CONFESSION
As a family of house churches, we receive what has been handed down to us by Christians throughout the centuries. The earliest 3-word confession of early Christians, “Jesus is Lord” is the uniting confession for our communities today. The summation of our beliefs can be found in the Apostle’s Creed and Nicene Creed.
MISSION
We inspire and equip disciples to cultivate Jesus-centered communities in their everyday lives.
VALUES
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We confess with the early Church that Jesus is Lord. He is the absolute center of our life, community, and mission in the world. This means we submit everything we do to Him and His teachings. We encounter Him expecting to be continually formed into His image. Within our community, we can appreciate our differences and make space for our questions and doubts because we are firmly united in pursuing the presence and purpose of Jesus.
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The Bible is the living and active Word of God that forms our hearts and minds. Though it was written thousands of years ago, God speaks to us today as we study and meditate on it in the power of the Spirit. It is not simply a list of rules or a book of answers; rather, it is a portrait of God, His intentions for Creation, the human condition, and His plan for restoration. It tells a story that we are invited to join, and we seek to participate in that story together.
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We believe that God’s mission is to reconcile all things to Himself through Jesus by the power of the Holy Spirit. Jesus has commissioned the global Church to be the primary vehicle for that mission. This means we are a sent people who exist, not for ourselves, but as agents of God’s reconciliation in the world around us. It is our job to discover together how we are created and called to participate in this mission in our everyday lives.
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The Church is a global family united in the person and promise of Jesus. Therefore, we express our identity as the Church through locally rooted, Jesus-centered communities that love God, love one another, and serve their neighbors together. We are not here to consume a religious product, but to pursue shared life, mutual transformation, uncommon unity, and whole-life discipleship to Jesus.
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Worship is our natural response to encountering God's work in our lives, community, and the world. We understand worship to be any expression of love for and intimacy with God, including prayer, music, creative expression, generosity, and other spiritual practices. Through worship, we draw near to God, communicate our gratitude and longing, and align our hearts with His.
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A thriving house church is a full expression of the Church. This means we continually grow together in the essential rhythms of worship, community, and mission. We are collectively led by a team of people who humbly use their gifts to bless and mature the community. We intentionally create alternative spaces for people to engage in the Body of Christ.
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A thriving house church helps one another discover their unique gifting and calling. We believe that everyone has something to contribute to the body of Christ, and everyone has a role to play within the mission of God. A house church is a safe place where we can explore our gifting, discern our calling, and be encouraged and challenged by those around us.
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A thriving house church can imagine what it would look like for their community to multiply. We believe that God can and will call anyone of us to go start something new. We see sending, not as loss, but as evidence that God’s Kingdom is expanding, and we get to be a part of it.
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A thriving house church is actively engaged in the mission of God in their context.We understand God’s mission to be the reconciliation of all things to Himself through Jesus by the power of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, we celebrate and share stories of personal, relational, communal, and societal reconciliation. We expect to see lives turned around, people healed, marriages restored, communities unified, and Jesus made known.
of a thriving house church
Each of our house churches are on a journey to become all that God is calling them to be. We recognize that we have never fully arrived; however, we believe that the following marks are indicators that a house church are healthy and moving in the right direction.