STRATEGIC PLAN
Welcome to the strategic plan for The Brethren Church. This page outlines the planning process and provides updates throughout the plan's implementation. Our strategy centers on the vision of The Brethren Church and focuses on four key priorities.
VISION
The Brethren Church is led by the Word and Spirit as a family of churches creating innovative relational spaces for every tribe, language, people, and nation to encounter God’s redemptive Kingdom.
FOUR PRIORITIES
- Led by the Word & Spirit | Prioritize communal prayer and discernment, deepen unity and trust, and create accessible ministry training
- Family of churches | Invest in new leaders to reach all people, especially equipping and empowering younger generations, women, various ethnic groups, and people of color in all levels of pastoral and leadership roles
- Creating innovative relational spaces | Resource innovative church planting and church revitalization for growth and equip pastors in missional evangelism
- Encounter
God's redemptive Kingdom | Foster shared experiences of mission and service, join efforts with Global Partners to expand Brethren witness, and strengthen a Kingdom understanding in Brethren thought and practice
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WORD AND SPIRIT
How will we be led by the Word and Spirit?
Objective 1: Prioritize the practice of communal prayer and discernment for future direction of Brethren ministries
Objective 2:
Deepen our unity and trust in
one another regionally, nationally, and globally
Objective 3: Support, advocate, and demonstrate representation of people of color in all levels of pastoral and leadership ranks
FAMILY OF CHURCHES
How will we live as a family of churches?
Objective 1:
Resource young leaders in identifying vocational calling and exploring potential ministry pathways
Objective 2: Support, advocate, and demonstrate representation of women in all levels of pastoral and leadership ranks
Objective 3: Support, advocate, and demonstrate representation of people of color in all levels of pastoral and leadership ranks
INNOVATIVE RELATIONAL SPACES
How will we create innovative and relational spaces?
Objective 1:
Resource and implement
church multiplication initiatives from 2023 Church Multiplication Task Force
Objective 2:
Resource and equip local
churches for growth and vitality as well as for healthy, grace-filled closing of unsustainable congregations
Objective 3: Equip pastors in missional evangelism to serve local communities
GOD'S REDEMPTIVE KINGDOM
How will all come to experience God's redemptive Kingdom?
Objective 1:
Foster shared experiences of
service and mission among Brethren congregations around the world
Objective 2:
Create collegial structures with
Global Partners to strengthen Brethren witness where the Church is not yet present
Objective 3: Strengthen our understanding of Jesus' Kingdom in Brethren thought & practice