2024 Initiatives
Bold Preaching
- Grow as a church in loving the entirety of God’s Word, developing a depth of biblical understanding, and valuing the grand redemption plan of God through a study of Isaiah.
- Strengthen our walk with God by evaluating the warnings and assurances provided through the Johannine Epistles (1-3 John).
- Preach several topical series to address areas that need sharpening, such as views of the conscience, of God’s Word, of the character of God, and of the Holy Spirit.
- Implement a preaching workshop to train up men with this desire and gifting.
Passionate Worship
- Take steps to have hearts and minds engaged in all the elements of the worship services (intentionality, anticipation, humility, preparedness, application).
- Train up the next generation of worshipers by modeling passionate worship.
- Produce and consume resources to help our church worship throughout the week (playlists, song reminders, etc.).
Fervent Prayer
- Cultivate a culture of regularly asking for prayer and eagerly praying for others.
- Utilize prayer journals, membership directory, and other resources to encourage personal prayer habits.
- Share testimonies of God at work through prayer
Courageous Evangelism
- Grow the Witness on Wednesday ministry in participation and organization.
- Everyone invite at least one person/family to church each quarter.
- Provide training and resources to equip our body in evangelism.
Purposeful Discipleship
- Cultivate a 5-3-1 mentality (5 for prayer, 3 for evangelism, 1 for discipleship).
- Actively participate in a small group to help one another mature in the faith.
- Evaluate whether to start a mid-week Kids’ Ministry.
- Produce and consume resources to strengthen personal walk with God (audio/video/print).
Compelling Community
- Pray through our membership commitment at Family Chats to cultivate a high level of commitment to the Lord and his church.
- Grow as a church family in practicing hospitality.
- Read the Recovering the Gospel series (Paul Washer) and bring it into conversations.