A Pastor's Purpose, Mission, and Vision (2010)

The guiding principle for my life is basic, simple, and foundational. I want to learn Christ and his way of life.

And here’s why:

• I want to communicate the good news about Jesus Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit to people through what I say and do.
• I want to see people converted, changed, and growing to maturity in Christ within a local church.
• I want to entrust the gospel to faithful men who will be able to teach it to others (2 Tim 2:2).

That’s my purpose, my mission, my vision and in the coming weeks I will be blogging about what all of this means and what I believe it means for our church.

E.g., what does it mean to learn Christ and his way of life?; how does the pastor’s purpose, mission, and vision relate to the purpose, mission, and vision of our church?; how do we see such a vision become reality?

My hope is that this purpose, mission, and vision will become your personal vision and the vision of our church.

Pastor John