A team of highly committed, apostolic minded, leaders
driven to develop new churches within the RCA
THE CLASSIS OF
Date:
Re: DRAFT ARM PROPOSAL
Draft Proposal:
As a key piece of the NCD strategy to plant Hispanic churches, we propose
the Classis of
Specifics:
Hired by the
Classis of Central California, Paid for through the NCD Commission funds, and
deployed through
Effective:
Title: Apostolic Regional Missionary
Responsibilities – Focus primarily on developing new Hispanic
churches within the RCA Central California Classis: effectively, efficiently, and promiscuously!
Reports to:
Accountability Team designated by the NCD Commission.
Benefits: Standard Ordained RCA Pastor Package
Preliminary Prerequisites
/ Timeline for hiring this position:
4 Inclusion of Eddy on a church’s staff and
development of an Accountability Team for his position.
4 Classis Churches – Commitment of $50,000 toward this
visionary position – by
4 Eddy Aleman -
must raise or receive commitments for $15,000 towards this visionary position
– by
4 Denominational Support - Tim Vink commitment of
$15,000 towards this visionary position by
4 Estimated Total Financial Investment During the 2
year period = $200,000
**Current Balance is $30,000 already committed.
If these prerequisites are not met by
What
Happens In Chowchilla?
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.
2.
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.
c. Candidates: are being considered
3.
Eddy would advance his ARM ministry
from Chowchilla, and it would give him another year to assist/train 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
2.
Once the “homework” has been accomplish
to determine the best geographic location, Eddy and his family will move by
August 2008 to enroll his children in school and begin his work from that
location.
Geographic Church
Plant Targeted Areas – Sequentially
The
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:
·
The City of Merced, CA is near
Chowchilla where Eddy will be staying until 2008.
·
The total population of
2009:
·
·
We have a strong healthy church in
·
The total population of
2010:
·
We have two churches in
·
These two churches are healthy and
strong.
·
The total population of
2011:
·
·
The total population of
2012:
·
·
We have a church in
·
The total population of
2013:
·
·
The Church in Chowchilla has several
families from
·
The total population of
2014:
·
·
The total population of
2015:
·
We have a church in
·
The total population of
2016:
·
·
The total population of
2017:
·
·
The total population of
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.
2.
Eddy will continue to be the “Point
Person/President” of this educational movement.
3.
All pastors/leaders will go through the
Commissioned Leader and Commissioned Pastor process of the Reformed Church in
4.
Leadership for Hispanic Churches comes
from established Hispanic congregations, other churches and denominations.
5.
Leader/Pastors are required to be
bi-vocational.
Funding
Besides financial
income coming from Parent Churches, we project additional funds will be needed
based on the church plant projection (one per year), and the potential lack of
1.
To establish a separate Classis fund
for Hispanic Ministries to supplement the dollar need.
a. Local
congregations can contribute to this fund through their mission budgets.
b. A
Fund-raising team will be developed that:
i.
Is committed to the Vision/Strategy of
Hispanic Ministries.
ii.
Persons will be chosen from
2.
The fund should have a minimum balance of
$200,000 to support and supplement the budget needs for Parent Churches who may
not be able to fully resource their designated Hispanic Plant.
3.
$200,000 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 by September of 2007.
1.
The
a.
Eddy would operate in a staff role in
the parent church providing needed support, encouragement, and partnership.
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
–includes a member of Classis/CMC, and members of the Hispanic Ministries. They will meet quarterly to hold Eddy
accountable to the established goals for the given year.
c.
The Accountability Team is formed and
given authority by the Classis CMC Commission.
2.
The
Agenda for 2007 Fall
Stated Session
Classis Report | Classis Report #2 | CMC-ARM Report | Spring 2007 Stated Session Minutes | Salary Scale for 2008 | Servant Team Minutes | CDR Report
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