FCBC English Ministry

Vision Meeting

Imagine…If we had

unlimited resourcesunlimited opportunities

no restrictionsWhere could we be in five years?

Important Questions

Why are we here?Where are we going?How do we get there?

It’s not about …

• Having more attendance• Getting more money• Doing more programs and

activities

It’s not about …

• Survival – just keeping the doors open

• Maintenance – maintaining the status quo

• Preservation – remembering what was done

It’s about God’s mission

Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. (Matthew 28:19-20a)

vs.

Battleship

Primarily concerned with mobilizing and equipping people to

complete the mission

Cruise ship

Primarily concerned with the safety,

security, and happiness of its

passengers

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Our Mission

Reach OUT

So when they met together, they asked him, "Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?"

He said to them: "It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.“ (Acts 1:6-8)

Build UP

It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. (Ephesians 4:11-13)

Send OUT

Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.“ (Matthew 9:37-38)

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BUILD UPDiscipleship

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Our Mission

We’re on a mission

We’re on a mission

We’re on a mission

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Our Mission

“You can have a church without true disciples, but by making disciples you will have a true church.”

Important Questions

Why are we here?

Where are we going?How do we get there?

REACH OUTOutreach

BUILD UPDiscipleship

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Our Mission

A look back …

• History of FCBC• History of the

English Ministry

Who are we?

• What do you feel are the strengths and weaknesses of our church?

• What are the opportunities God has given FCBC English ministry?

• Who is God calling us to reach?

Who are we?

• Chinese Americans (ABC’s)• Asian Americans• Non Asians• Multiethnic Couples• Local neighbors

REACH OUTOutreach

BUILD UPDiscipleship

SEND OUTLeadership

Our Mission

Important Questions

Why are we here?Where are we going?

How do we get there?

Fellowship GroupsSunday WorshipSunday School

Children’sMinistry

NLM Youth Group

C4 Young AdultsCollege

Couple’s Fellowship

Fellowship Groups

• A place to welcome• A place for community• A place to grow• A place to serve• A place to lead

Reach Out• Encounter Christ• Believe• Belong

Build up• Spiritual habits• Bible knowledge• Community participation• Mentoring relationships

Send out• Leadership • Serving in church• Using gifts• Ministering to others