1. Vision & Strategy

2. Our Purpose
To be a global movement of passionate people extending God’s grace and igniting hope
in every community

3. Our Inspirational Goal
To increase the number of ACOP churches in Canada to 200 and globally to 2000 by 2030

4. Our Mission
To develop effective leaders and healthy churches who transform communities

5. Foundational Values We Are Better Together
If one can put a thousand to flight, and two can
put ten thousand To flight, just think of what 18,000 can do!
Relationship Trumps Geography
Being close and available is more important than being near.
Multiplication Is Essential For Missional Effectiveness
Every believer a disciple, every disciple a disciple maker, every church a disciple making community.
The Power Of Presence
Whoever shows up has influence.

6. Foundational Values A Big Tent Unity in the essentials - is critical,
unity in the non-essentials – is enriching
Teamwork
It is the fuel that allows common people to achieve
uncommon results. A three stranded cord is not easily broken.
A Culture Of Honour
A ministry environment that is characterized by love, respect, servant leadership, empowerment, and preferring one another, regardless of gender or generation.

7. Our Envisioned Future
We believe God wants ACOP to be a disciple-making movement that is:
Characterized by healthy, resilient and reproducing churches focused on reaching the lost
Welcoming the supernatural, empowering work of the Holy Spirit
Engaging every believer as an active partner in The Great Commission
Affirming the ministry of apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers
Brimming with effective, fruitful and diverse leaders

8. Our Envisioned Future
We believe God wants ACOP to be a disciple-making movement that is:
Reflective of the Canadian mosaic of people groups
Pioneering, entrepreneurial and innovative
Saturated in prayer
Engaging all generations while developing and empowering emerging generations
Blessing and transforming communities throughout Canada and around the world

9. Strategic Intent – How God Wants Us to Grow
To deploy a leadership development process to equip and release 100 people by 2020
To grow the number of ACOP churches in Canada to 150 and globally to 1,500 by 2020
To revitalize 20 existing Canadian churches by 2020

10. Strategic Initiatives
To develop and deploy a competency-based leadership development program for ACOP pastors, church planters and global workers
To engage and deploy Next-Gen leaders
Advocate for church revitalization and renewal
Recruit, assess, equip and release church planters and church planting teams in Canada
Recruit, equip, qualify and deploy workers into frontier missions around the globe

11. Local Churches as Disciple-Making Communities
Jesus said he would build his church – but he commissioned his followers to make disciples. As disciples make disciples God’s plan is that they would gather together regularly.
This is the gathering of the church.

12. Local Churches as Disciple-Making Communities
Every local church aspires to be a group of Jesus-followers on missions together with God who, regardless of numeric size and form, have a:
Discovered and known purpose/mission
Effective disciple making plan and are reproducing
Commitment to community transformation
Recognized leader or leadership team
Regular time of worship, teaching/studying the Word of God, prayer, giving and care for each other
Practice of sharing the sacraments of the Lords Table and water Baptism

13. Partner Churches
Partner churches support the Vision, Values, Goals and Mission of ACOP with their time, talent and treasure