Launch of 2020 Vision

Now that I have sat face-to-face with the pastors of the Church of God of Prophecy in Tennessee, I am anxiously looking forward to sharing a number of resources with each of the churches in Tennessee and beyond.

The first thing that must be done is to gather the leaders of your local church into a time of prayer. We MUST touch heaven and we MUST hear from heaven in each of our local churches. This is our first, and in my opinion, our most important of our CORE values. In fact, you cannot even be converted until you respond to the call of the Holy Spirit. in theological circles, this is called prevenient grace...or simply put, "you must be drawn by the Holy Spirit and be convicted of your sinful condition," before you will even call on the Father for salvation.

After individual prayer, we must connect with God's people and begin to prqy corporately. Remember II Chronicles 7:14

Poll

With the complete presentation of the 20/20 Vision plan at the International Assembly in Louisville, Kentucky, regular updates will be posted on this blog for our churches and ministers putting the plan in place.

To the right of this post there is a post asking a simple question.  "Is your church headed in the right direction?"  This poll will be open until August 12, 2012, and will help to collect your thoughts.

I invite you to check back regularly.

Why am I here?

Do you realize that God has a purpose for your life? Yes, you! God loves you so much that He planned from the foundations of the world for you to live and for you to have purpose. Everyday you interact with people. Some of those people are family members, close friends and, yes, even complete strangers. One of the greatest lessons you will learn is that God has a plan for them too.

We do not exist in a vacuum, and as the old saying reminds us, "no man is an island unto himself." Because of that, we have community. In the Christian faith, this community is demonstrated by the visible church, gathering together and working with one another to see the coming of God's Kingdom. Does it not make good sense that this community also has a purpose?

This purpose was given in the final words of Christ to the church before His ascension. Recorded in Matthew 28, some have termed this the "great commission."

It is my considered opinion that we should look at it this way; "His Last Command is Our First Concern." Yes, this is what we are about, and like anything else in life, the better organized this community called "the church" is, the great our impact will be.

There are multiple points to this great "commission" that I would like to point out here:

1. Go

2. Teach

3. Baptize

In subsequent posts, I will share with you the vision that has been planted in the hearts of the leadership of the Church of God of Prophecy, and how we see these core values find their way into the everyday life of the churches. I invite you to join me in this journey.

Welcome

It is my joy to welcome you to the Vision 2020 blog. It is my sincere desire to create a blog with tips and other instructional materials to assist pastors and local churches develop their mission and visions statements and core values.

I invite you to check back on a regular basis for updates and hopefully find information to assist you in the building up of the Kingdom of God and your place in it.

Vision 2020 Presentation - Greensboro, NC