"Encountering and Responding to God Today."
The vision is inspired by Jesus" words in the Gospel of John 15.5
"I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit."
The Leadership Team feel that the new vision statement encapsulates what St. Matthew's should aim for since it helps to focus on certain key areas:
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Encountering:
Our church has to focus first on meeting with God. -
Responding:
Meeting God will change us and will demand a response from us. -
Today:
As we meet and respond to God, we must do so conscious of the world around us and relevant to the world in which we live.
Finding out more
A set of talks concerning St. Matthew's vision were given in January 2006. You can download and listen to the talks using the MP3 files provided below.
Please note that all the files are quite large and and should take approximately an hour to download on an average 56kbps modem. Broadband users should be able to download the talks without a problem.