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Vision Statement for Zion

Zion Mennonite Church seeks to empower God's people to experience and share Christ's love, healing, and hope by:

1. providing a place that welcomes all people,

  • Increase the number of families in our congregation
  • Incorporate Pleasant View residents in worship and church life
  • Invite and involve single adults as part of our congregation
  • Train ushers and church members to be intentional in welcoming visitors and following up with new regular attendees
  • Make physical accomodations in the church to provide better accessibility for various persons
  • Incorporate college students in the life of the congregation

2. inviting everyone into Spirit-led worship,

  • Encourage a variety of worship styles
  • Include and develop members' gifts in music, drama, Scripture reading, sermons, technical support, etc.
  • Encourage sharing in corporate worship
  • Plan additional worship and praise times during the week, not just on Sunday mornings
  • Utilize a variety of speakers in morning worship and resources events

3. nurturing passionate spirituality,

  • Increase the number of members who participate in enrichment activities and retreats
  • Schedule annual spiritual renewal meetings
  • Increase biblical literacy
  • Develop an awareness of God's presence and the Holy Spirit's activity, both in the life of a believer and in the community of faith

4. calling individuals to a life of discipleship and servanthood,

  • Encourage daily discipleship
  • Call individuals to commitment to Christ
  • Build a Christian Education focus on personal discipleship themes
  • Promote a life of discipleship and servanthood among the youth
  • Facilitate mentoring connections between youth and adults in the congregation

5. building community through fellowship, prayer, and play,

  • Plan fellowship meals and recreational activities
  • Maintain an active and vital youth ministry
  • Provide opportunity for small group participation
  • Encourage people to open their homes to others for fellowship and meals

6. offering pastoral care suited to each person's needs,

  • Provide care to people through pastoral visits, small groups, Sunday school shepherds, Care Commission, and Youth ministry
  • Develop gifts in spiritual ministry within the congregation
  • Maintain ties with those who leave the congregation for career training and service

7. and, encouraging personal involvement in local and global ministry.

  • Encourage adult and youth service assignments
  • Minister within the local community
  • Invite persons who return from missions to share experiences with the congregation
  • Encourage Zion Mennonite Women's Ministries to continue their global ministry
  • Develop networks of support for participants in service assignments
 

This Sunday

February 19, 2012

 

 

Sermon:  The Bible: The Book of the Church

 

Scripture:  II Timothy 3:10-17

 

Speaker:  Clyde Kratz

 

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