Multiply Louisiana #4

October 20, 2014
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Newsletter from the Louisiana Baptists Church Planting Team - http://louisianabaptists.org/church-planting

$150k in Georgia Barnette Grants Given to New Churches in September

The Georgia Barnette State Missions Offering is still being collected around Louisiana. About $1 million of the offering goes to help supplement church planters in Louisiana. It also provides the budget for the Mission Builder program that helps church plants build & renovate first unit buildings. At the September 30th meeting of the State Missions Offering Committee, $150,000 in grants to new churches were approved. Included in these grants were The Way Church in Denham Springs, planter Scott Cheatham & Joshua Spinks (who also got $35k from NAMB's Legacy Church program for their work to restore a church property about to close); Fellowship South Ascension, planter Todd Blount; & New Life Church in New Orleans pastored by Dr. Ken Foy.

Renovations are ongoing at The Way Church in Denham, formerly Calvary Baptist Church.

Also, at the September 30th meeting of the LBC's Executive Board Missions Support Committee, 11 new works totaling to $13,900 in monthly supplements were approved. We're grateful for the generosity of Southern Baptists as we work together to grow the Kingdom in Louisiana & beyond.

LBC Annual Meeting, Nov 9-11, in Lafayette

This year's Annual Meeting will be in the Happiest City in North America! Speakers for Pastor's Conference & Convention include Thom Rainer, Ronnie Floyd, Jeff Iorg, Jay Dennis.

Get the schedule & info HERE.

And Register HERE for our FREE Missions & Church Planting Luncheon on Tuesday. We'll celebrate some of what God's done through you in the area of missions & ministry in 2014. Please be sure to register no later than 5:00 pm Wednesday, November 5. You will need to be registered for this luncheon to attend.

Engage Acadiana

This year's LBC Annual Meeting will be in Lafayette. The southwest Louisiana I-10 corridor is still in great need of new churches. Here are some of the numbers for the Acadiana associations:

- Population: 675,207
- 1 SBC Church for every 7,599 people (LBC Associational Strategy Doc)
- Only 1.8% attend an SBC Church (ACP data)
- Only 9% are an affiliate of an Evangelical Church (thearda.org)
- 229,049 unaffiliated with any church (they're not all Roman Catholic)

Pray for our Southwest Louisiana DOMs Bert Langley, Alan Knuckles, Joe Arnold, & Bruce Baker. Also, pray for our Southwest Louisiana Church Planters:

> Christ Church Opelousas, Stuart Amidon

> Christian Faith Baptist Church, Corneilus Williams

> Iglesia Nueva Vida Mowata, Luis Romero

> Iglesia Hispana de Lake Charles, John Boss

> Sulphur Community Church, Blake Forman

> Christ Church University, Lafayette, Brandon Nealy

> El Reveuvo Mission, Lafayette, Melvin Mendoza

> Iglesia Bautista Nueva Vida, Lafayette, Melvin Mendoza

> Redeemer City, Lafayette - Aaron Schamp

By the Numbers:

So far in 2014:

1,271 Professions of Faith &
308 Baptisms

reported by the 65 LBC church plants currently receiving cooperative funding.

Since 2010
when our current 10-3-1 Associational Strategy began
90 New Churches
5,970 Professions of Faith
1,300 Baptisms
(#'s reflect church plants in years 1-3)

Engage Acadiana

Check out Acadiana on our Engage Map for up-to-date Ecclesiographics & Demographics in Acadiana.

2015 Equipping Dates for Church Multiplication

>> Jan 26-27 - LBC Evangelism Conference at Summer Grove in Shreveport. Breakout with Chad Merrell on Utilizing Multi-site for Revitalization.
>> Feb 6-7 - Collegiate Evangelism Conference - Breakout with Lane Corley - Discover Church Planting.
>> Feb 9-10 - I-12 Basic Training for Church Multiplication @ Camp Living Waters.
>> Mar 9-10 - Next Generation Leadership & Church Multiplication Conference w/Shawn Lovejoy @ Fellowship Church in Prairieville.
>> Apr 27-28 - I-10/Acadiana Basic Training for Church Multiplication @ Acadian Baptist Center.
>> May 29-30 - I-20 Basic Training for Church Multiplication @ Camp Harris in Minden.

August 3-4, 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee

The North American Mission Board Send Conference happens every other year & registration is open for 2015! Register HERE.

If you'd like to be a part of a group of Church Planters from Louisiana, we still have a limited number of tickets available at the lowest rate of $24.50. Email Lane Corley for more info.

Send New Orleans Vision Tour

The next Send New Orleans Vision Tour will be February 27th. Register HERE, or contact George Ross for more info.

Links & Resources

Roundup of pics & lessons learned from last month's Louisiana Baptist Church Planter reports
"I am who He says I am. I am secure in Him. Helps me deal with stress and unrealistic expectations."

Grow Your Ministry with Facebook by Roger Craig Only the population of China is bigger than Facebook and chances are, most of your people can be found on Facebook connecting with others.

Economic outlook for Louisiana through 2016. Consider the possibilities...
>> "Louisiana's Economic Outlook projects the state to add 34,100 jobs in 2015 and another 32,600 in 2016.
>> "Baton Rouge is expected to be the second fastest growing area in Louisiana through 2016, adding 19,600 new jobs, or 2.4% growth..."
>> "New Orleans is projected to add 17,300 jobs, a 1.6% growth rate..."
>> "Lake Charles, predicted to experience a two-year growth rate of 12%. ...expected to add 12,000 jobs."
>> "If a line was drawn along I-10 straight across the state, the really dynamic growth will be experienced on and beneath that line."

Connect with our LA Church Planting Network on Facebook

James Jenkins, Church Planting Director, James.Jenkins@LouisianaBaptists.org
Carlos Schmidt, Church Planting Strategist, Carlos.Schmidt@LouisianaBaptists.org
Lane Corley, Church Planting Strategist, Lane.Corley@LouisianaBaptists.org
Lee Green, Ministry Assistant, Lee.Green@LouisianaBaptists.org