The DNA of Christ Our King Church

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

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).

Our approach to sharing Christ with others has been heavily shaped by the ministry of Young Life.
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).

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).

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).
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).
Spiritual maturity and emotional maturity go hand and hand. We are embodied people and our head and hearts go together. Sometimes for us to make spiritual progress we must be willing to face our backgrounds, upbringings, and pasts.

Spiritually-healthy Christians leader to spiritually-healthy churches. We are committed to church health in our organizational, communication practices, and handling conflict according to biblical principals and practices.

We want to worship and live in such a way that we make the real Jesus “non-ignorable” in our city. As we go deep vertically with God in worship, we spur one another on to seek him.
Our desire to be a people who go-hard after God expresses itself in our worship. We aim for gravity and gladness in our worship service that is characterized by
- Undistracted excellence in our music that is vibrant, joyous, spirit-filled, and joyous, as we sing the best old and new songs and hymns lead by a praise band.
- A robust order of worship that draws on our evangelical tradition with opportunities to hear the word preached, pray, confess our faith, confess our sins, and regularly celebrate the Lord’s Supper.

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).