Strategic Launch Network

SLN BOARD RETREAT 2024

A blessed time spent together in Jackson Hole, WY as we prayed, dreamed, strategized, laughed, and adventured together.

SLN is incredibly blessed to be supported by this group of leaders; they love Jesus, desperately want His kingdom to grow in North America and are willing to give their time, talents, and resources to make it happen.

Missing a couple of our favorites: and

DAY TWO: SLN BOARD RETREAT. Aaron Graham led our devotional time today and reminded us of the lies we believe. One is: I CAN DO JUSTICE IN MY SPARE TIME WITH MY SOARE CHANGE.
That is a lie! Biblical justice is costly.

We 🫶 our partners. If you want to be a part of planting high-impact churches in strategic cities, learn more at https://launchstrong.com/

DAY ONE: SLN BOARD RETREAT. David Pothier led our devotional this morning and it was powerful. He challenged us to consider: Do we deeply believe Jesus
will take care of us? If so, what “last bite” are we holding onto that we need to give over?

FREE! Comment LINK and we’ll message you the Zoom link so you can join us.
Our Leadership Accelerators are part of a paid subscription that will be offered at a discounted rate for the rest of 2024. Join us for this one to test-drive the incredible content.

ONE WEEK! Don't miss this Leadership Accelerator with Josh McPherson as he teaches us how to disciple people through small groups.
https://sln.us/lead
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Join us! Register today

We are big fans of Aaron Graham and the work he and his team are doing in D.C. to reach their community.

1st Preview Service with King's City Church and there was a PACKED HOUSE!
Please join us in praying for their next preview service on July 21st.
Jesus, grow YOUR HOUSE in Vegas 🙏

Planters Helping Planters 🤝 Last weekend, Jay Stovall brought a powerful message and this time, it wasn’t for his own church but to serve the people of Devo Church and fellow planter, Nate Gay.

Here’s what Nate had to say about it:

“Jay stepped in for me as I was coming off vacation and gave me my first week off from preaching since the launch of the church. It was a breath of fresh air for me but not only did it bless me, but it blessed our congregation. He jumped into the middle of our current series and preached on the power of being a community committed to the mess of life together and reaching messy people far from God.

It was a timely challenge for our people but also a refreshing encouragement that their pastor lives in community with other pastors on the same mission. That’s the relational power of SLN!”
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You have a vision but is your plan and are your teams aligned to that vision? Join David Hibiske tomorrow at 11 am to get tools to bring your vision into alignment.

Sign up here: https://my.launchstrong.com/accelerator/info

MEET THE PLANTERS: Sam + Immanuel Perli
Sam and his wife, Priya, have little Jireh. They planted Hue Church in the San Francisco Bay area in February of 2023. Sam is also a research scientist working with a Nobel Laureate at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
He and Immanuel are co-pastors. Immanuel is married to Elizabeth and they have three precious children.

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ONE WEEK! Join us for the next Leadership Accelerator as David Hibiske, Pastor of Strategic Ministries at Saddleback Church, will share with us how to align your ministry plan to your vision. Get your questions ready! We will include 30 minutes of Q+A where you can ask David for specific feedback.

We love our partners! So thankful for Gabe Kolstad and the people of Westside Community Church who support church planting with SLN.

The Great Commission: WHY WE PLANT CHURCHES

SLN NEW PLANTERS RETREAT @ SADDLEBACK

Saddleback Church hosted the Class of 24 SLN Planters for 3 days of training, refreshment, and connection. These church planters and their wives left encouraged and with new tools in their belt as they head back to their cities on mission.

Thank you, Saddleback Church for hosting, Ron Sylvia, Andy Wood, and Mark Lee for the powerful training, and Amanda Reyes for creating such a wonderful retreat.









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Supercharge your preaching calendar with this SLN Leadership Accelerator! Join us, Thursday, May 23 at 11 am CST. If you need to register, click the link in our profile.

Meet Isaac! Isaac is the Planter + Pastor of Rū Church in Tampa, FL. They launched in September 2023 and now have two services and thriving discipleship groups through Alpha.

Isaac and Vanessa have three wonderful children: Ellison, Israel, and Elizabeth Theora. They lead together beautifully as they seek to reach people the church isn’t reaching.

Go give Isaac, Vanessa and Rū a follow, cheer them on and pray for them!

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Would you like to know how these incredible communicators are planning their preaching calendars? You can! Join us THURS, 5/23 at 11 am to get all the their tips and best practices.

🔗 https://sln.us/lead

Meet Landon Hairgrove! Landon is one of our class of 24 Planters who launched Oasis City Church in Boise, Idaho in January 2023. Landon and his wife, Brooke, have three precious kids that are 8,4, and 2.

Landon is the Senior Pastor at Oasis City and Brooke is the Operations Pastor. She is a gifted leader who helps host and teach. Landon and Brooke make a great team and have developed a team of leaders around them who are helping reach the city of Boise for Jesus and discipling those who trust Him with their lives.

Take a moment to pray for Landon, Brooke, and Oasis City Church today. May God continue to move mightily!

SERVE DAY with UNION CITY CHURCH IN DC
135 people showed up to serve their city; Washington, D.C. This was Union City’s 6th Serve Day. They spread out all over the city to meet the needs and show Jesus to their community.

Their projects included:

🛠️Classroom cleanup at a local high school

🛠️Building handicapped accessible beds and installing a fence at a community garden

🛠️Assisting Food for All with grocery delivery to those who are facing adversity

🛠️Packing and delivery of household and personal hygiene items to residents of a senior center

🛠️Garden preparation for the upcoming season at another community garden

We ❤️ seeing our churches blessing their cities!

Way to go, ! We’re cheering you on!

In our last accelerator, Steve shared the different types of buildings that suit church plants, how to raise the necessary funds, how much funding is needed, and how to move into the next building.
These insights will help you move farther, faster. If you had to miss, click the link in the profile to get the recording.

TOMORROW: If you're trying to get into your first building or your next one, you don't want to miss this Leadership Accelerator with Steve Stroope.
Join us on Thursday, 4/25 at 11 am CST. Sign up at the link in our bio if you haven't already.
Those who have already registered, you'll receive an email with the zoom link. See you there!

As the leader goes, so goes the team. On our church teams, we must embody the culture we want to create. Josh Howerton shared specifics about how he is doing this in our last accelerator.
If you missed it and have registered for the accelerators, you have access to it!

ONE WEEK! Set your calendars and plan to join us as Steve Stroope, the MASTER of getting churches into buildings that work for them shares with us how to do it.
If you haven't signed up yet, click the link in our profile.

Get registered today for the SLN Annual Gathering coming up October 21-23, 2024 in Rockwall, TX.

https://launchstrong.com/annual-gathering/

Say hey to Jay Stovall! Jay is one of our class of 2024 planters who launched in September of 2023.

Jay and his wife Tiffany have four beautiful kids. Tiffany serves on the worship team of their church in Redlands, CA, Portrait Church.

Portrait Church longs to give people a renewed picture of Jesus and they are doing that so well.

Join us as we pray for life change across North America this Easter. May the gospel go forth in power so that many would surrender their lives to Jesus and find hope and healing.

On our latest Leadership Accelerator, the question, "How do you determine how much to share with your staff as you make decisions," was asked. Aaron Brockett shared that teams want more transparency from their leaders and that it's important to demystify the decisions being made by leadership. He shared that he has found success in involving them in the conversation and asking for their thoughts. Not every opinion will mean the decisions change, but there needs to be a safe place to share thoughts.

Join our next Leadership Accelerator with Steve Stroope on Thurs, 4/24 at 11 am CST by clicking on the link in our profile.

TOMORROW! Join us as Pastors Josh Howerton and Aaron Brockettshare game-changing advice on how to develop a healthy team culture.
Click the link in our bio to register.