Executive Summary

Mission Statement

Disciple senior citizens and congregations to respond to Christ’s Great Commandment and Great commission outside their walls.

Vision Statement

Senior Citizens and churches are energetically serving their communities, congregations, and organizations outside the walls, and they are impacting lives and building the Kingdom of Jesus Christ by utilizing their education, years of experience, free time, connections, family relationships, wisdom, resources and their love of Christ.

Overview

Outside the Walls is a movement to inspire and equip senior citizens in Christian congregations to engage in meaningful ministry beyond the walls of their church by focusing on the Great Commandment (Matthew 22:37-39) and the Great Commission (Matthew 28:19-20). Outside the Walls efforts will challenge senior citizens and congregations to live out their faith through acts of love, service, and outreach to their local communities and the world.

Purpose and Vision

The Great Commandment calls believers to love God and love their neighbors as themselves, while the Great Commission directs followers of Christ to make disciples of all nations. Many senior citizens, churches and organizations prioritize internal ministry, but there is a pressing need to encourage senior citizens, their congregations and organizations to extend their influence outward, engaging in community service, evangelism, and missions work.

Our vision is to see senior citizens and churches actively demonstrating God’s love through practical service and sharing the gospel in their neighborhoods, cities, and beyond. By focusing on these two central biblical mandates, we aim to create a movement of senior citizens, congregations and organizations that are not only growing spiritually within but also having a tangible impact on the world outside.

Goals and Objectives

• Educate and Equip: Connect internally focused senior citizens, and congregations to externally focused Christian mentor congregations and organizations who are actively serving the Great Commandment and Great Commission to provide training, and strategies for engaging the currently internally focused to do Great Commandment and Great Commission work.

• Encourage Outreach and Service: Facilitate opportunities for senior citizens and congregations to get involved in local and broader outreach projects, including community service, mission trips, and partnerships with organizations that serve the needy.

• Create Sustainable Models: Help senior citizens and churches develop long-term strategies for maintaining engagement in Great Commandment and Great Commission efforts. This includes creating ministry teams focused on outreach and fostering a culture of service and evangelism.

• Foster Collaboration: Encourage senior citizens and churches to partner with other congregations, nonprofits, and community organizations to increase their collective impact and extend the reach of their ministry.

Expected Outcomes

• Increased involvement of internally focused senior citizens and their congregations, in local communities in outreach initiatives.

• Stronger relationships between churches and their communities as they demonstrate Christ’s love through service.

• A growing number of Christians are equipped and empowered to share their faith and live out the Great Commandment and Great Commission.

• Churches becoming more mission-focused and outwardly engaged, impacting both local communities and mission field.