Working in partnership with Franklin Park Church, an Assemblies of God church plant in Indianapolis, IN, we are currently developing organic, community-based outreach in the neighborhoods of southeastern Marion County, IN (Franklin Twonship). Larger plans include launching other missional, Spirit-empowered churches and developing leaders for those new congregations. Leon is currently serving FPC as a Resident Missionary for Multiplication, Leadership Development and Life Groups.
We are currently taking the following steps to reach our goals:
- Assisting church members in launching MicroChurches (a.k.a. Life Groups) to reach people in their neighborhoods.
- Leading a semi-annual Alpha Course to introduce people to faith in Christ.
- Developing a MicroChurch Leaders course to train congregation members to lead new MicroChurches as they are launched.
- Assisting Franklin Park Church in recruiting and equipping volunteers for their children's outreach.
Quick Facts About Franklin Township and SE Indy - Unigov (for those unfamiliar with Indianapolis geography): In the 1970's all of Marion County, except 4 suburbs, was annexed by the City of Indianapolis into one city-county government structure under a system called Unigov. Franklin Township is one of 9 townships in Marion County that was subsumed into the city as part of this change. When we refer to Southeast Indy - Marion County or Franklin Township over time we are referring to the same area.
- Franklin Township is one of the fastest growing townships in Indianapolis. It is a collection of small communities and housing developments, each with its own feel. Each of these communities presents unique challenges to building relationships within the community by which a church can connect and reach out to that community.
- According to the web site for the International Center of Indianapolis, Indianapolis has one of the fastest growing populations of foreign-born residents in the United States with a growth of 100% since 1990. Each of these international communities will require focused missional outreach to build bridges for churches to reach into that sub-culture.
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