State Of The Church 2016

Nov 13, 2016

State of the Church 2016

Acts 1:6-8

 

Our God-given Vision . . .

• That Crossgate will become an epicenter of God’s activity from which He will shake the nations for His glory.

 

Our God-given Mission . . .

• To Lead people to Christ.
• To Equip people to grow in Christ.
• To Send people out in the name of Christ.

 

Reason to Celebrate . . .

• We are leading people to Christ
  • This past year we have seen 51 people give their lives to Christ and follow in baptism
    • 23 were our Adventure Lodge children
    • 7 were between the ages of 18-29
    • 21 were over the age of 30
  • We are equipping people to grow in Christ
    • Over 500 involved in LifeGroups
    • 40 couples going through Re|Engage marriage enrichment this semester; 75 couples who participated in our “Date in the Box”; approximately 80 couples attended our Uncommon marriage conference this past year.
    • In Discovery Land we’ve seen an increase on Sunday mornings from an average of 62 to 85 children. (37% increase); 25% increase on Wednesday nights from last year; we utilized 7 rooms last year, now we are using 9 and needing to expand even more.
    • In Adventure Lodge, we’re averaging 100 on Sunday mornings. (20% increase)
    • Our student ministry is trending up in attendance.
    • We’ve launched a new 20somethings ministry and have been averaging around 40.
  • We are sending people out in the name of Christ
    • We’ve had 1,070 Crossgate members and attenders involved in mission projects this past year.
    • Our missions giving increased over the past year by 27%.
    • We are engaged missionally in local, state, national, and international projects.

 

Reason to Press On . . .

• N3 Initiative
• Treasuring Christ

 

Putting our “Yes” on the Table . . .