Faith Forward

What is "Faith Forward?"

This past August our church began a Strategic Planning Process that – with God’s guidance - will help chart our course as a congregation for the next three to five years. To assist us in this dreaming and planning venture, we are partnering with the Center for Congregational Health in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The Center for Congregational Health works with hundreds of churches and faith communities throughout the United States - helping each congregation recognize and fulfill her full potential to be the very best church it can be. We are most fortunate to have Dr. Bill Wilson, the president of the Center for Congregational Health, to serve as our church’s strategic planning facilitator. The intention of this process is to help our congregation build upon its strengths as we intentionally seek to serve God as effectively as possible in the future. We are calling this process Faith Forward. To put your Faith Forward you can:

Pray daily for the Strategic Planning Process and for each of the Faith Forward Committee Members. Our Faith Forward Committee Members are: Carla Blanton, Ben Boggs (co-chair), Mollie Brennan, Ben Carr, Carol Davis, Scott Fitzpatrick, Jim Humphrey, Dalen Jackson, Sherry Johnson, Abbie Jones, HK Kingkade, Francis Marcum, Patty Mason (co-chair), Ben Osbourne, Dana Sizemore, Bill Thurman, Fernita Wallace, Becky Wills, Anna Yuhas. Our full-time ministerial staff also serve on this committee.
Plan to participate in as many of the following Faith Forward events as you can. Your participation is vitally important to the process.

Faith Forward Calendar of Events

October 30^th - Congregational Lunch and Discussion
Time: Immediately following the 11:00 AM service until 2:00 PM
Location: Fellowship Hall
Cost: $5 per person children and students eat free
*Childcare is available

November 13^th – Expanded Sunday School
*All adult Sunday school classes will combine and be led through a Bible study by Dr. Bill Wilson
Time: 9:50 AM
Location: Fellowship Hall
(This event will be video taped and made available for those who are unable to attend)

November 16th – Homeless/Poverty Community Forum
The purpose of this forum is to help us learn more about homelessness and poverty in our community. Our intention is that we might become more aware of how we can better serve those around us who are in need. Our guests will include an advocate for the homeless population in Lexington, a representative from Mill Creek Elementary School, and the CEO of God’s Pantry.
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Fellowship Hall

Date TBA – College Student Community Forum
The purpose of this forum is to help us get better acquainted with the needs of students from our downtown universities. Representatives from the University of Kentucky and Transylvania University will come and present to our congregation ways that we as a church might become a community partner and become better prepared to meet the needs of our students.
Time: TBA
Location: TBA

January 29^th – Congregational Lunch and Discussion
Time: Immediately following the 11:00 AM service until 2:00 PM
Location: Fellowship Hall
Cost: $5 per person children and students eat free
*Childcare is available

Faith Forward Resources for Download/Viewing

40 Days of Prayer Guide (.pdf)

31 Days of Prayer Guide (.pdf)

Resources from our second congregational meeting on October 30
Calvary Ministry Fair Sunday School Lesson
Ministries Evaluation
Core Characteristics and Values Evaluation
KoolAID Evaluation