BIOMES : Environmental Transformational Plan
A 'biome' is a life zone, or a region, where special kinds of plants and animals live in a special climate. A biome is made up of unique environmental factors that sustain a particular type of organic life. The language of ecology can be used to express spiritual realities. For our context, biomes are spiritual life zones.
Our objective was to identify strategic life zones and creatively influence the environmental factors surrounding those life zones to stimulate missional transformation. In order to identify the strategic life zones of our District we looked at our current District Core Values, the priorities of the District as reflected in the mandate for the new District Superintendent and the National goals and priorities as communicated by the President. From these sources we have identified five strategic life zones that we are endeavoring to influence through specific action steps.
Evangelism Life ZoneJust imagine an evangelistic environment where . . .
1. Believers in local churches are missionary to their core, engaging with their community to discover what people need and how they can meet those needs.
2. The local church is seen by the unchurched as a vital part of the health and hope of a community.
3. Each local church identifies its parish and uncovers opportunities to minister kindness and compassion to the marginalized and least reached.
2. The local church is seen by the unchurched as a vital part of the health and hope of a community.
3. Each local church identifies its parish and uncovers opportunities to minister kindness and compassion to the marginalized and least reached.
Global Seamless-Link Life ZoneJust imagine a missionary environment where . . .
1. Local churches are strategically connected to a specific mission field in order to help them fulfill their ministry objectives.
2. Every local church lead pastor had an on site visit to an Alliance mission field to capture the heart and passion of what God is doing.
3. Short term missions is used as a powerful tool to connect churches, recruit new workers and advance spiritual passion for world evangelism.
2. Every local church lead pastor had an on site visit to an Alliance mission field to capture the heart and passion of what God is doing.
3. Short term missions is used as a powerful tool to connect churches, recruit new workers and advance spiritual passion for world evangelism.
Church Planting Life ZoneJust imagine a multiplication environment where . . .
1. Church planters and church congregations pregnant with new church planting ideas would be welcomed, encouraged and assisted in giving birth.
2. New sources of funding would be accessed in order to provide a steady stream of resources for church planting opportunities.
3. Multiplication-minded leaders are motivated and encouraged by catalytic events designed to expand their thinking and accelerate their passion.
2. New sources of funding would be accessed in order to provide a steady stream of resources for church planting opportunities.
3. Multiplication-minded leaders are motivated and encouraged by catalytic events designed to expand their thinking and accelerate their passion.
Leadership Life ZoneJust imagine a leadership environment where . . .
1. Pastors and key church leaders are engaged in a life long learning strategy that will focus on skill development and soul formation.
2. Elder’s boards would be offered yearly modular training opportunities to assist them in understanding their role and exercising their leadership priorities.
3. Motivational speakers/leaders would be invited to interact with clusters of local church pastors/leaders on their own turf to create missional passion.
2. Elder’s boards would be offered yearly modular training opportunities to assist them in understanding their role and exercising their leadership priorities.
3. Motivational speakers/leaders would be invited to interact with clusters of local church pastors/leaders on their own turf to create missional passion.
Pastoral Health Life ZoneJust imagine a caring environment where . . .
1. Every pastor would have a plan for a resilient life and sustainable pace in life and ministry.
2. A clear transition plan would be developed and implemented to ensure a healthy entry to and departure from a particular ministry placement.
3. Every pastor’s family would be assisted in developing a family impact plan to ensure that healthy marriages and strong families would be a priority.
2. A clear transition plan would be developed and implemented to ensure a healthy entry to and departure from a particular ministry placement.
3. Every pastor’s family would be assisted in developing a family impact plan to ensure that healthy marriages and strong families would be a priority.