"the Place" A Christ Centered Church for This Generaion

The Vision
1.	To build a community minded church that will relate to everyone and whose purpose will be to reach out to those of this generation.
2.	To eventually build a school of Christian preparation to prepare Christians for their ministry in the kingdom
3.	To send out teams to other parts of the country / world to assist local churches and ministries in those communities.

The Goals
1.	To 'harvest' the white fields of this generation into the kingdom of God.
2.	To build a church whose purpose is to inspire it's members to develop relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ.
3.	That "relationship with God" in all its facets will be the focus of the preaching.
4.	That we will never replace "Christianity" with "Churchianity".
5.	To create a place where any generation will come and feel accepted.
6.	To create a place where this generation will want to come.
7.	To create a place where this generation will meet Christ.
8.	To help those who come, grow into God's purpose for them as kingdom Christians.
9.	To be a base - a place to come home to - to be retrained and refreshed - to heal if wounded.

The Plan

1.	This generation , more then the preceding generations has little time for formalities. They have grown up with fast food, sound bites and fast paced video. We will look at those things that are done in the church and try to ascertain what things are necessary and what things are simply traditional, and trim the role of the church to those things that are necessary. We will then add those things that are not ungodly to create an environment that is attractive to this generation. The Bible, as always, remains the mearsuring rod for everything. The things we add will always be measured against this yardstick. We are not going to be there to simply entertain, but to accomplish the goals of the vision.

2.	Music is a common thread and powerful influence in youth. Contemporary sound with good equipment and acoustics will be a focus of any building, either constructed or rented. Worship in contemporary styles will be the direction for services. To this end, we will need to be continually looking for new worship. Music loses it's effectiveness if sung from rote and not from the heart.

3.	Structure in any organization is important. This church will set the structure of the church to what present understanding of the Bible dictates. Elders will be ordained as they become qualified and the pastor will be submitted to the elders as was demonstrated at Abbott Loop. We will ordain five fold, as they become evident.

4.	Shepherding will be the role of elders. Care and concern without control will be the philosophy.

5.	We will begin to build a base of operation. A strong central church that will provide the discipling and teaching that's needed to provide a good foundation and base. This will require that we build strong relational ties to one another. Fellowship, prayer and the breaking of bread together are needed. Trust relationships that are positive in output and conversation. Home fellowships will be built as the church grows in size.