Vision (My Notes from Sunday Night) Part 3

Our Core Activities: Prayer, Proclamation [& Application], People

Prayer:

God himself calls, sends, equips, empowers, transforms. . . loves, plans, calls, justifies, glorifies . . . In short, God himself is the agent of change & growth.

Proclamation [& Application]:

. . . of the gospel of Jesus Christ because salvation is in the Son.

Important note: our worship (singing, giving, serving, etc) is a form of proclaiming & applying the gospel.

People:

God converts & transforms individuals, forming us into a new community/humanity

And God uses people (his servants) to teach Christ & his way of life.

Listen to and reach new people (part. 20-40)

Key Questions (not in any order)

• What do we do well?
• What are the needs of the community around us?
• Where are the people at and how do we reach them? (inside, out approach)
• What do we need to stop doing, start doing, or rework/refocus in order to be a healthy, growing church?
• Are you willing to change? Insanity is doing the same thing & expecting different results
• DO YOU REALLY WANT TO DO THIS?

Core activities from "Growth Groups" from Mathias Media