In the Gospels, Jesus made two seemingly contradictory statements. In John 8:12, Jesus said He was the light of the world. And in Matthew 5:14-16, He said that His church was to be the light of the world. So, you might be asking, is Jesus the light of the world, or is His church the light of the world? The answer is yes! Jesus is the primary light, and we, His church, are called to be a secondary light by reflecting his light to a world overcome by darkness. This is why we will live out our vision in 2025 by shining the light instead of despairing and complaining about the darkness.

 

In summary, in 2025 we will strive to RADIATE THE LIGHT OF GOD’S GOODNESS TO OUR COMMUNITIES AND WORLD!

Paul explained the church’s biblical mandate as follows:

 

Ephesians 5:8-9 NIV

For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth) 

 

In this passage, Paul identified three keys to Radiating God’s Light in our World: Goodness, Righteousness, and Truth. First, let’s start with truth. In 2025, we are going to be committed to teaching God’s Truth by offering messages on the weekends that are filled with life-changing biblical truth. Secondly, we will provide ministries and resources to equip our congregation to live righteous lives. The word righteousness, in simple terms, means we live right in our lives because we have been made right with God by what Jesus did for us by giving his life on the cross. Finally, from a foundation of truth and righteousness, we will seek to spread God’s Goodness through our Points of Light Plan.

 

TRANSFORMATION I LOCAL POINTS OF LIGHT 

 

Family Connect Center I Hastings Campus 

This will be a renovation project of our current gym at the Hastings Campus. We will give it a fresh paint job and some new decor. We will also purchase some activities for kids and students to make this a warm and welcoming space for church family and community to celebrate important milestones: weddings, funerals, birthdays, etc.

 

Food Pantry Upgrade I Delton Campus 

We are blessed to serve 100+ families through our Delton Food Pantry. Therefore, we want to renovate this space to better accommodate the people we serve and position us to serve more individuals and families in the future.

 

Larger Facility Search I Middleville Campus 

We have been running out of space at the Middleville Campus for several years. Therefore, we are searching for a large facility to accommodate our growing church family.

 

MULTIPLICATION I REGIONAL POINTS OF LIGHT 

 

Live2Lead Conference I January 24, 2025 

Live2Lead is a one-day personal growth and leadership development event. It is a mixture of simulcast speakers and live speakers. The simulcast speakers will include John C. Maxwell and Michael Jr., just to name a couple. The live speakers will include Keith Brown and other community leaders.

 

Free Mental Health Classes I Coming Spring 

These classes would be provided free to our community and led by a licensed counselor.

 

 

TVC Bible & Leadership Institute I Coming Fall 

Our hope is to offer free online bible study courses for individuals aspiring to grow as Christian leaders.

 

 

MOBILIZATION I GLOBAL LIGHTS 

 

Training Leaders Globally I Maxwell Foundation 

Pastor Keith, along with other Maxwell Leadership Team Members, train up other leaders with a values-based, servant leadership curriculum; they then train those in their communities.

 

Training Leaders Nationally I CFN Network 

TVC will partner with CFN Network to offer students opportunities to engage in classes and events centered around evangelism, media, preaching, worship, and more. CFNI exists to train world changers.