Transforming Solutions
(Links to Personal, Spiritual, Ministry Funding and Professional Growth)
These links are some I frequent and have found helpful on more than one occasion. My listing of them here is simply for your review and convenience and doesn't necessarily imply my endorsement of these sites. Edward Hammett
List of Churches Who Are Intentional About Reaching People Under 40 While Keeping People Over 60
Links to Explore and Church's to Learn From & Visit
www.transformingsolutions.org - Books can be ordered on the website or www.amazon.com
Mission Baptist Church, Locust, NC - Rural church that has moved from maintenance to mission and from one service of about 150 middle to senior age persons to three services attracting persons of all ages. Multi-site ministry
www.missionchurch.org
First Baptist Church, Asheboro, NC - Well established traditional small town inner city congregation discovers anew God's mission in their city. The creation of new non-threatening entry points have mobilized laypersons into effective ministry that no only reaches others, but transforms those who are ministering. In a time of tight
budgets they have a surplus they are giving back to ministry opportunities here and around the world. A story worth learning about... . www.fbcasheboro.com
First Baptist Church, Wilmington, NC - 200 year old downtown church that has shifted from maintenance to mission as they build partnerships/alliances with the town, non-profit agencies and revitalize their facilities as they create entry points and missional points for all ages
www.fbcwilmington.org
Trinity Baptist Church, Raleigh, NC - suburban traditional church that has learned to create entry points and parallel structures to meet the worship, discipleship and ministry needs of all ages. www.tbcraleigh.org
St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Joplin, MO. - Traditional UMC Church that has created multiple sites, parallel structures and a variety of worship styles. www.spwired.com
Disciples of Christ Christian Church - Central Christian Church, Dallas, TX - www.cccdt.org - progressive, creative, congregation committed to reaching into the unchurched and churched population.
Church With a Different Twist - Sites to Explore
www.wheresthesteeple.org Rolling Hills and The Village leave bricks and mortar behind is the key to living missionally
www.ConcordChristianChurch.org - Parents and Kids Work Together to serve others - a new VBS
www.first-pres.org and www.christiangrandparenting.net Seniors learning to pass on faith to Grandchildren
www.putyourfaithinaction.org - www.worship.stpaulfw.com - Culture of service at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Fort Worth, TX
www.accesslive.org - www.voxculturehouston.com - Building relationships through art/culture
www.jesusisenough.org - West Country Community Church's Manly Night.
www.cbcministers.com - Crossroads Bible Church, Norris City, Ill annual festival
www.RiverridgeCovenantChurch.org or www.putyourfaithinAction.org - Lacey, Washington
The Family Christian Center, Munster, Ind. - has a Starbucks in it's lobby as an entry point
Brentwood Baptist Church in Houston, TX hosts a McDonald's in its Lifelong Learning Center as an entry point and illustrates building of meaningful partnerships with businesses
A café at the Reformed Church of Highland Park, N.J. is a Robin Hood Restaurant - ?eat all you want and pay what you can'
Compiled by Eddie Hammett - Ehammett@thecolumbiapartnership.org
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Updated 3/2010
