This is our best understanding of God’s calling for our congregation!

 

His Mission for Us:

This is our understanding of why God wants us here as a congregation

 

Gathering Friends, Growing Disciples!

 

His Values for Us:

These are the values we will stand for, without compromise, regardless of the challenges placed before us.  These are our guiding principles, defining our relationships and our work together.

 

Word & Sacrament

Reaching Out To Our Community

Being Christ-Centered

Doing God’s Work

Worship

 

His Vision for Us:

This is our best understanding of God’s will for the future of our congregation.

 

Our community will see us as a ‘Lighthouse’ of hope as we reach out and connect them to Christ

 

Our guests will feel welcomed, accepted and uplifted by the ‘life-changing’ love of Christ shown to them

 

Our members will be equipped, growing and ‘empowered’ to boldly step out and share the Gospel

 

His Goal for Us:

This is our first destination on our journey towards His Vision for Us.

 

Become a community church by creating a vibrant ministry and outreach to our community, with every member involved in at least one ministry

This is our best understanding of God’s plan for our congregation!

 

His Strategies for Us:

This is our best understanding of the methods God wants us to use to accomplish His goals.

 

Equip our members for outreach and create & promote ministries that meet the needs of our community

 

His Tactics for Us:

This is our best understanding of how and when God wants us to accomplish  His Strategies for Us.

 

 

Help members recognize & understand their gifts and how they can be used in the work of the church

 

Equip our members for outreach through a variety of Bible study and training opportunities

 

Develop an effective prayer ministry

 

Develop an effective communication and PR process to make the community aware of St Peter

 

Develop an effective ministry to reach our diverse community

 

Evaluate our facilities and assess facility needs that support ministry opportunities

 

Assess ministry opportunities that will reach the community

 

Establish a method to evaluate current and future programs for their effectiveness

 

Offer opportunities for members to be involved in ministry

 

Develop alternative worship opportunities & styles to draw the community to Christ & St Peter’s

 

With the adoption of this Strategic Ministry Plan, the congregation has handed its agenda to the leadership.  An agenda based on God’s calling instead of personal opinion, formed by asking and relying on the Holy Spirit to call, gather, enlighten, and sanctify our work.

 

Now, the leadership has developed its response.  Each board of this congregation has considered its role in accomplishing the calling recorded in the Strategic Ministry Plan and approved by the Voters Assembly.  On the following pages, each board and ministry team of the congregation has documented its Action Plan - - a set of tactics for this year that they believe God wants accomplished in accordance with the congregation’s calling.

 

We have given our best effort at planning the work, according to God’s will for us.  Now it is time to work the plan!

 

Based on the following plans, we will continue the aggressive pursuit of God’s calling for us.  But frankly, we don’t know how this can be done without you!  Our current leadership cannot do this work alone.  Our current bank account is not big enough to get this work accomplished. It will require a level of volunteerism that we have never known in our congregation to do this!

 

It is only by God’s grace and nurture that we can respond to His calling for us.  It is only by the Holy Spirit that you will be motivated to join with us as we join God in His work here.  We don’t know if you will respond to His calling.  But of one thing we can be   sure - - this is our best understanding of God’s work for us, and we will aggressively and single-mindedly pursue this path, without compromise!

 

We hope that, as you read the following pages, you catch the vision of what God has in store for us here.  We also hope that you will join us in considering God’s calling for you, and how you can serve Him with us in this congregation - - to His glory!

 

Matt 9:36-38

 Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field."