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1. What is the relationship with North Point Community Church & Auburn Church?
2. Who is the main teacher during the worship service?
3. I heard that Auburn Church is a non-denominational church. What does non-denominational mean?
4. What is the leadership structure?
5. Why doesn`t Auburn Church have Adult Sunday School?
6. What is the financial situation?

What is the relationship with North Point Community Church & Auburn Church?

Auburn Church is a strategic partner with North Point Ministries. That means that we have the same mission, strategy, values & beliefs as North Point Ministries but are a separate entity. You can find out more about North Point ministries here.

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Who is the main teacher during the worship service?

As a strategic partner with North Point ministries, we will use the sermon portion of a North Point Community Church worship service (via video) a percentage of the time. At other times, the Auburn Church staff will present the sermons. Other aspects of the worship service, such as music and announcements, will be ``live`` at every service.

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I heard that Auburn Church is a non-denominational church. What does non-denominational mean?

Non-denominational simply means that we have no official affiliation with a particular denomination. We try to clearly state what we believe on the ``About Us`` page of our website.

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What is the leadership structure?

Currently, we have an elder board that is providing guidance and direction to the staff of Auburn Church. These are trusted volunteers from North Point Community Church and Buckhead Church who have donated their time and life experience to provide wisdom as Auburn Church gets started. Gradually through the next few years, we plan to replace them with people who live in our community. At this point, we will follow the guidelines of our church constitution which are as follows:

The phrase we use to describe the function of government at Auburn Church is that we are guarded by the Elders, guided by the Staff and gifted through the membership. However, in more specific terms, Auburn Church government is built around four teams of people that will be developed as we grow.

Ministry Team Representatives
Stewardship Team
Staff Leadership Team
Elders

Ministry Team Representatives (MTR) are individuals chosen by a particular area of ministry to represent that group as a channel of communication to and from the other ministries, staff and elders. MTR`s serve one-year terms and are the only group in the church, other than the Elders, that can call for a special business meeting of the church.

The Stewardship Team oversees all the financial and personnel matters. The Lead Pastor is accountable to the Stewardship Team in all these matters, and along with the Church administrator attends the team`s meetings but without voting privileges. Stewardship Team members serve three-year terms and successive members are chosen by the existing Stewardship Team and approved by the Elders.

The Staff Leadership Team consists of staff members selected by the Lead Pastor. The purpose of this group is to determine programming, give vision to the various ministries of the church, and to oversee the day-to-day operations.

Elders function primarily as discerners and shepherds. They also serve as the conscience and guardians of the church. Their role is to evaluate the direction of the church in light of three things: mission, resources and doctrinal statement. The Board of Elders consists of people who will serve three-year terms. Successive elders who meet the qualifications of Elders/Overseers outlined in 1 Timothy 3:1-11 and Titus 1:5-9 will be nominated by church members and approved by a committee consisting of four elders and four MTRs.

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Why doesn`t Auburn Church have Adult Sunday School?

We feel that spiritual growth is sustained best in a small group environment. There are several reasons why we have chosen community groups as our primary relational structure. First, meeting in a home is a safe, predictable environment where no one slips through the cracks. Secondly, true accountability can be reached with a consistent group of people in a community group.

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What is the financial situation?

The startup funds for Auburn Church will come initially from individuals in the Auburn community with a desire to reach their community with the hope of Jesus Christ. In addition, North Point Ministries has graciously offered to partner in the beginning phases. If you would like to financially participate with us, please send gifts to:

Auburn Church
1550 Opelika Road, Suite 6/304
Auburn, AL 36830

We have budgeted a cash flow deficit for the first 18 months following our January 18, 2008 launch. The cash flow deficit is a result of the fact that:

We are committed to creating an excellent, irresistible worship environment starting and continuing from Day 1.

Until attenders recognize that Auburn Church is truly “my church” and thus become regular financial supporters, our donations will not be sufficient to pay for the operating costs required for creating these excellent, irresistible worship environments.

Is Auburn Church starting to become “your church”? Are you becoming a regular attender? If so, we would really welcome you giving sacrificially to our mission, as we are in our critical start-up stage. You can conveniently give online by going to http://www.auburnchurchonline.org/giving.asp.