Eddy Aleman

ARM for Hispanic Ministries

Central California Classis

The Reformed Church in America

 

 

Strategy to Achieve the Vision/Mission

Central California Classis

A Working Document

May 3, 2007

Revised 1/7/08

 

Chowchilla/Iglesia Emmanuel/Eddy’s Role

 

  1. Eddy remains in Chowchilla until August of 2008 – this is to accommodate the need to have his family, particularly his oldest son, in a stable situation for another year. 

 

  1. Transition of Iglesia Emmanuel:

 

a.                 In September of 2007 Eddy’s successor officially joins the team to start working with the leaders of Iglesia Emmanuel.

b.                 December of 2007 Eddy transfers leadership of this congregation to a bi-vocational pastor/leader.

(The baton was officially passed to Mario Molina on Saturday evening, January 6.)

 

  1. Eddy will advance his ARM ministry from Chowchilla – plus it gives him another year to assist/train Mario as the pastor/leader of the congregation.

 

Eddy’s Geographic Location

 

1.                 Eddy uses the time in Chowchilla until August of 2008 (reason:  kids will begin school in their new location), to explore San Francisco, San Jose, and Sacramento as his new location for ministry.  (Sacramento/Christ Community Church is the chosen area where Eddy will locate.)

 

2.                 Eddy and his family will move to Sacramento by August 2008 to enroll his children in school and begin his work from that location.

 

Geographic Church Plant Targeted Areas – Sequentially

 

The USA census bureau informs us that there are more than 11 million Hispanic people living in the State of California. It is devastating to know that most of this people do not have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. This means that we have a tremendous amount of work to be done in reaching out Hispanics for Jesus, the work of evangelization and discipleship needs to be done (Matthew 28:18-20). This is then the target and main focus of our ministry. We need to bring Jesus to these people this is the reason why the church exists. The preferred future for Hispanics is that they will come to know, love, and follow Jesus as the Lord of their lives. How are going to accomplish this task? By planting new churches!!

 

If Jesus has not came before, here is a list of 10 geographic Church Plant Targeted Areas with the proposed dates for each church:

 

2008: Merced, CA.

  • The City of Merced, CA is near Chowchilla where Eddy will be staying until 2008.
  • The total population of Merced is 69,512 and 41.4% is Hispanic.

 

2009: San Francisco, CA.

  • San Francisco is one of the largest cities in northern California.
  • We have a strong healthy church in San Francisco.
  • The total population of San Francisco is 751,682 and 14.1% is Hispanic.

 

2010: San Jose, CA.

  • We have two churches in San Jose with vision to multiply.
  • These two churches are healthy and strong.
  • The total population of San Jose is 898,349 and 30.2% is Hispanic.

 

2011: Fresno, CA.

  • Fresno is the largest city in the Central Valley.
  • The total population of Fresno is 451,455 and 39.9% is Hispanic.

 

2012: Oakland, CA.

  • Oakland is a large city with lots of spiritual needs among Hispanics.
  • We have a church in Oakland.
  • The total population of Oakland is 398,844 and 21.9% is Hispanic.

 

2013: Madera, CA.

  • Madera is between Chowchilla and Fresno.
  • The Church in Chowchilla has several families from Madera and by this time the church should be strong enough to send these families back to Madera to start a new church to reach that community for Christ.
  • The total population of Madera is 47,952 and 67.8% is Hispanic.

 

2014: Stockton, CA.

  • Stockton is a huge mission field for Hispanic Ministry.
  • The total population of Stockton is 271,466 and 32.5% is Hispanic.

 

2015: Fremont, CA.

·        We have a church in Fremont.

·        The total population of Fremont is 204,525 and 13.5% is Hispanic.

 

2016: Bakersfield, CA.

  • Bakersfield is ripe for Hispanic Ministry
  • The total population of Bakersfield is 271,035 and 32.5% is Hispanic.

 

2017: Hayward, CA.

  • Hayward is a big city with a large population of Hispanics.
  • The total population of Hayward is 141,336 and 34.2% is Hispanic.

 

 

Leadership Development

 

1.                 All pastor/leaders need to “graduate” from California Theological Seminary (name of school established by Eddy), working in conjunction with The Miami International Seminary, for degrees, and/or the Mobilizing Leader material for Commissioned Pastor.

 

2.                 Eddy will continue to be the “Point Person/President” of this educational movement.

 

3.                 Leadership for Hispanic Churches comes from established Hispanic congregations, other churches and denominations/geographic areas.

 

4.                 Leader/Pastors are required to be bi-vocational, unless a church grows to the point where it can support a full-time pastor.

 

Funding

 

Besides financial income from Parent Churches, we project additional funds will be needed based on the church plant projection (one per year), and the potential lack of Parent Church sources with sufficient financial resources.

 

1.                 To establish a separate Classis fund for Hispanic Ministries to supplement the dollar need.  A fund-raising team will be developed that…

 

a.   Is committed to the Vision/Strategy of Hispanic

ministries.

b.      Persons will be chosen from strategic Classis geographic

 locations.

c.      Local congregations or individuals can contribute to this fund.

 

2.                 The fund should have a minimum balance of $100,000 to support and supplement the budget needs for Parent Churches who may not be able to fully resource their designated Hispanic Plant.

 

3.                 $100,000 is to be raised by the end of 2008.

 

4.                 Eddy and Karl will work to find the people for the fund raising team.  Eddy will be part of raising a portion of these funds, with a portion going to the 25% needed for his salary package.

 

5.                 The fund raising team is to be chosen and deployed in early 2008.

 

Parent Church for the Eddy Aleman/ARM Hispanic Ministries

 

Potential churches:

  • City Church of San Francisco, SF;
  • Church of the Chimes, San Jose;
  • The Journey, San Jose;
  • Christ Community Church, Carmichael;
  • Tulare Community Church, Tulare;
  • Or any combination of the above.

 

1.                 Christ Community has been chosen.  Sacramento is a strategic area in our Classis for Hispanic ministries and good location from which Eddy can work in the Classes/FWR  It’s a good place for Eddy’s family.  And Christ Community is capable of providing a good “home church” for Eddy.

 

a.                 Christ Community/Sacramento would be the geographic location from which Eddy operates – and is “on staff” as a place of identity and community.

b.                 An Accountability Team of five people plus Eddy, committed to the Vision/Strategy of the Arm/Hispanic Ministries will be formed as Eddy’s source of Prayer support, encouragement, and accountability – people that include a member of Christ Community, Classis CMC, and members of the Hispanic Ministries.  They will meet quarterly (or as often as necessary) to hold Eddy accountable to the established goals for the given year.  Eddy is to present his goals to the Team by January 1 of each year.

c.                 The Accountability Team is accountable to Classis Church Multiplication Commission.

 

2.                 The Classis will install Eddy into his AMR ministry at a designated time (March 2008).

 

The Top Priorities for The Arm Hispanic Ministry

 

1.                 The Central California Classis “buy-in” to this ministry…Karl and Eddy will promote the Vision/Strategy at Servant Team gatherings, CMC gatherings, and in local churches.  (Largely accomplished for 2008)

 

2.                 The necessary dollars ($100,000) are raised by the Fund Raising Team for the ongoing Hispanic Ministries.  (Work to begin in early 2008)

 

3.                 Raising up the necessary Pastor/Leaders from within existing Hispanic congregations.

 

Eddy’s Apostolic Work Beyond Central California Classis

 

1.                 The Central California Classis agrees that Eddy’s apostolic gifts are to be used to the glory of God and the expansion of the Kingdom by other Classes/Churches in the Far West Region.

2.                 The Accountability Teams helps Eddy decide how many projects can be managed in a given year, and how much time is to be devoted each beyond his role in the CCC.

3.                 The engaging Classis/Church is to cover all costs related to Eddy’s work, and additional consulting fee of $500 is to be sent to the Central California Classis.

 

 

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