Our strategy is two-fold:

In: To create doorways into God by worshiping Him in such a way that we want to invite our friends. To be contemporary, friendly and relational. Through friendships and relationships to develop a growing spiritual home that nurtures and inspires, trains and equips.

Out: To reach out into and serve our communities in ways that are innovative, resourceful and loving. That over time we will impact our communities with initiatives and projects that demonstrate the gospel and help people connect with God and bring them into relationship with Him and His body.

What are we doing about it now?

This page expresses what we see are the key initiatives that God has put on our hearts to take the church forward in this current season.

What is our current focus?

In:

Spiritual Growth (Rob Gardiner)
Develop the Structure and Curriculum of a Discipleship Training Track. Our primary goals for 2007 are to consolidate our discipleship values and focus on building these into home groups. With regards to DTT our aim is to launch a pastoral training track, a leaders training track and teachers training track.
1st stage planning by end of April 2007
2nd stage – interim training track curriculum and tutors – end of June 2007
Final plan and training track – September 2007

Worship (Ruth Courtney)
Heart and Skills Worship Training Track
Establish three key training events in the year
Monthly prayer breakfast

Building (Rob Gardiner)
Scope the requirements of a building for RVC to accommodate Sunday worship, midweek meetings and to provide a formal local ministry base and community facility.
Define associated costs and all other resource requirements.
Research best geographical location for building.
Research the availability of a building accommodating:
Admin plus midweek facility to accommodate meeting of up to 60 people
Admin, midweek and evening services

Pastoral Care (Rob Gardiner)
Pastorates – 2nd stage development
Identify and develop leaders for each of the established pastorates including youth, 18-25’s, 20’s & 30’s, Prime, Families, Cherish, Ascend.
Develop leadership teams for each of the above
Develop full admin support for each of the above 

Home groups (Lynn Chetcuti)
Review the support and development of home group, pastorate and ministry leaders

Out:

Mission

Reading (Jo Kay)
100% participation of RVC members in The Big Challenge at each level
Whole church: 200+ Easter Eggs, 1+box for CCA every week
Every small group accepting £50 Challenge and serving their adopted group at least 1/term. (If yet to start serving the community, 1 project/year is the target i.e V+, Prime, Ascend, 18-25s, new ministries.)
Every individual: seeking to expand their ministry in the workplace and participating in monthly mini-challenges
Increase in number of Big Challenge champions driving new initiatives and maintaining existing ones to expand the impact and sense of ownership of the Big Challenge across RVC.

Albania (Ruth Courtney)
Delivery of Ambulance
Administration for delivery and maintenance of above
Continuing to build relationships with churches in Albania.
Support of key workers in Albania

Zambia (Rob Gardiner)
Send a team to Isibulo
Identify ways in which we can support the work there
Connect with local churches in the area and identify ways in which we can support them.