MISSION AREA
- Continue emphasis on raising mission heat in the church. Everyone at church being part of our mission with a deep heart for evangelism.
- Increase the congregation’s confidence in the church’s evangelistic strategy (i.e. confidence inviting friends to connect activities, explore and church)
- Build the year around the implementation of a mission calendar
- Run two Explore (Alpha) and Follow courses in the year
- Create a social media team producing regular social media contents that highlights Christ at work in us.
COMMUNITY AREA
- Improve welcoming and hospitality team and processes (integrated with Epic Kids check in) so that everyone who visits our church feels the welcome of Jesus and is followed up.
- Integrate newcomers to the extent that they develop a genuine sense of ownership and participation in the church’s leadership and future direction.
- Form a pastoral care team to care for those who need urgent or ongoing extra care (e.g. older members who are housebound)
GROW AREA
- Provide better support, training and encouragement for growth group leaders
- Provide mentors for every young adult in the church who wants one and support those mentors
WORSHIP AREA
- Align the goals and values for all gathered worship teams (service leaders, music, tech)
- Recruit and train new service leaders
- Recruit and train a music leader to oversee music in our gathered worship
- Roll out a plan to create deeper corporate prayerfulness in the church
GOVERNANCE AND STRUCTURE AREA
- Begin exploring a renewal of leadership and leadership structure in EPC
- Communicate our 5 mission breakdowns and vision clearly to the congregation
- Form a property committee and explore different options of redevelopment of our site
NEXT GENERATION AREA
- Continue emphasis on transitions between stages in the Next Gen area (K-2 to 3-6 to youth to young adults)
- Continue emphasis on discipleship and training of young adults in the church
- Recruit and train high level volunteers to have oversight of Epic Kids and Youth