Appendix I

The Six Suggested "Temporary" Mission Statements(1)

Circulated by the LACJ Merger Committee for Discussion on 12-27

  Who will Accomplish What? In What Manner? For Whom?

(Target Group)(2)

1 The Hacienda Heights and LA Central Japanese American SDA churches 1. To continue and enhance their present projects,

2. To sustain and nurture

 will work together in unity, following Jesus

by following Christ’s method of helping people

 all
2 The Hacienda Heights and LA Central Japanese American Seventh-day Adventist churches 1. Continue and enhance their soul-winning projects,

2. Sustain and nurture

 will work in unity to follow Christ, copy Christ’s method of helping people all
3 The Hacienda Heights and LA Central Japanese American SDA churches 1. Continue and enhance their soul-winning projects,

2. Sustain and nurture its members

 will work in unison ...as Jesus did.   
4 The Hacienda Heights and LA Central Japanese American SDA churches 1. To share the gospel of Jesus;

2. To provide members the opportunity to inter-relate at a comfortable church building that will sustain one and all.

3. To work together to examine/explore the proposed merging of the two churches.

4. To study its impact with sensitivity, the emotional and physical/logistical needs of the displacement/invasion.

     
5 The Hacienda Heights and LA Central Japanese American SDA churches 1. To continue and enhance their soul winning projects,

2. To sustain and nurture their members

 will work in Christlike harmony   
6 The Hacienda Heights and LA Central Japanese American SDA churches

1. To win souls,

2. The be a united church of loving Christians

3. to win disciples for Christ.

will work in Christlike harmony

 the community

End Notes

1.  This is my atomistic analysis of the contents of the six different mission statements previously given (see meeting of 12/27/97).

2.  Note the lack of anything in this column designating any specialization.

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