our future
VISION
mission
values
SPIRITUAL FORMATION
STRATEGIC INITIATIVES
messages on our future
vision
GOSPEL TRANSFORMATION ACROSS EVERY REGION IN OUR STATE, EVERY STATE IN THE NORTH EAST, AND EVERY HABITABLE CONTINENT ACROSS THE WORLD.
(ACTS 1:8)
mission
WE’RE HERE TO HELP PEOPLE BECOME FULLY ENGAGED IN CHRIST, AT CHURCH AND ON MISSION
MATT. 28:19-20
values
CENTERED AND SENT:
WE’RE CENTERED IN THE GOSPEL AND SENT IN CHRIST (JOHN 20:21).
GENEROSITY THAT STRETCHES:
WE INVEST OUR LIVES, NOT JUST OUR FINANCES (MARK 12:33).
MAKE IT EASY:
LET'S NOT COMPLICATE TURNING TO GOD (ACTS 15:19).
ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN:
WE WANT WHAT HE WANTS (MATT. 6:9- 13).
ONE ANOTHER:
TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER, WE’RE FOR ONE ANOTHER (JOHN 13:35).
CELEBRATE OFTEN:
IF HEAVEN CELEBRATES LIFE CHANGE, WHY SHOULDN’T WE (LUKE 15:7)?
spiritual formation pathway
FULLY ENGAGED IN CHRIST
DECIDE: TURN TO CHRIST (1 THESS. 1:9).
DECLARE: GET BAPTIZED (ACTS 2:38).
DISCERN: PRACTICE HOLY HABITS (1 TIM. 4:7-8).
FULLY ENGAGED AT CHURCH
BELONG: EXPERIENCE CARE, CONNECTION AND EQUIPPING THROUGH GROUPS AND TEAMS (ACTS 2:42-47).
BECOME: AGREE TO MEMBERSHIP (HEB. 13:17).
BESTOW: START TO LEAD (PROV. 11:4).
FULLY ENGAGED ON MISSION
INVEST: MAKE FUNDING FUN (2 COR. 9:6-15).
INVITE: FOLLOW ME AS I FOLLOW JESUS (1 COR. 10:31-11:1).
IMPACT: MAKE A DIFFERENCE LOCALLY OR GLOBALLY (MATT. 25:31- 46).
strategic initiatives
META WHAT?
WE ARE FORMING DIGITAL PATHWAYS THAT CROSS THE LINES OF ETHNICITY, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL STATIONS (1 COR. 9:22).
GENERATIONS TO COME
WE ARE COMING ALONGSIDE PARENTS TO RAISE UP THE NEXT GENERATION OF CHRIST FOLLOWERS TO FORM LIFELONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR CHILDREN AND OTHER PARENTS
(PS. 102:18).
KINGDOM COLLABORATIONS
WE ARE BUILDING BRIDGES LOCALLY, REGIONALLY AND GLOBALLY TO FURTHER HIS MISSION (MATT. 10:7-14).
BEYOND ROWS AND INTO CIRCLES
WE ARE CREATING ONRAMPS FOR CONNECTION AND CARE THROUGH TEAMS, GROUPS, AND EVENTS
(HEB. 10:24-25).
GUEST EXPECTED HOSPITALITY
WE ARE TRANSFORMING OUR FACILITIES AND GROUNDS SO THAT OUR GUESTS SAY, “IT’S LIKE THEY EXPECTED US” (LEV. 19:33-34).
LIFE IN 3D
WE ARE EQUIPPING FOLLOWERS OF JESUS OF ALL GENERATIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF HELPING OTHERS DISCOVER, DEEPEN AND DUPLICATE FAITH IN CHRIST (EPH. 4:11-13).