How will we accomplish our mission?

Conversion:

1. Make personal bible reading and a quiet time with God part of your daily routine.
   1. If you have family or friends that are willing, schedule a reading time with them as well.
   2. God’s commands are to be upon your hearts.  Impress them on your children.  Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.  Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.  Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates. (Deut. 6:6-8)
2. Further develop and strengthen your faith, and grow in the Lord by:
   1. Listening to spiritual CD’s or music, audio books, and literature,
   2. Attending bible classes and services regularly, and
   3. Attending lectureships, seminars retreats and other Christian events.
3. Seek to lead others to Christ.
   1. Think of and submit names of unbelievers to the leaders of the congregation.
   2. Pray that they may come to believe in Jesus.
   3. Face-to-face invitation to ask them to attend church with you.
4. Develop a world-class program to welcome and follow up on visitors.
   1. Set up a Visitors’ Register and encourage our visitors to use it.
   2. Develop a Visitors’ Packet.
   3. Acknowledge the visitors during announcements, if they don’t mind.
   4. Schedule a follow up visit within a week of attendance.
   5. Invite visitors into our homes for meals and fellowship.
5. Become active in getting to know and caring for your “neighbors”.
   1. Practice hospitality in your home with neighbors and members of the church.
   2. Regular and frequent visits should be made to those overwhelmed by discouragement, are lonely or overtaken by sin.

Commitment:

1. Become prayer-focused in your life.
   1. Set certain times of the day to pray.
   2. Keep lists of things to pray for.
2. Organize a visitation program for members.
   1. Visit those in hospitals, rest homes, poor homes, those that are shut in and serve them communion, read scripture to them, pray with them, take them food, fruit, flowers, or gifts.
   2. Clean the homes of the shut ins.
   3. Begin Sunday visitation of members by the Elders.
3. Study and prepare yourself to share the good news with others.
   1. Volunteer to teach Bible classes.
   2. Accompany a church leader on a Bible study with a non-Christian.
   3. Develop your own personal Bible study presentation to others.
4. Encourage others.
   1. Send messages of encouragement to others.
   2. Verbally thank others for their contributions (monetary and nonmonetary).
   3. Acknowledge those that are servants in the kingdom for righteous deeds.
   4. Assign a congregational photographer(s) to take pictures throughout the year and present a slide show at the annual Christmas party.
   5. Utilize our building to further the work of the Lord throughout the week.
5. Strive for the most spiritual, meaningful and touching worship service we can offer God.
   1. Submit to the elders your recommendations for improvements to our worship services.

Contribution:

1. Care for the hungry, thirsty, strangers, poor, sick, widows, orphans, the grieving and the depressed.
   1. Organize a food pantry for the hungry and provide periodic meals at church for fellowship.
   2. Organize a clothes closet for those in need and have a team of seamstresses for mending.
   3. Assist the poor and the sick in their time of need.
   4. Assist with skills training, resume writing, home repairs, etc to help people find work.
   5. Think about becoming a foster family to orphans.
   6. Develop a disaster recovery team for those experiencing grief in our community.
   7. Have financial team assess need for requests outside of the congregation to ensure it is the needy that receive help.
   8. Host a financial management seminar and provide training.
2. Carry God’s message of salvation to unbelievers.
   1. Develop a desire to save the lost by losing yourself in the Word.
   2. Be strong and courageous and do not be afraid.
   3. Those who acknowledge Christ before men, He will acknowledge us before God. (Matt. 10:32)
3. Organize and/or participate in ministry programs for the congregation and the community.
   1. Senior Seekers – Interdenominational fellowship for the elderly of the community.
   2. Kids Hope USA – Devaney Elementary School.
   3. Men’s and women’s jail ministries and the Chestnut Arms rehabilitation program.
   4. Camp Wabashi – Summer youth camp, men’s and women’s retreats, etc.
   5. Crisis Pregnancy Center – Counselor, assistant, help with fund raising, etc.
   6. Others.
4. Facilities upkeep and planning
   1. Outside
      1. Building repairs and maintenance, roof, windows, etc.
      2. Parking lot, lights, snow removal, dumpster
      3. Yards, trees, shrubs and gardens
   2. Inside
      1. Repairs and maintenance
      2. Janitorial services, cleaning, trash removal, security, etc
      3. Classroom set ups, chalk boards, materials, bulletin boards
      4. Audio visual equipment in the auditorium, classrooms and Shine Time
5. In addition to all of the above, a focus should also be placed on spending quality time with your family, dedication in your work, daily exercise, and put in order your finances.  This will lead to a happy and well balanced life.
   1. Schedule an evening every other week for your spouse, children or friends to do something fun together.
   2. On your job, work for the Lord, not for men.
   3. Spend 30 minutes a day exercising.
   4. Plan your finances to achieve the goal of tithing 10% of your income to God.

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