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Youth
Ministry
Leader: Ralph and
Sabrina Adams
VISION STATEMENT
The Youth
Ministry of Sterling Boulevard Church of Christ seeks to be a
dynamic force in the lives of young people which:
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Helps them EXALT God with their lives
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EXPOSES them to God's love
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Helps them ENJOY the fellowship of all believers
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EQUIPS them with God's Word
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Helps them EXPERIENCE the work of ministry
BELIEFS
We believe
that the youth of today need:
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To Participate In Times Of Celebratory Worship To God
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To Receive God's Salvation Through Jesus Christ Regardless Of Race,
Color, Culture, Or Ethnicity
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To Know They Are Loved
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To Be Appreciated and Heard
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To Be Involved In Wholesome Recreational Activities
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To Develop Christian Friendships
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To Be Educated Concerning Sex and Relationships
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To Have Positive, Christian, Adult Role Models
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To Receive Christian Discipline, Structure, and Accountability
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Good Parent/Child Relationships
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A Biblical Understanding And Appreciation of Material Blessings
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To Have A Thorough Knowledge Of The Bible
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To Know How To Apply Bible Knowledge To Everyday Life
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To Have A Close Personal Relationship With Jesus Christ
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To Have A Biblical Appreciation of the Multicultural Nature of God's
Kingdom
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To Discover, Develop, and Use Their Particular Gift In God's Kingdom
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To Utilize Their Talents To Help The Needy
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Financial Backing From The Church In Order To Accomplish Youth
Ministry
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A Team Of Dedicated Adults Who Will Work To Promote A Strong Youth
Ministry
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
EXALT:
Worship
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To Help Young People To Participate In Times Of Celebratory Worship
To God
EXPOSE:
Evangelism
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To Lead All Unsaved Young People - Regardless Of Race, Color,
Culture, Or Ethnicity - To Receive God's Salvation Through Jesus
Christ
ENJOY:
Fellowship
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To Ensure That Young People Know They Are Loved
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To Allow Young People To Be Appreciated and Heard
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To Ensure That Young People Are Involved In Wholesome Recreational
Activities
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To Help Young People Develop Christian Friendships
EQUIP:
Discipleship
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To Educate Youth Concerning Sex and Relationships
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To Give Youth Positive, Christian, Adult Role Models
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To Give Youth Christian Discipline, Structure, and Accountability
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To Strengthen Youth/Parent Relationships
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To Instill A Biblical Understanding And Appreciation of Material
Blessings In The Minds of Youth.
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To Assist Youth In Developing A Thorough Knowledge Of The Bible
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To Teach Youth How To Apply Bible Knowledge To Everyday Life
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To Teach Youth How To Have A Close Personal Relationship With Jesus
Christ
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To Assist Youth In Developing A Biblical Appreciation of the
Multicultural Nature of God's Kingdom
EXPERIENCE:
Service
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To Help Youth Discover, Develop, and Use Their Particular Gift In
God's Kingdom
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To Help Youth Utilize Their Talents To Help The Needy
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To Ensure Financial Backing From The Church In Order To Accomplish
Youth Ministry
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To Develop A Team Of Dedicated Adults Who Will Work To Promote A
Strong Youth Ministry
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Evangelism
Ministry Leader:
Ernest Brothers Sr.
VISION STATEMENT
The family of God
going into the entire world, preaching the gospel to every creature.
(Mark 16:15) “Every Christian leading at least “One Soul” to
Christ.” “Each one to reach one”
BELIEFS
We believe that…
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We believe that every ministry in the church must be
evangelistically based.
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We believe that every Christian must be evangelistically minded.
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We believe that friendship evangelism is an effective
method to evangelize the community through the small groups and the
one-on-one method.
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We believe that an evangelism outreach program to the
community is an effective method to evangelize the community.
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We believe that providing a solid evangelism-training
program to the church will equip every Christian to be evangelistic.
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
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To promote evangelism in every ministry.
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To teach everyone to have the mind of Christ.
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To develop every Christian to be knowledgeable and
wise in the Scriptures so that they may teach one-on-one Bible
studies, and conduct small group studies in their homes.
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To identify the needs of the community, and to develop
an outreach program based on those needs.
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Food Fellowship
Ministry Leader:
Hilda Warren
VISION STATEMENT
Our vision is
to serve others physical food as well as spiritual food through
fellowship.
BELIEFS
We believe that…
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Sharing a common meal symbolizes and helps to create Family
togetherness and unity.
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Unity among members is essential for church growth.
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The food fellowship ministry can be used to show love to
unbelievers.
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We can help to nurture multiculturalism within the family of God.
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
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To promote fellowship within the congregation. (Acts 2:42)
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To promote unity and involvement among the members of the
congregation.
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To show love to our surrounding community regardless of race, color,
culture or ethnicity.
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To involve all members in the planning and serving of all fellowship
meals.
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Greeting
Ministry
Leaders: Martha Jones and Melinda Jackson
VISION STATEMENT
Showing love and care with a unique and positive attitude to let
every visitor know that we are the family of God.
BELIEFS
We believe
that…
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Greeters have the first opportunity to show love towards visitors.
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Friendliness will open doors to evangelize our un-churched guests
because each visitor presents a special opportunity.
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Each visitor should have the opportunity to worship God in a
comfortable family-like atmosphere.
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
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To help every visitor feel welcomed in worship.
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To inspire each visitor to have a desire to return.
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To develop and involve members who have the spiritual gift of
hospitality and related gifts.
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To be creative in our visitors package with emphasis being placed on
special occasions i.e., Fathers and Mothers Day (pin, stickers,
etc.)
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To help them to see Christ in us.
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Multi-Media
Ministry
Leader: Yolande Webster
VISION STATEMENT
The Audio/Visual Ministry (AVM) of Sterling Boulevard Church of Christ (SBCC)
seeks to provide clear sound & visual imagery, without distortion or
feedback, for each aspect of the worship service. Thereby:
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Giving us the ability to reach people outside the church and
expose them to God’s love through clearly recorded audiocassette
lessons.
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Helping the listener retain or understand the sermon through
visual imagery.
BELIEFS
We believe that:
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Listening to clear audiocassette reproductions of the weekly
sermons will increase spiritual awareness in the listener.
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The use of visual aids activates the visual senses which
aids in the learning process.
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
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Clear Sound
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Clear Visual Imagery
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Multiculturalism
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Television Broadcasting
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Radio Broadcasting
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Live CD Recordings of the Worship Service
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Transportation Ministry Leader:
Charles Horton
VISION
STATEMENT
Providing
people with opportunities for Christian interaction.
BELIEFS
We believe that the
Transportation Ministry will:
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Assist
in the growth of the church.
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Give
people a greater opportunity to learn about God.
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Show
that Sterling Boulevard is willing to reach out and help the lost.
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Provide
opportunities for services to members and non-members of the church.
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Show
the community that we genuinely love and care for them.
STRATEGIC
OBJECTIVES
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To
provide transportation to those in the surrounding areas for worship
and other activities.
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To
assist other ministries to accomplish
their goals.
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To
provide transportation and services for the elderly.
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To
help develop a multicultural church.
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Building and
Grounds
Ministry Leader:
Sabino Téllez
VISION STATEMENT
The Building
and Grounds ministry seeks to communicate a positive message by
keeping our building and grounds in an attractive state. We seek to
provide a comfortable atmosphere that encourages members to enjoy
laboring in the vineyard and influences visitors to return.
BELIEFS
We believe that…
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Providing a comfortable atmosphere will enable us to focus on the
Word.
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Having an attractive building will encourage those in the community
to visit our assembly.
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A clean environment will enable us to become a "bench-mark" church.
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A clean environment demonstrates our commitment.
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Maintaining our environment both internally and externally will
express to the community that
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God deserves the best.
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Having a comfortable atmosphere will encourage all cultures of
people to praise God.
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
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To encourage members to assist in the Building and Grounds Ministry
(BGM).
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To maintain an attractive view of the building and grounds.
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To develop workers in the BGM to become spiritually motivated.
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B.R.E.A.D. of Life
Ministry Leaders: Ricky Jackson and Chris Jones
VISION STATEMENT
Building Relationships, Equipping, and
Developing men for service.
Our mission is
to prayerfully develop and equip men to better serve God and to
bring people closer while building a better relationship with people
of all cultures and races.
BELIEFS
We believe that:
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By developing our men through teaching, they will grow
in spiritual wisdom and knowledge to become more pleasing to God.
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Serving God requires us to grow closer to people relationally.
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Working together as a team, we will be better able to identify our
spiritual gifts.
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Worshipping God in a decent and orderly manner will glorify God.
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Developing every man will enable them to be "on fire"
for the Lord.
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Studying different cultures and lifestyles, such as
music, food, sports and methods of worship, will facilitate ways to
attract people of all ethnic backgrounds.
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
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To build our men with spiritual knowledge and the wisdom of God’s
word.
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To enable our men to identify their spiritual gifts.
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To encourage our men to work and strive as a team.
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To encourage excellence and spiritual fulfillment in worship and
daily life.
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To teach and effectively contribute to the development of our
younger men.
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To encourage our members to become close friends with people that
are of different cultural and/or ethnic backgrounds.
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Ladies Prayer Group
Ministry Leaders: Valerie Brock and Mary Collins
VISION STATEMENT
Our vision is to be earnest communicators with God through prayer as a
group of faithful believers, giving honor unto Him, as one who hears
and answers to our spoken words.
BELIEFS
We believe
that…
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God hears everyone’s prayer and will answer in accordance to their
needs.
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God will support the prayer group ministry, so that we will bring
others closer to him.
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God always takes care of us and will always meet our physical and
spiritual needs.
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God’s love for us will never cease, because it is an eternal love.
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There is POWER in prayer because its many results have shaped and
edified our lives.
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If we leave our burdens to God, he will take care of them.
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We could inspire others to come into the body of Christ through the
edification of his word and prayer.
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We can receive sufficient training through prayer.
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Through prayer God will shape the church in its direction and
develop effective ministers, elders, deacons, ministry leaders,
teachers, those with special gifts and supporters to provide a body
of faithful members who will build up the church.
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Faithful prayers without any doubt can move anything that may become
an obstacle.
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Our prayer life could help us to become like the virtuous women in
the bible.
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
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To encourage one another to be strengthened in prayer.
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To make known to others how God has answered prayers to various
situations in our lives.
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To let everyone know that we are available to pray
with and for them.
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To provide a weekly spiritual message that will increase our
knowledge of God’s Word
toward the development of spiritual maturity.
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To teach others how to pray steadfastly and effectively as a support
group of encouragers.
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To maintain a prayer list of contacts for times of immediate need.
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To develop workshops and/or ladies retreats for the learning of
God’s word, up- building
of
our spiritual attitudes, and to form closer relationships by
fellowshipping one with
another.
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To provide a channel for prayer requests for those in need of God’s
answer to challenging
and struggling situations.
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To fellowship with one another by going house-to-house in love and
peace.
To
provide welcome hospitality to all visitors who come to the prayer
group.
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Hispanic
Ministry Leader: Jesús Gallardo
VISION STATEMENT
Reaching out
to all minorities in the community to expand the family of God
BELIEFS
We believe that…
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All ethnicities of humankind are significant in God’s eyes.
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We should not allow language or cultural variables to hinder us from
communicating the gospel to all.
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Any talents that we have been blessed with should be used to give
glory and honor to God.
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If we begin to reach out to the Hispanic community they will be
drawn by our Christ-like desire to transcend cultural barriers to
celebrate together the diverse family of God
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
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To prove to the community that we are a congregation that believes
that God sees men as neither Jew nor Gentile, but as one blood.
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To overcome language and cultural variables to build godly
relationships.
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To empower others with the ability to teach the gospel in other
languages.
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