This label explores how leaders articulate and plan the future path of their congregations and wider movements. You'll find insights into spiritual foundations, long-term visions, and specific initiatives like church growth or community impact. Discover the recurring emphasis on divine guidance and the practical steps taken to realize ambitious goals. Keep exploring to understand the evolving strategies for ministry and outreach.
The speaker emphasizes the importance of three things to pray for the church. Firstly, that the church remains close to the values of the Kingdom of God and the teachings of the Bible.
One of the most important things for our church in terms of, if we are asked what should we pray for our church, is our level of spiritual closeness to the Lord and to the word of God. My deep desire before the Lord is t that is biblical, that is wholesome as the word defines wholesome teaching and wholesome doctrine, that our church be kept with its priorities correct. The Bible says that if we seek first the Kingdom of God all the othe
The speaker presents a personal vision for revival in New England, acknowledging that it reflects their own theological and cultural views. They believe that revival will inevitably lead to controversy as the Kingdom of God confronts existing structures and false beliefs.
Presentation given at ' Biblical Worldview Conference ' in Boston April 7,2006: I have been assigned the task of presenting a vision for revival in New England. I will begin with a disclaimer. therefore very partial and relative in its content. I do not pretend to be giving a “Thus saith the Lord,” or to be declaring absolute, incontestable truth.
The speaker is continuing a sermon from New Year's Eve about the vision and framework for their congregation. They focus on the story of Abram returning to a place of consecration and worship after a journey to Egypt.
I want to connect with the sermon that I started on New Year's Eve and I think it's a vision inducing sermon that provides a framework for us. We wanted to talk about some of the things God has for us, some of the things were not able to be here to also be able to participate. So you know, I really wanna take a little more time this morning to continue developing the sermon.
The pastor envisions significant progress for their church in the next five years. They hope to have a modern sanctuary built on their parking lot, expand their influence beyond the Hispanic community, develop strong media ministries, impact all areas of society through social outreach, and improve their administration for better management of resources.
If I were asked what I would like to see in 5 years in terms of progress for our church, if somebody were to leave our church today and come back in 5 years, what would I like to see them encountering, what changes to ob so that we do not lose our parking spaces in the bottom that we can use for daily activities here at the church, and parking for personnel and parishioners. I think that it is so important because now we have pretty much
In Judges 7, God tells Gideon that he will save Israel with only 300 men. This is a reminder that God can do mighty things on behalf of His people, even when they are outnumbered and facing great opposition.
In the Book of Judges, chapter 7. This is a word of the Lord evidently for our lives this morning. So Gideon sent the rest of the Israelites to their tents but kept the 300 who took over the provisions and trumpets of the others. Now the camp of Midian lay below him in the valley, during that night the Lord said to Gi
The speaker shares a Word from the Lord about the need for consolidation in the coming year. Consolidation refers to solidifying the ground and tightening up loose ends before moving forward.
I wanna share with you a Word from the Lord tonight, a Word which I hope will bring a point of reference in the sense of a, like a framework for what I see the Lord calling us to in this coming year. I'd like us to turn to the place between Bethel and Ai where his tent had been earlier and where he first built an altar, and there Abram called on the Name of the Lord." The Lord put this Word in my heart as I considered what to share as w
The article discusses the call for the church to become a Generation of Radical Obedience, ready to witness God do amazing things. The author compares this call to Joshua's call to consecrate themselves before crossing the Jordan River to reach the Promised Land.
Only a people willing to pay the price to become a Generation of Radical Obedience will ever plumb the world-transforming depths of God’s Amazing Mercy and Love. This is the most “Amazing Thing” about our God. told the people, “ Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do amazing things among you. ” Joshua 3:5 AMAZING THINGS AHEAD - BUT ARE WE READY?
The current cultural climate is increasingly skeptical and alienated towards Christianity and Christian institutions. This makes it difficult to carry out ministries that are both attractive to the prevailing ethos and biblically faithful.
Today you set out on a journey that is glorious, but also daunting. This graduating class will have to minister in large degree to a culture that, perhaps like never before in American history, is alienated and skeptical will make it increasingly difficult to carry out ministries that will be attractive to the prevailing ethos and at the same time biblically faithful. The challenges and temptations you will face over the course of your m