Vision & Mission

Our Vision

What we believe is our God-given vision for the future of our church.

To see every person join God in transforming our city and the world through the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Check out Pastor Tim casting our vision and mission!

Our Mission

How we are going to see our vision become a reality in our church.

To Love God, Love People and Make Disciples

We Love God by learning to worship, obey and depend on Jesus Christ daily (Colossians 1:10).

We Love People by imitating Jesus through community and service, bringing hope and care to those in need (Ephesians 2:10; 5:1-2).

We Make Disciples who show and share the Gospel of Jesus Christ in their homes, their communities and around the world (Acts 1:8).

Core Practices

The practices we hope to grow in every member of our church.

Prayer 

We pray continuously, believing in the power of prayer and knowing that God hears and responds to our prayers.

Discipleship 

We invest in deep relationships focused on Loving God, Loving People and Making Disciples together.

Evangelism 

We show and share the Gospel of Jesus to everyone as we live our lives on mission.

Generosity 

We give joyfully of our time and resources to advance God’s kingdom.

2027 Priority-Based Action Plan

This plan is going to help us focus on the following set of priorities over the next three years.

Priority #1:
Love God

  • Build a culture and rhythm where prayer permeates every ministry of the church.

  • Build our church’s culture and align our ministries around practicing Prayer, Discipleship, Evangelism and Generosity to foster a deep life with God.

Priority #2:
Love People

  • Further develop our commitment to our church-led Outreach initiatives and deepen our commitments to our city-focused Outreach partners.

  • Update our strategy to welcome, include and communicate with those outside of our church.

  • Develop a plan to increase the level of kingdom impact at The University of Akron and continue to connect college students to the life of our church.

  • Evaluate the needs of the community, growth of the church, staffing and best practices to leverage our building and make the best plan for its future.

Priority #3:
Make Disciples

  • Leverage the multi-generational nature of our church to develop future group leaders, ministry leaders, elders and pastors from within our church.

  • Establish and align all ministries to a clear pathway that helps everyone walk through the stages of spiritual formation and maturity.

  • Create a plan for global missions that includes increasing mission trip involvement and sending a Chapel missionary.

  • Revisit our strategy for how to best utilize the Saturate campaign’s allocated funds for local church planting.

  • Continue to develop our commitment to Camp Carl through financial, volunteer and ministry support.

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Learn more by checking out our Vision and Mission sermon series: The Road Ahead.