The Purpose Driven Life

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The Purpose Driven Life

• Blast from the past into the future

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Purpose Statement - 1958
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Founding Objectives

• Worship
• Preaching the gospel
• Christian living
• Personal evangelism
• Missions
• Christian Education

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FBC 1958 - 1979
Christian Education
Senior Citizens Monthly Program Green Lake
Conferences Camping Leadership Training
Classes Bible Reading Program Christian Renewal
Conference BYF and Post-Hi youth group
Deacons Deaconess
Trustees
Worship service Weekly Prayer Meeting on
Wed Choir Mens Fellowship Program Every member
visited in home Small Groups started Evangelistic
Services Visitation 2X2 on Wed after prayer
New CE Wing New Parsonage
Farther Lights
School of Evangelism Key 73 School of
Missions Friendship Crusade Womens Circles do
much mission work
Many Committees
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Founding principles in action

• Doc Early - Evangelism
• Jo Mathiasen - Missions
• Eleanor Allen Education
• Ruth Sorensen - Fellowship

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Reorganization 1980 -

• Christian Growth and Awareness

Youth and Children Christian Education and
Leadership
Community and World Outreach
Property Finance
WOMF
Worship Ordinance Membership Fellowship
Property Finance
Personal Outreach Social Concerns
Light of the World
Church constitution committee appointed April
73 (6 years) Gerald Larson, chair Dale
Sorensen Lloyd Nelson Norm Mathiasen Arlin
Sorensen
Missions ABW Ministry
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Current Purpose Statement

• The purpose of the First Baptist Church is to
  bring people to Jesus and to develop them to
  Christ-like maturity

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Todays Situation The Problem

• People feel disconnected
• Worship styles are different
• Leadership training is minimal
• People are too busy to commit
• Finances are under pressure
• Evangelism and mission not a priority

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How Did We Get Here?

• Lost sight of our purpose and vision to reach it
• Became program driven rather than purpose driven
• Have not adapted to the changing needs of society

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The Solution

• Back to the basics of our founders and our roots
  same principles different methods
• Purpose driven life gives us the same basic
  spiritual disciplines in a modern and structured
  package. It will help us return to effectiveness
  and unity in reaching our purpose.

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The Purpose Driven Life
Prayer Bible Tithing Fellowship
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S Spiritual gifts H Heart (passion) A
Aptitude (abilities) P Personality E -
Experiences
Salvation Statement of Faith Structure Strategy
501
101
301
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Evangelism Mission
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How PDL is impacting people

• Barry Brown Mission/Evangelism
• Darby Sanders Ministry
• Brian McCutchen Discipleship
• Edie Shetler - Fellowship

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Former Member and PDL

• Mark Smith Campus Baptist Ames

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Now and Future
Current Structure
Purpose Driven Model
Discipleship

• Christian Growth and Awareness

Community and World Outreach
Property Finance
WOMF
Worship
Fellowship
Service
Light of the World
Evangelism
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Why we need to recapture our roots

• God created each of us and our church for a
  purpose. We need to return to that purpose to
  make a difference in our own individual lives,
  and the lives of those we touch each and every
  day.
• Because there really is a hell, and life is not a
  game, but preparation for eternity. What we do
  mattersforever.

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Purpose Driven Life is back to our roots
1958
2003
1980