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2010 MSCC Nagoya Report
2010 MSCC Nagoya Report
JAPAN
2010 Report
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INTRODUCTION
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INTRODUCTION
In December of 2009, Mustard Seed Global Fellowship
planted a church in Nagoya, Japan--a city of nine million
people. That church was named Mustard Seed Christian
Church. By Godʼs grace, the church is now one year old.
Over the past year, God has been working in powerful NAGOYA
ways and we, the staff of Mustard Seed Christian Church,
are pleased to report on Godʼs activity in this churchʼs first
year.
Numbers.................................................................3
Timeline..................................................................4
Snapshot................................................................5
ATTENDANCE
50.0
48
42
37.5
31
25.0 26
12.5
0
1st Quarter Average 2nd Quarter Average 3rd Quarter Average 4th Quarter Average
NOTEWORTHY NUMBERS
• 7 baptisms
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TIMELINE
MAY 1, 2010
NOV 2, 2010
Taiseiʼs Baptism!
JAN. 10, 2010 Sachikaʼs baptism!
Beginning of regular
JULY 11, 2010 DEC 1, 2010
Sunday Services.
48 people at church in Risa Maeda was
OCT 17, 2010 hired as a ministry
a venue that holds 36.
62 people at church. assistant.
APRIL 4, 2010
Easter Party under OCT 5, 2010
the cherry blossoms. Sumi and Jo were
AUG 1, 2010 baptized! DEC 19, 2010
First Sunday in the new
venue: Studio Nexx. Christmas service
APRIL 18, 2010 with 83 people in
Rieʼs baptism! attendance.
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SNAPSHOT
PREACHING WORSHIP
One of the most important things we In Japan, music speaks to people in a
do in Japan is preaching the gospel of powerful way. The worship serves, first Tuesday nights the fellowship times go
Jesus Christ. We do this every single and foremost, as an activity that all any where from one to two hours after
week at the Sunday morning meeting. Christians engage in to glorify God. the Bible study.
For this reason, the entire staff and The dynamic music has also served to
many church members work to get draw many non-Christians to the
non-Christians to the church church and keep them coming back.
gatherings in order that they might
hear the gospel.
The worship band includes a rotation These are very effective times of
of MSCC staff, Japanese musicians ministry and relationship bulding times
who attend the church and a few other in our church.
The preaching this year was Bible- area Christians.
based, focusing on core truths of LEADERSHIP TRAINING
Christianity. The church website has FELLOWSHIP
been a surprsingly helpful means in The church has had a host of church
proclaiming the the gospel. This past Times of fellowship and making volunteers this past year. We also
year the our churchʼs messages relationships have come very naturally have two young men, Taisei and
were downloaded over 13,000 times. for this new church. After church on Hideki, training for various kinds of
To watch these messages online click Sundays, fellowship times usually last leadership. Recently we also hired our
here. for over an hour and then may also first Japanese staff person; Risa a
include lunch. After the Bible study on young woman who will serve part time
as a ministry assistant.
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BIBLE STUDY OUTREACH CHILDRENʼS CHURCH
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FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF
FUTURE
MSCC NAGOYA
Mustard Seed Christian Church has been
established in Nagoya and it had a wonderful
fi r s t y e a r. T h i s c h u r c h w i l l c o n t i n u e
evangelizing and developing into a mature
local body of believers. Along with continued
growth this church will seek to become more
and more like the church that we find in the OSAKA NAGOYA
New Testament. Continue to pray for this
church and ask God to work powerfully through
the staff and the new Christians in Nagoya.
OSAKA, JAPAN