A STRONG FOUNDATION: DEVELOPING LEADERS TO
SPIRITUALLY TRANSFORM GREATER ORLANDO
— 2016 TO 2018 —
COMMUNITY FEEDBACK DRAFT
A Three-Year Focused Effort to Develop Regional Collaborations that Will
Assist Leaders to Help Bring Spiritual Transformation to Greater Orlando
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Seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on its behalf;
for in its welfare you will have welfare. Jeremiah 29:7
Existing needFifteen years ago in greater Orlando there were 1.2 million people, 1000 churches and 18% of the people were in church on Sunday. Now there are 2.2 million people, 1200 churches and 15% of the people are in church on Sunday. Fifteen years ago there were 2500 homeless. Today there are more than 4,000 homeless. We need more evangelism, we need more church growth, we need more social action.
There is a need to do more and do it together, to have a greater impact for Christ and see more transformed lives and a greater impact on society. God sent his message to cities, Paul reached cities and sent his disciples to do the same. John commented on the state of the faith in cities. We need to do more for our communities, together. We also believe we can reach a significant part of the world from here in Orlando though the 50 million visitors and the 150,000 college students.
Vision StatementVision Orlando will facilitate building relational bridges that bring the region’s Christian leaders (churches, ministries and marketplace) together to help bring transformation to Greater Orlando.
Mission StatementOur mission is to pray for every person in greater Orlando, care for the needs of the hurting, and share with everyone the gift of eternal life through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. We do this by developing strategic and collaborative networks and joining together for community-wide evangelism, prayer, and discipleship and social initiatives that positively impact individual ministries and neighborhoods and leads to community transformation.
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VISION ORLANDO: Who We Are & What Has Been Done to Meet the NeedVision Orlando is a non-denominational Christian ministry founded in 1991 by several local ministry leaders. It is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit to bring Christians together in the greater Orlando area for the purpose of uniting our efforts for outreach and seeking community transformation. Current staff include:
Dr. Steve Clinton, President (one of the original founders, former pastor, seminary president, and Campus Crusade staff), and
Dr. George Cope, Pastoral Director (former pastor, college president, and on the Vision Orlando Pastoral Advisory Board), and
Pastor Dexter Sanders, Evangelism Director (former pastor of Rock Orlando, evangelist for New Covenant Baptist church, and has led many crusades and outreaches)
Volunteer leadership currently include:
Pastoral Leaders: Anthony Clark, cathedral Church of St. Luke; David Uth, First Baptist Church; Joel Hunter, Northland – A Church Distributed; David Swanson, First Presbyterian Church of Orlando; Carl Stevens, Faith Assembly Church
Board of Directors: Randy Alligood, Attorney; Bruce O’Donoghue, Control Specialist; Alan Lawson, Attorney; Steve Clinton, Vision Orlando
Significant milestones of Vision Orlando:
o 1993 – Break Free Evangelism Campaign with Dr. John Guest (spoke in 30 school assembly’s and five nights at Tinker Field; resulting in 5000 decisions for Christ.
o 1994 – World Cup Orlando Outreach. o 1998 – Family and Youth Outreach with Josh McDowell (8,000 attended at
UCF Arena).o 2000 – JESUS Film mailed to 512,000 Orange county residences (30 churches
were involved in follow-up with 15,000 conversions).o 2003 – Establish 10 Neighborhood Pastor’s Payer Groups.o 2006, 7, 8 – Cooperated with the Central Florida Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast.
(25 regional mayors attended with 300 people in attendance).o 2008 – Cooperated with the Luis Palau two day Crusade.o 2009 – Founded the Pastors Council to represent 1200 churches.o 2012 – First two full time Vision Orlando staff started in August. o 2013 - Teaching evangelism and discipleship in churches; work with men’s
discipleship groups in churches and marketplace; interim pastor; over 15,000 people contacted
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o 2014 - Meet with 30 key pastors to form a Pastors’ Network; begin a greater Orlando area faith-based homeless initiative with 340 leaders
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VISION ORLANDO: Direction and Focus
Based on our organizational mission and after acquiring feedback from over forty of our area ministry and community leaders, Vision Orlando desires to align its organization mission and focus its efforts and resources over the next three years to better meet the community and ministry needs identified.
Vision Orlando currently has nine strategic areas in which it helps resource community and ministry leadership and assists in helping to create collaborations to expand opportunities to the larger community.
Nine Areas of strategic impact:
1) Leadership Development: Identify and develop men and women to provide leadership for achieving Vision Orlando's strategic plan. (Steve Clinton);
2) Prayer Networks: Identify and raise up prayer networks to provide a prayer covering over the area and ministries. (Dexter Sanders);
3) Pastor’s Network: Identify, motivate and engage pastors to help bring transformation to Greater Orlando. (George Cope);
4) Marketplace Networks: Marketplace networks are designed to inspire, train and empower the marketplace to help transform the total community. (Steve Clinton);
5) The Evangelism Initiative: Partner with churches and marketplace ministries to equip people to share the gospel with every person in Greater Orlando. (Dexter Sanders);
6) Discipleship Initiatives: Develop resources and activities to help the region’s ministries reinforce the growth of churches and individuals who respond to various evangelistic efforts and desire for spiritual growth. (Steve Clinton);
7) Humanitarian & Social Initiatives: The humanitarian and social efforts are designed to engage the faith community in meeting the faith and social needs of the impoverished peoples of Greater Orlando. (George Cope);
8) Ambassadors: Recruit, train, and empower volunteers to become Vision Orlando Ambassadors at various community events to help move us toward unity in reaching Greater Orlando for Jesus Christ. (George Cope);
9) Operations: plan, develop and maintain services for Vision Orlando. (Steve Clinton).
The following pages are our current three-year proposed strategy and focus to assist the region’s community and ministry leaders and move to transformed communities. This effort will demonstrate to the community a collaborative, relational approach of coming together as one through our individual faith-based perspectives. By tapping the influence of those in ministry, government, education, business, philanthropy, healthcare,
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employment, economic development, nonprofits, social services, and other strategic collaborative partners Vision Orlando will present a unification in our desire to have faith impacts with those we serve and with our communities.
I. Leadership DevelopmentThree-Year Projected Funding Need: $100,000
Providing Leadership Development for the distinctive greater Orlando needs and opportunities will prepare leaders for all the ministries in the area. We will look at what is present and assess what is needed. Many current leaders will be involved in this effort.
Leadership Development identifies and develops men and women to provide leadership for achieving Vision Orlando's strategic plan:
o Provide leadership training opportunities in: Bible, evangelism, discipleship, leading groups, reaching neighborhoods, and planting churches
o Provide Resource Materials via onlineo Counsel and mentor pastors and business people as availableo Cooperate with efforts such as Nehemiah Leadership trainingo Create think-tank opportunities for strategic stakeholders to work on
special events (evangelism, discipleship, other activities) — looking ahead to see how best to impact the region in future years (narrow focus, highly select group)
o Identify community stakeholders, community leadership, and ministry leadership that can assist Vision Orlando to help solve immediate, short-term, mid-term, and long-term initiatives where Vision Orlando has a strategic role (wider dialog groups)
2016 2017 2018
Training classes in five locations w five identified leaders
classes in 10 locations with ten identified leaders
classes in 20 locations with 20 identified leaders
Resources organize links to 4000 materials
network with other schools and sites
organize a library around our training content
Mentor 10 future leaders 30 future leaders 50 future leaders
Cooperate five organizations 20 organizations 40 organizations
Think-tank setup two of 12 set up three more set up the last seven
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groupsIdentify expand the Board and
add two area advisorsset up three more set up the last seven
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II. Prayer NetworksThree-Year Projected Funding Need: $50,000
The Prayer Networks identifies and raises up prayer groups to provide a prayer covering over the area ministries and leaders:
o Create a central communication of meetings and calendar of meeting times with lead contacts and locations of meetings
o Increase regional ministry representatives participationo Vision Orlando staff available for prayer needso Help unite outreach to community through specific prayer networkso Lead in creation of prayer teams for the region and for the prioritized
initiatives that will impact individuals and communitieso Help build neighborhood prayer and ministry relationships
2016 2017 2018
Calendar online calendar of future events
prayer page on web site
full-time prayer coordinator
Regional Reps identify people in 12 regions and ten businesses
solidify the 12 regions, add ten more businesses
coordinate area prayer
Staff one person part-time one person full time other staff as needed
Immediate needs
online prayer requests and follow-up
identify people in regions and churches who will visit and help
expand to all 12 regions
Teams share the vision for this with the 12 regional reps
set up prayer teams for events and for ongoing
annual event for prayer warriors
Neighborhoods host the 12 regional reps once
host the regional reps and their teams
host all prayer people in each region
III. Pastors’ NetworkThree-Year Projected Funding Need: $100,000
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The Pastors’ Network will identify, motivate and engage pastors to help bring transformation to Greater Orlando:
o Meet and Greet opportunities for regional pastors to get acquainted with one another
o Provide inspiring informational sessions to Pastors’ Network participantso Increase regional ministry representatives participationo To create a central communication of meetings and calendar of meeting
times; with lead contacts and locations of meetingso Vision Orlando staff to be available for mentoring pastors and other
ministry leadershipo Help unite outreach to community through specific prayer, social
services, ministries, and business channelso Identify individual pastoral leaders to be part of annual evangelism and
discipleship event planning activities
2016 2017 2018
Building Relationships
quarterly luncheons quarterly luncheons quarterly luncheons
Ministry Refreshment
one half-day gathering with speakers
spring and fall half-day gathering with speakers
spring and fall half-day gathering with speakers
Involve Churches identify 12 regions and leaders
begin quarterly regional gatherings
all 12 regions activated
Effective Communication
rebuild web site for communications
promote and utilize the web site
become the clearing house for church information
Mentor and sustain pastors
be available as requested
recruit a team of pastoral associates to help mentor
promote mentoring regionally
Partner with ministries for unity and service
pray and plan – recruit partners
identify a Sunday to proclaim the same message
hold regional events where partners can impact communities
Promote an annual Evangelism outreach
identify regional leaders for evangelism
work with evangelism to have a pastoral steering committee
work with evangelism to launch events
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IV. Marketplace NetworksThree-Year Projected Funding Need: $200,000
Market research has been done on the existing para-church ministries and church ministries which work to evangelize and disciple lay men and women. The first level of effort is to draw together these existing groups for effective communication. We need to reach out and expand by more than 20 times the existing six marketplace networks.
Marketplace Networks inspire, train and empower the business community so they can help transform the community:
o Develop relationships with the main marketplace ministries which exist nowo Develop relationships with the 10 churches which have effective mens
and womens discipleship ministries nowo Provide online resources of training materials and strategic plans to
empower ministries to provide three levels of discipleship to their people
o Help develop strategic plans for individual churches and ministries as desired
2016 2017 2018
Field Ministries relations
contact all leaders, meet twice
offer two joint programs
deepen relations with leaders
ChurchDiscipleship relations
interview all top church discipleship leaders
offer training and resources for their ministries
offer to all churches in the area
Resources organize links to 4,000 digital materials
network with other schools and sites
organize a digital library around our training
Mentor find five initial groups via interviews
Organize 20 personnel to be speakers
offer four programs of equipping
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V. Evangelism InitiativesThree-Year Projected Funding Need: $1,500,000
The Evangelism Initiative partners with churches and marketplace ministries to equip men and women to share the gospel with every person in Greater Orlando.
Evangelism Initiative components include:
o Plan for a large evangelism event every two yearso Assist in providing oversight to special discipleship follow-up o Invite nationally known evangelist to conduct bi-annual evangelism
events (different person/ministry each time)o Plan for smaller regional evangelism eventso Involve stakeholders to develop, plan and prepare, and others to create
successful bi-annual and other evangelism eventso Assist with activating prayer groups, social networks, business leaders,
elected officials, and ministries to aid in the support of a successful bi-annual event and as appropriate in other evangelism events
o Provide training for event leaders, neighborhood ambassadors, evangelism counselors
o Assist in identifying and prioritizing and resourcing area evangelism and discipleship initiatives in churches and marketplace ministries
2016 2017 2018
Area Event plan set up event
Follow Upevaluate present follow-up processes
identify and train follow-up workers within the regions
follow-up people from event and connect to churches
Evangelist pre-plan major evangelism event
plan major evangelism event
hold event in late October
Regional events
research effect strategies for regional events
help regional leaders plan and host events
12 regional events leading up to area event
Stakeholders identify leaders in regions who desire local events
assist churches and other groups in regions
12 regional events leading up to area event
Involve all Christian groups
identify groups identify a liaison in each group
cooperate in event publicity and process
Training identify and train churches and organizations
identify and train churches and organizations
identify and train churches and organizations
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Ongoing Evangelism
support on going evangelistic efforts
support on going evangelistic efforts
support on going evangelistic efforts
VI. Discipleship InitiativesThree-Year Projected Funding Need: $200,000
The Discipleship Initiative develops resources and activities to help the regions ministries reinforce the growth of churches and individuals who respond to various evangelistic efforts and desire for spiritual growth. Other individual ministry needs associated with discipleship activities, and resourcing will also be strategized and developed.
Discipleship Initiatives components include:
o Provide discipleship resources to individual ministries to use after associated evangelism events
o Assist community and ministry leaders to develop small groups to accommodate those wanting to grow in their faith
o Provide training to leaders who wish to reach strategic groups in the community
o Provide training to leaders in churches for further development of their spiritual life and ministry leadership
o Create connecting-point events for strategic groupso Develop informational or entertaining eventso Evangelism event follow-up
2016 2017 2018
Discipleship resources
put online at least four basic approaches
connect to all Vision Orlando events for follow-up
offer materials to all groups
Training groups put online small group training and implementation materials
assist as desired 50 churches/marketplace groups
offer materials to all groups and mentor as desired
Training for strategic Evangelism
identify and work with six groups
expand to ten groups set up 20 networks
Spiritual life classes
offer four short-term, on-ground and online classes
add four more classes and develop 30 locations
add four more classes and make available digitally to all networks
Strategic connection events
help organize 30 events
advise and support all groups
network groups into deeper discipleship
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VII. Humanitarian and Social InitiativesThree-Year Projected Funding Need: $100,000
Humanitarian and Social Initiatives will engage the faith community to provide the faith and social needs of the impoverished peoples of Greater Orlando.
Humanitarian and Social Initiative components include:
o Coordination of focus groups to discuss best practices, present and futureo Coordinating with local churches, social agencies, and neighborhood
groups to meet the humanitarian needs in their regional communitieso Sponsoring spiritual ministry to the hurting and brokeno Engaging local congregations to adopt ‘camps’ o Educate the faith community on the vastness of the need
2016 2017 2018
Focus Groups first two meetings large annual event; six regional events
annual event; twelve regional events
Congregational Action
prepare Power Points and do four presentations
12 presentations find someone to take over this process
Commission on Homeless
identify chronic needs and communicate them
support and expand food, clothing, housing
complete network of existing helping agencies
Camps prepare Power Points and do four presentations
Partner with ministries already working with camps
50 camps adopted and served
Classes identify and link with agencies doing training
hold quarterly trainings
create a network of trainers
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VIII. Vision Orlando AmbassadorsThree-Year Projected Funding Need: $100,000
The Ambassadors Project recruits, trains, and empowers volunteers to become Vision Orlando Ambassadors at various community events to help move us toward unity in reaching Greater Orlando for Jesus Christ.
Vision Orlando Ambassadors components include:
o Strategic door opening events o Tell the Vision Orlando story via promotiono Developing a Vision Orlando Ambassador Teamo Vision Orlando representation at Orlando City and County Council
meetingso Quarterly face-to-face updates to strategic community stakeholderso Sharing digital resource materials and live and digital training
opportunities
2016 2017 2018
Approach events find hosts for 10 get acquainted events
do 20 more events hold 12 regional events
Promotion revise brochure, web, event flyers
do strategic area wide promotion
do strategic areawide promotion
Ambassador Team
find 20 people and train them to represent VO at events
add 40 more people. Appoint a chairman from within
use Ambassadors at 30 events
Reps organize Board members and staff
find key Ambassadors to represent Vision Orlando
expand to other cities and to denominations
Meetings work with Board to set these up
tie these meetings with development
revise as needed
Resources build a web resource for all Vision Orlando events and literature
expand the web resource
continue to expand
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IX. OperationsThree-Year Projected Funding Need: $900,000
The Operations area plans, markets, and maintains services for Vision Orlando so it is able to fulfill God’s calling to build networks and promote special events and outreaches in the area.
Operations components include:
o Develop and enhance social media presence and expand viable social media resource presence with community and ministry partners
o Determine long-term strategy for a community presenceo Create/hire new staff positions as appropriate to meet organizational
demandso Plan budget and raise fundso Reimbursed expenses for travel, cultivation meeting entertainment
(meals), and other items as neededo Develop financial support for the annual needs and long-term mission o Other miscellaneous office/operations expenses (phone, mail, web site,
social media, resource materials, and technical and administrative needs)
2016 2017 2018
Web presence hire a web designer; focus on prayer, event info, blogs
find a full-time web support person and expand coverage
Develop communications strategy
brand cohesion; area wide strategy
implement strategy expand strategy
Hire and develop staff
add three full-time staff
add three more full-time staff
add two more full-time staff
Plan budget and Raise funds
finish case; find a development coordinator
begin foundation requests
Define employee benefits
investigate non-profits benefits
solicit bids and obtain services
maintain or expand services
Reimburse expenses
raise funds; cover from general fund
provide all work reimbursements from corporate
provide all work reimbursements from corporate
Define and raise money for operations
work from case with development: goal 1 million
goal: 1 million goal: 1.25 million
Raise funds for future needs
prepare materials begin special fund donor campaign
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SUMMARY OVERVIEW OF THE KEY ELEMENTS FOR: A STRONG FOUNDATION
— 2016 TO 2018 —A STRONG FOUNDATION
Laying a Strong Foundation to Better Serve
A Three-Year Effort to Develop Regional Collaborations That Will Assist Leaders to Help Bring Spiritual Transformation to Greater Orlando from
2016 to 2018.
I Leadership Development $100,000II Prayer Networks $50,000III Pastors’ Network $100,000IV Marketplace Networks $200,000
V Evangelism Initiatives $1,500,000
VI Discipleship Initiatives $200,000
VII Humanitarian and Social Initiatives $100,000
VIIII Vision Orlando Ambassadors $100,000IX Operations $900,000
Total Three-Year Projected Funding Need forVision Orlando’s A Strong Foundation - 2016
to 2018 $3,25
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VISION ORLANDO: AccountabilityVision Orlando is designated as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization under the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Vision Orlando will seek annual, multi-year pledge requests, and other non-cash donations. Vision Orlando will provide a pledge reminder to those who have pledged their support to Vision Orlando and provide a donation confirmation receipt to donors. Donations may be characterized as a tax-deductible contribution in accordance with Section 170 of the IRS Code. Please consult your tax advisor for your specific reporting requirements.
Vision Orlando will utilize its Board of Directors to provide ongoing oversight to the three-year focused strategies to help hold Vision Orland accountable to achieving the proposed goals and ensure that the funds are raised and spent in the most effective manner and in the manner intended.
VISION ORLANDO: Donor Relations and Donor InvolvementDonors will be notified of the completion of the Vision Orlando Annual Report and how to access electronic or print versions.
As appropriate, Vision Orlando will identify and determine how stakeholders can participate beyond financial support to assist in meeting the ongoing community and ministry goals for our region.
Vision Orlando, with the help of Board members, will determine donor appreciation activities, other stakeholder reporting activities, cultivation opportunities, and strategic resource solicitations.
VISION ORLANDO: What We Would Like to See NextWhile we begin to expand our service delivery to the region, we need to secure resources to provide these enhanced efforts so that we are best positioned to lay a strong foundation to better serve our Orlando area community and ministry leadership.
Please join us and be part of Vision Orlando! Help with networking and door opening activities, resource development, marketing, social media and messaging efforts, prayer, by becoming an Ambassador for Vision Orlando, and with your capital and financial resources to assist our community and ministry leaders to have greater impacts in the communities they serve.
There are many churches and Christian organizations in central Florida, but each stands alone. Vision Orlando may be the only organization that can support churches individually and do a greater service in bringing the
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churches and believers together collectively to raise the banner of Christ throughout the city.
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