"2020 Vision"

Here's an instant replay of what happened in worship:

We learned about the vision for the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) cast by Dick Hamm in 2001 when he was General Minister and President of the denomination.
We realized that a goal of starting 1,000 new congregations in a denomination that had been declining for several decades was an impossible goal. But God gave a vision to some amazing people, led by Rick Morse at our denominational headquarters, who let the Spirit lead this new initiative. They realized that in order to reach people who aren't being reached, we have to do things no one else is doing.
We saw that in the six years since the goal of starting 1,000 new churches was announced, we have already started more than 500 - an unbelievable achievement! In fact, if we continue to start churches at the pace we have been, we will end up with more than 1,500 new churches by 2020.
We praised God for visionaries like Dick Hamm and Rick Morse, their impossible visions, and the help of the Spirit to accomplish them.
We shared communion around the table of love.