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To imagine again or anew!. To REIMAGINE . . . . Desired outcomes . . . . SHARE A DREAM. SHARE THE JOURNEY. ENGAGE IN HELPFUL CONVERSATIONS. ADVISE ON NEXT STEPS. Outline of TOWN HALL meetings. Worship and Prayer Outcomes, History, Framework ( Glenn Burris ) Q & A Time
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To imagine again or anew! To REIMAGINE . . .
Desired outcomes . . . SHARE A DREAM SHARE THE JOURNEY ENGAGE IN HELPFUL CONVERSATIONS ADVISE ON NEXT STEPS
Outline of TOWN HALL meetings • Worship and Prayer • Outcomes, History, Framework (Glenn Burris) • Q & A Time • Summary of Presidential Task Force (PTF) andthe Four Task Group Teams (Stan Simmons) • Beta Testing (Glenn Burris) • Q & A Time • Next Steps & Summary (Glenn Burris) • Closing Prayer
Mobilize the Whole Church THE MISSION . . . To Take the Whole Gospel To the Whole World
The why? Luke 19:10 – Our biblical mandate! • “For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
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The why? Acts 6 and Acts 15 – Widows & Gentiles • We will fail to finish The Great Commission if . . . We don’t empower and release the whole Church.
The why? Acts 6 and Acts 15 – Widows & Gentiles • We will fail to finish The Great Commission if . . . We don’t identify our opportunities.
The why? Acts 6 and Acts 15 – Widows & Gentiles • We will fail to finish The Great Commission if . . . We don’t minimize our obstacles.
THE WHAT? THE TEN OBJECTIVES
The Ten objectives Build a culture that will attract and empower apostolic leaders and churches. [Target 2] Empower the laity to their full, God-breathed purposes in the Kingdom. [Target 1] Celebrate and serve non-traditional, missional congregations. [Target 2] Embrace and sponsor ethnic ongregations. [Target 4] Engage and integrate emerging generational leadership. [Target 4]
The Ten objectives Intentionalize strategic global partnerships. [Target 3] Resource a church-multiplication movement. [Target 5] Equip, disciple and reproduce Spirit-empowered, healthy leaders. [Target 1] Steward our resources toward fruitful, missional effectiveness. [Target 5] Align our structures and govenance to effectively accomplish our mission. [Target 5]
IMPORTANT WORDS TO REMEMBER! . . . “The gospel is only good news if it gets there in time.” – Carl F. H. Henry“This generation of Christians is responsible for this generation of souls on the earth.” – Keith Green “The Spirit of Christ is the Spirit of missions. The nearer we get to Him, the more intensely missionary we become.” – Henry Martyn
IMPORTANT WORDS TO REMEMBER! . . . “I have but one candle of life to burn, and I would rather burn it out in a land filled with darkness than a land flooded with light.” – John Keith Falconer“Expect great things from God; attempt great things for God.” – William Carey “Lost people matter to God, and so they must matter to us.”. – Keith Wright
The Journey Where We Have Come From . . .
Our JOURNEY. . . • District consolidation (2009) • Presidential Transition (2009) • Portland (2009) • Christiansburg (2009) • Presidential Election (2010) • Seattle (2010) • ICFG Board (2011) • Presidential Task Force (2012) • Cabinet (2013)
The How? . . . RE-FOCUS OUR MISSION RE-DESIGN OUR ROLES andOUR RESPONSIBILITIES RE-ALIGN OUR POLITY RE-ALLOCATE OUR RESOURCES and BUILD A STRATEGY!
your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven! – - Matthew 6:10