The vision statement of Senior Pastoral Leader Bruce Downes for
Impact Catholic Ministry.

 

The Impact Catholic Church Community that I see is a multi-location church family that impacts people's lives through an encounter with Jesus Christ that so transforms their view of life, the world and their future, that they live lives of power, impact, freedom and purpose.

I see a Church family known for its life changing events that cause people to yield their life to Jesus Christ.

I see a Church family that impacts the Church throughout the world with a means of reaching people who once were involved in Church through its people, activities, resources and methods.

Yes, I see a Church family that models and teaches others how to impact people with love, in a manner that seeks their good by finding a spiritual home for them while respecting their Christian heritage and experience. Impact is a Catholic Community open to all.  Those who have no other contact with the Church see Impact as their only Church family.

This Community and Church I see is a place where each member chooses, celebrates and seeks the success of others as if it were their own. It is a Church family where love for one another is tangible, practical, consistent and extravagant. It is a place where to love God fully cannot be separated from loving other members as if they were yourself.

The Community and Church I see is a Church family using the latest methods and technology in proclaiming the message of Jesus Christ in imaginative ways so that it is attractive to those who seek truth in their lives and therefore transforms the modern world.

The Church family I see is committed to raising leaders of influence, ministry workers of impact and men, women and children to mature Christian living and knowledge of God.

I see a Church family whose worship glorifies God and is the touchstone through which the deep realities and mysteries of God are made real in people's lives and in the lives of those around them.

The Community and Church I see is a Church family that cannot be ignored due to its size, vibrancy of life and the fruit of its work and therefore is known throughout the city, the nation and the nations of the world.

The Community and Church I see is a Church family where the love of our Father is known by every member.  In this Church family the reality of the sacrifice, victory and friendship of Jesus Christ is experienced as a daily certainty and the prompting, gentle voice of the Holy Spirit guides every step in life.

The Community and Church I see could well be Impact Catholic Ministry.