Today all of Iglesia Bautista Vida Nueva, San Salvador, met together for a Koinonia service. It's always an amazing time when 1000+ voices are lifted in praise.
One of the special treats today was to hear a stage full of Vida Nueva kids sing "Cada Dia Empezar De Nuevo."
The second special treat was a tag-team sermon from 2 Kings 2 by Pastor Julio and Pastor Steve.
The sermon also included a very moving video which highlighted the current conditions here in El Salvador and ended with a plea for Christians to step up and make a difference.
The Pastors presented the vision for the next five years. There were four parts:
- Continue to expand the kingdom:
- By calling on each individual Vida Nueva member to share Jesus with at least 20 people
- By planning and carrying out at least 20 evangelistic activities each year
- By organizing and conducting 20 new, creative ways to present the gospel across all of our campuses
- Continue to transform lives:
- By continuing one-on-one discipleship with new believers
- By increasing the number of people involved in small groups and creating 120 new groups during the five-year period
- By growing mature leaders through IDEM (Institute for Ministerial Development)
- By encouraging believers to continue their spiritual growth by enrolling in seminary classes
- Reach the "other half"
- By providing increased resources/teachers in both the children's and youth ministries
- By beginning a program targeted at helping parents rear spiritually strong children
- By continuing to expand New Life Christian School through 12th grade
- By encouraging interested church members to consider adoption
- Expand MetroAmerica 020
- By strengthening our current mission churches so that they become self-sufficient
- By planting two additional churches out side of El Salvador; considering one plant in a city in Central America or the Caribbean and the second in a city in Mexico or Colombia.
- By raising up new pastoral leaders to meet the needs of the church here in El Salvador as well as in the new church plants
- Finish the children's area at the Lourdes campus
- Construct new facilities at the Apopa campus
- Unify the Miravalle and Crown Plaza campus in a new location
- Form a new campus in another sector of San Salvador
The service ended with a call for 21 Days of Prayer and three days of fasting. Please join us in praying God's guidance for Vida Nueva.
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