Springwood Seventh-day Adventist Church

Draft Strategic Plan

 2010-2014

For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord,

"plans to prosper you and not to harm you,

plans to give you hope and a future."

Jeremiah 29:11

 Where will Springwood Church be in five years time? What is the vision for the future and the vision for ministry and outreach of our church? How do we perceive God will be using us to help transform lives within this five year period?  Springwood Church is on the threshold of a new and exciting era. The dream of an appropriate and functional place to connect, worship, reach, share and grow will soon be realized. Now we can do so much more. 

 Part of the South Queensland Conference strategic plan is to "increase annual membership growth through baptisms to 5% of membership by 2012." Springwood Church can help our region reach these goals and beyond. But to do so we will need God, we will need prayer, we will need your involvement and we will need a plan on how to add people to His Kingdom.

Today the leadership of Springwood Church is casting a vision of where we see God leading our church within the next five years. We invite you to study this carefully, add your ideas and suggestions, and then get involved and get excited. God has a bigger plan for us, our church and His Kingdom.   

  Jesus said "I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit - fruit that will last." John 15:16.

Our Objectives,

Strengthen the root,

Grow the branches

 2010

Strengthen the root

  • Complete stage one of new facilities
  • Grow youth, Gen Y and young professional Sabbath School classes and introduce other new classes
  • Provide marriage, relationship and resilience programs
  • Present 'Staffing-for-Growth' proposal to SEQ Conference Session

Grow the branches

  • Create the resource Embracing Love: Finding a God to love and a community to belong and support with special guest speaker Richard Rice
  • Invite wider community to celebrate completion of stage one of new facilities
  • Design and launch the No perfect people allowed campaign
  • Introduce pastor's New Believers Sabbath School class
  • Provide outreach seminars

Logan

  • Begin planning to transform Logan Branch Sabbath School into a satellite church

Gen Y

  • Commence an outreach for Generation Y in the city - 'coffee club' style

 

2011

Strengthen the root

  • Establish centralized on-site church office accommodating pastoral staff and a new church office secretary
  • Commence lower floor room constructions in new facility based on priorities and as funding becomes available
  • Participate in National Church Life Survey and plan appropriate strategies based on the results

Grow the branches

Logan

  • Provide outreach programs in Logan
  • Form Logan Branch Sabbath School into a Church Group

Gen Y

  • Invite a special outreach speaker such as Eddie Hypolite or Herb Larsen to come and help reach Generation Y

Ormeau/Coomera

  • Establish home groups in the Ormeau/Coomera area
  • Work with the SEQ Conference to find land in the Ormeau/Coomera area for a future church plant

 

2012

Strengthen the root

  • Introduce more specialized pastoral leadership e.g. associate pastor for children, communications
  • Start a third service for families each Sabbath at 8am
  • Organize a conference at Springwood focusing on leadership of large Adventist churches
  • Create the resource Living by Faith

Grow the branches

  • Invite Dwight Nelson to Springwood to run an outreach series

Logan

  • Form Logan Church Group into a Church Company

Gen Y

  • Generation Y 'coffee club' group embark on major community project

Ormeau/Coomera

  • Increase the number of home groups in the Ormeau/Coomera area

 

2013

Strengthen the root

  • Develop and provide training/conferences for Springwood and other SDA churches related to: - Youth leadership; - Worship; - Children's ministries

Grow the branches

      Logan

  • Continue to support church company.

      Gen Y

  • Operate regularly a Generation Y café church in the city.

Ormeau/Coomera

  • Form and convene an Ormeau/Coomera church planting committee

 

2014

Strengthen the root

  • Continue to build vibrant spiritual life at Springwood

Grow the branches

  • Begin home groups in another growing area with a view to planting another church

Logan

  • Form Logan Church Company into Logan Church

Gen Y

  • Conduct innovative outreach in the inner City through the Generation Y café church

Ormeau/Coomera

  • Plant a 70 member satellite church in Ormeau/Coomera.