Comments on: Replanting a Church: The Mission Statement

By: Frankie Harkavy

Frankie Harkavy — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 05:56:56 +0000

I am on Verizon, tried to get a 1 year contract on the iPhone, but no deal. They only offer 2 years. I was hoping they would announce the iPhone 5 in June but it looks like I have to wait a bit longer. So I still wait for iPhone on Verizon. I don’t want to be roped into a 2 year contract on any phone. If iPhone 5 comes out with same 2 year contract I’ll just be forced to pay full retail.

By: nick gill

nick gill — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:55:25 +0000

I've always been fond of Rochester CoC's mission statements/mottos:

Connecting People To Jesus and One Another
Connect/Grow/Serve
Take It To The Streets

By: Jerry Starling

Jerry Starling — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 16:40:20 +0000

Therefore, you have to follow the mission statement with a strategy, a plan — something that takes God’s general mission and brings it home to what we think God wants from this church right now.

You said a mouthful there, brother! I have just posted a blog on the book Simple Church: Returning to God’s Process for Making Disciples by Thom Rainer and Eric Geiger. This book addresses that issue. You can read my review of it here. In brief, the authors show a strong correlation between a well-planned, strategic process for making and developing disciples and vibrancy in a church. By vibrancy, they mean growth. The plan and process must be kept simple and clear so everyone knows where they are going and how to get there. What they have to say goes hand in glove with what you write about here. Keep up the good work! Jerry

By: Larry Wishard

Larry Wishard — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:23:27 +0000

My personal mission statement:
To make disciples of Jesus before baptizing them into Jesus so they want to obey the commands of Jesus in order to enjoy Jesus’ close presence forever.
LarryWishard.com