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The second part of our church vision declares: "Imagine a church community whose active and transformative presence is dispersed in the neighbourhood like yeast in dough." This image comes from one of Jesus' shortest parables about the Kingdom of God (Matthew 13:33). Yeast works quietly and invisibly, yet transforms the whole batch of dough from within. In the same way, the Kingdom of God advances not through power, domination, or spectacle, but through small, faithful acts o

Colossians 4:5–6 “Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.” The Heart of Our Vision When we planted Merri Creek Anglican, one of the first things we did was write a vision . It’s probably better to think of it less as a “vision statement” and more as a kind of rule of life —a picture of the kind of community we hope to be, muc

In the earliest days of Merri Creek (2013), before the weekly services had launched, our planting team gathered every Friday morning for breakfast at Andrea’s house to dream about what kind of church we wanted. We were developing a vision for the church.  Most church vision statements, even those written with prayer and sincerity, end up borrowing from the corporate weasel-words playbook. They involve measurable outcomes, inspiring slogans, and forward-looking plans clothed i