Transcript Northern-Gauteng Region: Focus Group

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Background
• Understanding the AFM’s strategic history:
– 2000: Master Plan.
– 2012: Vision 20/20 Plan.
– 2013: Two formal documents attempting to
provide direction for the church as a whole.
– 2013: The National Office Bearers consolidated
the Master Plan and the Vision 20/20 Plan to
present the church with ONE PLAN. This plan is
now called the One AFM Game Plan.
One AFM Game Plan
• The heart of the One AFM Game Plan:
– Moving in unity to fulfil our missional calling (Great
Commission as in Matthew 28)
• Focus areas:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Empowerment
Ecumenical
Socio-Economic Relevance
Governance
Discipleship
• One Mission, One Plan, One Church.
What are the challenges now?
1. AFM colleagues need to get on the same
page regarding the meaning of the 5 focus
areas.
2. At present the plan is a theoretical
document. AFM colleagues need to come up
with practical activities that will lead to the
implementation of the plan.
3. AFM colleagues need to unite as ONE church
behind this plan.
Solution
• Last year the NOB adopted the One AFM
Game Plan Process as a means to address
these challenges.
• In the One AFM Game Plan:
– We think of all AFM Colleagues as a TEAM; the
AFM TEAM.
– The game? MISSIONAL CHURCH.
– The stake? Fulfilling the Great Commission.
– We think of pastors as Great Commission
COACHES and MENTORS.
Solution
• The One AFM Game Plan has the following
objectives:
 To strengthen commitment & passion towards
our God-given calling: the Great Commission.
 To create mutual understanding of the key focus
areas.
 To produce practical definitions of each focus
area.
 To define roles & responsibilities for people on all
levels of the AFM.
Solution
NOB (2013)
NLF (2013)
Regional Committee (2014)
AFM Pastor & Governing Body (2015)
Assembly Leadership (2015)
AFM Members (2016)
What was your first thought as I was
explaining the context?
What did you hear that excites you?
What did you hear that concerns you?
Do you think that Pastors & Governing
Bodies in the region/network will be
open to this type of strategic
leadership?