Who We Are...
...is a result of what Christ has done. In Him we have a new identity, a new family, and a new purpose. We grow in these four identities as we live together on mission for Jesus.
Family ~ We are children of God we live and care for each other as brothers and sisters in Christ. Church isn’t what we do on Sunday mornings, it’s who we are as the body of Christ all week long. This new family forms our primary identity. (Gn 12:1-3; Jn 1:12-14, 13:31-35, Rm 12:10-16, I Pt. 2:9-11)
Missionaries ~ We are ambassadors, sent by God to restore all things to Himself, by the power of the Spirit, through the gospel of Jesus Christ. We are no longer our own...living for our purposes, our agenda, our plan. We’ve been saved by Jesus to be sent on mission for Jesus. We were bought with a price and rescued from sin to be released in the world with the message of redemption. As a church, we don’t send out missionaries...we are a community of sent missionaries! (I Pet. 2:9-11, II Cor. 5:14-21, John 20:21, Col. 1:19-20)
Servants ~ We are servants of God who serve others as a way of life. In this lifestyle of sacrificial servanthood, Christ is our ultimate model, who Himself left heaven to come to earth to serve and give His life for us. (Matthew 20:25-28, 25:31-46; John 13:1-17; Philippians 2:5-11; 1 Peter 2:16)
Disciples ~ We are disciples of Jesus, learning and growing in Him by taking responsibility for our own development and the development of others. Programs don’t make disciples...disciples make disciples. We place a high value on every member being discipled and discipling others (both believers and non-believers) in the gospel. (Mt. 28:18-20, Eph. 4:11-13, 2 Tim. 2:2, Lk. 2:52)
These Identities get expressed and cultivated in the life of our gospel communities.
