2. ONE VISION
“If someone has a hundred sheep and one of them
wanders off, doesn’t he
LEAVE THE NINETY-NINE
AND GO AFTER THE ONE?
And if he finds it, doesn’t he make far more over it than over
the ninety-nine who stay put? Your Father in heaven feels the
same way. He doesn’t want to lose even one…”
Matthew 18:12-14 (MSG)
CHURCH OF THE HIGHLANDS EXISTS TO SHOW THE LOVE OF JESUS TO
THOSE WHO ARE HURTING AND TO THOSE WHO HAVE NEVER HEARD.
WE CONSIDER IT A PRIVILEGE TO GIVE TO OTHERS AND ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT
REACHING PEOPLE – WHICH IS WHY WE CALL OUR OUTREACH AND MISSIONS
EFFORTS, “POINTS OF PASSION.”
In this report, you’ll see where we’ve invested our time, talent, and treasure in 2011. Each year, we strategically
invest in our Points of Passion in order to reach our city, our state, our nation, and our world. Our efforts together
have literally touched millions of people with the life-changing message of Jesus. But sometimes when we see
large numbers like that, we lose the perspective that lives are being changed ONE person at a time.
ONE IS AN IMPORTANT NUMBER.
God sent His ONE and only Son to save ONE person at a time. To Him, every ONE matters.
BECAUSE OF WHAT WE DO TOGETHER, EACH ONE OF US IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE.
3. Victory Harvest Center is ONE ministry that was changed
“I am the pastor of a residential discipleship ministry in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Our living
facility took a direct hit from the tornado that tore through Tuscaloosa on April 27,
2011. Immediately after the storm I was contacted by Church of the Highlands and a
team was sent to help. Also, after the storms our ministry and my family had no viable
means of income. Without the overwhelming support of Church of the Highlands,
myself, my wife and our four children would have lost our home and more. Lives
are continuing to be changed, transformed and restored at Victory Harvest Center
because of the outpouring of love by Church of the Highlands!”
George King | Lead Pastor
ONE STATELOCAL MISSIONS
14% of Alabamians, with absolute certainty,
do not claim to believe in God.
- Pew Forum on Religion and Public life
Only 36% of Christians in Alabama believe
that their religion is the one faith leading to
eternal life.
- Pew Forum
More than 1 in 6 Alabamians
live in Poverty.
- US Census Bureau
Alabama is the 2nd hungriest state in America.
- Food Research and Action Center
“Real religion, the kind that passes
muster before God the Father, is this:
REACH OUT
TO THE HOMELESS
AND LOVELESS IN
THEIR PLIGHT...”
James 1:27 (MSG)
OUR RESPONSE
More than 1,700,000 lbs.
of supplies
were distributed to victims.
Over 21,000 hours of labor
were volunteered
by Highlands members.
$782,438 has been given to tornado
relief and recovery.
TORNADO EFFORTS
On April 27, two EF-5 tornados swept through the state of Alabama devastating our local communities.
Immediately, Church of the Highlands responded by mobilizing thousands of volunteers, distributing food and
supplies, and ministering to our neighbors in need.
4. ONE STATELOCAL MISSIONS
CHRIST HEALTH CENTER
The Christ Health Center is a 16,000-square-foot medical
clinic located next door to the Birmingham Dream Center.
This ministry provides primary care, dental, counseling,
and pharmacy services in a state-of-the-art medical facility.
7,018 total visits
• 3,910 Medical
• 2,360 Dental
• 627 Counseled
• 121 Pharmacy
THE DREAM CENTER
IN 2011
Over 25,000 hours served by Highlands Dream Team
Over 300 inner-city young children reached
through Saturday kids church services
Over 9,000 meals provided
in community church services
Over 4,000 students reached
in surrounding schools
Over 100 small groups ministering
The Birmingham Dream Center serves as the outreach ministry center of Church
of the Highlands. Our mission at the Dream Center is to reflect the love of God
through social services and outreach programs designed to meet both physical
and spiritual needs.
IN 2011
• Adopt a Block • Children’s Harbor • Cornerstone Christian School • Giving Tree
• Gibson Elementary School • Missions Birmingham • Moms to Moms • Pathways
• Prayer Force United • Putnam School • Sav-A-Life • UAB Intl Student Outreach
LOCAL PARTNERS
We partner with organizations in our area that reach out to terminally ill children,
provide emergency help to the needy, assist women facing an unplanned pregnancy,
and provide special ministry services.
HERE ARE A FEW OF OUR LOCAL MINISTRY PARTNERS
Sedrick Moore is ONE whose life was changed
“I got connected [in small groups], and from there got a chance to grow and hear how other Godly
men were doing life…I learned so much more from how people do life instead of someone
telling me what I should or should not do. Christianity is better caught than taught. I am
leading a group at the Dream Center now, [moved to Woodlawn], and God is definitely
moving in that area. All you ever had to do was just reach one- and that is where it all
starts for me.”
Sedrick Moore
5. 58 churches have been planted
this year with over 9,000 in weekly attendance.
ARC Church Plants are currently in 39 States.
ARC churches gave over $8 million to missions this year.
Church of the Highlands has invested $425,239
in church plants this year.
Suicide takes the lives of almost
30,000 Americans every year.
- SAVE Organization, 2011
41% of people living in Western states
do not claim a belief in God.
- The Gallup Organization, 2010
Those claiming no religion
has risen 15% in the past few years.
- American Religious Identification Survey
1 in 4 people under age 30 are
unaffiliated with any faith.
- Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life
Ignite Church is ONE Church that has been impacted
“Ignite Church just turned three years old on October 26. In those three short years, we have seen God move in amazing
ways. Ignite has grown from just a handful of people to a weekly attendance of over 600.
276 baptisms. 1121 salvations. ARC has been instrumental in getting Ignite up and running.
The relationship with ARC is one that Ignite is honored to be a part of. We look forward to the next 30 years of doing life
together and planting thousands of churches with ARC.”
Heath Mooneyham | Lead Pastor
ONE NATIONNATIONAL MISSIONS
“…I WILL BUILD MY CHURCH, AND THE GATES
OF HELL WILL NOT OVERCOME IT.”
Matthew 16:18 (NIV)
ASSOCIATION OF RELATED CHURCHES
Church of the Highlands is one of the founding churches of the Association of Related Churches. ARC works with church planters,
church leaders, and churches in transition to provide support, guidance and resources to launch and grow life-giving churches.
6. Daystar Church is ONE church that’s been changed
“Since we implemented what we learned from GROW coaching we broke 1000 for
the first time two weeks ago and are expecting over 1100 today! That is up from
an average attendance of 400 in July of 2010, less than 14 months ago, 160%
increase. This is because of what we have learned from you guys, I cannot
say thank you enough!”
Allen Holmes | Lead Pastor
ONE NATIONNATIONAL MISSIONS
A LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE
GROW is the initiative started by Church of the Highlands in 2010 to help churches grow. Our goal is to help 1,000 churches under 1,000
in weekly attendance break that barrier. The reason is simple – every number is a person and every person matters. We accomplish this
goal through an annual training conference, resourcing, and coaching.
242 churches are in the GROW network.
GROW churches are in 36 states, Canada and Bavaria.
956 leaders attended the annual GROW intensive
at Church of the Highlands in August of 2011.
7. 420 Highlands members went on short-term trips.
Teams went on 25 short-term trips in 11 countries.
Over 400 people made decisions for Christ.
International Missions Partners:
Here are just a few of our international missions partners:
• Book of Hope • China Legacy • Beit Hailel Congregation Israel
• Convoy of Hope – Japan Tsunami Relief • Strategic Frontiers
• A21 Campaign – human trafficking • Carmel Assembly in Haifa
• Jerusalem Institute of Justice • Maoz ministries in Tel Aviv
Khalil is a Jordanian who attended a Bible College in Beirut, Lebanon where he met his wife.
When Khalil attended the first EQUIP conference in Beirut, he had been pastoring a church in Amman for twelve years.
At that time, the church had averaged 90 people in weekly attendance for twelve years. Khalil arrived at the EQUIP
conference discouraged and about ready to leave the ministry.
Following the conference he said, “EQUIP has given me help and hope.” He went home and apologized to his congregation
that he had never trained or equipped anyone to help him do ministry. He became a student of leadership and began
to develop other leaders under his care, using EQUIP curriculum. Within four years, he had raised up 200 leaders, his
church grew to about 1000, and his church had planted eight other churches - four in Jordan, three in Syria, and one in
Iraq. The plant in Iraq has started eight more churches in Iraq, and Khalil is now heading up EQUIP training in Jordan
and Iraq. One discouraged pastor, touched by EQUIP training, is now making a huge difference in Middle East.
2,829,282,000 (41.5%) of individuals worldwide
have never heard the Gospel.
Over 1,476,000,000 individuals are Muslim.
Over 987,000,000 are Hindu.
Over 619,000,000 are primarily Buddhist.
- The Joshua Project
Training over 5,000,000 leaders in 157 nations of
the world. We are in nations where no official church exists (for
example)
• Afghanistan • North Korea • Yemen
• Iran • Libya
Training over 250,000 leaders in China alone.
We are training leaders in the newest countries of the world.
• South Sudan • Serbia • Kosovo
Since 2001, Church of the Highlands has partnered with
EQUIP, an organization that specializes in developing and
training effective international Christian leaders. Every day
we train leaders through live conferences, Biblically-centered
resources, technology, and partnerships. We operate with
the firm conviction that the most strategic way to change the
world is to develop new Christian leaders.
ONE WORLDINTERNATIONAL MISSIONS
Khalil is ONE that was changed
HIGHLANDS SHORT-TERM MISSION TRIPSEQUIP
IN 2011
We believe every member of Church of the Highlands should
go on a short-term mission trip at some point in their life.
Nothing gives you a vision and passion for the world better
than experiencing it for yourself.
Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few.
ASK THE LORD OF THE HARVEST, THEREFORE,
TO SEND OUT WORKERS INTO HIS HARVEST FIELD.”
Matthew 9:37-38 (NIV)
9. EACH ONE OF US CAN MAKE
AN ETERNAL DIFFERENCE
IN SOMEONE’S LIFE.
HERE’S HOW:
1. PRAY.
Pray over our efforts locally, nationally, and internationally that God would
transform people’s lives – ONE person at a time.
2. GO.
Make a difference locally by serving at the Dream Center and by performing simple,
random acts of kindness to the people closest to you. We also encourage you to pray
about taking a short-term mission trip. Trips in 2012 are listed on the Church of the
Highlands website.
3. GIVE.
As God continues to bless you and as He speaks to your heart about certain areas, give over
and above your tithe to our Points of Passion. There is no limit to the difference we could
make if we all made a commitment to give something each month that will be used for local
outreaches, church planting, and world missions.
ONE VISIONLOOKING FORWARD TO 2012
“BUT MY LIFE IS WORTH NOTHING TO ME
UNLESS I USE IT FOR FINISHING THE WORK
ASSIGNED ME BY THE LORD JESUS—
the work of telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of God.”
Acts 20:24 (NLT)
Even though we’ve accomplished so much this year,
there is still so much more to do.
Here are some of the opportunities God is giving us in 2012:
1. Locally – To launch Dream Centers in every city where we have a campus – Birmingham, Auburn,
Tuscaloosa, and Montgomery.
2. Nationally – Plant more than 80 new churches all across America including churches in Chicago,
Boston, Los Angeles, Louisville, Tallahassee, Pittsburg, Newark, Lexington, Miami and Atlanta.
3. Internationally – We are strategically partnering with an underground church network in
China with over 10,000 churches to train and equip leaders. We are also supporting an initiative to train/
equip pastors for the closed areas in Bhutan, Nepal, Tibet, and Northeast India. Most of these places have
never heard the Gospel and have been closed to missionaries.
