JACKSONVILLE

CITY CHURCH

Partnership Guide
 IS MICHAEL?
11 Years Ago
Michael responded to God’s calling on his
life over eleven years ago when he joined
the staff of a church plant in Orange Park
as a youth minister. The following summer he
moved to the Panhandle to attend The Baptist

WHO
College of Florida. While in college, Michael
joined the staff of BCF and worked there for
over three years. In 2005, Michael graduated
college, married Rachel and moved back
to North East Florida to work on staff at First
Baptist Church of Middleburg.

1 Year Ago
For five-and-a-half years, Michael served on staff at FBC
Middleburg. For the last three years, he has enjoyed
pastoring the families of a contemporary worship service
that has grown from 130 to over 530 people. The senior
pastoral staff approached Michael in early 2010 about the
possibility of planting a church. It was at the same time
that Michael and Rachel were sensing God’s direction to
be a part of a work in the city. After several months of
discussion and prayer, plans were made to begin Michael’s
transition from a pastor at FBC Middleburg to establish a
conservative church in the heart of Jacksonville. Michael
and Rachel moved to their Riverside area apartment in
the fall of 2010. On Sunday, January 9, 2011, First Baptist
Church formally announced their support for Michael and
Jacksonville City Church.
 A NEW
WHY
CHURCH
Although there are many reasons to plant a new church, the most
important reason is because Jesus told us to! In Matthew 28:19, Jesus
gives us a clear picture of what the church should be doing. The early
Christians understood that the church should always be multiplying.
It should not be a rare event. Instead, planting churches should be a
regular part of the growth and development of every Biblical church.

Here are a few more reasons we should be planting churches:

- New churches best reach new generations, new residents, and

new people groups. They develop new leaders and accept
newcomers more eagerly out of sheer necessity.

- New churches best reach the unchurched. The average new

church gains most of its new members from the unchurched,
while churches over 10 years old gain most of their new members
by transfer from other congregations.

- New churches are the most efficient and biblical form of missions
and disciple making. It was Paul’s strategy to go to a city and
establish churches there before he considered it reached.

Why focus on the Riverside/Avondale area?

We were led to this area over the course of several months.
Since then, we have discovered the following:
- It is one of the most diverse and populated areas of Jacksonville.
- There is a significant lack of biblical Christian influence.
- More 10,000 people live within a half-mile of our apartment.
- Many families have been left unreached by current churches.
 DEVELOP CORE TEAM - FEBRUARY

ESTABLISH MEETING PLACE - MARCH

PUBLIC BIBLE STUDY - MARCH

FIRST WORSHIP SERVICE - APRIL

BEGIN SMALL GROUPS - APRIL

SUMMER PROJECTS - JUNE

BACK TO SCHOOL PROJECT - AUGUST

FBC MIDDLEBURG UPDATE - SEPTEMBER

FIRST CHRISTMAS SERVICE - DECEMBER

HOST MISSION TEAMS - 2012

FIRST MISSION TRIP - 2012

FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE - 2013

BEGIN TO PLANT A CHURCH - 2013

WHEN
A BRIEF TIMELINE
 WHAT
WE NEED TO THRIVE
As a church plant,
we need some help 2011 Partner Support
getting off the ground.
For the first two years we
Budget from
will need the support of 68,560 (75%)
Support
faithful believers. With
enough initial support, in Current
a short amount of time, 23,940 (28%)
Commitments
we will not only be self-
sufficient, we will also be Remaining
multiplying by planting $40,279(47%)
Support Needed
more churches.

2011 2012 2013

Staff 45,200 56,600 65,000

Pastor, Worship & Children’s Leaders

Administration
6,700 7,300 9,000
Bookkeeping, CMS, Reserve, Payroll

Facility 27,000 30,000 35,000

Rent, Utilities, Equipment

Ministry 2,000 3,000 5,000

Materials for Services and Studies

Missions 4,800 6,000 11,000

Special Projects, SBC CP, Church Planting

Total $85,700 $102,900 $125,000

PRAY
First, we need you to pray for us, the
church, our city and its people. We have
a lot going against us but we know who
is for us!

GIVE
We need you to give. Your regular
financial gifts will help us to become self-
sustainable more quickly. But even more
importantly, we believe that the New
Testament contains many examples of
believers personally supporting church
planting. Will you make a financial
sacrifice to advance the Gospel?

YOU CAN HELP

JOIN US
Your prayers and financial support are
critical, but we could also use your
invaluable time. Could you give several
months to grow God’s kingdom by
investing yourself and your family’s lives
into this church?

Please visit www.jaxcitychurch.org to

find out more and to let us know how

HOW
you can help by praying, giving or
joining us.
1650 Margaret St. Suite 302 Box #249 | Jacksonville, Florida 32204-3869
www.jaxcitychurch.org