THE VISION OF THE WALNUT

When you look at a walnut,
do you see a tree or a potential forest?

Church planting is the art of seeing where God is working and then joining Him in His endeavors. God creates growth, renewal and spiritual receptivity. We just water the seeds that that God creates. Even if it means that we must learn new skills of fundraising or form new partnering relationships or dream bigger dreams together! The more skilled we become in planting churches, the more God may send us people to reach!

Surely we are living in the most exciting times for the Church! More people are spiritually hungry than ever before. While we have heard some exciting stories of church planting in recent years, the greatest churches of the Iowa Baptist Conference have yet to be started! We may be the very people whom God will choose to help launch them!

Let's look at the walnut and see a potential walnut! We need to be ready for a movement of God's spirit throughout Iowa! It will be a glorious vision to experience together!

Mission

Our mission statement declares who we intend to reach and what needs we hope to meet. It communicates what we really believe and that which we are truly passionate. It is a concise, memorable and enduring statement that energizes our people to action. The following is our mission statement for our district church planting movement:

"Our passion is to catalyze a growing movement of healthy new churches
that an awesome God will use to transform communities throughout Iowa."

Slogan: "More Churches planted, more communities changed!"

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