2023-25 Strategic Ministry Plan
2022 will be remembered as the year we emerged from a pandemic and purposed to grow in gospel gratitude. We were blessed by an unprecedented level of support and involvement as together, we participated in Faith’s strategic planning process. Together, we decided in order to best steward the many opportunities the Lord presented to us, we should launch the 2023-2025 Free to Dream Strategic Ministry Plan and Capital Campaign to serve and honor Jesus Christ here and around the world.
As you read through the initiatives, we encourage you to be prayerfully thankful for the many individuals who invested thought and time offering input. Think about selecting two or three initiatives annually to pray for or personally participate in.
Many have invested a goodly amount of time and prayer in the planning process. Let’s keep the momentum going and continue to love our community by ensuring many remain involved in the implementation of this plan.
Strategic Ministry Plan
Ministry-Wide Initiatives
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If you have an idea about how to improve or implement one of our current initiatives, we'd love to hear from you - follow this link or click on the "Submit an Idea about the Initiatives" button below.
Faith Church
- Consider ways to communicate safety protocols to families with children.
- Improve the Faith East parking lot.
- Improve relationship building with Faith leadership toward visitors and members.
- Implement livestreaming options for FW and FN services to cry rooms.
- Look at additional opportunities to teach a biblical understanding of corporate worship.
- Contemplate increasing the frequency of Sunday morning communion.
- Explore classes for parents of teens on how to raise teens in a biblical way in today’s world.
- Develop plans for leadership & discipleship training for improved church member soul care.
- Consider marriage/parenting conferences.
- Broaden PBF/PBFi college mentorship program.
- Develop a comprehensive women's ministry information resource.
- Consider offering panel events that emphasize women in various life stages.
- Grow support for the Joyful Journey podcast.
- Consider implementing more mentoring/discipleship after Men of Faith for men desiring it.
- Explore ways to improve the website & app experience including improved event calendar, simplified web structure and search, etc.
- Improve/find new ways to reach/include/engage a younger demographic with technology.
- Consider producing a monthly digital ministry update newsletter.
- Continue strengthening existing outreach ministries such as neighborhood welcome.
- Improve communication and awareness about current ministries.
Faith Biblical Counseling Ministries
- Launch Track 7 ACBC Specializations.
- Seek to grow counselor involvement on Mondays.
Restoration Ministries
- Explore options to expand Restoration staff and volunteers.
- Consider lengthening the current residential phases of the program to help mitigate recidivism rate.
- Formalize the third phase of the program to help residents’ transition.
Vision of Hope
- Strengthen the VOH internship program.
- Improve outreach, support, and interaction with graduates.
Faith Global Missions
- Develop and expand global missions’ strategy with seminary and counseling ministry.
Faith Bible Seminary
- Consider more help for intern wives with childcare needs.
- Consider ways the new cohort men and their families can be (semi-) formally adopted by church families for the extent of their time here.
- Add specialties in the MABC program to allow a focus on either counseling skills, training skills, or academic skills.
- Seek to complete the ten-year accreditation review successfully.
Faith Christian School
- Develop our Educational Program to possibly include: Vocational, Information Technology (IT), Computer Technology, and Business.
- Improve access, parking, and signage for the 90-acre athletic fields.
- Provide adequate compensation to attract and retain excellent, qualified, and diverse staff.
Our Community Centers
- Explore upgrading and revitalizing the FE locker room/bathroom space.
- Evaluate the Skate Park location, usage, and viability.
- Develop enhanced relationship plan for FW residents and staff.
- Address NCC staffing during high traffic periods with added staff or custodial.
- Expand NCC Fitness Center offerings: equipment training, fitness classes, and swim lessons.
Faith Community Development Corporation & Hartford Hub
- Form a construction company to provide training and create affordable housing.
- Assist the Monon neighborhood in creating a neighborhood association.
- Provide Hartford Hub transportation to Faith North Sunday ministries.
Car Works
- Partner with local dealerships/businesses to establish a good used car source.
Faith Legacy Foundation
- Conduct an investment broker review.
- Develop updated brand communication materials.
Faith Church
- Explore ways to improve the facility and appearance at Faith East.
- Explore a strategy to serve Faith Church East families with special needs.
- Update and modernize the Faith East auditorium aesthetic.
- Renovate the Faith East nursery and children’s spaces to provide enhanced security, improved functionality, additional storage, and a new play area.
- Improve Faith East services livestream quality and support.
- Consider deploying technology that would allow worship services to be livestreamed into the nursery spaces at each campus.
- Prayerfully consider hiring additional dedicated youth staff to better serve our 3 campuses.
- Consider how to develop a more robust ministry to singles.
- Explore ways to help the deacons and pastors prioritize relationships among members.
- Work with youth pastor on youth group to college transition/handoff plan.
- Increase the featuring of single women in women's ministry events & leadership roles.
- Strengthen ongoing leadership training for Mom2Mom and women’s study groups.
- Consider how to strengthen Faith’s parenting ministry through training on mentoring, leadership, and stronger marriages.
- Strive to improve the technology and training so that in-person and virtual audiences are served with excellence
- Explore offering videos on stories of change, being a tech-wise family, parenting training, etc.
- Consider additional Easter Ministry outreach events.
- Explore the use of nametags at church services and events.
Faith Biblical Counseling Ministries
- Lead all pastoral staff to be ACBC certified.
- Consider creating Testimonies of Change video series.
Restoration Ministries
- Collaborate with FBCM to train and deploy male counselors.
Vision of Hope
- Evaluate staff & intern training for effectiveness and continuing education.
- Strengthen connections between VOH and Faith Church.
Faith Global Missions
- Strengthen global mission awareness to church family.
Faith Bible Seminary
- Create a mandatory new student orientation for new MABC students.
- Plan ways to expand the Faith Church pastoral internship program.
- Consider ways to improve alumni communication and coordination.
Faith Christian School
- Implement a biblically based program to address relationships, bullying, and student’s social, emotional, and spiritual needs.
- Increase professional development to emphasize instructional delivery, formative assessment, and classroom management.
Our Community Centers
- Add staff to the FE community center.
- Look at adding additional FE gym space/athletic fields.
- Improve the Resident Life Coordinator’s role at Faith West.
- Expand NCC community sports: rooftop hockey and men’s pick-up BB night.
- Partner with local law enforcement as an after-hours training location (NCC).
Faith Community Development Corporation & Hartford Hub
- Look at implementing a summer internship in construction management.
- Investigate building another small park in the north end of Lafayette.
- Offer self-defense classes for youth and adults at the Hartford Hub.
Car Works
- Consider offering community focused FCI classes.
Faith Legacy Foundation
- Explore viability of managing additional ministry assets.
- Expand ministry-wide collaboration on project investments.
Faith Church
- Seek to develop a culture of friendliness at each campus.
- Consider ways to improve our greeter and hospitality team training.
- Consider increasing corporate worship opportunities outside of Sunday morning.
- Update and improve the Faith East audio PA system.
- Establish official PBF/PBFi college service team.
- Develop specific communication about women's events for all campuses and groups.
- Organize Women's events at each campus to build connections.
- Explore hiring additional full-time IT staff to better serve multiple campuses.
- Consider a formal discipleship training program that emphasizes the study of the Word, growth in character, and practical ministry.
- Consider outdoor concerts at events like the Community Picnic.
Faith Biblical Counseling Ministries
- Create new observational videos.
- Consider launching an Institute of Biblical Counseling.
Restoration Ministries
- Consider developing a series of testimonial videos.
- Explore feasibility of adding another duplex.
Vision of Hope
Investigate purchase of SR26E home for phase 3 and graduates.
Faith Global Missions
- Expand short term mission trip opportunities.
Faith Bible Seminary
- Create a volunteer program to mentor a new student through their first year at FBS.
- Seek to establish a strategic staffing proposal that includes plans for long-term transitions and increased staffing needs presently.
Faith Christian School
- Strengthen the Academic Resources department with additional staffing and/or instructional space.
- Update the school playground through replacement or addition of play structures.
Our Community Centers
- Review a possible expansion of FECC youth sports leagues.
- Encourage FW resident involvement in community service.
- Grow NCC community outreach family events in addition to Trunk or Treat/New Year’s.
Faith Community Development Corporation
- Explore expanding the covenant rental program.
Car Works
- Look at hiring full time mechanic to better serve community and church members.
Faith Legacy Foundation
- Achieve an asset corpus exceeding $5 million by December 2025.
Free to Dream Capital Campaign
The Free to Dream Capital Campaign is a three-year funding campaign prayerfully designed to permit us to accomplish the larger goals that rose to the top in our 2022 Strategic Planning Process. This document outlines the goals of this funding campaign we prayerfully wish to accomplish in the coming three years.
Now is the time for everyone in our ministry family to thoughtfully determine how they’d like to participate in this effort over the next three years. This brochure describes how these funds will impact outreach, education, mentoring, community engagement, rehabilitation, and biblical counseling.
Please prayerfully join us in marveling at the opportunities the Lord has placed before us. Think about the lives that will potentially be affected by the life-changing message of Jesus Christ. And then, rejoice, that as a ministry family, we have the privilege of giving and serving in order to bring these dreams to fruition…together.
We are asking everyone in our ministry family to complete their campaign commitment at your earliest convenience. You may submit your information by following this link or clicking on the "Support the Free to Dream Campaign" button below.
Your timely response will be an encouragement to others around you. The last day for commitments to the Free to Dream Campaign is Monday, November 14.
Faith Christian High School Facility
TOTAL PROJECT COST = $4 MILLION
For twenty-five years, Faith Christian School has worked to inspire a student’s lifelong pursuit of Jesus Christ through a personal and encompassing learning environment.
That mission has enabled the school to grow from four grades with 48 students, to a K5 through 12th grade enrollment of more than 650 students. While traditionally, the school has experienced modest annual growth, a variety of societal changes and tuition assistance opportunities have caused enrollment to skyrocket over the past two years.
This unprecedented situation has led to us prayerfully consider constructing a 26,000 square foot high school facility adjacent to the Faith East Community Center. This 10-classroom addition will also include athletic locker and practice spaces that are greatly needed by our growing athletic program.
This is the time to meet the increased demand for a quality regional Christian educational institution that will help to raise up the next generation of Christian servants, academicians, vocational specialists, and community leaders.
Retire Faith East & Faith West Debt by 2025
TOTAL PROJECT COST: $2.5 MILLION
We have been blessed to develop the Faith East and Faith West Community Centers using a combination of ministry giving and low-interest municipal bonds. Now, we believe it is prudent to retire these low-interest loans in a timely fashion. This will allow us to remain in a sound financial position as our ministry considers new opportunities for serving our community and our ministry family.
Equip Restoration Sawmill & Classroom Facility
TOTAL PROJECT COST: $100,000
Restoration Ministry exists to help men who are struggling to find lasting hope and freedom through a Christ-centered residential program. Through the generous gift of a visionary family, the Restoration Sawmill began in a century-old barn, equipping men with practical job-skills training while crafting quality hardwood furniture and products. As the program has grown, so has the demand for woodworking to the point that we have outgrown this historic barn. We are grateful that a group of committed donors provided funds to build a new all-steel facility for the safe production and storage of hardwood lumber. This phase-one project will be completed in the coming months, but there remains the necessity of furnishing the interior of the facility with office and classroom equipment, a kitchen, and restrooms.
Faith East Church Remodel
TOTAL PROJECT COST: $100,000
Our Faith Church East facility has experienced a tremendous amount of growth and expansion in the 36 years since it was dedicated. There have been more than 4,000 worship services, not to mention Bible studies, celebrations, memorials, and even dramatic productions. That’s a lot of guests, faithful members, children, and babies. While we remain grateful for the quality level of construction throughout our facility, we believe it is time to enhance security protocols, and remodel and freshen the lobby, nursery, restrooms, and auditorium.
Faith East Sports Center
(additional project if the Lord chooses to bless)
The demand for additional outdoor athletic and recreation facilities on the east side of Lafayette is growing annually. The proposed Faith East Sports Center is a one-of-a-kind complex that will enhance and benefit the entire Greater Lafayette community.
Now is the time for everyone in our ministry family to prayerfully consider your 3-year financial commitment to the Free to Dream Campaign. We joyfully accept the responsibility Jesus gave us in Luke 12:48, “to whom much is given, much is required.”
Every gift is valuable. We also understand that everyone has different financial circumstances. Below is a hypothetical chart that demonstrates how our ministry family will achieve the goals we approved in our Free to Dream Strategic Ministry Plan. There is much to do between now and November 14.
Number Needed |
Monthly Commitment x 36 Months |
Total Gift |
Gifts Needed Amount |
216 |
$25 |
$900 |
$194,400 |
144 |
$50 |
$1,800 |
$259,200 |
110 |
$100 |
$3,600 |
$396,000 |
22 |
$200 |
$7,200 |
$158,400 |
10 |
$300 |
$10,800 |
$108,000 |
5 |
$400 |
$14,400 |
$72,000 |
2 |
$500 |
$18,000 |
$36,000 |
2 |
$750 |
$27,000 |
$54,000 |
2 |
$1,000 |
$36,000 |
$72,000 |
2 |
$1,389 |
$50,000 |
$100,000 |
1 |
$2,778 |
$100,000 |
$100,000 |
1 |
$5,556 |
$200,000 |
$200,000 |
1 |
$6,944 |
$250,000 |
$250,000 |
1 |
Short-term debt |
$2,500,000 |
$2,500,000 |
1 |
Faith Church budget cash flow |
$1,700,000 |
$1,700,000 |
1 |
FCS budget contingency |
$500,000 |
$500,000 |
521 |
$6,700,000 |
I can’t decide how much to give. How do I decide?
There is no one answer. We encourage you to base your decision by wisely reviewing your current budget and family needs. You may also wish to consider the vital role of Faith in providing spiritual growth and a solid biblical foundation for our families and their children as well as our responsibility to fulfill the great commission in our own community.
What do I need to know about my commitment?
It is a 36-month commitment period beginning in January of 2023. You may make weekly, monthly, quarterly, or annual payments. If desired, you may make commitment payments beginning in 2022.
How does the capital campaign commitment affect what I give in the Sunday offering?
The capital campaign is over and above your normal tithe.
So basically, I will have two commitments?
That’s correct, your normal annual giving and your special financial commitment to the capital campaign.
When do I need to let Faith know about my commitment?
Please bring your commitment envelope to the church at your earliest convenience. The deadline is Monday, November 14, 2022. You may also make your commitment by following this link or clicking on the "Support the Free to Dream Campaign" button below.
What happens if I make a commitment and then our financial situation changes?
A commitment is not a bill; it is a statement of intent. We realize that circumstances change and only ask that you do your best. If your financial situation improves during the commitment period, your support may be able to increase as well.
Can I make my capital campaign commitment online?
Yes, you can indicate your commitment by using this link or clicking on the "Support the Free to Dream Campaign" button below and, if desired, set up an online payment program.