What will be the priorities of Sugarloaf UMC moving forward? What is our vision for the future? What will define us three, five, ten years from now? These are important questions and ones we need to be thinking about and planning for today! That's why I am excited to let you know about the "20/20" Vision Team meeting for the first time this coming Sunday.
Why the name...20/20? Two reasons. In the world of sight, 20/20 is a reference to perfect vision. We want to discern God's "perfect vision" for us as a church. Secondly, ten years from now we will be in the year 2020! Hard to believe, but true. The "20/20" Vision Team will seek to discover God's vision for us for the next ten years.
The Team will meet this month to begin the conversation. We will spend all of next year in study, prayer and serious dialogue. We will explore possibilities, dream the "what ifs", ask the "why and why nots" and seek God's direction for His church here at Sugarloaf. We will do a lot of talking but even more listening...listening to the community, listening to the membership, listening to the Holy Spirit. At the end of the year, our plan is to submit a report to the Council and to the church family with our findings and recommendations.
It is obvious God has blessed Sugarloaf and anointed our ministry over the years. He hasn't done that just to get us to where we are today. He has done that in order to prepare us for the future which lies ahead! The things He has yet to accomplish in us and through us are beyond our wildest dreams! Please be in prayer for the "20/20" Vision Team as they begin their important work. Pray that God's vision for us would become crystal clear as we seek His spirit!
Till next time.
Stuart
