Action Plan Updates

See how we’re putting our Action Plan into motion and making progress through each of its five phases.

Cast vision and identify team members

Define goals, objective and milestones

Plan and pilot initiatives

Implement, monitor and review initiatives

Revise and implement initiative improvements

Love God

  • Build a culture and rhythm where prayer permeates every ministry of the church.

    Recent Updates: New community partnership; New engagement opportunities with existing partners; Partner tour day in September; Including community partners in Harvest Blast; Christmas Outreach event initial planning

  • Build our church’s culture and align our ministries around practicing Prayer, Discipleship, Evangelism and Generosity to foster a deep life with God.

    Recent Updates: Defining a culture of welcoming; Creating a welcoming team (not ushers/greeters but new team)

Love People

  • Further develop our commitment to our church-led Outreach initiatives and deepen our commitments to our city-focused Outreach partners.

    Recent Updates: New community partnership; New engagement opportunities with existing partners; Partner tour day in September; Including community partners in Harvest Blast; Christmas Outreach event initial planning

  • Develop a plan to increase the level of kingdom impact at The University of Akron and continue to connect college students to the life of our church.

    Recent Update: Upcoming campaign to expand residential program and staffing

  • Update our strategy to welcome, include and communicate with those outside of our church.

    Recent Updates: Defining a culture of welcoming; Creating a welcoming team (not ushers/greeters but new team)

  • Evaluate the needs of the community, growth of the church, staffing and best practices to leverage our building and make the best plan for its future.

Make Disciples

  • Leverage the multi-generational nature of our church to develop future group leaders, ministry leaders, elders and pastors from within our church.

  • Create a plan for global missions that includes increasing mission trip involvement and sending a Chapel missionary.

    Recent Updates: Addition of Isaiah & Moriah; Stephen and Abby Morris sending; Kayleigh’s class

  • Establish and align all ministries to a clear pathway that helps everyone walk through the stages of spiritual formation and maturity.

    Recent Updates: Creation of definition of spiritual maturity; Launch of fall Wednesday night classes (Approaching the Bible with Confidence/Approaching Theology with Confidence electives); Dedicated Women’s Ministry leadership

  • Continue to develop our commitment to Camp Carl through financial, volunteer and ministry support.

    Recent Updates: Hosted summer staff for June commissioning and lunch; # of volunteers connected to The Chapel (will get actual numbers from Camp); # of summer staff connected to The Chapel (will get actual numbers from Camp); Continued financial support (mention endowment/total amount given in FY25? We’ll ask Nate)

  • Revisit our strategy for how to best utilize the Saturate campaign’s allocated funds for local church planting.

    Recent Updates: Partnership with Orchard NEO; Identification of church planter