Vision & Volunteer Celebration “Our First Vision Night in the New Auditorium”

Oct. 20, 2016 6:30-9:00pm

Hillside’s Mission: “To honour God by leading people to become fully-devoted followers of Jesus Christ”.

5:45 Doors Open6:30 Vision Night Meeting Called to Order (Moderator, Andrew Myers)

Motion to Approve tonight’s agenda Motion to Approve the minutes from the Annual Operations Meeting

(March 31, 2016) Prayer

Vision Night Presentation Ministry Wins, Calendar of Events, and Strategic Updates (Pastor Jerry) Sonshine Kid’s Academy Presentation (Sara O’Blenis) Motion to Approve SKA grant application to CBAC and Baptist Foundation for

New Playground (Jack Stultz)

“On behalf of the Board of Elders, I move that SKA be given permission to apply for playground grants from the Convention (CBAC) and the Baptist Foundation".

Financial Update (John Jelley) Motion to approve Vision Night Presentation

Wrap Up Taste of Worship Motion to Adjourn Closing Prayer (Pastor John Weiler)

6:45-9:00 Volunteer Celebration (Pastor Dave, MC & led by Hillside Staff)

Vision Night PresentationOct 20, 2016

What’s Our 2020 Vision?

“By 2020, to be a lighthouse church in the region ministering to ______________ ______________ on Sunday mornings.” We count people because people count.

”Vision is a picture of the future that produces passion in people”. (Bill Hybels)

Celebrations/Wins to Share

Hab. 3:2, “LORD, I have heard of your fame; I stand in awe of your deeds, LORD. Repeat them in our day; in our time make them known”. (NIV)

Up ______ Sunday attendance this year (avg ______ this fall)

_________________ “Buzz Sundays” among our 52 fantastic Sundays:

42nd Annv. Sunday w/Lennett Anderson; GO Sundays (Palm Sunday & Official GO on May 2nd); Mother’s Day “Wake” Presentation with kids; Father’s Day w/Brett Ulman on Mental Health; Homecoming, Teen Challenge “Bridge Sunday”

Over __________________ (Birth-age 18) have attended one of our PFM events this year – amazing!

Over 300 participated in our _______________________________________ __________ initiative – exceeded expectations!

Discipleship __________ up 22% in ’16

We’re a culture of next steps; stats include strong engagement in “Believe” as well as baptisms, new members, Alpha/Alpha Marriage, GLS attendees, BoB events, Getting Started, new donors, etc)

Continued momentum with ______ (up 20%), ______ (#1 rated in Canada), and our annual “Band of Brothers” events (note: ’16 is the first year we’ve had 100+ guys attend all 3 main events)

Enjoyed a seamless “____________________” in this GO year which is huge (speaks to church unity and everyone being on the same page)

Here’s a typical week in the Family Center:

Sunday – The Vibe;Tuesday – Mom2Mom, Life After, Night Life;Wednesday – PowerUP!Thursday – Young AdultsFriday– Ignition & IDg

Plus, we’ve hosted many special events in the FC including Easter Family Experience, Alpha, Global Leadership Summit (GLS), LAFF Group, Vacation Bible School (VBS), birthday parties, weddings, Teen Challenge grad reception; Willow Creek Canada (WCC) national PL21 preaching conference, CBAC Reshape Summit church planting conferences, etc.

Enjoyed a truly memorable “Hillside’s Got Talent” this spring – tons of laughs, biggest HGT yet, and our first in the new auditorium

Solid building usage as a ____________________ ministry (that’s why we made room for more and are blessed by our multi-purpose facility)

Weekly ___________ gains (850 receive Pastor Jerry’s wkly All In enews;

plus hundreds receive Hillside’s eNews as well as SKA, KZ, & HSM weekly eNews to parents)

New additions to our staff team this year, we’re blessed! (Lil Harris, Interim “Care Director”, Joanne LaPlante “Bookkeeper” & Penny Mollins “Executive Ministry Assistant”)

Our entire ________________ has been updated and is in great shape (newcomers and guest notice; what a positive testimony of excellence to the Lord)

Col. 3:17, “And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him”. (NIV)

Additional Wins & New Developments

1. SKA Update (Sara O’Blenis)

______ kids enrolled since January 2016o Of these ______ kids ______ have taken a next step in 2016

____ kids currently enrolled More than ______ do not attend church on a regular basis ____ new kids this fall & ____ in Kindergarten Great Inspections Year Round Launched a brand new program “SKA Leads” Partnered with many organizations for service projects such as Teen

Challenge, New Life Mission & The Briarlea Nursing Home

“On behalf of the Board of Elders, I move that SKA be given permission to apply for playground grants from the Convention (CBAC) and the Baptist Foundation".

2. New Missions Wall

3. Reveal Church-Wide Spiritual Engagement Survey Feb ’17 (“Spiritual MRI”)

Looking Ahead (“Save the Dates” for an exciting calendar of events!)

October: Brave Cave – October 26th 6-8pm

 November:

Barry Slauenwhite Compassion Sunday – November 6th 9am & 11am Tim Neufeld & Glory Boys – Nov 6th 7pm-9:30pm We The Brave (Jason & Charmaine Brown) - November 12th 7-9pm and

November 13th 9am & 11am Santa Claus Parade 2016 -Saturday, November 26, 2016 5:00pm Sid Koop – November 27th 9am & 11am

 December: Christmas Musical “All About That Baby” – December 3rd (one showing) &

December 4th (2 showings – 9am & 11am) All in Membership Classes – Thursday, December 1st 6pm & Sunday, December

4th @ 6pm Baptism Sunday – December 18th

4 Candlelight Services: December 23rd 6:30pm and December 24th 1:30pm, 4pm and 6:30pm

Christmas Day Service - 3pm

 January

New Year’s Day service – 3pm

 February Hillsides Got Talent – February 12th Men’s Winter Getaway – February 17&18th (with Tim Schroeder) Hillside’s 43rd Anniversary (Tim Schroeder) – February 19th 9am & 11am

 March Watoto Children’s Choir – March 5th

 April

Alpha begins for the spring

 A Strategic Word About Finances

Key Reality Check: “You can’t do ministry without __________”.

Thankful for our growing culture of generosity:

Almost $1M received ______________________________ so far in ‘16 ________ new donors in ‘16 ________________ sponsored on Global Kids Wall Many other expressions of generosity - meals, multiple PFM missions projects,

small groups & WMS groups doing things to bless others, plus a serving culture that saves us tens of thousands of dollars each year – painting, crack-filling, IT Support, cleaning, facility maintenance, hospital visitation, marketing, Audio/visual support, event organization, decorating, by all these serves listed and the combined efforts of our 400+ volunteers. We’re blessed!

Financial Update (John Jelley)

Our financial situation is ______________________ but still very ____________________ and ____________________.

A Few Financial Tidbits:

a) Our monthly heat/light bill is almost __________

b) Our monthly Imagine mortgage is about __________

c) So far this year finance volunteers have processed over _______ donations

Additional Transition Updates in this our GO Year

Booking facilities (See Appendix for procedure) Know that we have 4 Giving options (See Appendix for PAD form)

We’re seeking to be nut smart (See Appendix for DRAFT guidelines) Here’s a few _________________________ serves

Top 10 Serve Opportunities :

1) Brave Cave (Trunk or Treat) – looking for 8-10 more trunks for next week2) Waumba Land – workers in all rooms and registration helpers for 11am

service3) SKA – toy cleaner & snack leader spare4) Audio Visual (Sunday Production Team) – camera operator and other

audio/visual volunteers5) Group Life – Believe Group Leaders (Jan – Mar), Alpha Table leaders and food

servers (Apr – Jun)6) Hillside Student Ministries – Small Group Leaders on Tuesday and Friday

nights7) Power UP! & Special Events – decorators for theme nights, spare leaders for

Power UP!

8) Kid Zone – set up on Saturdays for Kid zone and tear-down/reset for SKA on Sundays, small group leaders and spare teachers

9) Facilities M3 Team – volunteers with experience in painting, electrical, plumbing, carpentry, or handy-man jobs are needed. Other serves include set up, moving furniture and cleaning.

10) Care Ministry - hospital visitation. benevolence (acts of love) - people that will be available in random needs - drives, house-cleaning, etc.

Closing Pastoral Thoughts from Pastor Jerry

“What’s Unique about Hillside?” (every church is unique re: culture, strategy)

We have _____________ about our mission

“To honour God by leading people to become fully-devoted followers of Jesus Christ”.

We have an intentional ______________________________________ with roadmap

Our Shared ________________ around 52 Fantastic Sundays, Premiere Family Ministry, Next Steps

How We leverage the Power of ______________________________ _______________ & an our “All In” annual events (annual mtgs, GLS, VBS, PFM events)

Our culture of learning and always getting better (“everyone wins when a leader – or volunteer – gets better” – GLS Mantra)

Our Acts 2 vision to be the most loving, ____________, generous people we can possibly be

Did you know that through our Care ministry, hundreds of individuals and families have been blessed through cards, visits, meals, gifts, prayers, home repairs, baby roses, and other acts of kindness in ‘16?; and that there are currently 108 volunteers serving in our care ministry? – Amazing!

“Meals of Love has seen my family and me through some of the most joyful and some of the most trying times in our lives. Whether we were welcoming new life or struggling with the loss of one, those home-cooked meals and friendly faces proved to be exactly what we needed in those moments. Being the recipient of kindness and generosity can have a profound impact on a personʼs life, and we definitely experienced this first-hand through Meals of Love. They are such a wonderful extension of our church, truly rescuing young parents and mending broken hearts everywhere - one meal at a time”.

“Thank you for all of your love and prayers. Knowing we have a church family like you makes us realize we are never alone”.

“I was profoundly touched by the caring kindness I felt when meeting the Care Team members. I will forever be grateful that through their generous giving of meals, I was able to experience firsthand the great care and compassion which I know lives at Hillside. This is one of the reasons I became an All In member of this church”.

A Personal Word

2 Cor 11:28, “Besides everything else, I face daily the pressure of my concern for all the churches”. (NIV)

#1 The ________________ Challenge

#2 The ______________________ Challenge

Remember: “The Grand Opening year is not the ____________ line, it’s the start line!”

“What’s the Why that Fuels Everything We do?” ________________________