2. How would you describe your giving frequency?
70% give regularly
25% give only when attending

18. 3. How would you describe your financial giving?

19. 5. Would you commit to giving what you can consistently or extra for a 6-month period to help CCC stabilize our financial situation?
80% willing to give consistently/more
Hard to determine impact without getting more detail

20. The building
Survey Section 3

21. 1. What’s your hometown?

22. 2a. List the Pros of Selling (64 Responses)
Some quotes…
Financial freedom
Jesus was on the move
Pivot point for congregation
Debt relief
Space to assess what’s next for us
More $$ for mission
Flexibility
Attract new members

23. 2b. List the Cons of Selling (49 Responses)
Some quotes…
Starting from scratch, even financially
Change is difficult
Loss of hometown
What’s the plan after selling?
Not everyone will stay
Stress on leadership team

24. 3a. List the Pros of Staying (33 Responses)
Some quotes…
Keep the memories
Known/comfortable
Scarborough presence
Less likely to lose members right away
Room to grow
No renting setup/teardown

25. 3b. List the Cons of Staying (34 Responses)
Some quotes…
Not a good use of resources
Stairs difficult for older members
Children’s space not ideal
Unsustainability
Not aligned with vision

26. 4a. If we sell the building, where do you see CCC moving to?
About half will go anywhere
About 20% prefer Scarborough
4 wrote in Portland

27. 4b. If we sell the building, what goals would you have for a new location?
“Other” Ideas:
Neighborhood in need of ministry
Better children’s space
More suitable for seniors (A/C, stairs)
Room to grow
Vision alignment

28. 5a. If we stay in the building, how would we cover costs for the long term?

29. 5b. If we stay in the building, how would you see us practicing faithful presence in Scarborough?
Lots of ideas!
Community involvement and outreach…

30. 6. Which way are you leaning at present?

31. Survey summary & Next Steps

32. Survey key themes
Strong majority (about 80%) lean toward selling the building
20% prefer to stay in Scarborough, the rest don’t care or prefer another town
Common themes: lower costs, gain space/flexibility to discern next steps together, have room to grow…Rent rather than buy initially?
Strong survey engagement, love for one another, affirmation of leadership, willingness to give, and desire to be led by the Spirit together… …thank you Coastal Family!

33. Next steps Financial pledge cards Explore location options
Move toward vote

34. Financial pledge cards
Next steps
Financial pledge cards
6 months: Jan-Jun 2018
Due Jan. 7
Results provided Jan.14

35. Explore location options
Next steps
Explore location options
Option 1: “Minimize Change”: Rent in Scarborough
Option 2: “Portland Neighborhood”: Rent in Deering Center or other Portland neighborhood
Options 3+: TBD What else? We are open to community suggestions.

36. Next steps Move toward vote Research building sale considerations
Research location options
Refine “Faithful Presence” Vision
Seek LOTS of community input
Draft clear vote language

37. Next steps timeline December January February+
12/3: Distribute Pledge Cards
Research Location Options
Research building sale considerations
Gain Community Input
January
1/7: Pledge Cards Due
1/14: Congregational Update & Forum
Vision Refinement
Write language for vote
February+
February: congregational vote
Move forward with vote results

38. Thank you, Coastal Family, for considering THE INVITATION BEFORE US!
Questions?
Thank you, Coastal Family, for considering THE INVITATION BEFORE US!