Hello Church,
I have a stick shift car. When I get to a certain speed, I have to manually shift to second gear in order to go faster. Otherwise, I am only going to be able to go a certain speed.
The church is a stick shift car.
1st Gear: God calls people to be His church, sending Christ to save and the Holy Spirit to teach.... shift
2nd Gear: The pastor leads the church to establish an overall vision of a preferred future... shift
3rd Gear: Leadership teams are put into place to accelerate the vision into dreaming and planning specific ministries..... shift
4th Gear: Laity take up opportunities to help implement plans designed by the leadership.... shift
5th Gear: The result of engaging, effective ministries attract people to discipleship, increasing leadership, increasing laity, increasing the number of ministries being implemented.
The church is a stick shift car.
We are currently in 4th gear. Some cars only have 4 gears.
For those who consider Emmanuel your home church, you are invited to pay attention to the Tuesday and/or Thursday emails. The next shift is up to you.
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