Mission Statement and Vision

Saint Paul’s Prayer for God’s Church

Ephesians 3:14-21

For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.

Our Mission:

Being rooted and established in the truth and love of Jesus, we seek to grow His eternal family one life at a time.

Our Vision:

The people of Saint Paul Lutheran Church and School will aggressively embrace their calling to grow as F.A.M.I.L.Y.

	Word and Sacrament: Our church and school F.A.M.I.L.Y. will share in a renewed foundational commitment to be rooted and established through weekly worship, as well as, through the study of God's Word in community as part of large group Bible studies, B.A.S.I.C. Care Groups, weekend seminars, ministry task groups, in addition to daily personal devotion. Hebrews 10:23-25, Ephesians 3:14-21, 2 Timothy 3:16-17, 1 Thessalonians 2:8
	Offerings of Praise: Our church and school F.A.M.I.L.Y. will adore God in living praise through a renewed passion to give of our time, talents and treasures toward changing lives eternally for God's kingdom. Romans 12:1, John 12:25-26, 2 Corinthians 9:6-15, Malachi 3:10
	Reaching Out: Our church and school F.A.M.I.L.Y. will be increasingly mission-driven by aggressively reaching out to our community and world to grow God's family one life at a time, enabled through relational faith sharing education, service and outreach efforts. Luke 19:10, Matthew 28:18-20, Philemon 1:6
	Reaching In: Our church and school F.A.M.I.L.Y. will continually establish new ways to develop an inclusive sense of a loving family community through existing and new ministries, which will be: Intergenerational: bridging the gap between the youngest, newest members, and the veteran established members of our church family as they grow and serve together. Psalm 145:3-5, Ephesians 3:21 Intercultural: becoming more and more a church that exemplifies the color-blind love of Christ. John 4:21-26, Galatians 3:26-28, Acts 2:5-12
	Nurturing Servants: Our church and school F.A.M.I.L.Y. will nurture Spirit-filled lay-leaders to maximize their gifts, enabling ministries to become increasingly more effective, sustained and empowered to serve God’s Church with excellence. This spiritual servant-leader formation will occur through strategic training events, networking and communication with ministry leaders and co-leaders. Ephesians 4:11-13, Proverbs 27:17
	Prayer: Our church and school F.A.M.I.L.Y. will be more and more yielded to God and submission to His will as we realize the power and benefits of an active prayer life. Philippians 4:6-7, 1 Thessalonians 5:17, Acts 12:1-19