Mission, Goals & Vision
Over the years members of the St. Peter’s Vestry (leadership team) have worked diligently to craft a mission statement, to identify four strategic goals, and to articulate a vision for reaching those goals.
Mission
Peter’s is a spiritual family. We celebrate the natural beauty of God’s creation and grow in the love of Christ through prayer, learning, and service.
Goals & Vision
SPIRITUAL GROWTH: Deepening, Strengthening, and Nourishing
We envision a place where the Spirit radically forms people practically, morally, intellectually, and spiritually. We envision a place where people grow. We seek to deepen, strengthen, and nourish the spiritual growth of all our members. Many efforts are at work toward this goal among them: the clergy provide pastoral care; an online prayer circle responds to prayer requests; small study groups meet weekly to study scripture and to read and discuss the spiritual relevance of other literature; and a Parish Life Team plans and sponsors social activities.
CULTURE AND MENTALITY OF ABUNDANCE: Joy and Grounded-ness
We yearn for a St. Peter’s that reflects abundance in the words we use, the songs we sing, the prayers we pray, and in the way we use our gifts. We imagine joy earned in impactful service, and our visibility is reflected by joy felt in our worship. We strive to identify ourselves as realistic, humble, confident, engaged, and authentic.
COMMUNITY PRESENCE: Reaching Out, Proclaiming, and Doing
We understand what we do as a church is bring a little shalom into the world, piece by piece (peace by peace). We envision outreach ministries that meet concrete needs in the local community. If it works well, we will be recognized for the grace revealed by what we bring to the community. Imagine established parishioners who crave the opportunity to engage in ministry and total newcomers who are drawn by the chance to serve, give, and learn.
INDEPENDENCE AND INTERDEPENDENCE: Serving as part of the larger Body of Christ
When we were a mission church before we became a parish, St. Peter’s relied on aid from Christ Church Aspen and the Northwest Region of the Diocese of Colorado. Now that we are a full-fledged parish, our vision is to move from being “the helped” to being “the helper” sharing our health and generosity with those in need locally, nationally, and internationally.
