Fast Fire Update Notes: Long Beach

City: Long Beach

The Long Beach Fast Fire Update.

Eric and Roger

Long Beach was declared the most international city in North America by USA today.

Since we were last together…

What has been your greatest success?

Rebooting of the city Prayer meeting of pastors.

Networking Meeting for Externally focused strategies. Momentum among 6 churches for word and deed components of ministry.

Many new Church planters in Long Beach.

What is working well?

Multi-site model because land is so expensive: Parkcrest Church has been given to campuses from dying churches. Listen to Tape.

What is “stuck”?

Muddy history of relationships (Black and White, Liberal vs. Conservative churches)

What has been your biggest surprise?

City has opened to churches blessing the city. Long Beach has 500,000.

Model:

The Long Beach Model

Brad build a coalition of churches. Relationship of Mainline churches to Evangelicals is strained. Many church planters. Fractured ethnic relationships. Growing Hispanic community. In 10 years many new Hispanics, few new Hispanic churches. Poly high school area has 3 times the poverty of Compton. Economic disparity. Under the umbrella of larger kingdom causes, there is a rebirthing of churches working together to serve the city. In the past partnership was centered around worship experiences but here was not ongoing relationship.