Cross Lanes Bible Church Vision

 

By the grace and goodness of God and as we remain faithful to Him and His Word, we

 envision in the future...

 

Worship and Music (In 2008 we envision...)

 

I. To continue to strive for growth in our choir and the number of people involved in the Worship

   Ministry.

2. To use more musical instruments and occasional drama in our worship services.

3. To expand our youth and children's involvement in the worship ministry.

4. To begin to upgrade our sound system in the auditorium.

 

(In the next five years we envision...)

1. To develop a small orchestra and drama team to minister in our worship services.

2. To produce a worship CD featuring our music ministry.

 

Outreach and Evangelism (In 2008 we envision...)

1. To continue to develop our Outreach Program and to provide ongoing evangelism training for

    congregation.

2. To continue to reach out to our community through annual evangelistic outreach events.

3. To continue to expand Bright Beginnings Preschool as an evangelistic tool.

4. To hold a week of revival meetings in September.

5. To take a church mission's trip to in Antigua in June.

 

(In the next five years we envision...)

1. To partner with Home Plate Ministry and hold an evangelistic baseball outreach at Power Park.

2. To communicate to our community via newspapers, radio, TV, etc.

3. We continued to offer small group Bible studies for men including Men's Halftime.

4. We continued to upgrade our effectiveness in teaching the Bible through our worship services,

    Sunday school, AWANA and other small group settings.       

 

Ministry and Service

I . We had special prayer events throughout the year including a week of prayer in May.

2. We continued to serve one another through the Ladies Circles, the Deacon Flocks, the BUDI

    Ministry, etc.

3. We continued to minister to our senior citizens through Histimers and Jolly Seniors. This included

    trips to the creation museum, Billy Graham Library, Stonewall Resort, etc.

4. We continued to minister monthly at Sweetbriar.

5. We organized a candle light vigil in opposition to the gambling initiative in August.

6. We helped organized a "Chain of Life" on Big Tyler Road in Oct.

7. We improved our communication to the church through regular phone and Internet messages and

    a quarterly journal.

8. We reorganized the finance committee.

 

Other Areas

(Staff, vehicles facilities, etc.)

1. We purchased a shuttle bus for ministry usage.

2. We commenced a strategic planning team to assess and research present building needs and to

    consider future construction and expansion.

3. We installed directional signage in the Welcome Center and installed new handrails in our

    building.

4. We acquired possession of the house on the Hammons property and began planning future use.

5. We painted the entire church exterior and extended the awning over the rear entrance ramp.

6. We established a capital funds budget at our annual meeting.

7. We began to raise funds in our Christmas offering to upgrade and refurbish our sound system.

8. We endeavored to beautify our grounds including special outdoor Christmas decorations.

Vision Progress 2007

 

 By God's grace and goodness and with the hard work of God's people CLBC was able to

 accomplish the following in 2007.

 

Worship and Music

1. We sought to worship the Lord each Sunday with biblically balanced, enthusiastic and heart

    warming music.

2. We expanded our musical repertoire and involved more people in our worship ministry.

3 We used the musical drama "On Earth ...Peace" to honor the Lord and present the gospel to

   our community at Christmas time.

4. We expanded the "Bells of Praise" involvement in our worship ministry.

5. We enlisted Robert Ballard to assist in the development of special music.

6. We reestablished the children's choir ministry.

7. We held three outdoor "come as you are" services throughout the summer at the CLCS campus.

8. We held a Gospel Sing as part as our Harvest Gathering outreach featuring the quartet Justified

    and other special Music.

9. We held a special patriotic celebration on Veteran's Day to honor the military.

   

Outreach and Evangelism

1. We completed our third Upward Basketball community outreach.

2. We held an Upward Sunday with former Marshall football player, Ed Carter, sharing his testimony.

3. We held our fifth annual Harvest Gathering outreach event in the fall.

4. We partnered with the Union Mission in distributing food to the needy at Thanksgiving and

    Christmas.

5. A mass mailing was sent out inviting the community to the Christmas Musical Drama.

6. We continued to work on a comprehensive outreach and missions' plan.

7. We held an exciting vacation Bible school in June.

8. We sent a youth mission's team to Chicago to minister with the Brink’s

9. We began G.R.O.W. as a weekly outreach program.

 

Discipleship and Training

1. We held Prime Time classes on Sunday evenings in the spring and fall in order to train and equip

    servant leaders.

2. We continued to offer small group Bible studies for women including the Beth Moore video series.

 

Discipleship and Training (In 2008 we envision...)

1. To continue to add small groups for fellowship, accountability, discipleship and spiritual growth.

2. To hold a marriage retreat for couples in October.

3. To continue to emphasize the importance of Biblical stewardship.

 

(In the next five years...)

1. To continue to develop small groups in order to help individuals grow spiritually and also to meet

    specific needs in our Congregation.

2. To develop a Bible based counseling ministry.

 

Ministry and Service (In 2008 we envision...)

1. To continue to minister to the needs of our Senior Saints through the Histimers and Jolly Seniors.

2. To strongly emphasize corporate prayer within our congregation.

3. To organize a "handyman’s" ministry to help widows, single moms and others with the practical

    needs of house and car repairs, etc.

4. To develop a new members class for those interested in joining CLBC.

5. To hold occasional deacon flock fellowships in homes.

 

(In the next five years we envision...)

1. To schedule guest preachers and teachers to minister to the flock in specific areas (marriage and

    family, finances, prophecy, etc.)

2. To begin a radio and television ministry.

Other Areas (Staff, vehicles, facilities, etc.) (In 2008 we envision)

 

1. To properly care for our current facilities, vehicles and staff.

2. To expand and upgrade our nursery facilities to meet the growing needs of young families at

    CLBC.

3. To upgrade our kitchen and equipment.

4. To address the restroom needs throughout our building.

5. To finalize plans for the Hammonds property.

6. To unveil a plan for future church expansion and construction.

 

(In the next five years we envision...)

1. To add pastoral and church support staff as the needs arise and when the funds are available.

2. To complete our strategic plan, commence fundraising and begin construction on a new facility at

    CLBC.

 

Vision

 Vision is essential for survival.

 It is spawned by faith,

 Sustained by hope, sparked by imagination and

 Strengthened by enthusiasm.

 It is greater than sight, deeper than a dream, broader

 Than an idea.

 Vision encompasses vast vistas outside of

the realm of the predictable, the safe, the expected.

 No wonder we perish without it!

 Charles R. Swindoll