A couple Sundays ago Dwight gave a great sneak preview of some big things that are in store for NewPointe. He talked about what God’s been doing in his heart and where he feels God is leading us as a church. If you missed it, or you’d like a refresher, here are the three major initiatives we feel God is moving us toward over the next few years:
1. To reach a greater percentage of people for Christ in NE Ohio. Dwight talked about how it was never his goal to pastor a large church. It’s his goal (our goal) to reach people for Christ. And we can rest until we done everything we can to carry out the Great Commission.
2. To reach more people in for Christ in the Middle East. You’ve probably heard Dwight talk about the fact that there are more than 12,000 villages along the Nile River that have no church—at all. No Christian presence. We want to change that. We’re committed to changing the world. And, like reaching people in NE Ohio, we’re going to work hard to reach people for Christ in Jordan, Iraq, and Egypt.
3. To invest in church leaders and pastors. Dwight has a huge heart for pastors and leaders of other churches. We want to help them create relevant, helpful environments so they, too, can reach more and more people for Christ. We know that we don’t know it all but we want to be able to share what we have learned with any pastor or church leader that wants to learn from us. It’s one more way we feel we can literally change the world.
You’ll learn more and more about specific plans in the weeks ahead. We’re going to be bold and aggressive. We want to be able to look back and tell a story that begins with the words: ONLY GOD…
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