Mission and Vision
Our Mission
To be a living testimony of God’s grace and justice in the city.
Our Vision
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We of Sherman Street Church have a dream:
Here, people of all colors and cultures, rich, and poor, saved and seeking, are changed together as disciples of Jesus Christ. (1) Here, we are a living testimony of the joy, love, justice, and holiness of God’s people, (2) a remarkable contrast to the separations and hostilities within the society in which we live. Knowing the brokenness and pain brought into our lives by sin and evil, (3) we proclaim with joy that God has saved us through Jesus his son (4) and is healing us by the Holy Spirit’s power at work within us. (5) Built up together in the life of the church, (6) and sent by Jesus as reconcilers into the world, (7) we enter the parish and the other communities of our lives telling and showing the good news of Jesus Christ, (8) leading friends and strangers alike to faith and hope in him, and working to extend God’s peace in the city where God has placed us. (9) |
Scripture References
1. Galatians 3:28, Ephesians 4:11-16 2. Ephesians 2:4-10, 2:14-22 3. Genesis 3:14-19, Romans 3:10-18 4. John 3:16, I John 4:7-10 5. Acts 2:38-39, Romans 8:9-11 6. Ephesians 4:1-16, Hebrews 10:23-25 7. II Corinthians 5:16-6:2 8. Matthew 28:18-20 9. Isaiah 61, Jeremiah 29:5-7, Amos 5:14-15, 5:24 |
Mission Implementation Plan
Sherman Street’s 18 month Mission Discovery Process began in the summer of 2013. The goal was to learn how to do a better job of living out our mission of being “a living testimony of God’s grace and justice in the city.”
The Mission Discovery Team led this discovery discovery process by conducting surveys, interviews, gift assessments and more, in both our church bodies and in our neighborhood. In the spring of 2015 the team presented council with a ministry action plan that 1) takes account of all that was learned and 2) utilizes the resources of our churches and our neighborhood as we learn how to care for each other and build true community.
In December of 2013, the Mission Discovery Team produced a short report outlining the findings of the 2013 congregational survey. The first version of the Mission Discovery Action Plan was completed in April, 2015.
The Action Plan was revised in 2019 to reflect changes in our congregation. A shortened version of the plan was also created.
The Mission Discovery Team led this discovery discovery process by conducting surveys, interviews, gift assessments and more, in both our church bodies and in our neighborhood. In the spring of 2015 the team presented council with a ministry action plan that 1) takes account of all that was learned and 2) utilizes the resources of our churches and our neighborhood as we learn how to care for each other and build true community.
In December of 2013, the Mission Discovery Team produced a short report outlining the findings of the 2013 congregational survey. The first version of the Mission Discovery Action Plan was completed in April, 2015.
The Action Plan was revised in 2019 to reflect changes in our congregation. A shortened version of the plan was also created.