State of the Church 2017

CONTINUE OUR MISSION:  Engaging people with the hope of the gospel to see lives transformed.

“We all, with unveiled faces, are reflecting the glory of the Lord and are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory; this is from the Lord who is the Spirit.”               2 Corinthians 3:18   Holman Christian Standard

CELEBRATE LIFE TRANSFORMATION

                                      2015            2016         Growth

Baptisms                        21               35               69%

Total New Members         60               96               60%

Worship                          296              319              7%

Total Worship                  322              349              8%

LifeGroups                      223              238              7%

Wednesday Nights           231              240              4%

Total Offerings            $622,560      $682,114          9.6%

CENTER ON ONE WORD:  Transformation 

Transformation = Mature disciples who make disciples

Are you daily being transformed by Jesus and are then in turn helping others to be transformed by Jesus too?

COMPREHEND WHAT IS A DISCIPLE?

• One who is being transformed into the image of Christ Jesus – becoming mature in Christ.
• One who not a fan but a follower
• One who is deeply connected to Jesus and the Church
• One who is growing daily in their walk with the Lord (Hungry and desiring to grow by abiding in Him)
• One who is deeply committed to serving Christ by serving the body with their time and resources
• One who understands the call to go and be on mission with Christ to share His love with everyone everywhere
• One who is discipling others to do the same

CONSIDER ARE YOU A DISCIPLE?

• Are you living Authentically?
• Are you living Biblically?
• Are you living Connectedly?
• Are you living Desperately?
• Are you living Evangelistically?
• Are you living Faithfully?

CONSIDER YOUR CALL TO BECOMING A DISCIPLE MAKER IN 2017  

COMMIT TO BE A PART OF THE JOURNEY  

Get connected to a LifeGroup right now as we walk through The Journey, a year one LifeGroup journey to help you grow deeper in your understanding of what it means to be a disciple and how you can then in turn disciple someone else.

It is…

• Progressive
• Disciplined
• Relational
• Replicable

OUR MAP

• A Call to Connect Deeply    

Connect Yourself and Others to Christ and the Church   

• A Call To Grow Deeper

Grow in a Deepening Relationship With Christ

• A Call to Commit Sacrificially   

Commit Your Time and Resources to Serve Christ and Others  

• A Call to Go & Multiply Rapidly

Go – Share the Love of Christ With Everyone Everywhere

CONNECT: Yourself & Others to Christ & the Church

• Plan on Being in Worship Every Sunday & Get Deeply Connected to a LifeGroup TODAY
• Invest & Invite in someone to join you @ Petal FBC – Don’t stop asking!
• Join us for Family Friendly Wednesday Nights
• With a Ministry for your Age Group: Preschool / Children/ Students / College & Career / Adults / Sr. Adults 

GROW:  In a Deepening Relationship with Christ

• Grow deeper in your personal walk - Spend time reading through the Word of God this year, spend more time in prayer, scripture memory, fasting, etc. THIS IS KEY!!  
• Join a small group for women and men this year.

COMMIT: Your Time/Resources to Serve Christ & Others

• Find your place to serve at our Annual Ministry/Missions Fair and listen to the Lord’s voice and direction on a ministry He might be calling you to start or help to start.
• Take the next step up the Generosity Ladder with Your Giving.

GO:  Share the Love of Christ w/ Everyone Everywhere

• Be willing to share the Gospel with one person this year
• To at least one time this year GO and participate in 1 mission experience in 2017.
• Jerusalem – Petal, Judea – MS, Samaria – US (St. Rose)
• Ends of the Earth – Indonesia & Haiti