About Imago Dei MCC
Vision: A view of how Imago Dei MMC works when all the elements have come together and are working as intended. It answers the question, "What do we want to become?"
Our Vision:
Growing with Christ!
Lifting Up Community!
Spreading God's Love!
Mission: The reason Imago Dei MCC exists. It answers the questions, "who are we?", "what do we do?", "who do we do it for?", and "why do we do it?"
Our Mission:
Imago Dei Metropolitan Community Church offers spiritual growth and Christ-centered worship to the Rainbow Community preparing people to share their God-given time, talent, and treasures with our church and world.
Core Values: The values that are at the heart of Imago Dei MCC. They are what the church, its members and friends are committed to.
Our Core Values:
Christ-centered worship
Stewardship
Discipleship
Respect for all people (multi-generational) and beliefs
Integrity, honesty, accountability
We participated in the 5 Years and Thriving Exercise
It is five years from today. Imago Dei is the symbol of success for MCCs. What do we look like? Why are we winning? What do other MCCs look like and what do the other churches that are thriving look like? Some churches have failed or are not thriving what happened to them?
We highlighted key words and phrases that came out of this exercise - ones that really resonated with us:
- 100% active involved membership and friends
- 100% stewardship
- Supports its youth
- Resource to religious and local community
- Strong leadership
- Mentoring
- Educational outreach
- Own church building; multifunctional with recreational, hospitality and recording areas
- Multi well attended services
- Support staff
- Planted South Jersey MCC
- Contemplating God's convenant at Gradyville July 24, 2009.
Our Strategic Initiatives
Worship
With suggested action plans around
- More discussion groups
- Representative worship team
Stewardship
With suggested action plans around:
- Leadership Development
- Fiscal commitment
- Creating commitment
Outreach
With suggested action plans around:
- HIV Education
- Communications (web, etc.)
Final Vision Quest (2004) document (PDF)
