I’ve been wanting to blog on our Vision360 South Bay/Peninsula (SBP) Kickoff for a few days but haven’t had a chance until now. It was amazing! We had over 50 churches and more than a hundred business and domain leaders dreaming about what a transformed South Bay/Peninsula could look like if we simply do the following:

1. Collaborate and focus on “churching the city” and not just being the biggest church in the city.
2. Take Genesis seriously when it says “be fruitful and multiply.” When we read that passage we often apply it to families and kids, however, this also reflects God’s heart for producing disciples, churches and movements.
3. Engage in every domain in the city by focusing on asset driven ministry through releasing every disciple into every domain (education, economics, governance, arts, etc.) of the city. It’s really about the church being the missionary and releasing its people to serve, love and disciple the domain they best fit in and spend most of their time in.
4. Creating an eco-system for planting in the SBP so church planters can thrive and succeed.
5. Almost all great movements happen through migratory movements. People who come to work and live in the SBP from other nations take home those things that have impacted them most. By planting churches that reach migratory workers, we reach nations!

My biggest take away was the reality that more than ever Influential cities, impact the world. The SBP is one of the most influential regions in the world, possibly the most influential region in the United States. The SBP produces innovation, technology and startups that quickly transform the world. Not only is there great influence in the SBP but there are thousands of individuals who work and visit from different countries. If we reach these individuals, then they return to their cities and countries as missionaries and disciples. Like in Acts when people are reached new churches emerge. The reality is that what happens in the SBP transforms the world. The truth is the Church in the SBP is many years behind the culture of the SBP. If anyone can create start ups (plants) that transform lives, communities, cities and the world, it’s the SBP. To me this is a picture of Acts 1:8 and the Gospel going out into the world!

Here a few ways to find out more about Vision360 South Bay/Peninsula and the recent kickoff:

• Check our web page out at www.vision360sbp.org. There you can find out more about us, watch the kickoff, find information about future gatherings, check out the video that shares our vision and introduces our team and give to the mission of Vision360 SBP
• You can also follow us on Facebook by CLICKING HERE. This will help you stay connected and informed with us and each other.
• CLICK HERE to watch the video of the Vision360 SBP kickoff. Feel free to share this with others who missed the gathering where pastors in the SBP and Bob Roberts spoke.
• We had an illustrator capture key thoughts and recorded them on a whiteboard during the event.  Below are pictures of his work. Hopefully it gives a taste of where Vision360 SBP is going and what we hope to see happen in 500 Global cities.