Timeline for *Insert Church Name Here*

I mentioned on Wednesday night that I had come up with a timeline for how things will(or should) shape up over the next several months. This is by no means exhaustive, so things are tentative(in church planting, EVERYTHING is tentative).

From now until mid-June(or so)...

-Send Prayer Team letters
-Send letters to possible supporting churches
-Develop PowerPoint presentation for interested churches
-Um, pick a name
-Study *legal* issues(non-profit status, tax-exempt status, etc.)
-Finish "Present Future"
-Continue "Basic Training"(this is for Kelly and I only)
-Meet with Elkhorn DOM
-Put onto paper our core values, mission statement, etc.
-Recruit survey workers for community needs survey
-Develop follow-up plan for new believers and guests
-Develop Member Training series

From Mid-June(or so) to whenever we launch....

-Meet interested support churches, establish partnerships
-Survey neighborhoods(us, plus anyone we recruit to help)
-Launch website
-Grow core group through personal invitation, multiply when necessary
-Start with *legal* issues
-Start planning public launch(worship gathering)
-Secure location for launch
-Find musicians to help with music for launch and beyond
-Continue "Basic Training"(Kelly and I)
-Plan and execute Back-to-School Ministry
-Secure sound system and seating for launch and beyond
-Publicity for launch

There's probably much more I could add, but these hit the major points. As you can see, there's a lot to do! It's an overwhelming list, but as with all God-sized tasks, we just need to stay at God's pace and pray for strength, patience, flexibility, and wisdom. If you see something on this list, or think of something not on the list, that you feel strongly about taking on, just let me know. This will definitely have to be a team effort. But I'm excited about the *team* already in place, and those who will step alongside us for the ride.

Exciting times!