Growth

Growth: The Reservoir and Lab & Greenhouse are both “Growth” engines, but they operate on differently. One focuses on how do we serve the many who are here, while the other focuses on how do we serve beyond our current horizon, restructuring ourselves for the generation not yet born.

Models

Reservoir

sits atop a reservoir of folks who are demographically primed for a Methodist faith experience

Wesleyan Mission: To steward the means of grace with such excellence and scale that the ‘all-sufficient power of God’ flows through us to increase the reach of the Gospel, ensuring that every soul has the capacity to grow in perfect love.

Lab & Greenhouse

sits near a center of learning

Wesleyan Mission: To provide a ‘nursery for the soul’ where new methods of ministry can take root and flourish, experimenting with fresh expressions of faith to ensure that the Spirit’s work of sanctification is never stagnant, but always moving toward perfection.

	Reservoir	Lab & Greenhouse
Wesleyan Lens	Means of Grace at Scale	Moving toward Perfection
Core Value	Excellence	Growth (Evolution)
Primary Goal	Quantitative Growth	Qualitative Growth
Member Logic	“I go to be part of something big.”	“I go to experiment and create.”
Leadership	Administrators / Systems-Thinkers	Entrepreneurs / Inventors
Space Feel	Professional / High-Capacity	Flexible / Raw
Ideal Space Type	Repurposed, Warehouse	Open Concept Space Near Campus
Success Metric	Throughput & Reach	New Models Launched
Success Verbalized	“The room is full.” (Throughput)	“We are piloting another new ministry.” (Discovery)