Adventist Church Introduces its New Strategic Focus for 2020-2025: "I Will Go"

The Adventist Church has announced its new strategic plan for 2020-2025: “I Will Go.” Its focus continues to encourage the idea of Total Member Involvement (TMI). This plan is based around Jesus' Great Commission in Matthew 28 and is about each and every member. Its goal is to enable the individual, church, conference, unions and divisions to work together in the most important mission we have been given as Christians: reaching everyone for Christ.

The “I Will Go” initiative is composed of ten key performance indicators. These are divided into three main sections: missions, spiritual growth and leadership:

Mission Objectives  

1. To revive the concept of worldwide mission and sacrifice for mission as a way of life involving not only pastors but every church member, young and old, in the joy of witnessing for Christ and making disciples

2. To strengthen and diversify Adventist outreach in large cities, across the 10/40 Window, among unreached and under-reached people groups, and to non-Christian religions

3. To make developing resources for mission to non-Christian religions and belief systems a high priority

4. To strengthen Seventh-day Adventist institutions in upholding freedom, wholistic health, and hope through Jesus and restoring in people the image of God

Spiritual Growth Objectives

5. To disciple individuals and families into spirit-filled lives

6. To increase accession, retention, reclamation, and participation of children, youth, and young adults

7. To help youth and young adults place God first and exemplify a biblical worldview

Leadership Objectives

8. To strengthen the discipleship role of pastors, teachers, and other frontline workers and provide them with regular growth opportunities

9. To align world church resources with strategic objectives

10. To enhance the transparency, accountability, and credibility of denominational organization, operations, and mission initiatives

As the church begins implementing this exciting new strategy, they hope to encourage each member to work together to help their churches work toward and achieve these objectives. To help in this, they have a wide range of helpful resources for both individuals and church leaders. If you are interested in these missions or would like more information, please go to iwillgo2020.org. Please pray for the worldwide church as they move forward with this important mission.

Hannah Olin is a Sophomore

History Ed Major from

Princeton, Illinois