“ONE Vision”
-Vision Defined: A vision is “a kind of promise of what is to be. It is an image of the divine intention.” It is “a clear and challenging picture of the future…as its leadership believes it can and must be.” “Vision for ministry is a clear mental image of a preferable future imparted by God to His chosen servants…” A “vision reflects God’s specific and unique assignment for this church.”
-Distinction between vision and mission in the way I view it
-TLC Mission Statement and Scripture behind it
-Scriptural Background: Proverbs 29:18, Genesis 6, Genesis 12:1-4, Numbers 13-14, Matthew 16
-2 Visions=Division (Amos 3:3)
-Walk through the TLC Vision Statement
–Make the Building Presentation
-Joint, unified recommendation from the Elders, Property Search Team, and Finance Team to complete the deal to buy the Faith Baptist property
-Presenting it this weekend and having a special called business meeting on August 16 at 6 PM to vote on this matter and a budget for the rest of the year
-We will give you some details right now, more in writing in about a week, and share more and answer questions as a part of the Prayer and Praise service on August 12th
–We believe it is time. This has lasted for a while, but we do not believe we are ahead or behind. We believe it is God’s moment for us to move forward.
-Details of the Deal: Appraisal is 720k; purchase price is 650k but Faith will carry 125k of that amount as a 2nd mortgage for 5 years with no interest, payments, or pre-payment penalty; we will make a 100k (95 + 5) down payment and borrow 425k from FSG Bank at 6.5% interest with a 30 year amortization with a balloon balance due at 5 years; this will give us a monthly payment of $2688; cover this out of the monthly budget and use excess giving to pay down the principal as quickly as possible; it would be awesome to pay it off in 5 years but at least need to pay it down enough to roll the 2nd mortgage into the first and pay Faith off that way; remember this is a phase and not the end goal; the rest of the money will be used for closing costs, reserve fund and repair/renovation expenses; we will need to continue raising money to complete the renovation; talk about the projected time frame and relate it to the strategic plan; first priorities on renovation are outside work of stopping water intrusion and the railing, mold remediation, termite treatment, possible heat and air work, painting, and then evaluate from there based on money and priorities
Why?
Leading of God
Vision and God’s Confirmation
Financial Aspects (also relate to our building) [what J.W. Taylor said to me, only a problem if we don’t grow]
Need a shot in the arm, the next hill to climb, it creates an opportunity, strategic plan
Growth Potential
Let other Elders speak to it
Conclusion
Relate it to vision and strategic plan again
Quotes
Dean Haun said, “The cost of obedience is nothing compared to the cost of disobedience. Obedience doesn’t always make much sense humanly speaking. This is the most important thing-not comfort and satisfaction. Churches experience the devastating consequences of unbelief when they don’t obey God’s plan.”
John Maxwell has written, “Most days in our lives come and go; they are much like all the others and don’t stand out. But there are a few days that are unlike all the others. They do stand out because they give us an opportunity to stand up, be set apart from the rest of the crowd, and seize that moment-or to remain sitting with the rest of the crowd and let it pass. These moments-for better or worse-define us. They show us what we are really made of.”
Chip Ingram writes, “I want to suggest that every Christian’s life is marked by windows of opportunity that demand a radical step of faith in order to follow Christ and fulfill his purposes for their life. The difference between good and great is not a matter of knowledge or pedigree but of a willingness to take a radical step of faith. What makes a step of faith radical is that it will always involve significant risk. In nearly every aspect of your relationship with him, the Lord will bring you to the edge of a decision at which point you’ll have to decide whether to leap in the direction he’s calling you or pull back to a place that seems safe…Here’s how that works: at a critical point in each aspect of life, you will have a decision to make that pits obedience against comfort or convenience…And while you usually know which direction God wants you to choose, you also know most people will think you’re absolutely crazy for choosing his will.”
Challenge people to sacrifice, needing everybody to work together, and relate it to bulletin insert
