Reflections
D. Leslie Hollon, Ph.D., Senior Pastor
The 2015 Trinity Vision
Trinity’s vision is shaped by our desire to serve God by loving people. We believe everyone has a spiritual right to know the power of God’s transforming love. So we joyfully serve as a faith community where people: grow spiritually, form spiritual friendships, and spiritually serve to help everyone experience God’s best for their lives.
The Trinity Family:
- We are a multigenerational church who is loving God with our entire being and loving everyone as our friend, and loving ourselves.
- We are a community of 3,000 seekers & believers.
- We are equipping children, youth, and adults to be successful in living out God’s best for our lives.
- We are serving to be the loving arms of Christ in San Antonio, with the extension of our hands into the world.
- We are a missional people who are fully using our three campuses as gathering and sending places for spiritual formation, friendship, and ministry.
Basis: God is unfolding a remarkable future for Trinity Baptist Church.
Purpose Statement: Be the people of God who do the work of God by helping seekers to become and believers to become disciples.
Our vision, focused by 7 objectives, pursues our desired outcome to grow spiritually & numerically:
1) Worship for our multi-generational community. Our desired outcome is for people to worship with awe, obedience, and connectedness. By December, 2015 we want to have 1500 people worshiping on Sunday mornings (or other weekend services). Our current worship attendance is typically 750.
2) Growth through “Each one, reach one”. Our desired outcome is for TBC members to connect their faith with others. We challenge ourselves, during each year, to share God’s love with at least one other person, and invite that person into an ongoing relationship with Trinity. By this approach, in December, 2015 there may be 3,000 seekers & believers involved in TBC.
3) Discipleship through friendship groups for children, youth and adults. Our desired outcome is for people to participate in relational groups for the benefit of spiritual growth. By December, 2015, we want to have 1,500 of our TBC members involved in 150 small groups.
4) Family Life enrichment for a dynamic multi-generational congregation. Our desired outcome is for people to be in healthy, loving, and supportive family relationships.
5) Spiritual Gift-based ministry. Our desired outcome is for TBC’s 2,436 members to know the joy of being involved in life-transforming ministries that will enrich the San Antonio region, and global areas.
6) Missions. Our desired outcome is for our members to live a missional life by building bridges across cultural divides. By December, 2015, we want to have 1,000 of our members directly involved in missions.
7) Stewardship. Our desired outcome is for each TBC member to experience the fulfillment of lifestyle stewardship. By December, 2015, we want to have 2,436 of our members who are giving of their time & finances so God’s plans can be achieved.