Our Vision
We have a clear, biblical vision of
what a church should be like.
We envision…
A High Impact Church—a regional church that reaches 1,000s of people for Jesus Christ and his Kingdom (Mark 4: 30-32)
A Life-Changing Church—that turns seekers into believers, believers into disciples, and disciples into disciple-makers (Matthew 4:19)
A Bible-Centered Church—where gifted and anointed teachers explain and apply the Bible for everyday living (Colossians 1:28)
A Celebrative Church—where worship utilizes music, media, and message to lead people into the joyful presence of God (John 4:24)
An Authentic Church—where people can safely and honestly share their lives with one another in small groups (Ephesians 4:15)
An Effective Church—that is organized around the wise and efficient use of members' spiritual gifts (1 Corinthians 12:7, 11)
A Relevant Church—that is culturally indigenous to its setting, where the language, style, music, architecture, and art forms match the people in the target area (1 Corinthians 9:22)
An Encouraging Church—that affirms the value and worth of each person as a unique creation of God (Genesis 1:28-29)
An Influential Church—that serves the needs of the people in the surrounding area in Jesus' name, seeking to impact an entire community (Matthew 5:13-16)
A Reproducing Church—that starts dynamic new congregations in order to fulfill the Great Commission (Acts 1:8; 9:3)
Preston
Trail Community Church is a member of the Willow Creek
Association.
Since
1992, the Willow Creek Association has been linking like-minded, action-oriented
churches with each other and with strategic vision, training, and resources.
Our desire is to serve local church leaders in building biblically functioning
churches that reach increasing numbers of lost people, not just with
innovations from Willow Creek, but with God-given breakthroughs with
widespread potential from any church in the world. The WCA is a not-for-profit
ministry with more than 10,000 Member Churches from 90 denominations
and 35 countries. They represent a wide variety of sizes, denominations
and backgrounds, and are ministering in literally every corner of the
world. As they pursue their own unique, God-given vision for ministry
in their community, Member Churches confirm a shared commitment to Christ
and a passion for reaching lost people.