The DNA of This New Church

What will this new church look like? Below is a taste of the DNA we desire to cultivate.

Biblically-saturated and winsomely-Reformed

• Everything we do is saturated with and informed by the Scripture (2 Timothy 3:16–17).
• We spread a passion for an affectional Reformed faith that enlightens the mind and enflames the heart, through God’s means of grace (Matthew 22:37; Acts 2:42–47).
• We glorify God by finding our joy and satisfaction in following and obeying Him (Philippians 1:18–26).

Committed to Intentional Evangelism

• Motivated by the love of Christ, we desire non-Christians to know Him and His love expressed through his life, death, and resurrection (2 Corinthians 5:14–15, 20).
• As Jesus went, so we go to those who do not believe the gospel (John 20:21).
• We share the glorious gospel with those who do not know Jesus Christ by intentionally inviting people to consider the claims of Scripture about Jesus Christ and their need for salvation through faith in Him (Acts 2:22-41).
• We authentically live out the gospel by loving non-Christians and inviting them to attend church worship services and other events so that they might find their greatest joy and satisfaction in knowing Christ alone and walking in fellowship with Him as part of His Church (1 Thes 2:8).

Servant leadership and prioritizing the needs of others

• Following our humble servant King, we each regard others as more significant than ourselves and put their needs  before our own (Philippians 2:3–7).

One-on-one deep discipleship in a biblical worldview

• We believe that every Christian is a disciple, one discipled by and discipling others (2 Timothy 2:1–2).
• We believe the Bible applies to all of life. This biblical worldview functions as a ballast  upholding us in the storm of a post-Christian society (2 Timothy 3:16-4:5).

A Church Culture Where People Are Known And Loved

• God has created us to live in community. Being in community includes knowing and loving others, and being known and loved by others (1 John 4:7–12; Colossians 3:12–17).
• True spiritual community grows in the soil of a culture of vulnerability where we can be honest with others about our backgrounds and struggles. (James 5:16; 2 Cor 12:9–10; 2 Cor 6:11–13; Galatians 6:1–2).

Radical generosity in all of life, especially in local and world missions

• What we do with our time and our money often reveals what we love and worship (Matthew 6:19–24).
• We cultivate an openhanded eagerness to share our resources with others and to invest ourselves in Kingdom advancement through local and global missions, especially to the unreached (2 Cor 8:1–5; 9:6–7; Matthew 28:18–20).