Our Strategic Planning Committee began its task last year about this time. We read a book entitled SIMPLE CHURCH: Returning to God’s Process for Making Disciples by Thom S. Rainer and Eric Geiger. With the understanding of trying to get back to the basics of what a New Testament church is supposed to be according to the Holy Scriptures, we strived to simplify and steam-line what we were doing.

     As we were making progress, COVID-19 hit in March and everything had to shift to online and that has been a challenge. In the middle of the lock down, Derrick resigned, and we had to regroup and carry on. We read a second book REPLICATE: How to Create a Culture of Disciple-Making Right Where You Are by Robby Gallaty and Chris Swain which got our committee all on the same page.

     What we came up with is a simple disciple-making process, easy to remember and explain to another person - KNOW, GROW and SHOW. Our goal in disciple-making is to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ clearly so that all can know Jesus and respond to His call to salvation in repentance and faith. Then to grow in that relationship, becoming more and more like Him, so that our transformed lives show others His goodness and love. As His Spirit works in us the lost world will see what it means to follow Christ and love others as He does. This is our mission; to make-disciples of the whole world, teaching them His Word and showing them how to love Him and worship Him forever.

Bro. Milton