SIDEBAR: A Small Church's Big Goals
By John Koessler
July 1, 1994
At Valley Chapel, a 75-member congregation in Green Valley, Illinois, each major department used the church's vision to form several short-term goals and one long-term goal. Here is what they developed.
OUR MINISTRY VISION: In order to create a bridge for sharing the gospel, Valley Chapel will seek to be God's family to the families of our community. We will design our ministries to strengthen healthy families and will seek to be an instrument of healing for hurting families by helping them to become functional.
To that end, we envision expanding our ministries to include a family ministry center, which will provide Christ-centered educational, counseling, and recreational resources for our area.
MINISTRY VISION GOALS
Board of Elders
Goal 1 (Short Term): We will develop a strategy designed to retire the church's current property debt by the year 2000.
Goal 2 (Short Term): We will examine the effectiveness of our church's current program and will look for creative options that will enable us to expand our ministry staff and facilities.
Goal 3 (Long Term): We will expand our current facility by adding a gymnasium and classroom addition by the year 2000.
Awana Program
Goal 1 (Short Term): We will increase the effectiveness of our program by making certain that all directors, leaders, and workers will have completed the appropriate training course.
Goal 2 (Short Term): We will foster more unity and enthusiasm among Awana leaders and workers by meeting together for planning, training, prayer, and celebration.
Goal 3 (Long Term): We will attempt to capture the interest of the unchurched parents of Awana club members by sponsoring a series of seminars or special events dealing with parenting and family issues.
Missiona Committee
Goal 1 (Short ...
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