St Mark’s has been undergoing a gradual period of change in the 21st century in that most of our congregation now comes from Yeoville (80 percent) and the average age of the worshippers in the pews is 45 years and younger. Many immigrants, some of whom are French speaking, now need to be catered for, while we must be careful not to alienate the stalwarts, who have made St Mark’s the great and caring Christian community that it is.
The new landscape therefore challenge the traditional way we have done things at St Mark’s and to grow and serve the Lord a turnaround strategy has been developed to make us a light in the darkness, with a thriving Christian community serving the Lord with vigour and cheerfulness.
The key to our rebirth is our new “Vision Statement”, which will guide our growth in the next five years, along with our Mission Statement, which is already in place.
Session deliberated over 2 days last weekend at a Retreat in Orchards and the outcomes of those deliberations will be shared with the congregation in the weeks to come. Here is the first output for your information.
VISION
To be a Christ focused, caring community
Measurables of Vision Statement:
1. Participation
2. Membership
MISSION
Under the Sovereignty of God to Proclaim the Full Gospel of Jesus Christ and to serve members of the community in order to bring them to a saving and growing relationship with Jesus Christ our Lord.
Blessings,
The St Mark's Editorial Team.
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