To develop a community of passionate, mature, reproducing disciples; to plant passionate, mature, reproducing churches; and to transform the world by love and good deeds for the glory of God.
Our Vision
Our vision as a church is "to be a R.E.L.E.V.A.N.T. church that does not exist for itself,
but for Christ and for the world."
The worst thing a church can be called is irrelevant.
A church where people can easily take off religious masks and find real fellowship and healing at the foot of the cross
A church that values simplicity
A relevant church's brand of Christianity is Empowered Evangelical.
A church whose theology is centered upon the Kingdom of God
A church where the power of God is present to heal people
A church that holds in balance Word and Spirit
A church where there is a high expectation of God's presence and God's present-tense activity
A church that submits itself to the Bible concerning all that we do and believe
A church that welcomes all of the gifts of the Spirit
A relevant church reaches out to the least, the last and the lost.
A church that focuses on both evangelism and social justice
A church that does not exclude the weak
"The exclusion of the weak and insignificant, the seemingly useless people from a Christian community may actually be the exclusion of Christ in the poor brothers. Christ is left knocking at the door." - Bonhoeffer, Life Together
A church that practices both mercy and justice
A church that loves and devotes a large share of its time, energy and money to serve the needs of children
A church that passes on the faith from generation to generation
A church that doesn't simply grow by adding other churches' members, but actually brings many people from darkness to light
A church where things are so clearly and reasonably articulated that they make sense to a thinking follower of Christ as well as the unchurched person.
A church that is a friend to our community
A church that employs the talents of our church to serve our community
A church that gives away many of its people to plant churches in this country
A church that is actively engaged in world missions and particularly in planting churches among unreached people groups
A relevant church is one in which everyone gets to play.
A church where ministry is done by every member, not just the pastor
A church that equips people through training both for ministry and for life
A church that equips families and supports marriages
A relevant church is vertically oriented.
A relevant church serves an audience of one - God.
A church in which people passionately worship God with all that they have: their hearts, their intellects, their words, their bodies, their money - everything
A church that is characterized by individual and corporate prayer
A church that seeks to honor God by having every endeavor marked by excellence, integrity and love
A relevant church celebrates God's amazing grace.
A church whose atmosphere is grace
A church with many recovery and support groups
A relevant church helps people to deal with the NOT-yets of life.
A church that acknowledges that the fullness of the Kingdom is not yet here
A church that acknowledges "not-yets" in all areas of life
A relevant church believes that God's kingdom comes when we work together.
A church in which individuals are connected to each other through a small group
A church that welcomes people from racially diverse backgrounds and is committed to becoming increasingly multicultural
A church that seeks to love and practice unity with the whole body of Christ
