OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIC INITIATIVES
First things first
How should an organization determine its priorities?
Without focus, an organization can become to broad and lose track of its vision and not fulfill its mission. This is why we engage in strategic initiatives: to help us accomplish our Mission and reach our preferred future.
"Where there is no vision, the people perish..."
OUR ASPIRATIONAL GOALS
Our hope is that ACOP would be a disciple-making movement that is:Â
- Characterized by health, resilient and reproducing churches focused on reaching the lost.
- Welcoming of the supernatural, empowering work of the Holy Spirit.
- Engaging every believer as ana active partner in the Great Commission.
- Affirming the ministry of apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers.
- Brimming with effective, fruitful and diverse leaders.
- Reflective of the Canadian mosaic of people groups.
- Pioneering, entrepreneurial and innovative.
Test Yourself
Answer
Talk it Through
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Objectives and Strategic Initiatives
Respond in paragraph format to the following prompt(s):
Which Strategic Initiative do you think is the most important in accomplishing ACOP's mission of "developing and releasing effective leaders and healthy churches who transform communities?" Why? The current objectives are listed below:- Leadership DevelopmentÂ
- To Engage and deploy next Generation Ministries
- Advocate for Church Vitality
- Global Expansion
- Church Multiplication
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Looking over the list of initiatives I would say that one in the list is not more important than another. If I was to choose one I would advocate for church vitality. Revitalizing a church involves bringing leadership skills to the table, and developing new skills. It involves looking at the churches bylaws and regulations and how the church works. Most importantly to me, we need to bring the Holy Spirit to bring new breath to a church that may just be tired. The church vitality requires many skills with teamwork and strong leadership for it to work successfully.
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Among the strategic initiatives, Leadership Development is the most important in accomplishing ACOP's mission of "developing and releasing effective leaders and healthy churches who transform communities." Strong, Spirit-filled leadership is the foundation upon which every other initiative depends. Without well-equipped and mature leaders, efforts in church vitality, global expansion, and multiplication cannot be sustained. Leadership development ensures that pastors, missionaries, and ministry workers are spiritually grounded, emotionally healthy, and practically skilled to guide others in fulfilling the Great Commission. By investing intentionally in the next generation of leaders—through mentoring, training, and empowerment—ACOP can cultivate individuals who will not only strengthen existing churches but also plant new ones and impact their communities for Christ. Healthy leaders lead to healthy churches, and healthy churches are the key to lasting community transformation both locally and globally.
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I think the most important will be to engage and deploy next generation Ministries.
Investing in next generation leaders and their development will empower the church of tomorrow if we only focus in our generations and we don’t focus in multiplication the church of tomorrow will have no solid and experience leaders. I think the next generation brings church vitality, multiplication and expansion.
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Leadership development, in my opinion is the most important. EPIC is a gathering of leaders with the mission and vision of ACOP in mind meeting four times in which a cohort group is naturally formed. Topics sharpen where one is gifted but also provides a resource and challenge to move the individual ministries forward to the mission of healthy leaders and churches. The other initiatives flow out of healthy leaders.
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