It's all about discipleship
We believe God is calling us to reimagine what it means to be the Church in our city. "Reimagining the church" simply means that we are willing to change some details of what we do to better fulfill our calling. Our calling is essentially a call to discipleship (e.g., "go and make disciples" from Matt 28:19). For us to grow faithfully into our calling as Christians about the Great Commission, we have to prioritize growing in discipleship.
Discipleship means growth in three areas.
Discipleship is the intentional movement toward Christlikeness, empowered by his presence, enabled by his community, and embodied in his mission. Growing in discipleship means growing specifically in those three areas: presence, community, and mission. Another way to say this is that we need to cultivate our connection to God (presence), our connection to each other (community), and our connection to the world (mission). We need all three of these working together to follow Jesus faithfully.
Starting with a look at ourselves.
Many of us would quickly agree that our Christian identity includes living out these basic pillars of discipleship. The truth is though, in a broken, busy, and distracting world, it's easy for us to lose sight of what matters most. REALIZE 2025 is our way of prioritizing growth in discipleship to realize our God-given potential.
There are two very simple steps to join us in REALIZE 2025:
- Take the anonymous survey to assess where you are on the discipleship journey and help you make a plan. We have to know where we are starting to be deliberate about moving forward.
- In your survey results you will have information on joining one of our groups that meet 2x each month. We need each other; that's the way God set it up. Let's do this together!
