Peace, Friends!
On Sunday, April 18th at our vision meeting I presented five points toward a 10-year vision for SCC. Let me take a moment and share in brief those five points of vision.
First, we will strengthen the execution of our current core values by following through on the dialogue group must-dos. Not sure what our core values are? You can read them on the website here. We are generally heading in the right direction. The next four vision points build on strengths that already exist at SCC and expand on our faithfulness in following Jesus.
Second, we will love and serve the poor and poor in spirit in our church and community by building and sustaining diverse friendships through support groups and small groups committing to missions. SCC is great at collecting items and money, and we can add to this strength by giving our time to show the love of Christ to one another and our community.
Third, we will rework membership and double the navigating members by beginning a process to allow participating members to vote, continuing to encourage Financial Peace University principles, and instituting a yearly Commitment Sunday where members and regular attenders are given the opportunity to grow spiritually by making a financial commitment to SCC’s mission, to ignite authentic life in Christ.
Fourth, we will prepare to own a building by developing a three to five-year capital campaign during our 10-year anniversary this fall. This capital campaign will have four priorities:
- We will tithe (10%) what we receive toward one or more missions;
- We will increase our current space to meet current needs (especially the space needs of our youth);
- We will pay off the mortgage on the pastor’s house ($116,000);
- We will use the rest to prepare to own a building (architect fees, down payment, etc.).
One last way this money may be used is to hire a consultant to help us run this capital campaign. A capital campaign will put us in a strong place to own a building in three to five years which will help establish our presence in the community and provide stability for long-term growth which is essential to accomplish the fifth vision point.
Fifth, we will plant a church in 10+ years by giving 50-100 members to plant a totally independent church or a site/satellite campus. This is a natural extension of our mission, and it is in our DNA as a church that was planted by another church. This will allow us to grow while also staying relatively small and intimate.
The first three vision points which are short-term are pretty clear. The last two which are long-term are a little less clear, but still clear enough to give us direction for the steps we need to take right now. It is my hope that these vision points will lift our eyes from the ground that is immediately before us and focus them on the horizon of what God is dreaming for us and calling us to. If you’d like a more detailed explanation of why I think each of these vision points is where God is leading us, you can find it our my blog here and post questions or comments there. If you’ve got further questions, feel free to drop me an email.
Psalm 126 says, When the LORD restored the fortunes of Zion, then we were like those who dream. These five vision points are a dream for SCC. I believe they are part of God’s dream for SCC. Will you join the dream?
Peace,
Tom
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