Dream Stage

Here's some of the stuff from the Purpose Driven Church Planting Conference I 've been working through.


1. Developing a clear vision for the church.

• Vision is God driven. The vision must come from God
• Vision is a picture of what the future church will look like.
• A church vision may be 3 months down the road or 3 years, but a planter must of a vision of the future of the church.

My vision is for a church where people can be real and can find biblical answers for their life. I see a place where teaching, singing and all we do is done with relevance and excellence. I desire Church at the Falls to be a place where people want to come and where the want to bring their friends. A church that reaches people and then helps them fulfill their God given purpose. A church that makes a differences in the community. A church that makes planting new churches part of its very DNA.

2. Determine the purpose of the church.

• Establish a purpose statement.
• A purpose statement needs to be short, clean and memorable.

Church at the Falls Purpose Statement: Church at the Falls exists to journey with people to faith in Christ and to help them live their full God given purpose.

3. Create a list of core values.

• Values will define the churches culture and its uniqueness among the other churches in your area.
• Core values are the non-negotiable of the church.
• Values are not what we say, but what we do.

Church at the Falls Core Values:

all people matter to God
authenticity (being real) is celebrated
everyone has a ministry
people reach people
applicational teaching leads to life change
we value excellence and relevance
care and life change happens in life groups (small groups)

I'll share more tomorrow about the Stage 1 of planting.