Authentic Christianity in Action Today…
Personally… in the Family… through the Church… into the Community… with the Region… and out to the World!
Authentic Christianity in Action Today…
Our desire as a church is to strive to live as an authentic and active community of believers in Jesus Christ, passionate about loving God and loving people (Matthew 22:36-40), and making Him known to the world in our generation (Matthew 28:19-20)! We aim to be building strong disciples and leaders, and sending believers and teams out to expand the work of the gospel, all for His Glory!
Personally…
Authentic Christianity in the church starts within each individual member. Our desire is to encourage, inspire, and equip church members to grow strong in their relationship with God. That each church member would have a vibrant walk with Christ, maturing in his or her faith, serving in ministry, and bringing the gospel to others.
in the Family…
The first and most important circle of relationship is within the family. We desire each family to be growing together spiritually, parents rearing and training their children in the faith, and working together as a family to expand His Kingdom. As a church, we assist parents through a special emphasis on discipleship ministries for children, teens, young adults, and families, equipping initiatives, and pastoral support through all seasons of life.
through the Church…
The next most important circle is the local church. We aim to be a fully functioning local church body modeled after the early church in the New Testament. As such, every member is a minister within the church, equipped and led by mature leaders appointed to church offices. We are a multi-generational church, where the older generations of believers serve and build into the younger generations. We trust God to use our church to see people redeemed by His grace, brought into fellowship, nurtured in the faith, and excited about expanding the gospel as we raise up new workers and leaders for Christ.
into the Community…
As the church, we are the pillar and support of the truth to the community (1 Timothy 3:15). We desire to be a lighthouse, providing a place of worship, healing, growth, service, and effective outreach in two spheres of influence. First and primarily, the relational sphere of each church member… where each one lives, works, and studies… their extended family members, neighbors, coworkers, and friends. Secondly, we desire to impact the greater community of West Chicago surrounding our church building, including the high school directly adjacent to our facility.
with the Region…
Just as Jesus instructed the first believers to have an increasing geographical influence (Acts 1:8), our church cooperates with other like minded churches in the midwest. We meet together for training, fellowship, and encouragement… but also work together to expand the gospel to new areas through church planting.
and out to the World!
We support God’s work in other parts of the nation and world. We spend time, finances, and prayer in missions efforts, including regularly sending short term missions teams to support other churches, both nationally and internationally, in unified faith toward the common goal of reaching the world with the gospel!