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A Proposal for Strategic
Partnerships
Re-Thinking MissionsPart 1
VISION – New Missions Emphasis
STRENGTH – Mature & Healthy ULBC
PARTNERSHIP – More Significant Relationships
GOAL – Growth of ULBC & Growth of Missions
4 Point Strategy
Mission Statement
ULBC’s God-glorifying and joy-producing mission is to know Jesus and make Him known.
Missions Strategy ULBC’s emphasis will be to primarily form
significant partnerships with local and foreign missionaries engaged in “frontier missions.”
“Frontier missions” is an effort of the church to penetrate an unreached people with the gospel and establish there an ongoing indigenous church mobilized for Great Commission work itself.
VISION – New Missions Emphasis
VISION – New Missions Emphasis
ULBC
Vasquez’s Church-Plant
Evangelizing Community
Mercy Ministry Mobilizing
2nd Generation Church-Plant
Evangelize Community
Mercy Ministry Mobilize
Lundquist’s Church-Plant
Evangelizing Community
Mercy Ministry Mobilizing
2nd Generation Church-Plant
“When they had preached the gospel to that
city and had made many disciples . . . [they] appointed elders for them in every church.” Acts 14:21, 23
Paul’s efforts were in planting churches, not simply evangelizing people
At great cost to himself (vv19, 21), he returned to appoint elders so the church could endure
Our vision is to support Paul-like church-planting
VISION – New Missions Emphasis
“To him be glory in the church and in Christ
Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.” Ephesians 3:20-21
God’s glory is primarily on display in this realm in the church
We want to partner with missionaries who plant churches: Because God’s design is for His glory to be in
churches Because churches are generational and provide a
platform for His glory to endure
VISION – New Missions Emphasis
“A great multitude that no one could number, from
every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, ‘Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!” Revelation 7:9-10
God deserves glory from all the peoples He has made
There are people groups who have not yet heard the gospel
We want the honor of bringing the elect from those unreached people to gather around the throne of the Lamb
VISION – New Missions Emphasis
God’s Enduring Glory in the Church
Primarily Church-Planting and those closely connected
God’s Glory Among All Peoples Reaching the Unreached Mobilizing for Great Commission work themselves
Starting with a Smaller Team of Strategic Partners Reflect emphasis on frontier church-planting Include local & foreign missions Goal of significant support levels Number of missions partners to reflect who we are now Future partners & support levels to correspond w/ future
resources
VISION – New Missions Emphasis