Mapping the Road Ahead
I am in the midst of a very slow process of drafting a vision document for Reservoir Church, something I have been hesitant to do but something that is increasingly needed for our congregation eager to engage in ministry and the purpose of the church.
As a replant of a twenty-year-old church, the elders and I have been slow to cast "a grand vision" for the future of our church frankly because our key vision was health, something we drastically needed.
Approaching now the four-year mark of replanting we are ready for the long view so that we can "drive in the right direction." We have a new name, 80% of our members became so within the last four years, and our demographic has shifted slightly younger to new families looking for something to invest in long-term.
This process is much like plotting your course in google maps. You have to know where you are going in order to choose a route.
It can seem daunting in the near term and maybe premature. Certainly, anything we formulate is open to amendment along the way. But if we don't have a shared destination in mind we will be all over the map and less than fruitful.
How does this truth play out in your life? Like me are you prone to coasting and trusting you will end up on the shore with the wave upon wave of grace in Christ?! This might be a good time to seek direction from the Spirit and go after the goal.
As a replant of a twenty-year-old church, the elders and I have been slow to cast "a grand vision" for the future of our church frankly because our key vision was health, something we drastically needed.
Approaching now the four-year mark of replanting we are ready for the long view so that we can "drive in the right direction." We have a new name, 80% of our members became so within the last four years, and our demographic has shifted slightly younger to new families looking for something to invest in long-term.
This process is much like plotting your course in google maps. You have to know where you are going in order to choose a route.
It can seem daunting in the near term and maybe premature. Certainly, anything we formulate is open to amendment along the way. But if we don't have a shared destination in mind we will be all over the map and less than fruitful.
How does this truth play out in your life? Like me are you prone to coasting and trusting you will end up on the shore with the wave upon wave of grace in Christ?! This might be a good time to seek direction from the Spirit and go after the goal.
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