Townhall 2013 conclusion revised

TOWNHALL MEETING CONCLUSION: MARCH 17, 2013

In the next TWO years, this shall be our theme:

OUTCOME

What kind of church will Hope EFC be?

THE CHURCH EXISTS TO

GLORIFY GOD AND TO

ENJOY HIM FOREVER

WHY WE ARE HERE

What it means personally and corporately is….

“Our first love and true

joy is found in a passion

for God’s glory”

Our MISSION is to nurture a church whose members

are able to live out this truth authentically and consistently

In order to fulfil this MISSION, we shall ensure that the church and all

its activities are centered on the one thing that matters: the GOSPEL

The THREE ways the Gospel-at-the-centre is

expressed are…

DOCTRINAL

Jesus died and rose

again for our salvation

PERSONAL

God’s grace changes

hearts and motives

SOCIAL

Gospel impacts

society with

new order

…which is already spelled out in our Vision Statement,

ie:

PROCLAIM THE GOSPEL

DISCIPLE THE BODY

SERVE THE COMMUNITY

What are we going

to do about it?

In other words, what priorities

should we pursue to fulfil our vision?

SIMPLIFY STRUCTURE

[CELL CHURCH]

FAMILY ORIENTED

INVOLVED MEMBERSHIP

INTENTIONAL DISCIPLESHIP

ELDER GOVERNANCE

COMMON VALUES

Our structure, church government and bodylife must

serve our goals

Proclaim

PREACH

• Whole counsel of Scripture

• Gospel-centered

• Opportunity and emphasis

on sharing the Gospel

• Engage in mission

Primacy of preaching ministry

Bible as authority, Gospel as focus

Habit of evangelism – training, opportunities, personal, corporate

Witness in word and deed

Involvement in mission

Disciple

DISCIPLE

• Personal spiritual discipline

• Cell Group & mentoring

• Teaching sessions

• Church discipline

• Spiritual gifts

• Service as discipleship Spiritual disciplines – Bible reading, prayer, baptism

Every member in a cell group

Leaders must take lead in mentoring

Body life responsibility – seekers, visitors, fringe members

In regular fellowship with church

“How is your walk with the Lord?”

Engage

ENGAGE

• Seek peace and justice

• Build bridges across

racial/religious divide

• Needy & disadvantaged

• Cultivate body life

• Service in the church

Avenues and opportunities for engagement in community

Every member in a ministry – church and/or community

Build gospel-centered relationships

Sri Semarak, Myanmar, Orang Asli,

Hospitality, Maintenance, Worship Teams

The church is US. To make it work, we need to ask

ourselves:

“So, what can I do as a

member of Christ’s

body in Hope EFC?”

Some areas of bodylife that offer

service opportunities

CHURCH MINISTRY: Worship,

Musicians, AV/Media, Hospitality,

Property Maintenance, Sanctuary

Service, Ushers, Communion, Visitation CELL GROUP: Join one, start one,

Bible-study Buddy, Mentoring

relationship, Prayer, Pastoral COMMUNITY: Sri Semarak, Myanmar,

Orang Asli, Disadvantaged/needy,

Compassion Box, Social Justice,

Evangelism

As Christ’s Body, the church is defined by the

following values:

Living

out the

Good

News

Acceptable Worship

Love of the Brethren

Love for Strangers

Love for under-privileged

Christian family life

Sharing lifestyle

Shared Leadership

Sound Teaching

Shame and Suffering

Based on BEDROCK: A Vision for the Local Church

By David Pryor

Of course, we need to bathe our plans

in PRAYER…

Some plans for the year

1 May: Church Camp

2 June: Homeschooling and Parenting Dialogue

3 July-August: Tim Keller Study

5 August: Jason Fong’s Workshop

6 November: Evangelistic dinner

7 Intro to Systematic Theology: RC Sproul

8 Community: Joint-church outreach We pray and work towards uniting churches in Wangsa Maju-

Setapak in seeking common objectives

Soli Deo Gloria…

For the Glory of God alone!