Annual Report 2013 - 2014

...go and make disciples... Matthew 28:19 CENTRE STREET CHURCH MINISTRY REPORT 2013- 2014

CONTENTS PURSUE GOD / 07 PURSUE RELATIONSHIPS / 11 WORSHIP SERVICE ATTENDANCE PEOPLE IN COMMUNITY SPIRITUAL GROWTH FOR THE COMMUNITY PURSUE MISSION / 13 MISSIONAL LIVING, GLOBAL MINISTRIES NEW CANADIAN FRIENDSHIP CENTRE PURSUE GENEROSITY / 20 PURSUE SIMPLICITY / 23 FINANCIAL GIVING SIMPLICITY VOLUNTEERISM, GLOCAL VISION OF PRAYER

A MESSAGE FROM OUR SENIOR PASTOR Jesus said… “go and make 3. PURSUING MISSION WITH OTHERS IS NORMAL disciples…” (Matthew 28:18). In a discipleship culture, introducing others to Jesus through the leading and power of the Holy Spirit is normal. Jesus said He came to ‘seek and This past year, we co-hosted an ‘alpha save the lost’ (Luke 19) and says to us ‘as the Father has sent me so send group’ and had the joy of introducing a I you’ (John 20:21). A disciple introduces people to Jesus by serving them number of people to Jesus. When the alpha (acts of caring, compassion and justice) and sharing Jesus with them series ended, it would have been easy to (verbal witness, inviting to alpha, church service etc). Jesus did not encourage the new believers to attend pursue His mission alone but invited a small group of others to join Him. In church, get involved in a community group and in serving, pray for them, give them a hug and send them on their a discipleship culture, joining with others to BE THE CHURCH ON MISSION is normal. way. However, to have done so would have been little different than parents deserting their infant. Jesus didn’t call us to make converts but 4. PURSUING A LIFE OF GENEROSITY AND SIMPLICITY IS NORMAL disciples and so we invited the new believers to continue to journey with us In a discipleship culture a lifestyle of generosity is normal. Our hearts are in learning what it means to be a fully devoted follower of Jesus and what broken by the things that break the heart of God and therefore we seek to a blessing this process of growing together has been. be the hands and feet of Jesus by being generous with our time, abilities, gifts and money. We live simply, so we have more time and treasure to This past year we have made significant strides in developing a discipleship give to God, to those we love and to those who are less fortunate and/or culture where new believers are not left to fend for themselves but are far from God. (2 Cor 8 & 9) invited into relationship and helped to grow deeper in their walk with God. Our vision is not just to be a church people love to attend, but to be a This is the kind of church we believe God is calling us to be and therefore community where being fully devoted followers of Jesus is normal. More is the ‘main thing’ we are devoting our time and resources to both locally specifically, it is to establish A DISCIPLESHIP CULTURE in which: and globally. Our GLOCAL (Global and Local) MISSION is based on this vision. Our GLOCAL budget (LOCAL church mission/city mission/GLOBAL 1. PURSUING GOD IS NORMAL. mission) resources this vision. The primary focus of our staff is to lead the A discipleship culture is one in which a) pursuing intimacy with God way in cultivating a discipleship culture in our church where loving Jesus through prayer and the surrendered life is normal; (Zech 4:6; John 5:3) b) and living all out for Jesus is normal. Please join us in praying that God the pursuit of knowing God through God’s Word and His whispers is normal; would reveal to each of us the people He would have us invest in and be (2 Timothy 3:16) and c) the pursuit of experiencing God through God- on mission with. directed worship is normal. (John 4:23) We have so much to celebrate and to praise God for; much more than 2. PURSUING DISCIPLE-MAKING RELATIONSHIPS IS NORMAL can be recorded in one report. However, in the pages that follow are A discipleship culture involves more than passing on information, it also some of God’s blessings and activities among us this past year. We are involves passing on a way of life. Disciple-making is a lifestyle, not an God’s family, united by a God-given vision and I believe the best is yet to instruction manual or set of classes, though it may include these things. be, because Jesus promised He would build His church! I am blessed to be Disciple-making is not a program (with a beginning and end) it is a part of what God is doing here at CSC alongside you. relationship that goes for an indefinite period of time. It involves godly disciple-makers seeking God’s guidance on who to invest in (ie: those On behalf of our staff and families, thank you again for your ongoing exploring the faith, new to the faith, younger in the faith, peers in the faith) prayers and expressions of love and encouragement. We feel so blessed and then intentionally and prayerfully inviting them into an honest, open to be called by the Lord to be involved in the amazing work He is doing in relationship to know Jesus, to love and live like Jesus, to hear from Jesus and through our church! To Him be all the glory! and to respond to His direction and assignments. (John 17; 2 Tim 2:2) 3 Dr. Henry Schorr

A MESSAGE FROM OUR BOARD CHAIR The Board has three responsibility Out of this space of sharing leadership by having conversations areas: that are broad, have come: Fiduciary – Are we living within a The New Canadian Friendship Centre – about 6 years ago the budget that is realistic? Are the Board had a generative presentation on immigrant growth resources of the church being in the NE quarter of Calgary and spent a whole morning on stewarded wisely? Are risk issues generative conversation with key staff. being appropriately identified and managed. The New South Calgary Campus this year - As we discussed strategy we began to see a pattern of churches approaching Strategic – What are the priorities of our church? How does us to come alongside them. We feel it is getting easier to start a God want us to leverage our faith community for Kingdom new campus as we recognize the strategy God has given to us. impact? What are the leadership needs as we move into Staff and our board are able to bring their multi-site experience one church in many locations? What are the needs in our to facilitate a new campus more quickly and effectively. congregation, our communities, our city, our country and our world? Where and how can we best live out our mission? I could go on endlessly, with all the things that God is doing through our Church. Seven years into serving on the board I still Generative – What is happening in our world and how will am surprised to learn of things I had no idea we were involved that impact ministry? What are the issues of concern we see in. Its not that I haven’t been paying attention, it simply speaks people facing today? What are the opportunities that we to the breadth of what God is doing in our congregation. have yet to explore? How is our community shifting? What new things are being revealed by God for His Church in the I tell you all this my friends to ask you to pray that those of us universal sense? who sit at the Board table, that we would listen well to what God is saying to us as a faith community and that he would Healthy Boards try to live in all three areas of their leadership guide us to the conversations that will most meaningfully impact responsibility. For many years our Board was dealing with the our world for Him. reality of the explosive growth and by necessity did mostly fiduciary work. We have in the last number of years had the In His Service, privilege of partnering with Pastor Henry and his leadership team in discussions and deliberations that have been more strategic and generative. It has been good for us to do this work and learn to listen to God collectively. Wendy Lowe Board Chair 4

2013-2014 HIGHLIGHTS 683 PARTICIPANTS IN 340 LAUNCH 82 OF CSC PEOPLE NEW CANADIAN SOUTH ALPHA PARTICIPATING FRIENDSHIP CENTRE MONTHLY IN 11,000 VISITORS CAMPUS GROUPS DISCIPLESHIP CSC’S 168 GENEROSITY GLOCAL VISION 180 LAUNCHED BAPTISMS RECORED DECISIONS FOR 5665 INDIVIDUALS CHRIST 472 SMALL GROUPS PARTICIPATE IN 1,151,925 VOD SERMONS WERE WATCHED 20 LIVES CHANGED AN AVERAGE OF THROUGH THE 95,993 HOUSE WHY BELIEVE PER MONTH CHURCHES SERMON SERIES IN CUBA 5

OUR MISSION We want to make an impact in your life, your community, and in the world – by introducing people to Jesus and helping them become fully devoted followers of Jesus. That’s the driving purpose behind everything we do. HOW DO WE DO THAT? BY: PURSUING GOD PURSUING RELATIONSHIP PURSUING MISSION PURSUING GENEROSITY PURSUING SIMPLICITY WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? 6

PURSUE GOD Our highest value is to know God and to grow in our faith in God personally and in our homes. As individuals, families, small groups, home churches and church leaders we will practice the presence of Jesus on a moment by moment basis seeking His wisdom and direction, responding obediently to His assignments and calling on Him for His help in all things, knowing that unless the Lord is with us, our labors are in vain. Our faith will not be private but we will live out our faith at home, with our family and/or a few like-minded friends. COMBINED AVERAGE WEEKEND CAMPUS WORSHIP SERVICE ATTENDANCE throughout the 2013-14 ministry year totaled: (including local live streaming) 7,182 PURSUING GOD BEYOND THE WEEKEND SERVICE Our large worship gatherings are a wonderful way to worship and serve God together, but we also have a desire to go deeper in our relationship with Jesus and discover more of who He has created us to be and what He has called us to do. Toward that end, many people 5 CAMPUSES engaged in ongoing learning and growth experiences throughout the year, such as: CENTRAL NORTHWEST AIRDRIE GENERAL LEARNING AND GROWTH EVENTS 2,936 ATTENDEES BRIDGELAND RETREATS, CAMPS AND CONFERENCES 6,279 ATTENDEES SOUTH MINISTRY GATHERINGS (INCLUDED SOME LEARNING AND GROWTH) 2,302 ATTENDEES 28 HOUSE CHURCHES LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT GATHERINGS (TRAINING AND COACHING) 440 ATTENDEES 1 NEW CANADIAN FRIENDSHIP CENTRE 7

GO & MAKE DISCIPLES ENCOUNTER GOD WEEKEND Jesus said, Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. The Encounter God Weekend Matthew 28:18-20 NSV has become a regular part of our church year, taking place every We want to ensure that new Christians are supported and encouraged, spring and fall with an average of and to that end we had 26 new people join a discipleship process each 45 people attending. This intensive month, with an average of 341 people participating in a discipleship relationship each month. Other ministries designed specifically to help experience combines large group new Christians establish a solid spiritual foundation included: teaching, personal listening prayer, and small group (2-3 people) WHY BELIEVE SERIES (12 WEEKS) 84 ATTENDEES sharing and prayer. The topics 1-1 DISCIPLESHIP (INTENSIVE LEARNING FOR 6-8 MONTHS) 19 COMPLETED deal both with our sin and our woundedness, and many who participated experienced a much Some ways that we pursued ongoing discipleship included 130 people deeper level of forgiveness, healing who participated in the Bible Reading Challenge, about 60 who were and freedom in their lives. Thanks part of the Scripture Memory Challenge, 90 who engaged in the two Encounter God weekends, and almost 500 adults at various Learning be to God! May many more of us and Growth classes. come and encounter God, and receive all that He has for us! “It’s a beautiful and powerful way 2013-14 STATISTICAL HIGHLIGHTS to give God room/time to speak into our lives, to heal, empower, and restore.” “It gets rid of all the garbage and 1124 CSC MEMBERS gives the Holy Spirit a chance to start again in our lives.” 180 BAPTISMS IN 52 BABY DEDICATIONS THE MINISTRY YEAR 168* RECORDED DECISIONS FOR CHRIST 2685 ITK NEWSLETTER * are two other individuals who have made decisions that are Based on previous years, for every recorded decision there 8 SUBSCRIPTIONS not officially recorded.

CSC ON THE WEB: COUNTRIES THAT STREAMED 20,800 CHURCH ONLINE WEEKLY VIRAL IMPRESSIONS OF OUR POSTS LOCAL LIVE STREAMING Weekly The number of times users saw our posts via stories published by their friends. In order to facilitate the pursuit of God (Total Count) for persons who could not attend CSC worship services, and to communicate God’s truth to the wider world via the internet, CSC commenced live- 2688 streaming of each Central Campus worship service in January, 2012 and FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS has steadily grown each year. This year an average of 1200 people watched our stream weekly online in the Calgary Area. 322 INTERNATIONAL LIVE TWITTER FOLLOWERS STREAMING Average of 2,536 in 80 countries per month SOCIAL MEDIA VIDEO ON DEMAND 1,151,925 VOD sermons were watched an average of 95,993 per month. CANADA USA MEXICO HONG KONG INDIA TOP STREAMING COUNTRIES 9

PURSING GOD WITH THE LAUNCH OF A SOUTH CAMPUS PROVINCIAL FISH CREEK PARK God continued to expand the reach of Centre The first months saw many folks from the Street Church in 2013/14 with the launch of ‘central’ campus attending to support the a South Campus. Early in 2013, leaders of initiative, and to see if this campus might Connexion church asked Centre Street Church become their community. During this phase leadership to pray about joining them to reach we saw close to 300 people attending each out to those living in the south Calgary. Through weekend. This has now ‘settled’ down to ST. MARY’S UNIVERSITY many conversations and much prayer, the around 180-200 regular attendees on a typical MACLEOD TRAIL SE COLLEGE leadership of Connexion Church and Centre Sunday morning. Part of the culture we are Street Church became convinced that God trying to cultivate at South Campus is that was leading towards this end, and in January every believer can ‘hear’ from Holy Spirit. We 2014 Centre Street Church officially launched a regularly model this in the service, encouraging South Campus. people to be ‘expectant’ in their walk with the Lord (what is God saying?), and to obey in simple faith and trust. We have heard numerous “God-stories” from people as they respond to the Lord. 10

PURSUE RELATIONSHIPS Small Groups Link Arms Following Christ’s example, we will pursue relationships with a group On Mission of Christ-followers for mutual encouragement and prayer and to spur one another on to prayerfully pursue relationships with seekers in our sphere of Ten small groups in the SW came together to influence with the hope of one day sharing our love for Jesus with them. This plan and put together a Stampede Breakfast is the essence of a Biblically functioning community – people IN community at the Strathcona Community Centre. 50 – reaching THEIR community which includes their sphere of influence at work, volunteers gave of their time to spearhead school or neighborhood. this event. On an absolutely beautiful day we started the morning with prayer at 7 am and by 8:30 am everything was set-up and people This past ministry year we continued to started coming in by 9 am and by the time we make progress in seeing people at each finished at 11:30 am we had fed about a 1000 of our regional campuses and in various people. Shine FM was in attendance. We had departmental ministries (children, youth, face painters, balloon ladies, bouncy castles, young adults, men’s, women’s, recovery, tables with Bibles, Why books and Christian special needs) be part of a group in or near literature. We had invited a Christian street their community or at CSC and participate in performance team to come and share the impacting their community. gospel message through Drime, one act plays and sharing about Christ’s sacrifice on the cross. CSC has sensed a growing importance They kept people riveted for two and a half to be “Inwardly Strong Disciples” that are hours with the Gospel message. We had great “Outwardly Mission Focused.” As a result conversations about Jesus with the folks that CSC community groups are expected to attended and out of these conversations three demonstrate the love of Christ beyond the people accepted the Lord. It was so exciting boundaries of their group through externally- and the highlight of the day. We promoted focused ministry. Alpha and lots of people signed up to join an AS THE MINISTRY YEAR CAME Alpha group. Each one of our volunteers truly exemplified being the Hands and Feet of Jesus. TO AN END IN JUNE, WE CELEBRATE: 472 COMMUNITY GROUPS OF ALL AGES WERE MEETING WITH 5,665 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATING AND 1013 LEADERS LEADING 1189 COMMUNITY GROUP EXTERNALLY FOCUSED INITIATIVES 11

Coming back to God We recently received a call from a young woman in crisis, as she was dealing with a lot of relationship stress both personally and at work. She shared how she was looking for a place of belonging and that she wanted to come back to God. We prayed together on the phone and she sought forgiveness and healing from God. She has since connected with a couple of the ministries CSC offers for women. There is nothing more rewarding than being one link in the chain, whereby the body of Christ helps another feel valued in the eyes of God and connected to Him. It is so exciting that this woman has joined us at CSC! May she feel the warmth and love of Christ and His unconditional acceptance. A True Friend A woman in our South Campus congregation recently shared how she had been spending quite a bit of time with a friend who was a Muslim. She loved her friend dearly and was praying she would come to know Jesus, which she just recently did! Now, they are not only friends, but meet regularly for discipleship. Feeling Loved We received an account from a woman who comes with her two boys to our New Canadian Friendship Centre almost every day! She is from Iraq originally, then moved to Syria. Now she lives here, in Canada. She says that she has never felt so much love, concern and care as she feels at NCFC. Wow! All praise to our great God and Savior! Work in the Lord is never in vain! Baptism in the Cold Recently, a young man from one of our Home Churches decided that he should be baptized and wanted it to happen at the river. His desire was that the experience would demonstrate his commitment to following Jesus no matter what the circumstances. He did not want outside influences to dictate his obedience to Jesus, so on a cold October evening, his close friends gathered at the river to witness his baptism. Glory to God! 12

PURSUE MISSION We will actively seek to assist our people to identify their unique role in the ‘mission’ God has called us all to pursue which is to ‘introduce people to Jesus Christ and to help them become fully devoted followers of Christ’ and then to take all reasonable steps to prepare, encourage and resource them to carry out these works of service (Ephesians 2:10) and to celebrate, in a public way, what God is doing in and through them. At the core of missional living is a commitment to make disciples for Jesus by being evangelistic and sharing the good news of Jesus, which happened in and through CSC Young Adults Impacting during 2013-14 in a multitude of ways, including: Forest Lawn Jesus Church Forest Lawn: Five young adults moved into Forest WORSHIP SERVICES SMALL GROUPS Lawn to start a missional community. They are now ministering to many families in their area, and making YOUNG ADULT JESUS CHURCH FRIENDSHIP & RELATIONAL NETWORKS an impact. Monday nights and Thursday nights they do outreaches ESL BIBLE STUDIES MTO EVENTS to the kids in the area and are averaging 60-80 kids. Sunday evenings they are doing an outdoor BAPTISMS FUNERALS service in the park. They meet as a group 1-2 times a week for prayer, WEDDINGS RECOVERY SESSIONS and huddles. Lunches for OVER THE INTERNET CHILDREN’S SUMMER DAY CAMPS Buchanan School DOWNTOWN EVANGELISM COLLEGE MINISTRY Members of our congregation have been regularly providing lunches for the students of Buchanan school. COMMUNITY BARBECUES WOMEN’S SHOW We have staff members involved as well as community groups. What a CHILDREN’S WEEKEND MINISTRY IMMIGRANT OUTREACHES benefit and blessing to that school community, as we provide for their needs in a tangible way, showing NEW CANADIAN FRIENDSHIP CENTRE YOUTH SUPER GROUPS them the love of Jesus. OUTREACH PRESENCE AT NEW AGE FAIRS 13

INTERNATIONAL GLOBAL MINISTRIES Church planting around the world Throughout the year a strategic partnership was solidified with WorldServe in the planting of 20 house churches in Cuba, which began in June of 2014. A Youth team from Central Campus was sent to minister alongside NEW! existing churches and these new CUBA church planters. Church planting was also pursued through our partners in Nepal, Cambodia, South Africa and India. This was the second year of a seven year commitment translating the Bible in Nepal. “Wambra” is a base language for seven other languages which will be the succeeding Bible WE CELEBRATE GOD’S WORK AROUND THE WORLD translations. 15 INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES / 13 NATIONAL AGENCIES / 11 LOCAL AGENCIES / 29 MISSIONARIES and 100 individuals served on short term mission teams with our partner churches in Mexico, Ukraine, India, Nepal and South Africa. Youth MTO’s served in Vancouver, Calgary and Cuba. BIBLE TRANSLATION We are becoming increasingly aware of issues requiring Restorative Justice, not the least of which is the increase of Human Trafficking taking place right here in Calgary. We are working with agencies such as Sparrow House and Sonshine Community Services, both of which take a holistic approach to restoration. We have learned from Joy Johnson-Green, Executive Director Immigrant and indigenous women are preferred targets as are single moms, whose children are 30 of Sonshine that human trafficking volumes increase radically during Stampede week, that 14 often used as leverage by the predators. PARTNER CHURCHES

ENGLISH CLASSES CANADIAN CULTURAL EXPLORATIONS SEWING CLASSES POTLUCKS - THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS YOUTH NIGHTS CSC BUS FOR CHRISTMAS LIGHT TOUR CLOTHING BOUTIQUE CHRISTMAS CHOIR & ORCHESTRA PRODUCTION SUPPORTING NEW CITIZENSHIP CLASSES CANADIANS THROUGH RESUME WRITING ASSISTANCE OUR FIRST YEAR OF COMPUTER CLASSES OPERATION 2013-14 STATISTICAL HIGHLIGHTS Mission Through Sewing Suki and Jan taught sewing and ESL to Han, Xian and Karen at NCFC. After they accepted Christ, they worked with Anita and Helen to start an ESL Alpha class so that they could grow in their faith. Other ladies from the ESL and Sewing classes (from Hindu 20-50 and other faiths) joined in the class. Our sewing and quilting volunteer leader Suki, VOLUNTEERS shared with us a beautiful analogy she got to make in her class. One of the students said “I didn’t do a good job sewing this part and it’s very ugly. How can I cover it up?” Suki 11,000 EACH DAY explained to her that her life was ugly and she tried to cover it up too, but she couldn’t. As Suki went on to talk about her life now with Jesus and how He covered the ugliness, VISITORS another student completed her sentence and said “that’s why now she is joyful!” Three of the ladies in this class have accepted Christ. Elfrieda and Dunya 12 Elfrieda, an elderly childcare volunteer, regularly has Dunya, a young Muslim mother over to her house. Dunya is from Iraq originally, and then moved to Syria. Now she is SALVATION here, in Canada. She said that she has never felt so much love, concern and care as 5 DECISIONS she feels at NCFC. Nowhere she has been, has she felt what she feels here. Dunya 15 15 15 said she and her boys love being here with us. BAPTISMS

ALPHA Alpha Canada, in partnership with numerous Alberta churches, together implemented the Alberta 2013 Alpha initiative. In the spring of 2013, Centre Street Church (CSC) made the decision to participate in this Alpha initiative. The leadership of CSC began to communicate the Alpha opportunity through all campuses and ministry departments in order to rally support and identify leaders who would lead Alpha courses in the fall. We began to promote Alpha to our church in the spring of 2013, and throughout the summer, we assisted our Alpha leaders to secure venues for the Alpha courses and to invite participants. Most of our CSC Alpha courses began late September and concluded in November. Alpha experiences took place in a wide array of Alpha venues and across various age: youth in supergroups; Grade 5/6 ministry; students at SAIT; young adults in pubs; adults in homes, pubs, church chapel, community halls and restaurants; seniors in care facilities; Servants Anonymous Society; and co-workers at work over lunch hours. It was very encouraging to see what took place through this Alpha project. Never before have we seen so many CSC leaders and pastors move out into the community in pursuit of our mission to introduce people to Jesus. Alpha Bears Fruit ALPHA 2013 • Russell and Arlene were two unchurched people who were BY THE NUMBERS highly impacted by Alpha. They said they came because they were in a safe place (restaurant)—and were impressed by the warmth of the 82 ALPHA GROUPS environment. Russ gave his heart to the Lord at the Holy Spirit Weekend, 16 ALPHA COURSES WHICH WILL CONTINUE MEETING IN SOME FORM and Arlene, so touched by the 33 UNIQUE VENUES gospel, wanted and received another copy of Alpha to share with her 683 CHRISTIAN PARTICIPANTS teenage children. 327 NON-CHRISTIAN PARTICIPANTS • This past spring the Alpha group at the Wing Kei Care Centre had 38 registrations, including about 9 non- 23 PRAYED TO RECEIVE CHRIST AS SAVIOR believing guests. One guest received 190 MADE SIGNIFICANT SPIRITUAL DECISIONS Christ and began to attend the Chinese Evangelical Free Church. 16

GOD AT WORK IN OUR CAMPUSES In order to be “in community to reach your community”, CSC established campuses in Central Calgary, NW Calgary, Bridgeland, Airdrie and South Calgary. NORTHWEST CAMPUS AIRDRIE CAMPUS KIDS PURSUING GOD THROUGH BIBLE MEMORY PURSUING GOD THROUGH BAPTISM AND BABY DEDICATION Children’s ministry staff and volunteers started a new Awana Thirteen people were baptized in the 2013 – 2014 year. A desire to further discipleship ministry at NWC this year (18 children/9 volunteers, pursue their relationship with Christ was discernible, as these people emphasis upon Bible memorization). Some kids asked their parents stepped out and publicly declared their heart for Jesus and desire to walk several times a week if it’s time to go to Awana. Tuck Shop is a program with Him. The Airdrie Campus also celebrated 12 baby dedications. where kids earn church moolah for bringing their Bible and memorizing Scripture - redeeming for small prizes. They love it and more than half BUILDING MOMENTUM THROUGH ALPHA are bringing their Bibles to church. During the Fall Alpha campaign, the Airdrie Campus facilitated a Small Group Alpha as well as a Youth Alpha. These two groups totaled 130 PURSUING GOD IN WORSHIP people. The Youth Alpha served as a momentum builder for what God Worship Academy, a ministry purposed to help youth grow in their love is doing in our youth world. We saw a great picture of inter-generational to worship God and use their gifts to lead others into His presence, ministry and spiritual growth among our youth. has now completed 3 years. Two new worship teams have formed at NWC out of this ministry. This past year, our worship leaders attended DEVELOPING RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH CAMPING a Hillsong conference in LA. This time was truly a turning point for us In July 2013, Airdrie Campus held its 2nd Annual Family Campout at Camp and I believe our expression of worship at Northwest Campus. We Harmattan. The weekend was hugely successful and experienced growth experienced a freedom and excitement in worship unlike ever before, over the previous year. It served as a great way for new families to get and I believe each person was inspired to lead with the same freedom connected as well as current families to strengthen their relationships. and passion. Approximately 150 campers attended from the Airdrie Campus family and an additional 50 drove out for the Sunday Morning Celebration and Baptism NORTHWEST EXPANSION UPDATE Service. Friendships were not only deepened through shared experience (an 9 hole round of golf, children’s ministry games and relays, a BBQ cook- out), but many new and lasting friendships were created between adults, Throughout 2013-14 CSC continued to work in partnership with the kids, and families alike! The term ‘(AC) Family’ genuinely lives up to its name. Damkar family towards the development of a new campus facility in Bearspaw for our NW Regional ministry. Near the end of the ministry year the RockyView Council approved rezoning the land in question AIRDRIE EXPANSION UPDATE to permit construction of a church facility. An application has been submitted to subdivide 10 acres for this purpose. CSC agreed to purchase 20 acres in NE Airdrie for the eventual development of an Airdrie Regional Campus church facility. It is anticipated that this transaction will be completed sometime in 17 the Fall of 2014.

CENTRAL CAMPUS BRIDGELAND CAMPUS THE CORE – REACHING DOWNTOWN YOUNG PROFESSIONALS REVIVAL IN SENIORS HOME The Core is a missional community that started two years ago to reach A group from our Bridgeland Campus holds a worship service in the downtown young professionals for Christ. It started with a handful Spruce Lodge Seniors Home every two weeks. These services include of Christians living and working downtown; now they are 60-80 young hymn-sings and a sermon. Many people have been touched by adults aged 25-40. Four leaders live in a “discipleship” house downtown these services and responded to altar calls. Recently, three seniors where they have an open door policy. People have come to know recommitted their lives to Jesus and others stayed for healing prayer. Christ, lives are changed, and people are a part of community. Praise the Lord! One young boy who came to play for the worship service responded as well. He is now meeting with his music teacher CHILDREN LISTEN TO GOD for lessons and discipleship! It will be so exciting to see how God uses these worship services to continue to impact people and bring Often, in our grade school area of Children’s ministry, we invite children them closer to Him. to pray and then be silent in order to listen if God wants to speak to them. During a time of listening prayer a grade four girl, said she heard God tell her she would “speak My name to all the nations”. So STAMPEDE BREAKFAST we blessed her in that and affirmed that call and told her to keep her Bridgeland Regional is committed to pursuing mission both locally eyes open in this current mission field for chances to share as she looks and globally. The Annual Stampede Breakfast was very successful; ahead to where God will lead her. She revealed she had already been 2,500 people came out. We had a wonderful team of volunteers reaching out to peers at her school. who worked in shifts. This was great for building up the church YOUTH SUPERGROUPS IMPACT GROWS community, and working together is a great way of getting to know others. The Main Dish provided chefs; Starbucks provided free Our Youth SuperGroups have seen a 100% increase since they started coffee, La Brezza and a chiropractor provided their parking lots; and in 2010. This past year, they blessed others through 165 outward focused other businesses in the area provided door prizes. People came from events. We celebrate the 23 youth who committed their life to Christ, all over the neighbourhood and the city. This year the addition of and the 20 youth that were baptized through these groups! Gabe, bouncy houses and straw bales for seating encouraged people to Erick and Gabby are three grade 12 students who began inviting their not only eat but to stay around and enjoy the morning. Following friends to join their SuperGroup. Four years later, they have multiplied to the flood last year we continue to be known in the community. The six unique communities. God is at work in the lives of these SuperGroup local senior’s home sent two buses of its residents to the breakfast communities that continue to live up, in and out in their pursuit of Jesus. and Local city officials shared in the accomplishments of a community that had pulled together through the disaster. 18

SOUTH CALGARY HOUSE CHURCHES VOLUNTEERS FOR MEXICO GROWING IN IMPACT As this report is being written, plans are under way for the South As of June 30th 2014, The Edge House Church Network included 28 Campus to lead a ‘family mission trip’ (inter-generational) to Mexico. House Churches (HCs) and Missional Teams (MTs) located in all four At this point we have 40 people from the South Campus who have quadrants of the city and surrounding communities, as well as Medicine engaged in the initial ‘sign up’ phase indicating that they will be Hat, Lacombe, and the Vancouver Area; involving approximately 360 participating in this MTO experience. This number includes families and people. people of all ages. PURSUING GOD IN RETREAT ON MISSION THROUGH “SERVE DAY” Four people were baptized in August of 2013. Our House Churches have We hosted two events to engage in mission (taking the church into worked together to identify the process Jesus used to make disciples, our community) this past summer. The first event SERVE DAY involved as well as the major issues He dealt with during that process, in order to over 80 people in practical acts of service in our community. We establish a model for making disciples that we can trust based on Jesus’ ended the ‘service’ part of the day with a BBQ where we invited own life and method. House Church and Ministry Team leaders met for everyone who lived in a condo complex located across the street a retreat in November of 2013, focusing on disciple-making, mission and from St. Mary’s University College. Several neighboring families came spiritual formation. and relational connections were made. Six weeks later we hosted a Stampede Breakfast in a secondary condo complex (we again HOUSE CHURCHES ON MISSION TOGETHER! invited everyone from the other condo complex). More relational connections were made. We believe that the people living in these In March of 2014, several people from the Edge traveled together to condo complexes are people we need to strategically reach out meet people from the Vancouver area who have been interested in to. Our desire would be for a missional community to form who House Churches. The very first meeting with them was in a home where intentionally prays, seeks the Lord and responds to how God leads the hosts invited a neighbor, and one of our team had the privilege of them to engage with these, our neighbors. leading them to the Lord that night. At this point they have five home churches in various communities and have baptized five new believers. 19

PURSUE GENEROSITY We will be increasingly generous by blessing, equipping and providing resources to assist those God has called to take the love of Jesus in very practical ways to our communities, city, nation and world. Ways we will bless, equip and provide resources include – finances, mentoring tools, personnel, and practical ministry support in such areas as – car repairs, furniture, clothing and building supplies. VOLUNTEERISM In 2013-14 CSC recorded a total of 1906 volunteers who formally participated in one or more CSC ministries. 1906 939 148,664 VOLUNTEERS NEW VOLUNTEERS HOURS OF PARTICIPATED PROCESSED VOLUNTEER MINISTRY Flood Relief One of the biggest generosity responses by CSC was the flood relief efforts throughout the summer of 2013. Not only did CSC lend use of the building as a response centre in conjunction with the city of Calgary for over two weeks, but over $100,000 was given by CSC folks and was distributed through partners like Samaritan’s Purse, Sonshine Centre and the Mustard Seed. A dinner for displaced folks was supplied through the Drop Inn Centre served at the old Quality Hotel and many folks were helped with food, clothing, bedding and furniture. Each day for over a month a bus load of CSC people left central campus for a day to volunteer in flood relief in Calgary, High River and the Siksika Reservation. Caring for Moms & Tots Bridgeland Regional has allowed the Bridgeland Moms & Tots group to use the Bridgeland facilities free of charge and the Calgary Women’s Emergency Shelter to use the facilities for a conference and Santa’s Workshop. We also support the Pregnancy Care Centre and Samaritans Purse. We continue to visit care facilities in our area: to visit residents, sing carols, hold services, and host interagency meetings. Responding to World Disasters Typhoon Haiyan, one of the deadliest tropical cyclones in recorded history, hit the Philippines with tremendous ferocity on November 8, 2013. With more than 6,300 reported dead and thousands left homeless and destitute, CSC partnered with Samaritan’s Purse in a disaster relief effort. Your generosity in the prior year allowed us to give $10,000 in immediate aid. Following the disaster, you truly gave generously with donating $137,394.43 to assist in temporary shelters, food, 20 water and clothing.

FINANCIAL GIVING Faithful giving of financial resources is a core indicator of missional commitment to Christ who calls his followers to give generously in support of his kingdom purposes. THIS PAST MINISTRY YEAR A TOTAL OF: $15,468,762 A GIVING INCREASE OF WAS GIVEN TO CSC 4.6%+ IN SUPPORT OF OUR LOCAL CHURCH MISSION: VARIOUS MINISTRIES OVER THE PREVIOUS MINISTRY YEAR The missional endeavours of our 5 campuses and 28 house churches. CITY MISSION: The missional endeavours of our Calgary partner agencies, city missionaries and our New Canadian Friendship Centre. NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MISSION: The missional endeavours ofbour partner agencies, churches and missionaries. HUB MINISTRY: The support of our missional endeavours through departments like: Communications, Technology, Building Services, CSC’S GLOCAL GENEROSITY VISION 2014-2015 2022-2023 40 % 30 % 60 % HUB 70 % HUB GLOCAL MINISTRY GLOCAL MINISTRY MISSIONAL MISSIONAL 21

YOU GAVE OVER $2.5 MILLION TO IMPACT LIVES LOCALLY AND AROUND THE WORLD... IN ADDITION, BECAUSE OF YOUR GENEROSITY, THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS WERE COMPLETED. INTERNATIONAL GENEROSITY Cuba – Ministry Training Centre $25,000 $18,000 Cuba – Leadership Training and Study Bibles Cuba – Prison Chaplaincy and Day Camp Tent $20,000 El Salvador – Water Wells $10,000 Haiti – Church Reconstruction $15,000 India – Microfinance and Skills Training $35,000 $413,400 Mexico – Clothing for Prison Ministry and Daycare Workers $27,400 $8,500 Mexico – Church Planting TOTAL Moldova – Urban Youth Centre and Outreach Offices $24,000 Nepal – Bible Translation $25,000 Pakistan - Church Building and Community Centre $38,000 Philippines & Namibia – Pastoral Livelihood Projects $10,500 South Africa – Funds for New Building Construction $135,000 South Africa – Farm Truck Purchase $22,000 NATIONAL LOCAL GENEROSITY GENEROSITY $45,000 $36,200 TOTAL TOTAL RockRidge Camp – Walk-in Freezer $15,000 Affordable Housing – Four suites $8,800 First Nations Outreach Ministry $10,000 Affordable Housing - house $20,000 Montreal Church Plant/Summer Outreach $20,000 Youth Discipleship – tire machine $7,400 22

PURSUE SIMPLICITY We believe that in this next era God is calling us to ‘let go and let God’ grow His kingdom organically (all by itself through God’s people responding to the Spirit’s leading). While we will prayerfully pursue God’s direction for our future as a church and make plans accordingly, we see these plans being more global and organic in nature rather than highly detailed and linear in nature. This means ministry will be far less program and event-oriented and far more diversified, decentralized, unpredictable, in flux and messy. It also means we will be more focused on where we invest our resources and time, doing less better, simplifying and slowing down the pace of our corporate and individual lives by intentionally spending more of our time in our community ‘on mission’ and being the church in our community, city and world. FOCUSING ON PRAYER Prayers of Children Pastor Henry has spoken of the necessity and simplicity of prayer. This past We are so excited when little ones accept Jesus as their year labour has been extended toward creating prayer experiences for our personal Saviour. The simple faith of a child is really a beautiful people to engage in. Two all-campus Concerts of Prayer and two Seek- thing! His-Face Prayer Gatherings were held at Central Campus; the Pathways We heard recently about a little girl, who prayed with her of Prayer mid week prayer meeting happened at Central; and a learning daddy, that God would come into her heart. What an experience called Deeper – Learning to Hear God’s Voice for oneself and incredible blessing for her parents to be there for that special for others was offered. The Altar Prayer Partners ministry received new moment. There is much rejoicing in Heaven! Glory to God! leadership at Central, improving its serve. DELIVERANCE THROUGH PRAYER When Young Adults Pray The ministry of prayer is expressed in the life of our church mostly in hidden One Young Adult leader said: “The highlight of my year was ways. One such way is through deliverance and divine healing. This past our first prayer night. It was so transparent, so real, so powerful. year Eunice was healed of the debilitating illness of fibromyalgia having Just spending one to two hours together on our faces before suffered for over 20 years; Brenda was healed of MS; Donna was healed the Lord was so incredible. I learned so much about prayer of severe headaches. Our altar prayer partners see people healed of and continue to in this group.” Eighteen young adults camped emotional and spiritual bondages on a weekly basis. Our Encounter God out in a host home in an Encounter God weekend. One young and Freedom Sessions ministries see people dramatically achieving new woman recalls: “The repenting of my sins, and being able to levels of freedom as they learn the power of Jesus’ words, “IF you hold to confess them safely to others was so refreshing! It transformed my teaching you will demonstrate you are my disciples; THEN you will know my life and the way I see freedom in Christ.” the truth and the truth will set you free.” CSC’S PRAYER MINISTRY TEAMS INCLUDE: altar prayer, healing (anointing) prayer, telecare, E-Prayer and transformational prayer. 23

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