Tonight we had Pastor Bob Novak in from Springfield, Pa. He like Nebraska Cornhuskers for college football and Philly Eagles for pro. The night started off casually with a bit of football talk. The call of God led him here to Pa. His reason for coming out to PA he had a church in Michigan with nights of prayer and fasting. He started having dreams to come to a area. He went to New Jersey for church planting he did not have a good feeling it. So one day he got a letter from Rich Wilkerson and opened and felt a burden to pray for Philadelphia. His wife agreed to go and they went. He planted a church and received a fund that supported him as a missionary to plant a church. Life Christian fellowship in 1993. He has been the lead Pastor for 17 years. He is in a religious community. A catholic community in the midst of what he delt with. He did have a launch team. His family was his launch team. He did kids ministries and had a hard time getting a core group together. He says God will did great things if you dont give up. The first two years were difficult. The family of a small core was amazing for his strength of relationship building with the people. He started to meet at a school gymnasium. It was a challenge him to meet at a local school. He did want to come off pushy to get into a building. For worship he is musically inclined. With vfcc he got a student to help/ Outreaches real wins the greatest success he has had individuals that come meet Jesus in an awesome way and they brought the people to the church. WeServant hood evangelism also worked out. Like offering to fill up the community cars with windshield wiper fluid. Raking leaves doing the kind acts to show Christ love.Invite cards and pens. Christmas is big and Thanksgiving card invites. An outreach that flopped and was stupid. the moon bounce they borrowed broke. Things that helped as a Church to grow. Superbowl in carry. Can good give aways and invite the community to jion raising food for people in need and in return opportunity to talk with people about Church and God. They have a preschool a lot of work but a good tool. Praying with people and help needs and serving them. He has a chapel service once a week. Kids connect with God spiritually. Senior citizen Bible study. A 19 year old started it. Phone call with the kid and he mentors him to work with him and educated him how to answer questions about heaven and hell. A lot of africans live in Philly from war torn nations. Civil wars in african nations have terrible mutilations and rape. His Church supports a Church there to help them with serious problems. Church is different in african. African churches work different they make sure everyone comes to church and will look for people. The church is very cross cultural. Americans are very direct and africans are not direct. If they need something they give there need as information. respect issues are different too for the africans and they are. They are opening up a regimen and have a recording studio and have Bible studies and place to connect the gospel with local people in the community with the youth. Internships invest into there lives instead of then to staff something. A project with vision strategy and team work. Exposing leadership development 7 cores of team work and personality test are taken to see how people are wired to fit them in things to see them succeed.Try to expose the family life of Church. The summer inter is from may to august. With roof over there head and 300 a week for spending. They select interns and can contact them by there website. Discipleship is a culture not a convert class. a relationship with people who has a strong relationship with someone who just got saved and say follow me. The church is involved with many ministries and some are discipled and very family oriented. With a Church plant the context shapes the ministry. The area plays a big percentage. It is a catholic traditional oriented community. Vision for leaders to be culturally relevant and every church is different. Sunday nights consist of worship and pray and leadership building. He has the youngest church in the community. Church structure unique styles in starting churches. They are engaged in missions. Church planters bootcamp. Sectional church plant sectional presbyters Pastor Bob is a presbyter. They are a board that whats you to succeed. Parent affiliated church. This means a church will multiply in different locations but one church. The most exciting to start a Church. The stories of the peoples lives who has been changed. one person says the word of God came alive in me. They have a old parsonage that houses life groups, parties, they also house their interns there. He helps people with drugs recovery too. God loves his us and our children. So he will prepare us for the journey of church planting.
we are our worst enemy. His strength and personality he gets energized by read and being quiet. he was committed to getting meshed with the people. Just listen to people and love them they need that. c
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