Imagine If….2009 Goals and Visions

 

“Imagine If….!”

2009 South Sound Church of Christ Goals

 

“Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever!  Amen.”

Ephesians 3:20-21

Dear Members of the South Sound Church of Christ,

     As we head into 2009, we look back on last year to gain insight about lessons learned, and to gain vision for the future direction of our church.  God has blessed our spiritual family in so many ways!  We have our faith, which is of greater worth than gold, we have a special purpose in brining the hope of our savior to a lost world, and we share family with a body of believers that has been set up by God himself.  He placed us in our church family in order to allow us to be inspired and called higher by each others’ faith, to be equipped for our crucial work in this world, and to provide a heavenly context around which we can build our lives while on earth, our temporary home! 

     I have entitled our goals and prayer focus “Imagine If….!”  So often, especially as our years pass in the church, we are increasingly tempted to define our faith by what we can see with our eyes, touch with our hands, even set spiritual goals and visions that we can realistically imagine happening!  All of us can find ourselves living daily with such a faith.  However, this idea is foreign to God.  Jesus found the predictable faith of the Pharisees dull, while being moved to action by the simple, anything-can-happen expectations of average followers!  God expects us to expect great things.  He expects his church to tap into HIS power, and as it inspires us to dream big, he expects us to cast a vision in the church that reaches far beyond anything we can see – or imagine. 

     In Ephesians 3, Paul reminds the believers about the power of God.  He created his church to be a collection of different but united individuals, all dreaming about the many ways their lives could bring him glory on earth.  As they relied on his power, quite literally, anything was possible.  With that in mind, let us use the following goals and visions to begin changing the culture of our fellowship.

MISSIONS

1.  Win as many as possible to Christ!  Every disciple is committed to seeking and saving the lost.

2.  Deepen the sense of mission in our Bible Talk Groups.  Everyone committed to being in a Bible study with a non-believer.

3.  Growth in our campus ministry.  Pray fervently for God to bless our efforts at PLU and UPS, and all the area community colleges.

4.  Explosion of growth in our preteen and teen ministries!

MATURITY

1.  Deepen our relationships in the church, by renewing our commitment to the one-another passages in the Bible.

2.  Renew our faith in the congregation by focusing on transforming and changing.  We will be highlighting stories of transformation, people personally bringing glory to God with their lives and families.

3.  Greater reliance on God.  This, of course, will always be a prayer focus of our church!

4.  Strong finish to our building campaign!  We have one year left in our three-year capital campaign.  We will sacrifice our way to the end!

     In addition to these goals, I would like to ask every disciple to imagine a an impossible feat.  What would amaze you in 2009?  What seems our of your reach and power?  Write it down, commit it to God, and fervently pray for it through the year.  Let’s call on our amazing God to do immeasurably more than anything we can ask or imagine in 2009!  To God be the glory!

Daren

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