TO IMAGINE AGAIN OR ANEW!

TO REIMAGINE . . .

DESIRED

OUTCOMES .

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SHARE A DREAM

SHARE THE JOURNEY

ENGAGE IN HELPFUL CONVERSATIONS

ADVISE ON NEXT STEPS

OUTLINE OF TOWN HALL MEETINGS

• WORSHIP AND PRAYER

• OUTCOMES, HISTORY, FRAMEWORK (GLENN

BURRIS)

• Q & A TIME

• SUMMARY OF PRESIDENTIAL TASK FORCE (PTF) ANDTHE FOUR TASK GROUP TEAMS (STAN

SIMMONS)

• BETA TESTING (GLENN BURRIS)

• Q & A TIME

• NEXT STEPS & SUMMARY (GLENN BURRIS)

• CLOSING PRAYER

THE MISSION . . .

Mobilize the Whole Church

To Take the Whole Gospel

To the Whole World

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“For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”

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A STORY OF COURAGE THAT IMPACTED OUR WORLD!

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We will fail to finish The Great Commission if . . .

We don’t empower and release the whole Church.

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We will fail to finish The Great Commission if . . .

We don’t identify our opportunities.

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We will fail to finish The Great Commission if . . .

We don’t minimize our obstacles.

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THE TEN OBJECTIVES

1. Build a culture that will attract and empower apostolic leaders and churches. [Target 2]

2. Empower the laity to their full, God-breathed purposes in the Kingdom. [Target 1]

3. Celebrate and serve non-traditional, missional congregations. [Target 2]

4. Embrace and sponsor ethnic ongregations. [Target 4]

5. Engage and integrate emerging generational leadership. [Target 4]

THE TEN OBJECTIVES

6. Intentionalize strategic global partnerships. [Target 3]

7. Resource a church-multiplication movement. [Target 5]

8. Equip, disciple and reproduce Spirit-empowered, healthy leaders. [Target 1]

9. Steward our resources toward fruitful, missional effectiveness. [Target 5]

10.Align our structures and govenance to effectively accomplish our mission. [Target 5]

“The gospel is only good news if it gets there in time.” – Carl F. H. Henry

“This generation of Christians is responsible for this generation of souls on the earth.” – Keith Green

“The Spirit of Christ is the Spirit of missions. The nearer we get to Him, the more intensely missionary we become.” – Henry Martyn

IMPORTANT WORDS TO REMEMBER! . . .

“I have but one candle of life to burn, and I would rather burn it out in a land filled with darkness than a land flooded with light.” – John Keith Falconer

“Expect great things from God; attempt great things for God.” – William Carey

“Lost people matter to God, and so they must matter to us.”. – Keith Wright

IMPORTANT WORDS TO REMEMBER! . . .

THE JO

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OUR JOURNEY. . .

• DISTRICT CONSOLIDATION (2009)

• PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION (2009)

• PORTLAND (2009)

• CHRISTIANSBURG (2009)

• PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION (2010)

• SEATTLE (2010)

• ICFG BOARD (2011)

• PRESIDENTIAL TASK FORCE (2012)

• CABINET (2013)

THE H

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RE-FOCUS OUR MISSION

RE-DESIGN OUR ROLES andOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

RE-ALIGN OUR POLITY

RE-ALLOCATE OUR RESOURCES

and BUILD A STRATEGY!

YOUR KINGDOM COME, YOUR WILL BE

DONE, ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN! –

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MATTHEW 6:10