Vision 2020 Meeting Video
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Sunday March 20, 2001 a Congregational Meeting was held to review financial data and hear about Vision 2020: Southwood’s bold vision for the next decade. Please watch this video (slides accompanying audio) to see what all the buzz is about. The audio includes a financial introduction by Executive Director Bob Bradshaw, the vision presentation by Senior Pastor Jean F. Larroux, III and concluding remarks by founding member and Ruling Elder Kirby Parks. Further information and FAQs will be posted later this week.
Additional Resources:
Vision 2020 Narrative
Leadership and Church Dynamics, Dr. Tim Keller
Vision 2020 Presentation direct link.
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Comments
Anonymous | April 03 2011 at 12:02 pm
So if the vision is to have one elder for every 50 members, where do the elders come from since there is no specific emphasis on mens ministry? If that is indeed the plan, how do we get there? A leader is someone who knows where he is going, knows how to get there, and can take others with them. We seem to have the first one nailed. The other two are BIG question marks.
Anonymous | April 23 2011 at 1:11 am
Seems that the 3 April post isn’t getting any responses. This person makes some good points that need some type of answer, unless there is no answer. Or maybe you just want to ignore the post and hope it goes away. Do we really want to be a mile wide (4500 members) and an inch deep spiritually? Sunday school is good but depth is developed by life on life transformation, by spending time in the Word daily developing the personal relationship with the God of the Universe. People need to see that the Christian life is impossible without the power of the Holy Spirit, without surrendering each day to Him, without confession/restoration, without prayer, without daily feeding from the Word, and yes without His grace. How are we doing in the area of making disciples? Has our church leadership changed to support this mandate or to minimize it? These are difficult questions that have not fully been answered. I am concerned about the direction of our church because it seems we have lost FOCUS.