Chapter Health
By JAY Wilber
Mission Statement of the
Christian Motorcyclists Association
Vision: Changing the world, one heart at a time.
We will accomplish our vision through:
• Evangelistic outreach primarily, but not exclusive-
ly, to the motorcycling community
• Run for the Son, where we will partner with
ministries with world-reaching potential
• Equipping our members in ministry training that
aligns itself with Biblical truths
• A servant’s attitude to the world and our mem-
bers (i.e. “Here if you need us”)
• Quality products that aid in evangelistic outreach
• An efficient Support Center team
Mission: To inspire our leaders and members to be
the most organized, advanced, equipped, financially
stable organization, full of integrity in the motorcy-
cling industry and the Kingdom of God.
How do we accomplish our mission? We do it
through healthy chapters.
Let’s look at the Chapter Purpose in the CMA
Handbook in section III:1, Rev 2019, 01/01/2019.
Chapter Chapter
Purpose is not one that
As you can see a Healthy
just
meets
each
month,
has
a
eats
then
Chapters are the lifeblood of meeting,
CMA. They
are and
made
goes
home.
A
Healthy
Chapter
is
one
that
understands
up of CMA members uniting for a common purpose
its
and
embraces
it and Chapters
looks for ways
to that
of purpose
spreading
the
light of Christ.
realize
grow
and
share
Jesus
with
others.
their true strength comes in working together, for it
guidelines
also gives
us hints on
how
do work
this
is The
through
the network
of chapters
that
we to
can
by
being
balanced
in
what
we
do.
That’s
why
we
talk
events to build relationships that lead to the oppor-
about
the to 4 tell
pillars
of a about
healthy
chapter.
tunities
people
Christ.
If you want to
Each
chapter
needs
to
focus
mission
has
see God in action, being a part on
of the
a good
CMA God
chap-
given
us.
We
need
to
put
our
differences
aside
and
ter is a good place to be.
realize we are part of something bigger. We are part of
Chapters
recognize
that was
they inspired
are part by
of the
something
the
ministry
of CMA that
Holy
bigger
try to
the over-
Spirit
in than
1975 themselves
to seek out and
a group
of support
people called
all vision of the
ministry.
Strong
vibrant
motorcyclists
and
share the
love of
Jesus. chapters are
critical
are going
to fulfill
God has
When if a we
chapter
is healthy
it’s the
full mission
of love and
given us. If It
our
chapters
the ministry
suffers.
excitement.
has
a vision suffer,
and desire
to complete
the
A good
chapter
is a balanced
chapter,
including
task
at hand.
Members
are willing
to share
in the
each of these and
four
areas in its scope:
responsibility
commitment
of reaching the lost.
When
the
chapter
is
healthy
the
• Prayer: sincerely seeking God members
and lifting are
up not
prayer
focused
on
themselves,
they
are
focused
on
needs (Matt. 18:19; 21:22; Acts 1:14; 1 Tim. the
2:8 min-
istry.
Attitudes are
positive
and
people are
not fun,
looking
• Fellowship:
spending
time
together
having
for things
to
complain
about.
visiting, and serving (1 Thes. 5:11-17; Hebrews 3:13)
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often we talk about chapter health and the
value of it, but do we truly understand what
the chapter’s purpose is and how to keep it healthy?
“So it is with Christ’s body. We are many parts of
one body, and we all belong to each other” (Romans
12:5, NLT).
This scripture is a great example of why it is so
important to have a healthy chapter. We are one body
united both in ministry to motorcyclists and Jesus
Christ. No one part can accomplish its purpose without
the other. We need each other working together as
one.
We exist to work together to accomplish the Great
Commission that was given to us by Jesus.
“Jesus came and told his disciples, ‘ I have been
given all authority in heaven and on earth. Therefore,
go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing
them in the name of the Father and the Son and the
Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the
commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am
with you always, even to the end of the age’”
(Matthew 28:18-20, NLT).
Yes, we have heard this many times in our lives and
many times in CMA, but it’s our mission. This is not
just a scripture to recite when we want to make a
point, it’s a call to be an active and effective follower
of Jesus Christ. We need to realize we are all part of
something bigger than ourselves. We are not alone.
Every person throughout history that has accepted
Jesus Christ as his or her Lord and Savior has been
called into the ministry in some way. The Great
Commission is our mission statement.
CMA has a Mission Statement in our Handbook in
section I:1, let’s check it out.
S O