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Background Understanding the AFM’s strategic history: – 2000: Master Plan. – 2012: Vision 20/20 Plan. – 2013: Two formal documents attempting to provide direction for the church as a whole. – 2013: The National Office Bearers consolidated the Master Plan and the Vision 20/20 Plan to present the church with ONE PLAN. This plan is now called the One AFM Game Plan.

One AFM Game Plan The heart of the One AFM Game Plan: – Moving in unity to fulfil our missional calling (Great Commission as in Matthew 28) Focus areas: 1.Empowerment 2.Ecumenical 3.Socio-Economic Relevance 4.Governance 5.Discipleship One Mission, One Plan, One Church.

What are the challenges now? 1.AFM colleagues need to get on the same page regarding the meaning of the 5 focus areas. 2.At present the plan is a theoretical document. AFM colleagues need to come up with practical activities that will lead to the implementation of the plan. 3.AFM colleagues need to unite as ONE church behind this plan.

Solution Last year the NOB adopted the One AFM Game Plan Process as a means to address these challenges. In the One AFM Game Plan: – We think of all AFM Colleagues as a TEAM; the AFM TEAM. – The game? MISSIONAL CHURCH. – The stake? Fulfilling the Great Commission. – We think of pastors as Great Commission COACHES and MENTORS.

Solution The One AFM Game Plan has the following objectives:  To strengthen commitment & passion towards our God-given calling: the Great Commission.  To create mutual understanding of the key focus areas.  To produce practical definitions of each focus area.  To define roles & responsibilities for people on all levels of the AFM.

Solution NOB (2013)NLF (2013)Regional Committee (2014)AFM Pastor & Governing Body (2015) Assembly Leadership (2015) AFM Members (2016)

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