LCN is a network of churches with a passion to make 1,000,000 new disciples by 2025.
May 2018
Disciple-Making Doesn’t Happen by Accident, It’s Intentional
Brett Karanovich, Catalyst of the Local Center in Richmond, Indiana, shares his thoughts on disciple-making. Disciple-making is an intentional process as you pour into the lives of others. Lead by example as you ask your congregation to make disciples. 
Local Center Leader Training Coming Up!
The next Local Center Leader Training will be in Richmond, Indiana on August 13-14. This is a valuable opportunity to discover what goes into launching and running a successful Local Center. This session will help potential Local Center leaders learn LCN's strategy to make one million new disciples by 2025. 

When: August 13-14
Where: Richmond, Indiana
13 : Christ United Church
3430 Backmeyer Road
Richmond, Indiana 47374
14 : Harmony of Avon
5693 Broyles Road
Avon, Indiana 46123
Key Contacts:
  • Jeremy Hudelson (Indiana Training Coordinator)
  • Brett Karanovich (Richmond Local Center Catalyst)
  • Jon Lilly (Indianapolis Local Center Catalyst)

There are more training sessions in the upcoming months so look for one in your area.
Join Us for Refuel 2018
Joey Cook, Catalyst of the Local Center in Conway, Arkansas, invites you to the Refuel Conference in Lynchburg, Virginia this October. This free conference is an opportunity for pastors and their staff members to be renewed and refreshed. This time of insightful teaching and encouragement is not to be missed! We hope you will join us. 

Click here for more information.
Local Centers: Sharing, Networking and Partnering with Area Churches
Andrew Hart, shares his experience with leading a Local Center in Schenectady, New York. Local Centers provide a unique opportunity for local pastors to gather, share and pray for one another. The relationships formed through a Local Center can lead to pastoral encouragement, greater community outreach and ultimately making new disciples. 
Webinar on Making New Disciples Cross-Culturally, Part 2 - May 21 at 11am EDT
In this two-part webinar series, LCN pastors will engage in a conversation about the most effective principles to implement in your church to make new disciples cross-culturally. 

Whether you are a Caucasian pastor, African American pastor, Latino pastor, Asian pastor or pastor of other ethnicity, we have all been given the same commission, Matthew 28:19-20, to “make disciples of all nations”.

This is not a conversation about diversity in the local church. But rather, it is a conversation about how to reach all people in your community with the gospel and about how to make new disciples using biblical principles and practical strategies. 

In “Part 2" of our series, we will hear from three lead pastors who have recognized the need to reach all people regardless of race, religion, culture or socioeconomic class. Each of them has strategically implemented several key principles that have helped them to reach across cultures and ethnicities. You will hear their stories and what they have done.

This 1 hour and 15 minute webinar will include a wealth of wisdom from Will Gravely, Jim Eaton and Andy Zivojinovic as well as a time of Q&A from our participants.

We hope you will join us.
LCN Resources
Did you miss Part 1 of the webinar on Making New Disciples Cross-Culturally we held last month? Not to worry. Visit the LCN Resources page to watch the video. This page has a variety of resources available to our Local Center leaders and members. From videos and instructional materials to nametags and banners, there are many helpful downloads as you grow your Local Center.

Click here for more. 
New Local Center Launch - Tampa, FL
Location: Sea Glass Church
202 Flamingo Drive, Apollo Beach, FL
Catalyst - David Oates
Main Contact - Marsha Tyler
(813) 774-4333
Member Church Feature - Cleveland Community Church - Clayton, NC

Every month, we will feature a member church of LCN, highlighting the ways it makes disciples in its community. This month, we learn more about Cleveland Community Church of Clayton, North Carolina led by Pastor Matt Fry.

Click  here   to read more. 
Liberty Baptist Fellowship Update
Liberty Baptist Fellowship (LBF) was first established in 1982 when several graduates of the seminary expressed their desire to become chaplains in the United States Armed Forces. Under the leadership of Dr. Elmer Towns, Dr. Charlie Davidson and now Dr. Steven Keith, LBF has been the endorsing agency for hundreds of chaplains. 

Click here to read the latest LBF newsletter.
Local Center Meetings in May
For a detailed list of all upcoming events at Local Centers, visit our website. Local Centers are hubs where LCN members can be coached, networked, and resourced on how to become better disciple-making churches.
It is also the place where LCN members network to plant local churches and invite other churches to be a part of the LCN family. 
Interested in joining the network?
Interested in leading a local center?
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