I read an article by author, professor and theologian Don Whitney that listed 31 questions to consider for a new year. I decided that I will answer one question each day in January. Here is the sixth question, and my answer.
What is the most helpful new way you could strengthen your church? Since I am the pastor of the church, I have to direct the vision for the church family. There are two ways I have told them I want to do that this year. First, we are going to spend the year developing a mission statement, a vision statement, and a purpose statement. We want to be able to have a clear path showing where we are going as a church family and how we plan to get there. Second, I have been developing a very intentional strategy for discipleship. I want our family to be trained and confident to share their faith. I want our family to be strongly rooted in God through the observance of the spiritual disciplines. I want our family to always be prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks them for a reason for the hope found in them (1 Peter 3:15). I have been developing, and will continue to develop this discipleship strategy so that our church family grows and shares our faith in Christ.
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