INVITE |INVEST |INSPIRE

OURMISSION

Vision Church exists to make disciple-making disciples through intentional

discipleship, diverse loving community, evangelism and church planting.

OURSTATE

•NChasapopulationofover10million.•RDUhasapopulationofover2million.

OURCITY

OURCITY

•WakeCountyhaspopulationofover1.1million.•Raleighhasapopulationof460,000.

ASPIRITUALSNAPSHOT

• 43%ofWakeCountyidentifiesashavingfaithinahigherbeing.• 14%isChristian• 10%LDS(LatterDaySaints)• 1%isMuslim• 1%EasternOrthodox• .5Jewish• Other

ASPIRITUALSNAPSHOT

Over500,000 lostpeopleinWakeCounty.

GOD’SRESPONSE

ACTS16:10AndwhenPaulhadseenthevision,immediatelywesoughttogoonintoMacedonia,concludingthatGodhadcalledustopreachthegospelto

them.

GOSPEL– INVITE|INVEST|INSPIRE

• CENTRALMESSAGEOFSCRIPTURE(GEN.3:15).• POWEROFGOD(ROM.1:16,1COR.1:18)• MADEPOSSIBLEBYCHRIST(1COR.1:24)• MESSAGEOFCHRIST(MARK1:15)• WHATWEPREACH(ACTS16:10)• GLOCAL(ACTS16:6,14)

C.J.Mahaney,TheCrossCenteredLife

Thegospel isn’toneclassamongmanythatyou’llattendduringyourlifeasaChristian– thegospelisthewholebuildingthatalltheclassestakeplacein!Rightlyapproached,allthetopicsyou’llstudyandfocusonasabelieverwillbeofferedtoyou‘withinthewalls’oftheglorious

gospel.”

THEGOSPEL,DOESWHAT?

• TRANSCENDSRACIAL,SOCIALANDECONOMICBARRIERS(ACTS16:11-34).

• FREESTHEBROKENANDOPPRESSED(ACTS16:16-18).• REACHESOUTTOTHEBROKEN(ACTS16:19-24).• DEMANDSCONTINUOUSPRAISE(ACTS16:25).• ENCOURAGESANDSTRENGTHENSBELIEVERSINTRIAL(ACTS16:26).• CREATESANDSUSTAINSGENERATIONALBLESSING(ACTS16:34).• CONFRONTSINJUSTICEINALLFORMS(ACTS16:37).• MUSTBESHARED(ACTS16:40).

2018UPDATES

•NewFunctionalOrganizationalChart• StructuralDiscipleship• LeadershipModules• LeadershipHuddles•ReproductionTraining• EmphasisonourPlumbLines

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2018OrgChart

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2018UPDATES• CSBversionofthebible.• CBRJournalformembers.• Bookstudy:EmotionallyHealthyLeadertostart2018• Revisedmissionstatementtoclearlycommunicateourmissionwithsimplicity.

• Updatedwebsitetoaddnewelders,staffandsomeleaders.• MinistryWalltoconnectpeopletoministryheads.• AddingWomen’sMinistry.• AddingSecurityMinistry.• DanielWilliams:DeaconChair• SandyRoberts:DirectorofStrategy• Volunteersààà ServiceProfessionals

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2018SermonSeries

•Holistic – EmotionallyHealthySpirituality.•Generous– Stewardshipseries.•Deep – Doctrinalseries.•Unfiltered – bookofGalatians.•Colorblind – seriesonrace,justiceandreconciliation.•Where’sGod?– bookofEsther.• Expecting – Adventseries.

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HOLISTIC

EMOTIONALLYHEALTHYLEADER&CBRJOURNAL

2018Goals

• 70%attendanceinCG’s.• Everyministryleadtohaveanapprentice.• 100%ofvisionariesgiving.• 100%ServiceProfessionals.• 30Baptisms.• 2000CommunityServicehours.• Newlocationbetween2nd and3rd quarterof2018.

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