Lifetogether Brochure

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The Potters House

SADDLEBACK CHURCH Rick Warren ________________________________

Woodlands Church Mosaic Church Mariners Church

WILLOW CREEK COMMUNITY CHURCH Bill Hybels ________________________________

Lifechurch.tv World Outreach Church Parkview Christian Church

OAKS HILLS CHURCH Max Lucado & Randy Frazee ________________________________

St. Matthew’s Catholic Church Menlo Park Presbyterian Church

OAK CLIFF BIBLE FELLOWSHIP Dr. Tony Evans ________________________________

The Rock Church Church of the Resurrection Community Church of Joy

SEACOAST CHURCH Greg Surratt ________________________________

Thomas Road Baptist Church Church of the Highlands

NEW LIFE COVENANT CHURCH Choco De Jesus ________________________________

Granger Community Church Free Chapel

BRETT EASTMAN Lifetogether, Founder

Who’s your Champion?

For over a decade, Brett Eastman served as the champion for small groups and building churchwide, 40day video curriculum campaigns for Rick Warren and Bill Hybels.

He’s developed churchwide campaigns and DVD curriculum for 10

BILL HYBELS WISER TOGETHER

major publishers, 25 Christian ministries, hundreds of megachurches, thousands of pastors, and has sold over 4 million resources.

Over the last 12 years, Lifetogether has worked with 38 of Outreach Magazine’s top 100 Churches and

TONY EVANS DESTINY

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their pastors. Today, we are championing churches of all sizes, helping them connect (and sustain) 100% of their congregations into small group communities.

Because everybody needs a champion, maybe we can be yours.

RICK WARREN THE DANIEL PLAN

Call 949-769-0777 for a free sample pack

MAX LUCADO & RANDY FRAZEE MAKING ROOM FOR NEIGHBORS

After serving on the staff at Saddleback Church with Rick Warren, and helping on over a dozen of his previous DVD series 10 years ago, Saddleback asked us to come back and produce the new DVD and print curriculum for his blockbuster book The Daniel Plan: 40 Days to a Healthier Life.

After 15 years from serving on the staff at Willow Creek Bill Hybels invited me back to help produce their first DVD curriculum & campaign called Wiser Together that connected over 12,000 people. It was followed up this year with his second campaign curriculum titled Praying Together where they connected over 20,000 people last fall.

Dr. Tony Evans is a household name in the Evangelical world. With both the success of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship and The Urban Alternative, however, Dr. Evans is not ready to rest on his laurels. Partnering with Lifetogether, Dr. Evans created DVD-based curriculum for his book, Destiny, and launched 500 new groups at OCBF. After preaching a message on community on Labor Day weekend, Dr. Evans saw 260 people sign up to start a group.

Max Lucado and Randy Frazee are well known pastors and best selling authors, yet only a few years ago they hosted their first sermon based DVD aligned series titled Make Room for Summer where they connected 1000’s into groups.

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Master Teaching The primary feature of every video series is the master teaching. These can be done by the Senior Pastor, co-taught by the Pastor and his wife, a teaching duo, or Senior Staff.

Live Testimonies

Video Curriculum Features Over the last 15 years, Lifetogether has produced hundreds of award-winning video-based curriculum, producing thousands of pastors, church leaders and bestselling authors for leading publishers, Christian ministries and many of the largest and fastest-growing churches in America.

Please see the primary features included in most video curriculum productions. Additionally, below are other features to consider: Promotional Videos

Our productions go beyond just a “talking head” and include beautifully produced thematic medleys from dozens of church members.

Curriculum Previews A 60-90 second curriculum preview produced much like a movie trailer helps recruit leaders and rally the congregation.

Promotional videos recruit leaders and get everyone excited in the weeks leading up to the launch of

Leader Training

a curriculum.

Fully-scripted, weekly leader training videos taught by the church staff, volunteers, or multiple church leaders provide guidance for leaders hosting groups each week.

Video Devotionals Video devotionals are delivered to the congregation daily to build momentum and maximize life change.

A La Carte

Curriculum Hosts

There are dozens of “bonus track” productions, like the gospel message, communion, recruitment videos, etc.

At the opening of each session, a host or co-hosts welcome the group each week and introduce the session.

For complete descriptions and samples of the video curriculum features, go to: www.lifetogether.com/ video-curriculum-features/ or call us at 949-769-0777.

Contact Us: 22342 Avenida Empresa, Suite 165, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688 | Office: 949-769-0777 | contact@lifetogether.com | www.lifetogether.com

Worship The latest breakthrough includes 6-12 worship songs led by a worship pastor and 4 the worship team on a set with a live audience to bring worship into every small group home.

Print Curriculum Features It’s been about 20 years since the writing of our first 100page black and white print curriculum for Rick Warren. Now after producing hundreds of print study guides to serve as a companion for the video teaching series, we have learned the features that not only start, but sustain a healthy small group.

Our curriculum functions as an “operating system” that helps people go deeper and wider into community.

Full Color

“Smart” Curriculum

Lifetogether produces black and white or full-color, professionally-designed, customizable curriculum. Lifetogether provides the print-ready files for the church to print with their Printer of choice. Color printing is incremental from black and white.

Every curriculum is written not just as a study of a passage but in a way that launches new groups and leads existing groups through the next steps.

Design Template

Yearbook Style

Lifetogether produces dozens of pre-designed templates to flow in the final curriculum copy. Simply select a template, send us your photos, and we take care of the rest.

Well beyond any basic, black and white study guide, our curriculum features hundreds of high resolution, congregational photos directly from the lives and ministries of the congregation. This “school yearbook” style curriculum gets the buzz and buy-in that not many programs can achieve.

Cover Art

Book Companion

Lifetogether develops a fully-custom cover art to integrate with the theme throughout the video and print layout. The back jacket is designed with the Pastor’s bio, church logo, ISBN number and promotional copy, just like a trade book.

Lifetogether produces curriculum based on any book or existing sermon series by a Senior Pastor. Lifetogether can also ghostwrite a book based on existing sermon series for the Pastor.

Re-Sale Ready

Proven Format

Lifetogether professionally produces all curriculum, complete with ISBN number and bar code, ready to be sold on and off campus like we have done with hundreds of our publisher quality series.

The Lifetogether curriculum is time-tested to produce and reproduce genuine discipleship, first by creating a group from “scratch” and systematically, developmentally, and intentionally motivating every member to serve and someday lead a group.

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Contact Us: 22342 Avenida Empresa, Suite 165, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688 | Office: 949-769-0777 | contact@lifetogether.com | www.lifetogether.com

Features: Shoot Locations For the last 15 years, Lifetogether has produced curriculum in some of the most unique and beautiful locations around the world. Though most of our shoots initially were filmed in studios, we are now hosting productions almost anywhere and everywhere the Pastor and their team desire.

Video Features:

SHOOT LOCATIONS

We can transform the worship center stage of any church into a beautiful set, or a large home into a cozy studio for the day. For a popular teaching format called the “Town Hall Meeting,” Lifetogether fills a living room with dozens of church members to create a live studio audience for the Senior Pastor to teach around. For the “Pastor’s Passion” format, Lifetogether shoots on-location around a Pastor’s favorite pastime. We can also produce dynamic productions around multiple sites in a downtown city of choice or in a rustic barn in a local town.

$9,500

Visit www.lifetogether.com/shoot-locations/ to view video sessions, previews, and full-color print curriculum.

OUTDOORS: ON CAMPUS

Pastors can also choose to come to us for a California shoot on the beach or in a beach house. We can shoot in a gorgeous chapel by the lake, and the list goes on.

CHURCH STAGE

BEACH HOUSE

BEACH

TOWN HALL

PASTOR’S PASSION

SPACIOUS HOME

RUSTIC BARN

STUDIO

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For more information about producing a project like this in your church, contact Hailey at hailey@lifetogether.com or call 949-769-0777.

Contact Us: 22342 Avenida Empresa, Suite 165, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688 | Office: 949-769-0777 | contact@lifetogether.com | www.lifetogether.com

The Daniel Plan by Rick Warren has been on the New York Times Bestseller list since its release.

Offering a revolutionary new approach to health through Friends, Faith, Focus, Food and Fitness, The Daniel Plan is far from a diet by any stretch.

Most pastors aren’t going to develop a project like this. Some might, but most won’t. But, the key learnings in the production of The Daniel Plan DVD-based curriculum could certainly impact your church.

Lifetogether’s Production, Writing and Design Team -You can use the same team Rick Warren did.

THE DANIEL PLAN UNLIKE ANY OTHER CURRICULUM FEATURES: Teaching of Multiple Experts in each field -- You have experts in your church.

Testimonies from Real People who have lived out the principles -- You have those too.

Practical Tools like Fitness and Cooking Demonstrations -- You might not need those, but there are other kinds of things you can demo for your series.

We hope the message God has laid on your heart with also become a New York Times Bestseller, because God’s message needs to be proclaimed. Whether it’s helping your congregation to take their weekend into their week, reaching out to your community by addressing a felt-need, or even equipping other pastors to use your curriculum in their church -- the possibilities are huge!

Contact Lifetogether for a free consultation and ministry demonstration.

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General Council of the Assemblies of God Over 700 AG pastors and speakers including all of the Executive Team and National Ministry Directors Shot over 14 days in 3 states.

Producing 38 DVD-based curriculum titles and editions.

For the WHOLE church: Bible studies, Sunday school, and small groups in English and Spanish with editions for Women and Students.

We all understand the significance of producing Spirit-empowered resources for the Fellowship.

While we can certainly glean from pastors and teachers in other ministries, there is something both special and unique about hearing from people who share a common experience.

While you can certainly purchase these resources and glean much in your church, you can also take things one step closer by producing curriculum by your senior pastor for your church. Let’s face it -- other than Jesus Christ, the reason people attend your church is because of their connection with the senior pastor, especially those who only attend the weekend services.

What would happen if you could engage those folks with a curriculum featuring your pastor’s teaching gifts on a topic suited to your church’s culture and community. We have seen people grow and churches multiply in ways beyond their wildest dreams.

What does God want to say through you to your community? They might come on Sunday morning, but they might prefer to start at their friend’s house watching you on video.

Contact Lifetogether for a free consultation and ministry demonstration.

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TOTAL COST:

$50,000

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Hand Me Downs Hand Me Downs, a church-wide campaign series, was produced by Lifetogether for Jim and Jennifer Cowart of Harvest Church, one of the most innovative and fastest-growing United Methodist churches in the country.

The series is designed to help connect the entire congregation into small groups and transform not only how they strategize and implement groups, but how they will be doing church in the future.

The series incorporates teachings from both Jim and Jennifer, dozens of stories from their congregation, and a breakthrough worship set that transfers right into the homes of each small group. The entire project was shot in two days and is helping to launch 100% of their congregation into groups in a matter of months.

Visit www.lifetogether.com/hand-me-downs-2/ to view video sessions, previews, and full-color print curriculum.

Hand Me Downs Harvest Church

We may not be able to control the hand-me-downs we’ve been given, but we have a lot of choices when it comes to the ones we’re passing on to those around us. This study, set in a beautiful rustic barn, will help you get intentional in leaving a legacy of faith to all who know you.

“Breaking the code to provide a worship experience within a home setting has been a long journey. Lifetogether partnered with Harvest Church to couragiously set and shoot a worship set that engages those meeting within a home setting while providing the energy and warmth of worshipping with others.”

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For more information about producing a project like this in your church, contact Hailey at hailey@lifetogether.com or call 949-769-0777.

Contact Us: 22342 Avenida Empresa, Suite 165, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688 | Office: 949-769-0777 | contact@lifetogether.com | www.lifetogether.com

The Seven Rules of Success Wayne Cordeiro leads New Hope Oahu, not only the largest church in Hawaii, but one of the largest churches in America. Wayne wanted to create a small group curriculum based on his recently released book, The Seven Rules of Success, as well as connect his entire congregation into groups and sustain them even beyond the 7-week series.

Visit www.lifetogether.com/the-seven-rules-of-success/ to view video sessions, previews, and full-color print curriculum.

New Hope Oahu already had a strong production crew, so they didn’t need the work done for them. But they knew that while they could expertly produce a weekend service, producing a video-based curriculum was new to them.

New Hope partnered with Lifetogether to coach their production team, direct their video shoot on-site, and coach their small group team to launch and sustain their groups.

The Seven Rules Of Success New Hope O’ahu

Pastor Wayne Cordeiro leads New Hope Oahu, which is certainly the largest church in Hawaii as well as one of the largest churches in America. Wayne came to Lifetogether with two objectives in mind. He wanted to create a small group curriculum based on his recently released book, The Seven Rules of Success, and he wanted to connect his congregation into groups for the series and beyond.

New Hope Oahu already had a strong production crew, so they didn’t need the work done for them, but they knew that while the expertly produced weekend services, video-based group curriculum was a new genre for them.

NHO partnered with Lifetogether to coach their production team, to provide on-site direction for their video shoot, and to coach their small group team in launching new groups and sustaining those groups past the seven week series.

The Lifetogether team rolled up our sleeves to help them masterfully produce the curriculum for the book.

Lifetogether provided guidance through the pre-production process from what equipment to have on hand to determining what elements to shoot and which on-camera personnel to use to help with turning a tradebook into a teaching script for the teleprompter. While this was new for the NHO team, this was not new to Lifetogether. Prior to this project, Lifetogether worked with a variety of pastors to create small group curriculum based on a tradebook including Rick Warren’s The Daniel Plan, Chris Hodges’ Fresh Air, Wilfredo (Choco) de Jesus’ Amazing Faith and In the Gap titles, and Pastor Kerri Weems’ Rhythms of Grace. By repurposing great content, these pastors developed additional tools to help their congregations and many others to apply the principles to their lives in a group.

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Contact Us: 22342 Avenida Empresa, Suite 165, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688 | Office: 949-769-0777 | contact@lifetogether.com | www.lifetogether.com

Rhythms of Grace Lifetogether suggested a new and unique format for Kerri Weems of Celebration Church to display her distinctive voice. Producing the project in a “Town Hall Meeting” format highlighted Kerri’s warm and winsome delivery in a living room setting filled with their senior staff. She was thrilled to jump right in, beginning each session directly to camera then turning to engage the audience in a live, interactive discussion.

This format has become very popular since we first experimented with it for Dr. Tony Evans in Dallas, Texas, which turned out to be a big hit. Michael Fletcher with Manna Church and Steve Poe with Northview Church have also recently used this format, each providing a framework for how we can continue to do this with churches of all sizes.

Visit www.ifetogether.com/rhythms-of-grace/ to view video sessions, previews, and full-color print curriculum.

Rhythms Of Grace Celebration Church

Welcom to the Rhythms of Grace small group curriculum! Over the next six weeks, your group will spend some time talking about what it means to live in wholeness, rest, and person honesty - the foundational principles of my Rhythms of Grace biook. My heart’s desire is at the close of this study you will be ready to experience life at the peaceful, live-giving pace God has awaiting you. - Kerri Weems

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For more information about producing a project like this in your church, contact Hailey at hailey@lifetogether.com or call 949-769-0777.

Contact Us: 22342 Avenida Empresa, Suite 165, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688 | Office: 949-769-0777 | contact@lifetogether.com | www.lifetogether.com

Lifegiving Relationships Over 70 ARC Pastors and Speakers including the Lead Team Produced during the 2013 ARC All Access Conference at Celebration Church in Jacksonville.

Lifegiving Relationships started in a conversation between Greg Surratt, founder of ARC, and Brett Eastman, founder of Lifetogether, on Greg’s back porch. They were taking about the heart of the ARC - Lifegiving. As a member of ARC, you’ve experienced the lifegiving relationships between pastors, but what if there was a tool to convey this lifegiving message to the people in every ARC church. Lifegiving Relationships touches friendships, marriages, faith, generosity, ministry and mission.

Featuring the teachings of Greg Surratt Brady Boyd Christine Caine Dr. Dave Martin Herbert & Tiffany Cooper Joe & Lori Champion John & Leslie Siebeling John & Lisa Bevere Matt & Martha Fry Matt & Sarah Keller Peter & Caroline Haas Randy Bezet Rick Bezet Rob & Becca Ketterling Scott Hornsby Stovall Weems Todd Mullens Willie George

The stories and teaching of ARC pastors and speakers were gathered to produce a lifegiving resource straight from the heart of the ARC. “We recognize that solid relationships are the foundation for growth in any aspect of life. So we decided to capture what God is teaching us about relationships--with family, friends, nonbelievers, and others.” -- Greg Surratt from the Foreword of Lifegiving Relationships.

You may not be the founder of a lifegiving church planting movement, but God has put a message and a calling in your heart. What do you need to say to your congregation or even to the world?

Your Idea + Lifetogether’s Experience = A Great Tool without the Hard Work on your part.

Contact Lifetogether for a free consultation and ministry demonstration.

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Family Matters When Lifetogether first met Steve Poe, Lead Pastor of Northview Church in Indiana, Steve already had 75% of their 3,000 adults connected into groups. They were intrigued with what Lifetogether was doing and wanted to explore how we could partner together.

Rather than starting with a blank slate and launching new small groups with a church-wide video-based curriculum, Lifetogether had to come up with a solution to help the remaining adults get connected and say “yes” to groups when they had been saying “no” for a while.

Visit www.lifetogether.com/handmedowns2 to view video sessions, prviews, and full-color print curriculum.

Using the “Town Hall Meeting” format with a live audience packed into a living room of a home, Steve led his teachings and discussion in a way that engaged the audience and modeled a way to do groups for the entire congregation.

Family Matters Nortview Church

For more information about producing a project like this in your church, contact Hailey at hailey@lifetogether.com or call 949-769-0777.

Contact Us: 22342 Avenida Empresa, Suite 165, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688 | Office: 949-769-0777 | contact@lifetogether.com | www.lifetogether.com

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Lifetogether Partners, Publishers, and Curriculum Productions Ministry Partners and Christian Publishers Sample of the major publishers and ministry partners we have produced DVD curriculum and/or campaigns

Zondervan Tyndale House Publishers Purpose Driven Baker Books David C. Cook Hendrickson Publishers Thomas Nelson Publishers Christianbook.com Youth Specialties Christianity Today

My Healthy Church Lifeway Walk Thru the Bible Alpha Ministries Campus Crusade for Christ MOPS UpWords Mission Network News Leadership Network BSF International

Pastors.com Focus on the Family LifeWay Christian Stores RSI Stewardship Kerry Shook Ministries Assemblies of God Association of Related Churches North American Christian Churches

Coaching and Consulting Churches Sample of the churches who completed our One Year Coaching Program or we consulted their churches over the last 10 years Willow Creek Community Church Church of the Highlands Shadow Mountain Church The Potters House Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship Seacoast Church The Summit Church Christ Fellowship Lifechurch.tv

Mariner’s Church New Life Church Oak Hills Church Church of the Resurrection Healing Place Church World Outreach Church Granger Community Church Free Chapel Gateway Church

Mosaic Church Crystal Cathedral Eastside Community Church The Rock Church Highlands Fellowship The Chapel Kensington Community Church Christ Tabernacle Menlo Park Presbyterian

Pastors, Authors and Church Leaders Sample of the pastor, author, or churches we’ve produced on camera or in a curriculum Max Lucado Bruce Wilkinson Chris Hodges Craig Groschel Rick Warren Erwin McManus Francis Chan Kyle Idleman Dave Stone Bob Coy Carl George Chip Ingram Stovall Weems Lee Strobel Don Piper Dan Kimball Gary Smalley Gordon MacDonald

Brady Boyd Henry Cloud Jim Daly Joe Stowell John Maxwell John Ortberg John Eldredge Joni Erickson Tada Josh McDowell Jud Wilhite Kay Warren Kenton Beshore Les Parrott Lysa Terkeurst Mark Driscoll Mark Mittelberg Nancy Beach Perry Noble

Dr. George O. Wood Pete Wilson Randy Alcorn Ray Bentley Rick Muchow Bill Donahue Steve Arterburn Sergio de la Mora Phil Munsey Mike Meeks Mike Breaux Leslie Parrott Stacy Eldredge John Townsend John Piper Debbie Eaton John Baker Greg Hawkins

John & Lisa Bevere Glen Kreun Gary Poole Dr. Mehmet Oz Dee Eastman Dave Gibbons Randy Bezet Todd Hunter Steve Robinson Troy Grambling Walt Kalstead Scott Chapman Steve Gladen Lyman Coleman Rick Howerton JD Greear Ben Reed

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Bill Hybels Alan Danielson Jimmie Davidson Miles McPherson Jentezen Franklin Kerry Shook Tom Mullins Mark Beeson Greg Surratt Randy Frazee Dr. Robert Schuler Gene Appel Alton Garrison Choco de Jesus Rick Bezet Peter Haas Willie George Rob Ketterling

Willie George Herbert Cooper Christine Caine Mindy Caliguire Dr. David Jeremiah Dr. Tony Evans Tom Holladay Tim Keller Michael Durso Mark Driscoll Joel Osteen Jentezen Franklin Denalyn Lucado Priscilla Shirer Mark Howell Franklin Graham

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