Our Mission : Our Mission The Shepherd’s Pasture for All Nations
To be an infectious church that gains and wins souls by: : Relying on the Holy Spirit
Operating in love
Transcending race, class and culture
Boldly communicating the word of God
Being relevant to the culture
Utilizing cutting edge technology
Investing in the youth
Strategic evangelism To be an infectious church that gains and wins souls by:
What is a mission? : Destination you set out to reach with identifiable checkpoints along the way. What is a mission?
Destination contains locations or checkpoints to let you know you are on the right path : Destination contains locations or checkpoints to let you know you are on the right path
What is the destination? : To show the world the kingdom of heaven is real in TANGIBLE ways
Seek the lost and strengthen the believer
Be infectious
Gain and win souls
Impact, Impact, Impact What is the destination?
How do we reach the destination? : The members MUST catch on to the vision/mission
The members MUST rely on the Holy Spirit, operate in love, transcend race, class and culture… How do we reach the destination?
This is not an effective way for our church to work toward the mission : This is not an effective way for our church to work toward the mission
We are on this mission together. We all must reach the desired destination. : We are on this mission together. We all must reach the desired destination.
This is not the reward for being faithful to the mission! : This is not the reward for being faithful to the mission!
Faithfulness, obedience, humility, surrender, patience… : Faithfulness, obedience, humility, surrender, patience…
Forgot something? : Forgot something?
Know the mission : When you know the mission and how you are to reach the destination, you know where you are falling short.
Remember, our mission is not for people to say a prayer, claim salvation, live as good as possible and the die. We seek to point people to Christ and share the love, joy and victory of his kingdom in tangible ways. Know the mission