Vision Statement

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0><table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=85 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Open Doors Church And World Outreach</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>     </B></FONT><B>|     </B><A HREF="index.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Open Doors Church And World Outreach"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Meet the Pastors"><U>Meet the Pastors</U></A>   |   <B>Vision Statement </B>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Calendar of Events"><U>Calendar of Events</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Teaching Articles"><U>Teaching Articles</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Testimonies"><U>Testimonies</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Personal Ministry Page "><U>Personal Ministry Page </U></A>   |   <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Online Store"><U>On-line Store</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Friends of Open Doors Church"><U>Friends of Open Doors Church</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id42.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Traveling Ministry"><U>Traveling Ministry</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=180 BGCOLOR="#990033" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="images/05f9c750.jpg" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" width="156" height="117"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="images/07a9b740.jpg" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" width="155" height="116"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="images/07c9d760.jpg" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" width="157" height="118"></B></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=395 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Vision Statement </I></div> <div> <I>“But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” </I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I>Acts 1:8 </I><I>NKJV</I></div> <bR> <div> The vision of <I><B>Open Doors Church And World Outreach</B></I> can be best summed up in our mission statement, <I>“Developing believers to reach the world”.</I> It is our desire to see believers become equipped to do the work of the ministry, realizing their full potential in Christ. </div> <bR> <div> Just as the Church was commissioned by the Lord to continuously reach out and expand their influence, beginning in Jerusalem and reaching ultimately to the ends of the world, so likewise our vision follows a similar pattern. <I><B>Open Doors Church And World Outreach </B></I>has a three-stage plan for reaching out through the doors of utterance God opens to us for ministry.</div> <bR> <div> <B>The Local Vision </B></div> <div> Our local vision involves building up <I><B>Open Doors Church And World Outreach</B></I><I> </I>as a strong local church to serve believers in training them in the Word and power of God, equipping them to do the work of the ministry. We believe that God has a plan and purpose for every believer and it is our desire to help see that plan realized.</div> <bR> <div> <B>The Regional Vision</B></div> <div> Beyond our immediate area, we have a commission from the Lord to plant churches in other towns and cities in Vermont, as well as throughout New England and beyond as the Lord opens doors of opportunity to us.</div> <bR> <div> <B>The International Vision</B></div> <div> Ultimately, we desire to see <I><B>Open Doors Church And World Outreach</B></I> become an international outreach center impacting the nations of the world through all and any means the Lord makes available to us including missions support, international church planting, missions trips and publications.</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>