Benefits for Lakewood churches and faith groups

1. Leadership mentor: The City Connector will support and mentor church leadership staff
2. Link resources: The City Connector will facilitate connecting individual faith groups to larger citywide initiatives and, in turn, connect the larger city to individual church service initiatives.
3. Multiply impact: Each faith group in the city can exponentially increase the impact of their service and resource efforts by partnering with larger organized service efforts.
4. Streamline organization: Individual faith groups can benefit from the planning and organization of service projects in the community without expending unreasonable and expensive effort.
5. Increase attractiveness: People are attracted to faith groups who are involved in community efforts or popular projects they have heard about in the city.