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leading a Bible study at work, serving on a mission trip, planting a church, or moving across the globe to bring the gospel where it’s never been heard. Adam Ness captured it well: “It is exciting to be part of a church that is leading its people to love Jesus and be more like him so that we can be sent out to share the love of Christ with our communities and the world. Bold visions inspire and help us realize it is not about us, but about what God is already at work doing.” Kingdom Movements How will we pursue this vision of 5,000 by 2035? Church Planting – We’re trusting God to plant ten new autonomous churches in the next decade. Each new church is a new outpost of the gospel, reaching people we may never reach from our current location. International Missions – We believe God is raising men and women from our congregation to take the gospel to the nations. Our prayer is to send 20 full-time missionar- ies in the next 10 years—workers who will carry the good news of Jesus around the world. Local Kingdom Movements – We want to see move- ments of the gospel take root right here in central Ohio. That means believers stepping up to serve in schools, businesses, community centers, and neighborhoods— living on mission every day, bringing the love of Jesus into ordinary spaces.
These Movements reflect our desire to be a sending church, multiplying the impact of the gospel in ways that far exceed what we could accomplish on our own. A Church All In This vision is bigger than us. We cannot manufacture re- vival or create movements of God on our own. But we can prepare, pray, and step out in faith. As Pastor Matt Read shared with the church, “This is just the beginning. As we move forward together, our vision to reach 5,000 will require us all to step out in faith. We must seek the Lord through His Word, intentional prayer, generous giving, and bold witness. I believe God will do more than we could ever ask or imagine—all for His glo - ry.” Hannah Bagley echoed this hope: “I’m deeply encour - aged by our new vision and mission. I can already see the Spirit moving in the faith and excitement that’s fuel - ing our plans. It’s clear he is leading us as we step out in bold trust to launch Kingdom Movements, for his king - dom and his glory.” For the Kingdom Together, we’re trusting God to bring 5,000 people to saving faith in Jesus by 2035.
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