Five Year Vision:

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A Roadmap To Our

Next Chapter

5 - YEAR PLANNING

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:

• The Vine is no longer a small, start-up church; we are an established, growing church
• Growth with stability takes intentionality
• Planning gives us the opportunity to dream
• Planning allows us to prepare well for what God is doing through The Vine

WHY NOW

EXPLORATION PROCESS

What are our distinctives

What are our limitations / challenges

What do we feel God is calling us to step into

How could we live out our distinctives better

How do we grow but maintain our distinctives

What must we do to get there

HOW WE STARTED

CURRENT STATE OF THE VINE: PEOPLE

184 Covenant Community Members

67% Active

Volunteers

124 Vine Group Attendees

40-60 Kids

14+ Youth

12k views online

14k Podcast

15k Instagram

CURRENT STATE OF THE VINE: RESOURCES

Giving is up 7%

Fiscally stable, debt free, and sustaining operations

Over capacity in current space & need to relocate in June 2026

Adequately staffed for current needs

• Facility & Building
• Children & Youth Ministry
• Denominational/Network Affiliation or Collective Model
• Digital Maturity
• Spiritual Formation & Discipleship

5 AREAS WE ARE EXCITED TO GROW

Guided by the Leadership Team:

Built by the Covenant Community

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• Committed volunteers
• Creative & strategic inviting the Holy Spirit to move
• Recognize the amazing talent of our congregation

CHANGE IMPACTS US ALL

FACILITY & BUILDING

Increase gatherings and experiences

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Shift volunteer energy to other areas

Expand capacity to support growth

Expand community impact

CHILDREN AND YOUTH MINISTRY

Incredible privilege to introduce children to a life with Jesus. This is also important for overall health and growth of The Vine.

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Prepare for significant growth in Elementary and Middle School age

Prioritize readiness for increasing Middle and High School student population

DENOMINATIONAL AFFILIATION OR NETWORK MODEL

Created for connection and companionship

Interested in supportive resources and tools

Desire for mutual encouragement, accountability, and support

DIGITAL MATURITY

Technological world provides tools and drives expectations

Materials (series, cohorts, etc) and technological tools (streaming, podcast) can have a significant impact

Want to steward our data for better usage, [current state analysis], and future planning

SPIRITUAL FORMATION & DISCIPLESHIP

Follow Jesus together with greater intention

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Align pathways for spiritual formation across the ages of our church body

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Ensure tools and initiatives have longevity and integration

Guided by the Leadership Team:

Built by the Covenant Community

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• Committed team of volunteers for each initiative
• Intentionality, discernment, and strategy with the Holy Spirit as our guide
• Recognize and steward the amazing talent of our congregation
• Staff and Leadership Team will support and ensure collaboration between all initiatives

WHAT’S NEXT

WANT MORE INFORMATION?

Reach out to:

• Mark Charbonneau
• Heather Moga
• Debbie Dunn
• Joe Royo
• Scott McCord
• Haley Smith
• Member of the Leadership Team

Want to join an initiative?

Select an area of interest on your Covenant Form,

thevineaustin.org/fiveyearplan

or