Mission and Vision

I was recently reading some information about church vision, mission, goals, and process. One of the things that the piece brought out is that a church should be able to communicate these things in such a way that it could simply be written on a napkin. That got me to thinking, what would our napkin look like? Is the process we would like our members to go through clear? Are our expectations clear?

This prompted me to take a moment and write it out. I wanted to make sure we understood what we are trying to accomplish at Northside Baptist Church. Simply put, we want every member to be involved in worship (Journey UP), involved in Group Life (Journey IN), and involved with a Ministry Team (Journey OUT). The one area of our process that really needs some work at this time is in the area of Ministry Teams. Look for the development of these teams in the days ahead and be prepared to get involved.

Below is how I picture our “Napkin”:

OUR NAPKIN

Journey UP – Attend the Worship Service

This is the most obvious front door to our church. We can easily invite people at special events (Upward, Fall Festival, TMOC, Christmas Eve, VBS Parents, SMC Parents, Etc.) to our worship service.

Journey IN – Get Involved in Biblically Based Small Group

We have three types of groups. We have Sunday School Groups, Discipleship Groups, and Journey Groups. Get involved in one. There is no need in pushing a sequential order unless someone ask for it.

Journey OUT – Join a Ministry Team

These can be as numerous as our imaginations: Parking Lot Team, Greeting Team, Nursery Team, Children’s Ministry Team, Youth Ministry Teams, Mission Teams, Work Day Team, Decision Time Counseling Team, New Member/Guest Luncheon Team, Etc.

Honored to be your pastor,

Darrell