Keeping our FOCUS by keeping it SIMPLE (How we do Reality Checks) We work hard at keeping it simple. Here are three questions we ask: Are we seeing every aspect of our life as life with God? Are we seeing every aspect of our church as life-centred? Are we seeing every aspect of our church as people-centred?
Where we are going (Mission) This is the whole point of God’s Story. God is on the move, and as His commissioned people so are we. We are learning to be His church wherever we find ourselves, whether gathered for worship or scattered for mission.
What we see (Vision) People living the kind of life God intended the human race to live. We see people, in community, being spiritually transformed towards likeness to Christ; cooperative friends of Jesus joining Him in His grand rescue operation - to save the lost and make them into His disciples.
What it looks like today (Values) We intentionally align ourselves with certain values through simple, doable practices within the routines and rhythms of our everyday ordinary lives. These values are like the hand rails of a rope bridge. They keep us safe and they keep us on the path towards the kind of life God intended….a life like our Master’s life. 1. Pursuing life with God happens as we experience INTIMATE friendship with Jesus. – We pursue simple practices and routines that help us presence God through prayer. We attend to our interior life by nurturing an intimate relationship with God 2. Pursuing life with God happens as we take HIS WORD into our lives. – We purpose to understand and live out God’s word in the routines and rhythms of our ordinary day to day life. 3. Pursuing life with God happens as we build Christ-centered RELATIONSHIPS - We care about what is happening in the life of others because Jesus cares. We seek God’s goodness for the sake of others – whoever they are, wherever they are. 4. Pursuing life with God happens as we CO-MISSION with Jesus. - We partner with Jesus to continue His ministry. We pray for the sick; we care for the poor, and by the power of the Holy Spirit we are learning to embody, demonstrate and tell the good news of the Kingdom of God in the ways that draw people towards the living Christ. 5. Pursuing life with God happens as we continue as LIFE LONG LEARNERS - apprentices to Jesus. - We embrace the simple practice of reaching in and reaching out. Our primary goal is growing in spiritual maturity. We learn from one another and we also call one another to teach by giving away what we actually own. (We value teaching that comes from a place of integrity. Humility and confidence carries great authority in a community of co-learners)
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