As some may know we are planting a new NJ church in the Somerset/Middlesex County area of New Jersey geared toward the next generation of dating singles and young families. Why another NJ church? Aren’t there enough evangelical churches in New Jersey for those looking to find a NJ church? If you are in the process of choosing a church in NJ you would know that this is absolutely not the case, and that is one of the main reasons for our church plant. Please pray for us as we seek to juggle our Christian singles dating/outreach site and our NJ church?
Our NJ Church Name
I am so excited about this new church in NJ because our Core Team has finally chosen a name. We are calling it OASIS! Since our vision is to reach the frustrated, lonely and stressed out the TEAM agreed that ~this would be a cool name. We are actually planning two services from the get go: One for the 15-25 year old set on Saturday evenings, and one on Sunday for all. Both NJ church services will be contemporary with great multimedia, drama and relevant, Bible based messages geared toward each audience.
If you have a heart for lost people and want to use your spiritual gifts for Jesus, just give us a holler. We are looking for Christians with musical, teaching, multimedia, counseling and administrative gifts. Getting involved with our NJ church from the ground floor up will be one of the most exciting and fulfilling spiritual experiences of your life. I guarantee it!
of course, we know know that in whatever we do, whether it be looking for that perfectmatch of a date or trying to build a church in New Jersey from scratch, unless we are surrendered to the Lord and His leading, we’re bound to fail.
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~Except the LORD build the house, they labor in vain that build it~Psalms 127:1
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I am planning a new church plant for new singles and families. Yes, I’m crazy. And yes, our vision is to plant a thriving church from scratch and watch God do outrageous things in the New York Metropolitan area. I am really psyched because we are now forming our church plant Core Team. What church plant Core Team you may ask? Well actually it’s just little old me so far. Funny thing is I have no idea where these people for our church plant Team are going to be coming from, but I am believing God for just the right kinds of folks. Want to join us?
Why Plant a Church With Singles in Mind?
I hear these questions often from Christians:
- Why a church plant?
- Why plant a church with singles in mind?
The answers to these questions are quite simple:
First, planting new churches is by far the most effective way to reach new people for Jesus.
Second, Jesus commands us in the Great Commission to make disciples of all nations. In response to this in Acts we see the disciples witnessing and planting churches all over the place. A true New Testament church is a living organism that should be ever growing and reproducing itself. Church plants simply follow the normal pattern we see in Scripture.
Third, there are more hungry people in NJ who need to hear the Gospel than there are churches to reach them. Since our Saviour wants lost people found, and He says the harvest is plentiful, we intend to reach them, and to reach them by the thousands through church plants.
Lastly, our church plant will be focusing on singles and their families, and will be open to all people from all ethnic backgrounds. Why? As we noted earlier, singles (singles never married, single parents, divorced singles, 20 somethings and other single adults) are the most unchurched group of people in all parts of the world. In fact, one of the goals of Christian Dating Service Plus was to reach out to these souls. And take a look at these recent US Census findings on singles:
- 49% of all US homes are headed by single men (46%) and single women (54%)
- 50% of the US adult population (that’s 90 million) is single, with 60% percent of these having never been married and 30 million living alone as singles. That’s a lot of lonely singles folks!
- 15 million single parents are living with their children. 80% of the time it’s single moms with the kids as opposed to single dads. Think there’s a need for single parenting tips?
When I read these facts I not only see the many needs of singles, but also sense tremendous opportunities to spread the Good News!
Please pray for us as we begin making strategic plans for our NJ church plant. We need all the help ( spiritual, financial, physical) we can get, but we just know God will provide. Live in the NJ/NY area and want to be part of a church plant from the very beginning? Please email us.
Share your own thoughts on church plants?
David Butler, the author of this article, is the creator of Christian Dating Service Plus, and will soon be graduating from Liberty Seminary with a Master’s Degree in Church Planting and Evangelism. For more personal info see our About Us Page.
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