Passionate Spirituality:
We envision a people who are deeply and passionately committed to knowing and
experiencing God, growing in Christ, joyfully living in obedience to His Word
and demonstrating the fruit of the spirit in their daily lives.
Relationships:
We envision a congregation characterized by grace, acceptance, love toward one
another and a spirit of unity. We desire our church to be a place of refuge
and healing for the hurting and a place where we can grow together in transparent,
caring and accountable relationships as modeled by Christ.
Outreach:
We envision a community of believers who are passionate about reaching those
in the greater Lake Wisconsin area who do not know Christ personally. We believe
this is best accomplished by praying, developing personal relationships, doing
intentional acts of kindness, verbally sharing the good news of Christ and offering
multiple outreach and service ministries. We also envision the planting of daughter
churches in the surrounding communities beginning in Poynette.
Ministries:
We envision a ministry that meets many of the complex needs of our diverse and
growing congregation and community. To do this will have a clearly defined spiritual
path from new life in Christ to spiritual maturity. We believe that the spiritually
mature believer demonstrates the following characteristics: experiences and
shares God's grace; is growing in Christ; is using his/her spiritual gifts;
is an active member of a small group; is a good steward of their financial resources;
and is giving glory to God. Therefore, we will seek and expect every member
of our church to be continually progressing to the next stage of discipleship.
Missions:
We envision a significant missions ministry that begins with directly involving
our congregation through missions education, short-term missions opportunities,
and missions prayer teams. We will focus on identifying, preparing, and sending
our own missionaries. Financially our missions support will be strategic in
nature targeting a specific region of the world and/or a specific mission in
the world.
Worship:
We envision high impact worship that engages the heart, mind and emotions. Knowing
that various people and generations have different worship preferences, we will
seek to develop multiple worship styles in order to reach as many people in
our community as possible.
Mobilization for Ministry:
We envision a multiple staffed church that is staffed for growth and driven
by our vision for the future. We envision a well trained staff team who will
equip the congregation for significant ministry involvement.
We envision a multipurpose facility specifically designed for outreach. This facility will also be designed to accommodate worship, small groups, dynamic youth ministries as well as being conducive to fellowship and interaction. We envision a facility which will allow us to minister to many hundreds of people in multiple services.
We envision a congregation that generously and joyfully releases their personal financial resources out of obedience to God in order to further His Kingdom through this church. We believe that our faithful stewardship results in deepening our trust in God and His generous provision. Our budget, staffing, and facility decisions will reflect and lead to the accomplishment of our mission.