These were presented during Vision Awareness Weekend.
I. STEWARDSHIP | Managing the Resources God Gives Us
– Develop stewardship at CCC through a stewardship program.
– Offer “Financial Peace University” course.
– Pray toward being debt free.
– Raise awareness of Spiritual Gifts for all ages
II. EQUIPPING | Training & Empowering Our People
CCC MISSION STATEMENT
– Revise/Refine & – Learn it by heart
LEADERSHIP
– Identify leadership community – Develop and begin leadership training program
– Elect 2 new elders and deacons; train 10 new ministry leaders
CCC PEOPLE
– Create a “core curriculum” for everyone at CCC.
– 100% of attendees go through a training course.
– Provide education specifically designed for new believers.
III. MISSION | Taking the Gospel Forward
SUPPORT CHURCH PLANTING
– Commit to support a church planter for 3 years (somewhere in Florida)
– Research/pray toward helping with a church plant in Gainesville.
REACH GAINESVILLE
– Grow in our ability to welcome guests as family.
– Train our people in missions, evangelism and service.
– Strengthen our relationships with local ministries/non-profits.
FACILITIES USE
– Develop plan to increase building/property use by 1/12.
– See 20 new people become part of CCC through it.
REACHING THE WORLD
– Develop adopt-a-missionary program
– Pray for 10 members to be sent outside the US.
Visit christianstudycenter.org for full descriptions and information or stop by Pascal’s and check out the green table by the coffee bar.
1. Director’s Class. “Reading the Gospels, Part One” — a thought-provoking study that will engage you whether you are reading the gospels for the first time or the fortieth, now offered twice weekly: Wednesday, period five (11:45 – 12:35) and Monday, period E1 (7:20 – 8:10) Classes begin on September 7th and 12th.
2. Cinema at the Center. “Moments of Meaning: Viewing Movies from the Inside Out” — a series of four screenings, with introduction and discussion lead by Lauren Glenn (PhD candidate in film studies), beginning on September 9th at 6:00 p.m. with “The Prestige.” (Pizza served)
3. Pascal Society. “Human Experience in a Theological Frame” — a reading group exclusively for undergraduate students at UF and SFC. Outside reading is required.
4. Graduate Roundtable. “Imagination, Literature and Scholarship: Readings in Flannery O’Connor and Ceslaw Milosz.” — a reading group exclusively for graduate students at UF. Outside reading is required.
5. Main reading Group. “Jesus Christ, the Life of the Mind, and the Common Good” — discussing recently-published readings by Mark Noll and Miroslav Volf.
Visit christianstudycenter.org for full descriptions and information or stop by Pascal’s and check out the green table by the coffee bar.
Calling all volunteers for Children’s Ministry. Tonight is our first volunteer training class. 6-8pm in the Multipurpose room. Please come and join us. If you can’t make it this week next week on Tuesday we are having our second one. This is a vital time to learn about using your classroom materials, policies, safety, and getting fired up for this year. Please come if you are volunteering this year.
The calendar is available to be downloaded as a pdf on the church website – http://cccgainesville.com/#/youth/whats-happening
@ International Friendship
These guys do a great job of representing Christ’s Church in befriending the “guest in our midst” by helping and reaching out in Christ’s name. Pray for their first meeting tonight, August 29th at 7:00 p.m. International Friendship’s Conversational English Class.
@ RUF
The campus ministry that–like it or not–was used to bring Rob Pendley into the kingdom of God. Our man Steve Lammers does a great job leading this group. They meet Tuesdays at 7:30pm in the MSB auditorium.
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