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Gra c e E va ng e lic a l F re e Churc h Vision a nd Mission June 2014

Transformed by the Word to transform the world

Why a Visio n a nd Missio n?  “We d e pe nd o n Go d fo r o ur visio n”  “T he Missio n o f the c hurc h is Ma tthe w 28:19-20”  T he re fo re g o and make disc iple s o f all natio ns, b aptizing the m in the name o f the F athe r and o f the So n and o f the Ho ly Spirit, and te ac hing the m to o b e y e ve rything I have c o mmande d yo u. And sure ly I am with yo u always, to the ve ry e nd o f the ag e .

Why a Visio n a nd Missio n?  E stima te d 34,000 – 41,000 d iffe re nt d e no mina tio ns (Wo rld Christia n E nc yc lo pe d ia )  E stima te d 3.7 millio n c hurc he s fo r o ve r 2 b illio n pe o ple who sa y the y a re Christia ns

Why a Visio n a nd Missio n?  De sc rib e s the uniq ue c ha ra c te ristic s o f Gra c e  Guid e s the le a d e rship o f Gra c e – Wha t d o we d o ?  Se e ke r c hurc h  Se nding c hurc h  T e a c hing c hurc h  Unite s the c o ng re g a tio n o n o ur fo und a tio ns

Why a Visio n a nd Missio n?  Co mmunic a tio n to o l  L e a de rship  Me mb e rs  Visito rs

Why a Visio n a nd Missio n? I f e ve ry c hurc h also has the same visio n, the n Go d must inte nd fo r His c hurc he s to c o mpe te with e ac h o the r fo r re so urc e s suc h as pe o ple , mo ne y, pe rso nne l, pro pe rty, e tc …. Be c ause a Go d o f lo ve and o rde r—no t o f disharmo ny and c o nfusio n—c re ate d us, it is impe rative that we g rasp His visio n fo r e ac h c hurc h that He has c alle d into e xiste nc e …” Ge o rg e Ba rna

T he Pro c e ss Go d’ s visio n is b e yo nd o ur c o mpre he nsio n and c e rtainly b e yo nd o ur g rasp, it is o nly thro ug h His e mpo we rme nt that we se e and ac c o mplish the visio n. Ge o rg e Ba rna

T he Pro c e ss  E lde rs b e g a n disc ussing a b o ut 9 mo nths a g o  In De c e mb e r a nd Ja nua ry, me t with De a c o ns a nd Bo a rd fo r b ra insto rming se ssio ns with K a re n Mille r fa c ilita ting  E lde rs re vie we d se ssio ns a nd de ve lo pe d dra ft sta te me nts  Dra ft sta te me nts re fine d/ e dite d b y Julie Ab b o tt, Mic he lle Co lle tt, Be c ky Ha ig ht, & L a ura Ho llo wa y

Wha t is Visio n?  An ide a lize d vie w o f the wo rld (us in the wo rld)  L o ng -te rm vie w a nd c o nc e ntra te s o n the future  Ma y b e e mo tive  So urc e o f inspira tio n  It is Who we a re o r Who we wa nt to b e

Re q uire me nts fo r Visio n  Co mpre he nding Go d  K no wing thyse lf  Unde rsta nding yo ur c irc umsta nc e s Ba rna

Bra insto rming – Visio n – K e y E le me nts  Christ fo c use d – fo c use d o n Bib le (10 vo te s)  Ca ring b o d y with fa mily re la tio nships (6 vo te s)  Disc iple ship (6 vo te s)  Vib ra nt (5 vo te s)  L o c a l & wo rld o utre a c h (3 vo te s)  Dive rse (3 vo te s)

Gra c e E va ng e lic a l F re e Churc h Visio n We will g lo rify Go d b y vib rantly se rving o ur c o mmunity and wo rld as a dive rse , Bib lic ally- b ase d, and Christ- c e nte re d family.

Wha t is Missio n?  Wha t we do  K e y ministry o b je c tive s  Ho w we a c c o mplish o ur visio n

Bra insto rming – Missio n – K e y E le me nts  L e a rning , T e a c hing , Spre a d ing , E q uipping , Disc iple ship, Ha rve st  Disc ipline s (pra ye r, wo rship, fa sting , pra ise , me d ita tio n, stud ying Bib le , g lo rify Go d , fe llo wship, a tte nd ing c hurc h, e tc .)  Suppo rt (e a c h o the r, g iving mo ne y, missio ns, inte rna l & e xte rna l, lo c a l & g lo b a l, se rvic e )

Missio n - Ba se b a ll Dia mo nd?

Pitc he r – Christ Christ

Christ is the He a d o f the Churc h  F ro m o ur Visio n – Christ-c e nte re d He is b e fo re all thing s and in him all thing s ho ld to g e the r. And he is the he ad o f the b o dy, the c hurc h; He is the b e g inning and the firstb o rn fro m amo ng the de ad, so that in e ve rything he mig ht have the supre mac y. F o r Go d was ple ase d to have all His fullne ss dwe ll in Him, and thro ug h Him to re c o nc ile to Himse lf all thing s, whe the r thing s o n e arth o r thing s in he ave n, b y making pe ac e thro ug h His b lo o d, she d o n the c ro ss. Co lo ssia ns 1:17-20

1 st Ba se – I nte ntio na l Bib le T e a c hing Christ Gospe l

I nte ntio na l Bib le T e a c hing All Sc ripture is Go d-b re athe d and is use ful fo r te ac hing , re b uking , c o rre c ting and training in rig hte o usne ss, so that the man o f Go d may b e tho ro ug hly e q uippe d fo r e ve ry g o o d wo rk. 2 T imo thy 3:16-17

I nte ntio na l Bib le T e a c hing  Se rmo ns  Sund a y Sc ho o l c la sse s  Child re n’ s pro g ra ms  Yo uth g ro up me e ting s  Gro up stud ie s  Pe rso na l stud y

Nine Ma rks o f a He a lthy Churc h Ma rk De a ve r  E xpo sitio na l  A Bib lic a l Pre a c hing Unde rsta nding o f Churc h Me mb e rship  Bib lic a l T he o lo g y  Bib lic a l Churc h  T he Go spe l Disc ipline  A Bib lic a l  A Co nc e rn fo r Unde rsta nding o f Disc iple ship a nd Co nve rsio n Gro wth  A Bib lic a l  Bib lic a l Churc h Unde rsta nding o f L e a de rship E va ng e lism

2 nd Ba se – Me a ning ful Wo rship Glor ify Go spe l Christ

Me a ning ful Wo rship De c lare his g lo ry amo ng the natio ns, his marve lo us de e ds amo ng all the pe o ple s. F o r g re at is the L ORD , and mo st wo rthy o f praise ; he is to b e fe are d ab o ve all g o ds. Psa lm 96:3-4

Me a ning ful Wo rship  Pe rso na l re la tio nship with Christ  Co rpo ra te a nd individua l wo rship  Attitude o f wo rship thro ug ho ut we e k  Pra c tic e o f spiritua l disc ipline s  Pra ye r, me dita tio n, fa sting , g iving , e tc .

Me a ning ful Wo rship  I s no t  Just a n ho ur o n Sunda y  I t is  E ve ry ho ur o f o ur live s

Wo rship  Da lla s Willa rd write s  In wo rship we e ng a g e o urse lve s with, dwe ll upo n, a nd e xpre ss the g re a tne ss, b e a uty, a nd g o o dne ss o f Go d thro ug h tho ug ht a nd the use o f wo rds, ritua ls, a nd symb o ls. We do this a lo ne a s we ll a s in unio n with Go d’ s pe o ple . T o wo rship is to se e Go d a s wo rthy, to a sc rib e g re a t wo rth to him.

Wo rship - Disc ipline s  Ric ha rd F o ste r  I nwa rd – Pra ye r, F a sting , Study, Me dita tio n a nd Co nte mpla tio n  Outwa rd – Simplic ity, So litude , Sub missio n, Se rvic e , Giving  Co rpo ra te – Co nfe ssio n, Wo rship, Guida nc e , Ce le b ra tio n  Da lla s Willa rd  Ab stine nc e - So litude , Sile nc e , F a sting , F rug a lity, Cha stity, Se c re c y, Sa c rific e  E ng a g e me nt – Study, Wo rship, Ce le b ra tio n, Se rvic e , Pra ye r, F e llo wship, Co nfe ssio n, Sub missio n

3 rd Ba se – Ac tive Disc iple ship Glo rify Grow Go spe l Christ

Ac tive Disc iple ship T he re fo re g o and make disc iple s o f all natio ns, b aptizing the m in the name o f the F athe r and o f the So n and o f the Ho ly Spirit, and te ac hing the m to o b e y e ve rything I have c o mmande d yo u. And sure ly I am with yo u always, to the ve ry e nd o f the ag e . Ma tthe w 28:19-20

Ac tive Disc iple ship  Sma ll g ro up pa rtic ipa tio n  Churc h me mb e rship  Spiritua l g ifts de ve lo pme nt

Sma ll Gro ups As iro n sharpe ns iro n, so o ne man sharpe ns ano the r. Pro ve rb s 27:17  T his is the fa mily pla ying o ut, le a rning fro m o ne a no the r  In study  In c o nflic t  In b uilding e a c h o the r up thro ug h time s o f jo y a nd time s o f so rro w

Churc h Me mb e rship  T ho m Ra ine r write s  I will b e a func tio ning c hurc h me mb e r.  I will b e a unifying c hurc h me mb e r.  I will no t le t my c hurc h b e a b o ut my pre fe re nc e s a nd de sire s.  I will pra y fo r my c hurc h le a de rs.  I will le a d my fa mily to b e he a lthy c hurc h me mb e rs.  I will tre a sure c hurc h me mb e rship a s a g ift.

Spiritua l Gift De ve lo pme nt T he b o dy is a unit, tho ug h it is made up o f many parts; and tho ug h all its parts are many, the y fo rm o ne b o dy. So it is with Christ. F o r we we re all b aptize d b y o ne Spirit into o ne b o dy—whe the r Je ws o r Gre e ks, Slave o r fre e —and we we re all g ive n the o ne Spirit to drink. No w the b o dy is no t made up o f o ne part b ut o f many. 1 Co rinthia ns 12:12-14

Ho me Ba se – Se lfle ss Se rvic e Glo rify Gro w Go spe l Christ Go

Se lfle ss Se rvic e Do no thing o ut o f se lfish amb itio n o r vain c o nc e it, b ut in humility c o nside r o the rs b e tte r than yo urse lve s. E ac h o f yo u sho uld lo o k no t o nly to yo ur o wn inte re sts, b ut also to the inte re sts o f o the rs. Philippia ns 2:3-4