Vision 2014

Vision 2014Faith Tabernacle Church

West Los Angeles

“Opening the door to our future”

The Great Commandment – “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself.” Matthew 22:37-39 (NIV)

The Great Commission – “Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Matthew 28:19-20 (NIV)

Our Mission - (Why we exist)

Express Love

Encounter God

Equip Believers Embrace People

Vision Statement (Where we are going)

• Excellence for the glory of God• Dependence on the Holy Spirit• Biblical Accuracy• Transforming Prayer• Unconditional Relationships• Strength in Diversity

Our Values – (How we will behave)

• Intentional Evangelism• Purposeful Discipleship• Multiplying Servant Leaders• Compassionate Service• Developing Effective Ministries

Our Values – (How we will behave)

• 25% of our church does not believe we have a clear vision.

• 30% of our church cannot communicate our vision

• 40% of our church does not believe we have prepared them to share their faith

• 40% of our church does not believe we do a good job discipling new believers

Rationale – (Is all this necessary?)

Survey Results:

• 40% of the church has not discovered their spiritual gifts.• 25% does not believe it is easy for a new person to find a place to serve.• 35% does not believe we have created

a clear path for new people to get connected

Rationale – (Is all this necessary?)

Current Realities• 30% of our church cannot communicate our vision• 40% of our church does not believe we have prepared them to share their faith• 40% of our church does not believe we do a good job new believers

Survey Results:

Current Attendance 150

260Annual # of Guests

26Annual # of Guests Retained

20# of new converts

10# of water baptisms

3# of H.S. baptisms

70# of people serving

Objectives• A clear and unified vision

• A determination to hold ourselves accountable to our vision and values

• Sunday focus = non-believers

• Wednesday focus = believers

• Attractional and missional evangelism

• A clear assimilation plan

• A discipleship culture of next steps

• Leadership development (the introduction of manuals, training, and apprenticing)

ObjectivesThree-Year Strategic Plan

(Evangelism)







( 2012 2013 2014

Focus the Sunday morning service on reaching non-believers

Evangelism training – midweek service, connection class, leadership training

Classes/Seminar(s): relationships, parenting, back to workplace, ESL

Big Days (friend, family, kid’s, back to school, etc.)

Servant Evangelism

Bridge Events (jazz night, Financial Peace University, play/drama, art)

Single Moms Ministry

Celebrate Recovery


(Discipleship)







2012 2013 2014

Build Midweek service - 50 adults, 100 adults, 150 adults

Discipleship Seminars (Holy Spirit, prayer/fasting, Bible study methods, etc)

New Believer’s Class/Seminar – Sunday Lunch

Semester-based Community Groups

D-Class (Discipleship, deeper life class where we will teach our people to become disciplers

Create next steps materials (banners, brochures, etc)


(Gift Oriented Ministry)







2012 2013 2014

Spiritual Gift Assessment (Connections Class)

Leadership Training/Development

Manuals/Training for all ministries

Create a clear path to serve in the church (banners/brochures)

Leaders duplicate themselves

Evaluation/Accountability (board and staff meetings)


(Worship)







2012 2013 2014

Develop appropriate music for the type of service. Balance in musical styles. Grow creative arts ministry

Develop special music (solos, ensembles, instrumentals, etc)

Develop more vocals/band members

Encourage participation/free expression

Hire a worship pastor


(Fellowship)







2012 2013 2014

Connections class

Develop Assimilation Process

Friday youth nights/YA/college/singles

Utilize deacons for more congregation care

Quarterly newcomers BBQ

Communication Plan• Lunch meetings with key influencers

• Dessert meetings with all leaders

• Launch Sunday (message, commitment cards, t-shirts, wrist bands)

• Vision message series in January

• Utilize communication tools (banners, brochures, website, Facebook, email, video)

• Video campaign – “Imagine a church where…”

• Launch Party w/5 stations (5 purposes)

Facility Goals• Paint/remodel kids/youth areas

• Paint concrete on the Courtyard

• New siding/Paint food pantry building

• New front doors on the church

• Upgrade landscaping

• More parking signs

• Welcome banner over front door

• New carpet in auditorium (2013)

• Buy chairs or refurbish pews (2014)

Additional Goals• When we reach 150 adults consistently, we will begin a second Sunday morning service (Target – Sept. 2012)

• Launch a young adults service (Target – 2014)

• 50 kids by Dec. 2012

• 25 teenagers by Dec. 2012

• Develop second worship team in 2013

• Begin exploring church planting opportunities in 2013

Vision 2014

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