Simple Launch Calendar

I’ve been asked to put together a simple list of everything going on in the lead-up to launch.  While most of it is on our Calendar page, here it all is as simply as I can make it. It includes neighborhood picnics, outreach events, preview services, and door hanger dates.

Date	Event	Location	Time(s)
September 3rd	Neighborhood Picnic	Kiwanis Community Park	4pm-6pm
September 6th	Neighborhood Picnic	Goodrich Park in Milton	noon-2pm
September 7th	First Sunday Service (Preview Service)	Holiday Inn	9:30 Volunteers and Launch Team 10:30 Service
September 9th-24th	Prayer Walking/Door Hanger Distribution	All over Janesville	Whenever is convenient for you.
September 14th	Preview Service	Holiday Inn	9:30 Volunteers and Launch Team 10:30 Service
September 21st	Preview Service (2 Services)	Holiday Inn	9:00 Service 10:30 Service
September 24th	Magic Shows at Schools	Various Elementary Schools	10am School Show 1pm School Show
September 25th	Magic Shows at Schools	Various Elementary Schools	10am School Show 1pm School Show
September 25th	Evening Family Magic Show	Holiday Inn	6:30 Doors Open 7:00 Show Begins
September 26th	Magic Shows at Schools	Various Elementary Schools	10am School Show 1pm School Show
September 26th	Evening Family Magic Show	Holiday Inn	6:30 Doors Open 7:00 Show Begins
September 27th	Setup and Rehearsal for Launch Sunday	Holiday Inn	Times To Be Announced
September 28th	LAUNCH SUNDAY!	Holiday Inn	9:00 Service 10:30 Service 12:00 Lunch Invitations

Our First Sunday Service is One Week Away!

Can you believe it’s already here? This has been the fastest summer in history, but I’m not complaining. I’m ready to launch! The next few weeks are going to be crazy, but I’m convinced that on September 28th, we’ll be as ready as we can be to offer a great worship experience to everybody that God brings. Kidzworks will blow new people out of the water. Worship will be engaging and spirit-filled. Our Launch Team will be all about making new people feel welcome, led by a first-class First Impressions Team. I know that God is bringing all of that together, and I’m grateful.

But here’s what I’m really excited about: New people, our friends and family, are about to find Life.  And I don’t mean this counterfeit life with a house, a car, and 2.5 kids.  I mean the kind of Life that Jesus said he came to give.  “I have come that they might have Life, and that Life to the full.” John 10:10.  We’re not here to help people find church. We’re not here to make a club for Christians.  We’re here to help people find a life filled with purpose, a life marked by loving and serving those in need, a life that’s not afraid to enjoy the wonder of creation and the beauty of the people around us. 

And all that starts this month.

This is one of three posts in three days throughout your Labor Day weekend, so keep your eyes peeled for a detailed calendar of the next month and then a reminder of everything we’ve talked about in our launch team meetings. Are you ready?

Time to Step Up!

(an open letter about how to help us launch Central in Janesville)

Holy smokes, September is almost here!

And for me, it can’t come soon enough.  I’m ready to get past the planning and into the doing!  I hope you are, too, because now is the time for every person who’s involved to step up and join a team, if you haven’t already. I’m looking for two things from each of you:

Join a team.  Help us be as ready as we can for launch.  I know that we’ll have other teams forming as time goes on (Small Groups, Men’s and Women’s Ministry, etc.), but I’m asking every person who wants to make Central Janesville their home church to join at least one of the following teams:

• First Impressions (Greeting/Communion/Offering)
• Kidzworks
• Setup/Tear Down
• Follow Up (Phone Calling)
• Prayer Team

Host a Picnic.  Instead of having a booth at the fair or the farmer’s market, we decided to host small picnics at neighborhood parks around town.  We had our first one last week, and it was amazing.  Anna Kokity has made this process about as simple as it can be.  Here are the details:

• No money needs to come out of the host’s pocket.
• All supplies are available and ready to go.
• Anna will get you a “How to host a Janesville picnic” sheet.
• You just choose the day, the time, and the park and let us know.
• We’re hoping for at least 10-15 picnics before launch (and we only have 4 hosts so far, so WE NEED YOUR HELP!)

Call, text, email, or Facebook message me your response to one or both of these two challenges, because I’m hoping to connect with every one of you about it before our next meeting, which is Sunday, August 24th, at 6pm.  That night, we'll do some worship together, and then we'll break up into the above 5 teams for training and planning.  Whatever you do, don't miss that night!

So glad to be doing this with you all...  I know God has amazing things planned, and I just want to jump in with both feet.  Hope to hear from you soon!

Erik Henry
Central Janesville Campus Pastor
608.371.9731
erikhenry@centralwired.com
http://facebook.com/centraljanesville