Building The ACF Family

Mission
Build and preserve a stable, functional, and harmonious community that effectively addresses the spiritual, physical, social, and emotional needs, and recognizes the diversity of its members.

Goal I
Teach, apply and implement consistent biblical principles on individual responsibility, marriage, and the family.
Actions/Activities:
Identify core biblical principles for individual living, marriage, and family.
Encourage personal spiritual growth through bible study, prayer, and consistent godly living.
Organize marriage and family seminars and retreats.
Encourage the use of pastoral counseling services if and when necessary.
Gather, maintain, update and apply objective data on the family and community
Hold members accountable to the core principles on individual and family living.

Goal II
Teach and encourage effective communication among family members.
Actions/Activities:
List, clarify, and publicize our common family values.
Encourage families and fellowships to set family/fellowship goals.
Implement frequent and consistent family meetings and devotions.
Organize relevant teachings, seminars, and workshops on communications.
Encourage and facilitate family to family mentoring.

Goal III
Consistently apply biblical principles of economics and stewardship at family and fellowship affairs.
Actions/Activities:
Educate, train, and counsel members towards a successful life.
Develop and implement individual, family, and fellowship budgets.
Provide training programs on financial management.
Demonstrate faithfulness in giving at the individual, family, and fellowship levels.
Encourage diligence, resourcefulness, entrepreneurs, and generosity at all levels

Goal IV
Recognize and account for the cultural and environmental factors that impact on our values, performance, and effectiveness.
Actions/Activities:
Consider the cultural diversity of members in program planning.
Organize seminars on cultural issues within a biblical framework.
Encourage productive dialogue between adults and youth, parents and children.
Organize special activities such as training, picnics, excursions, for young people and children
Organize workshops on American society and our mutual expectations.

Goal V
Increase the total membership of the Fellowship by at least 10% per year.
Actions/Activities:
Train ACF leaders to articulate the ACF vision.
Organize evangelistic events and activities such as bible studies.
Organize Africa Day activities each year.
Develop and disseminate information on the Fellowship.
Recruit other organizations and groups for full or affiliate membership.
Seek referrals of arriving potential members from ministers and groups in Africa