Two Sundays ago on OGC’s 18th Anniversary Sunday, Pastor Curt unveiled our church’s revised mission statement:

Engaging peoples everywhere to pursue ultimate satisfaction in Jesus.

Sweet! My favorite part of this new mission statement is the word ‘engaging.’ That is precisely the responsibility of the church. Engage. Go after. Pursue.

I love it.

I love even more the acrostic that Deacon John Gjertsen created to describe how OGC is going to engage peoples everywhere. For someone who doesn’t particularly like acrostics, John does a pretty good job of created them!

B.R.I.D.E.

B – Building Bridges to share the gospel by moving into the lives of people within our various locales (places where we live, work, and play. – Col 4:5-6).
R – Reproducing Churches to multiply congregations near and far which share our mission and values, and cooperating with others who do the same (Matt. 16:18).
I – Interceding in Prayer to see God raise up laborers for a spiritual harvest and bring many to Christ among all people groups of the world (Matt. 9:36-37; 1 Tim. 2:1-2).
D – Developing Disciples to achieve spiritual maturity through participation in comprehensive training for all aspects of the Christian life (2 Tim. 2:2).
E – Evangelizing Peoples to further the completion of the Great Commission around the globe through strategic sending and going (Matt. 28:18-20; Acts 1:8).

To sum up the heart behind this vision, I’ll leave you with a quote from our pastor: ”We do not exist for ourselves.”

The whole sermon from OGC’s 18th Anniversary Sunday is not yet up on the web, but once it becomes available, I will post it here. Check back in a few days!

Then, come here at 10:45 AM on Sunday!