Whole City
The Gospel Makes us a Church for the City
We believe nothing promotes the peace and health of the city like the spread of the gospel. The Gospel calls us to be "for" the city/culture/people! It renews individual lives and reweaves the fabric of whole neighborhoods. We believe nothing moves Christians to humbly serve, live with, and love all the diverse people of the city like the gospel does.
- Cities are central to Jesus' mission, and the mission of the early church, and to ours. (Luke 4:43)
- We encourage Christians to live in the city, to love and respect the people of the city.
- We partner with the people of the city in seeking to serve the physical and spiritual needs of the city.
- We encourage Christians to learn from the city, to accept and love its people, to invest their resources back into the city, and strive for excellence in all we do.
My Call to Reach Strippers
About a year ago I lived in a really amazing place. I loved it there! Life was good... and then one day I found this random door, this strange door that I had never noticed. I opened it up and was astonished at what I saw. That whole time I had been living in a tiny bathroom and on the other side of that door was a huge house...
John 17:18-19 - [Father] as you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world. For them I sanctify myself, that they too may be truly sanctified.
Matthew 28:18-20 - Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."
Acts 1:8 - You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.
Acts 8:1,4 - On that day a great persecution broke out against the church at Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria... Those who were scattered preached the word wherever they went.
