MULTIPLY MADRID NETWORK
Summary
Spain is one of the most challenging environments for the evangelical church – mostly due to its complicated religious history as well as its current secular/post-Christendom mind-set. With this in mind, the goal is to start a ministry in Madrid, Spain that will be fully functioning and self-propagating. The long-term goal is for this church/ministry to serve as the launch pad for further ministry throughout Spain.
Cost
The project cost for a year is $15,000.
Project # 42.30510
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Multiply Madrid Network is part of EuropeX, the innovation and strategy initiative of 3W Leadership Network. Alejandro and Carmen De Francisco, missionaries to Spain and pastors of En Mi Lugar Church in Madrid, are dedicated to planting and multiplying churches in Spain, a spiritually challenging mission field where the Protestant church faces significant opposition. Multiply Madrid Network is aimed at transforming Spain with the message of Jesus Christ through its four pillars: Outreach, Discipleship, Leadership Development, and Church Multiplication.
Vision
Vision
En Mi Lugar Church locations will be multiplied throughout Spain, with the goal 10 churches in 25 years. Each subsequent church plant will provide leadership and assistance for new church plants. These churches will create a network in Madrid and throughout Spain.
STRATEGY
Church plants begin with cell groups in houses that focus on building healthy relationships. As core to these groups, church leaders have identified the following three elements as critical for ministry their unique, secular culture:
- Teaching the foundations of the Christian faith
- Offering life-giving experiences to encounter God’s presence
- Helping individuals discover their purpose in God’s kingdom
In the place where it was said to them, “you are not my people,” they will be called “children of the living God.”
Hosea 1:10
New International Version
En Mi Lugar Ministry
En Mi Lugar Ministry
Since the 1980s, the Church of God has been exploring opportunities for ministry in Spain. After four decades of missionary visits and ministry connections, this goal was finally achieved in 2019 when the church was officially registered with the Spanish government.
IN A CULTURE THAT REJECTS THE CHURCH, EN MI LUGAR EXTENDS CHRIST’S WELCOME AND HOSPITALITY!
IN A CULTURE THAT REJECTS THE CHURCH, EN MI LUGAR EXTENDS CHRIST’S WELCOME AND HOSPITALITY!
Working with the Three Worlds team of missionaries in Europe and the Middle East, Alejandro and Carmen De Francisco serve the region’s churches in addition to their local church community. The four pillars of the En Mi Lugar Ministry – Outreach, Discipleship, Leadership Development, Church Multiplication – closely align with the mission of the Three Worlds team – Creating Connection, Fostering Innovation, Resourcing Leaders.
Christianity in Spain
The city of Madrid is home to over six million people, who primarily claim Roman Catholicism as their religion. Among those, only a small percentage would say they practice their religion.
Partnering to Make a Difference
Partnering to Make a Difference
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The Cost
By 2043, the plan is to have 10 churches planted throughout Spain. As part of this vision, each church will provide leadership and some financial assistance to each new church plant until self-sustainability is possible.
The total cost over three years, is $60,000. The local church will contribute $15,000 of this total cost. This project seeks to partner with them in raising the additional $45,000.
Evaluation
Nate and Stacy Tatman, regional coordinators to Europe-Middle East, live in Madrid and frequently observe this project’s progress. Other 3W team members also visit Madrid on a regular basis to evaluate the project.
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Ways to make a difference
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