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The purpose of the Executive Leadership

Team, under the leadership of the Lead

Pastors, is to protect, promote, and

advance the vision, mission, and values

of The Message Church. This ministry

plan is a summary of many months of

prayer, fasting, and strategy by the ELT.

How We Got Here: The Executive Leadership Team

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We want to see whole people be

whole. Our vision is to glorify God

by changing lives and changing the

world through the proclamation of

the Message of Jesus Christ.

Our Vision: Who We Desire to Be

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Our mission is to proclaim

the Message of Jesus Christ:

In Our Worship

Through the Word

With Our Witness

Our Mission: How We Get Where We Desire to Be

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Real (Credible)

Our God is real. God wants to have a relationship with you. Our worship

opportunities are designed to nurture your relationship with God.

Relevant (Contextual)

All of God's Word speaks to all of life. We seek to reflect this reality in our

words, worship, and witness.

Relational (Compassionate)

Life can be hard. Doing life in isolation can be harder. At TMC, we believe

in the value of God-ordained connections. Every Christ follower should

be connected, present, and active in a local church.

Our Values: The Culture We Are Creating

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• $2,700 of $1,500 goal collected on Global Missions Sunday

• Doubled our budget from 2018! $48K in 2018. On track to surpass $100K in

2019

• New Member Orientation Ministry established with Sis. Destiny Harper-Lane

leading

• 21 people joined in 2019! (100% increase)

• Kicked-off our 21 Days of Breakthrough Through Fasting & Prayer

• Our online/social media presence increased numerically. Averaging

approximately 400 Facebook Live viewers on Sunday

• First Baby Dedication and First Minister Ordination ceremonies, respectively

• Recognized our first Village Mother and Father of the Year, respectively

2019 Milestones

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• We’re STILL HERE! We’re STILL STANDING! We’re going on three years and

thriving!

• 2018 total giving $48K. 2019 total giving $113,756. On track to finish 2020 at

$160,000.

• Sis. Patricia François-Wolfe joined staff as Administrative Assistant

• TMC gave almost $10K in COVID relief and community support

• Went fully virtual with our worship services and ministry meetings

• Our online/social media following has increased from 2019

• Identified and currently training 5 Deacons In Training. On track to ordain this

first cohort in January 2021

• Started monthly new member orientation sessions

• Clarified the vision for a worship home, to include talking with brokers,

meeting with financial institutions, and visiting prospective worship spaces.

2020 Highlights

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• Again…We’re STILL HERE! We’re STILL STANDING! We’re going on three

years and thriving!

• Partnered with Trinity Baptist Church (San Antonio, TX) for 20+ hours of

conversations on racism, justice, and the role of the local church.

• Church website redeveloped and church app launched. Now livestreaming on

Facebook, YouTube, and website

• Increased compensation for Lead Pastors and celebrated TMC’s first Pastoral

Anniversary (separately from the Church Anniversary).

2020 Highlights…continued

Lead Pastors

Executive Leadership

Team

(Trustees)

CFO

Finance Ministry

Administrative Assistant

Deacon Ministry

Ministry Leaders

Event Planning Ministry

AcolytesNew

Member Orientation

Ministry

Women’s Ministry

Men’s Ministry Missions

Ministries

Global Missions Ministry

Local Missions Ministry

Children’s Ministry (Pre-K4

– 5th Grade)

Youth Ministry

High School Ministry (9th-12th

Grade)

Middle School Ministry (6th-8th

Grade)

Media Ministry

First Impressions

Ministry

Greeters

Adult Ushers

Youth Ushers

Magnification Ministry

Singers

Musicians

Liturgical Dance & Flag

Ministry

2021 TMC Organizational Structure

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▪ State of the Finances

▪ Budget

▪ Finance Goals, Milestones, and

Strategies

▪ Finance Future Growth and Plan

Chief Financial Officer’s Report

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At the core of TMC's strategic plan are three

strategic priorities that will guide our decision-

making over the next year. Through the

actualization of these priorities, The Message

Church will "change lives and change the world"

as we’re “Still Standing.” This strategic plan is

designed to create a framework to disciple

Messengers into a forward-thinking, mission-

focused team.

Why Strategic Priorities?

Lead Pastors’ Strategic Priorities

Upcoming Key Activities:

Priority 1: Stand Together

A. Each Messenger be intentional about checking in with one another.

B. Take responsibility for our own spirituality through daily prayer, reading, devotion, and church participation.

C. Pray for the strength, wisdom, and endurance our Lead Pastors,Executive Leadership Team, Deacons, and ministry leaders.

Lead Pastors’ Strategic Priorities

Upcoming Key Activities:

Priority 2: Stay Together

A. Ensure every Messenger completes New Member Orientation.

B. Provide members, staff and volunteers with clear concise written guidance on TMC vision, mission, and values along with our way forward.

C. Continue our First Sunday Church-Wide Zoom meetings.

D. Assign families to Deacons for pastoral care assistance.

Lead Pastors’ 2021 Strategic Priorities

Upcoming Key Activities:

Priority 3: Seek Together

A. Grow to 100 members and save $100K in our building fund.

B. Initiate 4xFour Evangelism Initiative. Each Messenger identify 4 un/dechurched people, intercede through prayer, invest in their lives, and then invite them to church in 2021.

C. Keep the 2021 vision and strategy before the worldwide community through marketing, sermon series, and one-on-one conversations.

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2021 Church Calendar

▪ 4-24, Twenty-One Days of Breakthrough Corporate Fasting &

Prayer

▪ Prayer, Fasting, & Meditation Calendars disbursed

starting Dec 29

▪ No Small Group Study in January

▪ Thursday 7, 14, & 21, Prayer and Praise Services 7 PM – 8

PM

▪ 23, Honey Be YOU Virtual Women’s Conference

▪ Pastor Kan’Dace leading

▪ Official Dreamweek event

▪ 31, 9 AM, Deacon Ordination Service

▪ Guest preacher: Dr. Willie Francois, III, Mount Zion Baptist

Church of Pleasantville, NJ

January

▪ Black History Month

▪ Highlight Black History during the

announcements

▪ Highlight Black music in Magnification

Ministry

▪ Encourage African attire the entire

month

• Encourage youth worship service

leadership the entire month

February

▪ 20-21, Virtual Women’s Weekend

▪ Rev. Dr. Kimberly Credit, Mount Zion BC,

Boonton Township, NJ, guest preacher

• Women’s History Month

• Executive Leadership Team meet with Lead

Pastors to assess progress on strategic

priorities

• 28, Palm Sunday

• Commemorates Jesus’ triumphant entry

into Jerusalem days before his crucifixion

March

• 4, Resurrection/Easter Sunday

• 25, 3rd Church Anniversary

• Start marketing Mar 1

• Preacher: Pastor John Moreland, Denver

Christian Bible Church

• 27-29, Issachar Church Growth and

Development Conference

• Dr. Brock and Pastor K attending. Ministry

Leaders invited to join. Likely virtual.

April

▪ 9, Mother’s Day

▪ 23, Pentecost Sunday

▪ Celebrates the outpouring of

the Holy Spirit to humanity

• 30, Memorial Day Weekend Sunday

• Highlight military service

members who paid the

ultimate sacrifice

May

▪ 13, Student Sunday

▪ May 17, start requesting email

submissions of pics and school year

highlights from students of all ages

and education levels

▪ Guest Preacher:

• 20, Father’s Day

• TBA, Kingdom Council of Interdependent

Christian Churches and Ministries Annual

Convocation

• TBA, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

General Assembly

June

▪ 4, Fourth of July Weekend Sunday

▪ 14, Pastor Kan’Dace’s birthday

▪ 25, Church-Wide Vision Meeting

• 5-25, Twenty-One Days of Breakthrough Corporate

Fasting & Prayer

• Prayer, Fasting, & Meditation Calendars

disbursed starting Jun 20

• No Small Group Study in July

• Thursday 8, 15, & 22, Prayer and Praise

Services 7 PM – 8 PM

• Executive Leadership Team meet with Lead Pastors

to assess progress on strategic priorities

July

▪ 8, Back to School Sunday

August

▪ 4, Dr. Brock and Pastor K 11th Wedding

Anniversary

▪ 12, Dr. Brock and Pastor K 3rd Pastoral

Anniversary

▪ Guest Preacher: Pastor John Pyles,

Sr., Tabernacle of Praise, Houston,TX

▪ 19, Global Missions Sunday and National

Back-to-Church Sunday

▪ 26, Hispanic Heritage Sunday

• Guest Preacher: TBD

September

▪ 1-2, Executive Leadership Team

2022 Planning Meetings

▪ 10, Dr. Brock’s birthday

▪ 16-17, Men’s Weekend

▪ Guest Preacher: Pastor Douglas

Randle, Bethany MBC, San

Antonio, TX

▪ 24, Breast Cancer Awareness- Pink

Out Sunday

October

▪ 7, Veteran’s Day Sunday Service

▪ Highlight all Messengers who have

served or actively serving

▪ Request pics in uniform and service

details to highlight during

announcements

▪ Guest preacher: Pastor Les Bramlett,

Cleft of the Rock Church, San Antonio,

TX

▪ 18, Last Small Group Study of 2021

▪ 25, Thanksgiving Day

November

▪ 11, Sat, Church-wide Vision

Meeting, 10 AM – 11 AM

▪ 12, Vision Sunday

▪ A worship service

celebrating 2022 vision

▪ 19, Ugly Christmas Sweater

Sunday

▪ Start advertising Nov 29

December

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