NEW Church-Wide Campaign from 
Pastor Rick Warren
CREATED TO DREAM

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Dear Pastor:

I know a proven, effective tool that will transform your church.

It's used by thousands of churches across the world, and it comes directly from the bible. 

That tool is a spiritual growth campaign. 

I’ve seen God use campaigns repeatedly at Saddleback Church, and they've helped grow to more than 36,000 people each weekend across 18 campuses.

I’ve watched God use campaigns to transform the church again and again for nearly 40 years.

Campaigns not only grow the church numerically but also contribute to people’s spiritual growth.

They move people from nonbelievers to believers, to members, to mature members, to ministers, and to missionaries who multiply the message all around the world.

Here are four reasons campaigns are so effective in helping churches become healthier:

1. Campaigns build habits.

Making disciples is all about helping people develop strong spiritual habits. Your character is determined by your habits. Far too many Christians never grow because they’ve never developed good solid habits like prayer, fellowship in a small group, tithing, daily Bible reading, and fasting.

Read any decent psychology book, and you’ll learn that it takes six weeks to develop a habit. You’ve got to do it every day for three weeks so you become comfortable with the practice. Then you need to do it every day for another three weeks to get the practice installed in your life.

To help people develop spiritual habits, you need an intense period of at least six weeks. This is why our campaigns last for 40 days.

2. Campaigns intentionally create focus.

In campaigns, everyone in your church studies the same topic for six weeks. Adults, students, and children all participate in the campaign together. That means entire families are united by focusing on the same topic during the campaign. This focus boosts spiritual growth and enhances fellowship.

You will need to help your church focus during a campaign. At Saddleback, we canceled every event not related to the campaign. Some people won’t be happy! Remind them that a campaign is temporary, and the gains in church unity are worth making a short-term change.

3. Campaigns accommodate the multiple learning styles in your church.

People learn in different ways. You have many auditory learners in your church. They learn through the ear gate. Honestly, if you’re an auditory learner, you love the church service. That’s the only style most churches use. But many people don’t learn best by listening. You have many other kinds of learners in your church. If the only way you engage people is through a Sunday morning sermon, you’ll miss lots of people.

In a campaign, you’ll learn to use multiple learning styles to connect with your congregation. People will hear a sermon, memorize related Bible verses, read a daily devotional reinforcing the topic, discuss it in a small-group environment, watch a video on the topic, and do a project to practice what they’re learning.

4. Campaigns cultivate exponential faith.

When you study Scripture, you discover how God responds to people’s belief. When you read about the miracles God performed in the Bible, you encounter stories of faith. God will do in your church exactly what you expect him to do. The Bible says, “Everything that does not come from faith is sin” (Romans 14:23 NIV).

During campaigns, churches set exponential growth goals. I've seen God do amazing things at Saddleback as we’ve stepped out in faith and developed bold goals.

For example, when starting a campaign, we set goals on how many new small groups we’ll start—a number that can only be reached with God’s involvement. When we did 40 Days of Purpose for the first time as a church, we had about 800 small groups. That may seem like a lot, but it wasn’t enough to get all of our congregation connected. I set a goal to start 300 small groups during the campaign, but God challenged me to start 3,000 small groups instead. We added a zero!

In faith, I announced that goal to the entire church at the time. Our act of faith encouraged other acts of faith—specifically people stepping up to host new groups. God did a miracle, and we ended up reaching that goal.

God has used campaigns in the life of Saddleback to do what only he can do. More people came to Christ, more people were baptized, and more people joined our small groups through the annual campaign than we saw in the entire rest of the year.

Saddleback church has largely grown, both numerically and spiritually, through the years because of campaigns. I’m confident they can have a similar impact on your church.

-Pastor Rick Warren

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God created us to do many things, but above all, he created us to dream. Dreaming God’s dreams enables us to live the life God created us to live. 

There will inevitably be obstacles, hard times, and even dead-ends on the journey of chasing God’s dreams—but with persistence and God on our side, deliverance is all but guaranteed.

It takes profound courage to follow a dream, no matter how simple, because dreams are a statement of faith. Faith that God will come through. So how can we count on God to help us through the process of turning our dreams into reality? 

The Created to Dream Campaign Kit is the best place to start if you want to show your church that they all have the ability to achieve their God-given dreams no matter what challenges they face. 

By participating in the Created to Dream spiritual growth campaign, your members will:

- Become closer to one another through their small groups and weekly gatherings on a common theme.

- Learn to make wise decisions that shorten their journey from realization to deliverance.

- Become more resilient in the face of delays and dead -ends on the way to achieving their dreams.

- Build stronger faith and character as they come to understand that they are never alone once they choose to live out a God-given dream.

- And so much more!

The Created to Dream Campaign Kit includes the following items that will help you successfully launch the campaign at your church:

Created to Dream Book — This inspiring book by Pastor Rick Warren will help you understand how God uses the 6 phases of faith to grow you to spiritual maturity while fulfilling the dreams he gives you.

Created to Dream Study Guide — This all-in-one workbook contains fill-ins that accompany each DVD lesson. Each study guide comes with a unique code that gives your participants access to watch the small group video lessons for FREE!

Created to Dream Small Group DVD — This DVD includes a weekly video lesson on the 6 phases of faith. Participants of this campaign do not need to purchase the physical DVD since they have an access code to stream video lessons included inside of their Study Guide.

Created to Dream Resource USB — This USB Flash Drive contains everything you need to plan and promote this campaign, including:
Created to Dream Sermon Series consisting of 6 sermons along with each sermon’s MP3 audio, transcript, and outlines (blank and filled out).

Created to Dream Kids and Youth Curriculum — Age-appropriate and fun digital curriculum designed specifically for kids and youth to teach them how God created them to dream.

Created to Dream Promotional Assets — Logos, web banners, poster files, and PowerPoint templates.

QuickStart Campaign Guide —– This downloadable guide will help you and your team plan, promote, and implement the Created to Dream campaign in your church.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO GET STARTED WITH THE CREATED TO DREAM CAMPAIGN!

About the Campaign:

God has a dream for your life—and in this concise yet powerful volume, beloved pastor and trusted teacher Rick Warren explains the process God uses to fulfill the dream he gives you.

The Bible is full of stories of people whose God-given dreams became reality—but not without first going through the six phases of faith. 

In Created to Dream, Pastor Rick will help you understand how God uses these phases to grow people to spiritual maturity while fulfilling the dreams he gives them. Each phase is a test of your faith.

The process God uses to grow your faith:

Phase 1: Dream—God puts an exciting dream in your heart.
Phase 2: Decision—You make the decision to go after the dream.
Phase 3: Delays—God allows delays to get you ready for the dream.
Phase 4: Difficulties—You face problems that grow your character.
Phase 5: Dead Ends—Your situation becomes impossible.
Phase 6: Deliverance—God miraculously fulfills the dream!
 
Knowing these biblical six phases of faith will allow you to stop wondering, "Why is this happening to me?" and begin cooperating with God's process of growing you and your faith. You'll find yourself thinking, "So that's why that happened!" and you'll be prepared for all that God has dreamed up for your future.

In this NEW Church-Wide campaign your church will discover not only how to understand the dream God has for their lives... but the process that God takes us through in order to fulfill the dream.  

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