This Week @ SPC: Summer Shortfall Campaign, Tijuana
Hello SPC family, as we dive into an amazing summer filled with worship experiences and impactful missions. Thank you for your involvement in the Being Mortal sermon series. We're launching the Summer Shortfall Campaign to address a $100,000 gap and need your support to reach our goal by the end of summer. Additionally, we're excited about our upcoming Tijuana mission trip with 51 participants. Your generosity can help students, leaders, and ensure houses get built. Don’t miss out on other great summer youth programs. Check below for all details and how you can contribute!
SPC Vision (3 of 6): Generations
We are intentionally reaching out to multiple generations in our local community. Our Senior's ministry has over 120 people gathering weekly for community and teaching and has established healthy thriving ministry in local retirement communities, and CCRC’s. SPC Kids ministry split across multiple locations welcomes over 120 children and offers multiple environments for parents and families to connect with each other. The SPC Student Ministry (6th through 12th) has over 120 students meeting weekly for community, belonging, developmentally appropriate teaching, and mission opportunities.
We are intentionally reaching out to multiple generations in our local community. Our Senior's ministry has over 120 people gathering weekly for community and teaching and has established healthy thriving ministry in local retirement communities, and CCRC’s. SPC Kids ministry split across multiple locations welcomes over 120 children and offers multiple environments for parents and families to connect with each other. The SPC Student Ministry (6th through 12th) has over 120 students meeting weekly for community, belonging, developmentally appropriate teaching, and mission opportunities.
3-year Picture
Middle School Sunday – 30-40 students
High School Sunday – 30-40 students
Middle School Weekday – 40-50
High School Weekday – 40-50
40 HS Students went to TJ
40 HS/MS went on a mission experience in the year
15 HS Students went through Confirmation
Average SPC Kids Attendance (N-5th) is over 60
Midweek 4th and 5th grade program monthly – 30 kids
Student Ministry Director has hired either MS/HS Specific Intern
Senior Ministry gathers over 60 senior adults weekly for varying events throughout the week
Senior Ministry events are beginning to happen within the local retirement communities.
Senior Ministry Director hired
VBS has over 150 kids involved and over 50 HS/MS helpers
All Leadership Teams are healthy, robust, and reflect community demographics
12 month Goals
Continue to grow Student Ministry to the following targets in the next 12 months through leadership training, relationship building, and mission experiences.
Middle School Sunday – 20-30 students
High School Sunday – 20-30 students
Middle School Weekday – 30-40
High School Weekday – 30-40
Continue to grow SPC Kids to the following targets in the next 12 months through volunteer recruitment, leader training and support. Providing community-oriented events and engagement for families.
Average SPC Kids Attendance (N-5th) is over 40
Increase relational engagement at community-oriented events (Fall Festival, Date Night, Parent Conferences, etc.)
VBS has over 125 kids involved and over 50 HS/MS helpers
Continue to grow Senior Ministry
Senior Ministry gathers over 40 senior adults weekly for varying events throughout the week
Senior Ministry events are beginning to happen within the local retirement communities.
Fruitful to the End
In his latest sermon, Rev. Jake Medcalf delved into the profound theme of courage, tracing its roots to the Latin word 'core,' meaning heart. Throughout the 'Being Mortal: Finishing the Course with Joy' series, he emphasized the importance of facing fear with bravery, inspired by Psalm 92. Highlighting courageous real-life stories, Rev. Medcalf urged the congregation to embrace life’s challenges, especially in old age, and to continue bearing fruit like the cedar of Lebanon. Drawing insights from renowned scholars and biblical passages such as Joshua 1:9, he encouraged listeners to draw strength from their faith and resist cultural pressures to retreat. Ultimately, he called for readiness to confront mortality with steadfast courage and trust in God's presence.
In his latest sermon, Rev. Jake Medcalf delved into the profound theme of courage, tracing its roots to the Latin word 'core,' meaning heart. Throughout the 'Being Mortal: Finishing the Course with Joy' series, he emphasized the importance of facing fear with bravery, inspired by Psalm 92. Highlighting courageous real-life stories, Rev. Medcalf urged the congregation to embrace life’s challenges, especially in old age, and to continue bearing fruit like the cedar of Lebanon. Drawing insights from renowned scholars and biblical passages such as Joshua 1:9, he encouraged listeners to draw strength from their faith and resist cultural pressures to retreat. Ultimately, he called for readiness to confront mortality with steadfast courage and trust in God's presence.
SPC Vision (2 of 6): Transformation
A dynamic movement of life changing groups (Connect, Growth) has been created with over 1,200 people involved (300-connect, 900-grow). These groups are the center of God’s work transforming lives, in which community members are known, loved, and practice discipleship together. There is a regular rhythm of spiritual practices, classes, and faith formation available to the entire SPC Community.
10-Year Vision
A dynamic movement of life changing groups (Connect, Growth) has been created with over 1,200 people involved (300-connect, 900-grow). These groups are the center of God’s work transforming lives, in which community members are known, loved, and practice discipleship together. There is a regular rhythm of spiritual practices, classes, and faith formation available to the entire SPC Community.
3-Year Picture
During the 2028 Fall Celebration Gala we can envision celebrating the following:
300 people have been in Growth Groups; 100 people in Connect Groups
30 Growth Groups and Leaders
10 Connect Groups and Leaders
Multiple stories of life transformation through these life changing groups
New Growth Group Vision realized
Dedicated Growth Group Staff Member hired to help Connect and Growth Groups
50 people attend Spiritual Formation retreats
12-Month Goal
Beginning August 2025
Recruit and Train Growth Group leadership, prepare systems and support structure for launching 10 new Growth Groups reaching roughly 80-100 people and implement overall Growth Group Communication Plan.
SPC Vision (1 of 6): Gathering
The SPC campus has two full Sunday morning multi-lingual worship experiences. Due to this Holy Spirit led growth two things happened: SPC launched 2-3 faith communities with the same Vision, Mission, and Values and over 500 adults have been baptized.
Jake outlines SPC's 10-year vision and discusses its plans for gathering in the future, including two multi-lingual, multicultural worship experiences, launching 2-3 new local sites, and seeing 500 unchurched or de-churched individuals baptized. Join us in this exciting journey to transform our neighborhoods and witness the powerful movement of the Holy Spirit.
10-Year Vision
The SPC campus has two full Sunday morning multi-lingual worship experiences. Due to this Holy Spirit led growth two things happened: SPC launched 2-3 faith communities with the same Vision, Mission, and Values and over 500 adults have been baptized.
3-Year Picture
During the 2028 Fall Celebration Gala we can envision celebrating the following:
Two SPC services are full and have become multi-lingually accessible
50% of ESL students are relationally engaged in the life of SPC (SPC and ESL are relationally engaged leading to mutually active participation.)
Welcomed 100 new actively engaged and spiritually growing community participants.
100 adults have been baptized
The Pastoral Intern staff member is fully funded (Presbytery and SPC in partnership) and ready to launch within the next 12 months
Success of initial site-planting conversations with potential launch team members.
12-Month Goal
Sept 2025 - Sept 2026
60 new people actively engaged with what God is doing at SPC and 10-12 adult baptisms creating the need to launch a second worship experience that is also multi-lingually accessible.