Strategic Evangeliving

The North American Division Year End Meetings began last Thursday with a sweeping vision for the Church in North America presented by president Dan Jackson.  He casted the dream for the next 5 years.  I invite you to reflect  on these strategic goals as they are relevant to our church:

1)     Every member is actively involved in growing the Kingdom of God. Where all members live out their lives in Christ with the knowledge that they have been called by God to serve as MINISTERS.

2)     Plant 1000 new congregations!

3)     Unity in Diversity as we celebrate different expressions of our faith in our communities.

4)     Youth and Young Adults are actively engaged in the Mission of the Church and feel wanted and valued.”                

5)     Fully utilizing the available technologies to the maximum extent possible.

6)     Actively seeking out the new communities that are arriving in London. Multicultural outreach.

7)     Every church is a House of Prayer.

8)     Successful and thriving female pastors.

9)     Members are actively involved in blessing their communities with Health Ministries – where partnerships are developed to do large and small events to bless those less fortunate.

10)  K-8 school is thriving as a result of the collaboration of pastors and teachers who see each other as colleagues in ministry.

I am skipping No.11 as we do not have Adventist hospital system in Canada, not in London.  Maybe we could consider how to collaborate with the existent health care establishments to improve health, healing and lifestyle for our community.

Otherwise, we are already doing this and need to become more intentional about improving in these areas.  The Vision for our church as inscribed in every weekly bulletin emphasizes the Priesthood of All believers.  We are a church encouraging every believer to minister/serve others!  We had planted a church and more worship locations need to be initiated in neighbouring cities!

We are culturally diverse and are open to embrace new people groups!  We need to take more initiative in discovering, connecting, helping and building relationships with new immigrants

Our greatest need today are points 4 & 7 – to meaningfully engage our youth, and to have more prayer in every meeting, and more people at our mid-week Prayer gatherings!

We are broadcasting on YouTube, maintain informative website, and we need to use social media more as communities today connect online, more funding is also needed for equipment updates.

Health ministry, Church School, and women in leadership are also our priorities.  Please pray about these strategic goals and help our church to grow.