We recently sat down to talk about who we are and where we want to go. Part of that process involved a discussion about what we like about our church. The list below is the response.

WHAT WE LIKE BEST ABOUT MCOG

Ü     PRAYER AND PRAISE TIME

Ü     OPEN AND FRIENDLY PEOPLE

Ü     NEW BUILDING

Ü     DESIRE FOR OUTREACH

Ü     PASTOR BUTTON

Ü     SMALL CHURCH FEELING

Ü     CARING AND SUPPORTING

Ü     FEELING OF COMMUNITY

Ü     GOOD LOCATION

Ü     COMMUNITY EFFORT/MINISTERIUM

Ü     PULPIT EXCHANGE

Ü     WORD IS PREACHED

Ü     MISSION MINDED

Ü     PRIORITIES OF BIBLE RATHER THAN RULES & REGS

Ü     DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES

Ü     5^TH SUNDAY MEALS

Ü    DOWN TO EARTH ( The Pastor and his wife are real people.)

Ü     WOMEN’S MINISTRY

Ü     BULLETINS WHEN ONE IS ABSENT

Ü     KIDS FOR JESUS (our Wednesday evening program for children)

Ü     MUSIC

"Where would you like to be in ten years? " is a good discussion starter. We asked that of the people who joined in our visioning day.  Some of the people responded that they wanted to still be around in ten years. Below are other responses:

CHURCH IN 10 YEARS

Ü     SPIRITUAL GROWTH

Ü     BUILDING PROJECT FINISHED

Ü     MORE CARING IN CHURCH

Ü     MORE CARING OUTSIDE THE CHURCH

Ü     SEPARATE WORSHIP – MORE CONTEMPORARY

Ü     MORE DIVERSIFIED CONGREGATION

Ü     CHURCH, COUNCIL AND OUTREACH OPEN AND ADAPTIVE TO CHANGE – NEW IDEAS ACCEPTED

Ü     SEE YOUTH WE HAVE NOW BE STILL INVOLVED

Ü     MORE PEOPLE 22 TO 40

Ü     MORE LIFE IN WORSHIP SERVICE – REJOICING

Ü     MORE CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN GENERATIONS – LIKE OLDER FOLKS ‘ADOPTING’ YOUNGER FOLKS

Ü     POSITIVE THINKING AND ATTITUDE

Ü     KEY PLAYER IN THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY

Ü     SENSITIVE TO NEEDS OF COMMUNITY

Ü     VARIETY IN WORSHIP SERVICE AND MORE OPEN

Ü     MORE INTERWEAVING AND EXCHANGE BETWEEN GENERATIONS IN SUNDAY SCHOOL

Ü     YOUTH PASTOR

Ü     KEEP FRIENDLINESS

Ü     EXPANDED WEBSITE – CURRENT WITH TECHNOLOGY

Ü     CONGREGATION CHRIST MINDED’ VS WORLD MINDED

Ü     MAXIMIZED USE OF MULTIPURPOSE BLDG