Objectives – Thumbnail Goals We Must Achieve To Be Most Effective
- Achieve numerical growth in worship attendance, small group attendance, baptisms and giving that reflects the rate of growth in the surrounding community. [Acts 1:8, Matt 28:18-20; Acts 2:38-47; 1 Cor 16:2; Lev 27:30; Mal 3:8-12]
- Create opportunities for people to believe, connect, serve and grow to mature into fully devoted Christ-Followers. [Matt 28:18-20, Luke 14:23; Acts 1:8; Rom 6:13, 12:1-13 & 15:7; 1 Cor 12:27-30; 2 Cor 13:9; Eph 2:10 & 4:11-17; Phil 2:3-4, 7; 1 Tim 4:7; 1 Pet 1:22,27 & 4:10; Heb 10:25 & 13:17]
- Expand our presence in the community by stepping out of our traditional foot-print to engage the unchurched. [Matt 9:37-38; Acts 1:8 & 13:1-3; 1 Cor 9:19-23 & 15:1-4; Col 4:5; (targeted audience – Matt 15:24; Gal 2:7); (relational outreach – John 1:41; Matt 9:10; 1 Cor 9:22); (recognize spiritual receptivity in the community – Matt 13:3-23)]
- Use space creatively in anticipation of growth. [Matt 9:35-38 & 25:1-23; Luke 10:1-2 & 19:11-19, 26; Acts 2:44-47; 1 Cor 4:1-2; 2 Cor 9:6-13; Phil 4:19]
