Our Vision through 2030
Glory
We will carefully plan to expand and advance our physical assets and oversee souls according to our church mission statement.
These descriptions are generalizations of many initatives. Dollar amounts are estimates.
| 2015 | Develop GCM master plan and community image; encourage resource development. |
$30K |
| 2017 | Purchase 1 lot; build new auditorium and parking expansion. | $3.6M |
| 2020 | Purchase 2 lots; re-purpose auditorium; staff training/media consulting; video equipment. |
$600K |
| 2025 | Purchase 2 lots; expansion of auditorium; additional education space; media consulting. |
$2.8M |
| 2030 | Purchase 3 lots; staff training; social media consulting; multipurpose space/parking. |
$3.5M |
Reach
We will effectively and strategically share the Gospel with our Jerusalem (Mentor and Lake County), Judea (Ohio), Samaria (the U.S.A.), and the uttermost parts of our world.
These descriptions are generalizations of many initatives. Dollar amounts are estimates.
| 2015 | Increase community presence; develop community among Arch churches; enhance missions communication to Grace Church family. | $7K |
| 2017 | Redesign outreach materials; greater presence on local college campuses; gospel presence in 24 time zones. | $13K |
| 2020 | Begin more outreaches in public venues; implement Release Time Education; translate discipleship materials. | $19.5K |
| 2025 | Development of English as second language program; observe other ministries to learn how they do missions. |
$5K |
| 2030 | Complete ARCH network; develop special needs, foster child and foreign exchange student ministries. | $4K |
Equip
We will lead every saint at GCM from Spiritual immaturity to maturity in Christlikeness until Jesus returns.
These descriptions are generalizations of many initatives. Dollar amounts are estimates.
| 2015 | Develop our whole-life discipleship pathway and materials for the entire church family. |
$3.5K |
| 2017 | Mobilize disciples to serve; enhance our Titus 2 influence. | $2.5K |
| 2020 | Develop our whole-life leadership pathway for the future of GCM. |
$1K |
| 2025 | Refine and catalog all GCM-generated resources for discipleship. | $5K |
| 2030 | Expand access of media resources to church plants and ARCH network; evaluate whole-life discipleship and leadership development. | $2K |
Biblical Virtues of Grace Church of Mentor
Glory of God
is the aim of Grace Church of Mentor. As His governing attribute, God’s holiness will be the governing benchmark in choices of ministry philosophy including associations, worship styles, ministry excellence and individual growth in Christ-likeness.
Discipleship
is the heart of Grace Church of Mentor. We will perpetuate an intentional environment of making disciples of Jesus Christ with accountability on the basis of loving relationships.
Evangelism
is the work of Grace Church of Mentor. We will measure each opportunity for engagement with our community by its evangelistic potential. Both corporate and individual evangelistic effort will be balanced by a reliance on God’s work in salvation and a sense of urgency knowing that “today is the day of salvation.” We will entreat people to be saved rather than brow-beating.
Unity
is the expectation of Grace Church of Mentor. We will insist that God’s Word, the objective source of truth, is the only true foundation for the kind of unity that God desires. Our church family and fellowship at GCM will be in direct proportion to the amount of truth each member accumulates and applies.
Prayer
is the resource of Grace Church of Mentor. We will incorporate prayer as the cornerstone expression of our complete dependence on the Lord to do the work of the ministry. It is in prayer that we will have our heart and mind adjusted to the Lord’s will.
Love
is the goal of Grace Church of Mentor. We will ensure that the end of every ministry endeavor is a greater love for God and a love for neighbor, in order to fulfill the royal law of the King to “love your neighbor as yourself” (James 2:8).