Dreaming about our future…
Right now, I am working with a group of leaders in our church to work through and establish a Mission Statement that summarizes in a simple way, what our purpose is as a church community. In the course of a discussion, I was asked, “What do you want Pathways to look like?” So, I sat at my computer and let a stream of consciousness flow from my fingers. I thought I would share that with you…
I want Pathways to be a church that empowers people to live out their gifts & abilities for Kingdom purposes. I want Pathways to be a church that does not operate out of guilt but out of passion. I want Pathways to be known as a church that has a serving presence in our community. I want Pathways to be filled with people who are disconnected from their Creator as well as connected people who have a passion for connecting people with their Creator. I want Pathways Church to be growing in numbers out of a vibrance for what God is doing in individual lives and our corporate community. I want the people of Pathways to be growing their pursuit of Jesus and be able to communicate to anyone who asks how they are growing. I want the people of Pathways to see themselves as missionaries to their neighborhood, workplace, and our greater community. I want God to get all of the credit for anything good that happens within our body. I want people to experience grace and freedom from religion for the first time in their lives and not be able to contain the joy and peace that comes with it. I want a map of the small groups that exist within our community to spread over Everett, Snohomish, Mill Creek, Bothell, and Lynnwood like a spiderweb. I want everyone to experience their first taste of missions in a foreign country as they get to see just how big our God really is. I want Pathways to be a community of faith, known by love and expressing a voice of hope in the world.
What would you add to this list?