1. Exploring the Quadrennial Theme
Bishop Darryl B. Starnes, Sr., Presenter

2. Exploring the Quadrennial Theme
Fortifying Our Faith
While Focusing on Our Future
Through
Worship
Leadership
Discipleship
Stewardship

3. Faith is our trusting response to what God has promised or commanded.
Fortifying Our Faith
Faith is our trusting response to what God has promised or commanded.
Dynamic Faith
Head Faith
Temporal Faith
Saving Faith

4. How then is faith fortified?
Fortifying Our Faith
How then is faith fortified?
Faithful attendance to the appointed means of grace
The Ministry of the Word
The Public and Private Worship of God

5. Fortifying Our Faith Prevenient Grace Saving Faith Justifying Grace
Means of Grace
Sanctifying Grace
Dynamic Faith

6. Fortifying Our Faith The Means of Grace Personal Prayer Personal Study
Sunday Worship
Sunday School
Prayer Meeting
Bible Study
Class Meeting

7. Focusing on Our Future Our Storied Past From 1 Church in 1796
To thousands of Church on 5 Continents
The Freedom Church
Frederick Douglas
Harriet Tubman
Sojourner Truth

8. Focusing on Our Future
Our Promising Future

9. Worship Authentic Worship Right Object (God)
Right Objective (Pleasing Him)
Right Relationship with God

10. Worship
Inspiring Worship-
In proper balance
In Spirit
In Truth

11. Leadership Transformative Leadership Leaders Are Transformed
Congregational Transformation
Community Transformation

12. Leadership Empowering Leadership Empowers others to lead and serve
Equips the saints for their ministry
Helps people discover, develop, and use their spiritual gifts
Uses nominating power to help people find their place in meaningful ministry

13. discipleship Disciple-Making Evangelism: sharing the gospel
Baptism: initiating and assimilating new converts into a loving church
Teaching: training converts to obey the commands of Christ

14. discipleship Small-Group Discipleship
Henderson: the class meeting was the most influential instructional unit in Methodism
Beecher: The greatest thing John Wesley ever gave to the world is the Methodist class- meeting.
Moody: The Methodist class-meetings are the best institutions for training converts the world ever saw.

15. Stewardship Faithful Stewardship
The stewardship of our time, talents, treasures, and temple
The stewardship of God’s mysteries, our ministries, and our management of His Church
The stewardship of the care of souls

16. Stewardship Tithing God’s plan For financing His Church
For the support of its ministries
For meeting the needs of the community
For the evangelization of the world

17. Conclusion
Isn’t it time?

18. Conclusion
O Zion Haste!