God’s Love Impacting Generations
Connecting people to God and to each other, challenging believers to Christlikeness, and changing the world.
CONNECTING
CHALLENGING
CHANGING
A Strong, Healthy, United Church
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Where We’ve Come From
Strong Momentum
↗Strong discipleship class growth
↗Vibrant youth ministry
↗Baptisms trending upward
↗Successful Diani church plant
↗PPI and outreach expanded
↗New initiatives: SHAPE, Altar training, Mwanga internship
Critical Gaps
!Poor transitions across youth stages
!Midweek prayer participation decline
!Unstructured leadership pipeline
!Too many competing priorities
!Weak digital systems
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Why We Must Act
70%
of Kenyans are under 30
Gen Z
Digitally native, cause-oriented
Generation Alpha
Mobile-first, globally connected
What Young People Crave
Authenticity
Real relationships, not performance
Meaning
Purpose-driven engagement
Connection
Digital interaction & emotional support
Leadership
Opportunities to lead now
Emerging Challenges We Are Building For
1Family Restructuring — traditional family breakdown; the church must be family.
2Mental Health Crisis — rising anxiety and depression among youth.
3Rising Secularism — shortened attention spans; mobile-first ministry needed.
4Digital Discipleship Needs — competing worldviews; authentic gospel presentation required.
5Increasing Regulatory Oversight — transparent operations essential.
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Our Vision for 2030
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Four Transformation Pillars
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Spiritual Formation
Spiritual grounding and relational discipleship.
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Authentic Community
Spiritual grounding and relational discipleship.
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Leadership Development
Spiritual grounding and relational discipleship.
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Outreach
Establish church-wide evangelism processes.
Foundational Enablers Supporting All Pillars
Digitally-Enabled Operations
Execution Discipline & Follow-Through
Partnerships
People & Organisation
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Six Strategic Shifts
1 Discipleship
Classroom programme → Relational discipleship of heart, hands and head
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Three Strategic Horizons
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Lay the Foundation
Generations & belonging culture rooted; young leaders emerging.
- Teach Generations DNA to leaders, staff, and parents
- Develop core discipleship curriculum; establish ministry training schools
- Redesign small groups as the primary discipleship and care platform
- Promote relationship-led evangelism
- Strengthen digital ministry and the hybrid service experience
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Acceleration
- Reinforce belonging and responsibility
- Implement structured relational discipleship
- Relaunch spaces and rituals emphasising belonging
- Train multiple leaders per ministry — a deep bench
- Launch digital learning platforms and discipleship channels
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Transformation
- 80%+ of members in small groups; ICC a second home for youth and families
- Scale relationship-led evangelism; ICC recognised as mission-focused
- Deep bench of leaders active across all ministries
- Full technology integration; grow global digital influence
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2026 Core Focus Areas
Small Groups
50%
of regular attenders in small groups by Dec 2026
Rebuild and mobilise small groups as the engine for belonging, discipleship and evangelism.
Build empowered small groups where members belong, grow spiritually, and reach their communities.
Success Measures
✓50% of regular attenders actively in small groups
✓40+ congregational small groups meeting regularly
✓20+ salvations through small-group relationships
✓Every member knows how to join a small group
✓50% increase in youth small groups
Building Blocks
Deepen maturity through biblical grounding, prayer cultivation and doctrinal clarity.
Success Measures
✓70% of volunteers trained
✓80% of CG leaders equipped
✓Biblical literacy across 8 doctrines
✓30% increase in prayer participation
✓12 staff alignment sessions completed
Building Blocks
Transform from event-based outreach to lifestyle evangelism.
Success Measures
✓20+ salvations through small groups
✓Digital evangelism content produced
✓20+ CGs trained in evangelism
✓Evangelism / missions fund established
✓2+ strategic partnerships formed
Building Blocks
Build digital ministry infrastructure — technology as a strategic enabler.
Success Measures
✓Internet connectivity upgraded
✓Content calendar operational
✓Media team trained
✓Infrastructure ready for scale
✓Digital distribution strategy documented
Building Blocks
A Strong, Healthy, United Church
God’s Love Impacting Generations