The gospel gives us new identities (Family, Learner, Servant, Missionary) which we live out in three core practices: Communion, Community and Mission.
We strive to live out these practices together in our Missional Communities.
Communion
Communion is about connecting with God. We live in such a way as a community that we engage with God together through regular times of learning from the Bible, prayer, and worship.
Community
We intentionally live life together in community. It’s crazy, but we have to do it intentionally because naturally our lives are independent instead of interdependent. We believe that as part of our human DNA, we are meant to both enjoy relationships and grow through them. We pursue deep community where people live life with each other: sharing meals, meeting needs, hanging out, mourning, and celebrating together.
Mission
The gospel is to be declared and demonstrated in tangible, obvious ways by those who are following Jesus. God has called us to be actively involved in His ongoing work in this world and we embrace this reality as a practice of our life. This mission aspect isn’t supposed to be the exception to life, but the natural response to who God is and what He has done (is doing) for us.
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January 28, 2009 at 2:11 pm
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January 28, 2009 at 2:11 pm
[...] Reflect on why you feel like you are weak in community, communion, and/or mission. Pray about it. Ask “Why” a whole bunch and get to the sin under the sin- it’s [...]