Category: Vision

Vision, the church should be… about one another »

See Part 1 (the church should be… about Jesus)
we want people to:
stand with one another to do life. I am convinced that there is power in standing together as we live, work and play.
Spiritual life should be so much more than an individual endeavor, it is a journey to be shared so that the […]

Vision, the church should be… about Jesus »

See Part 2 (the church should be about… one another)
we want people to:
sit with Jesus to learn. Our church is about Jesus. He is our savior and focus. Everything we do must be done for His glory and to advance His Kingdom.
Sitting implies submission. We want people to submit their lives to Jesus and be […]

Vision, the church should be… Relational »

Relational. I have a heavy conviction that the relationships among the body of Christ can and should be deeper and more real than they are naturally. I think that it’s natural to love people in your church but never have a conversation with them that lasts longer than 30 seconds. I want to cultivate a […]

Less Programs, More Jesus »

It seems that Willow Creek has repented of some of it’s program driven practices and is discovering that there is a better way to help people grow spiritually.
Check out this article.
This is a great reminder that we truly need more Jesus and less stuff…

Loving Jesus More Than Comfort »

In the last Prayer Newsletter I started laying our part of the church vision. One of the statements I wrote said:
The Church will be a gathering of believers that love Jesus more than a comfortable life and are willing to follow Him in all His ways.
I wrote this on the fly, but after writing it […]