Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
2 CORINTHIANS 5:17
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to share and experience the newness of Christ in Lilburn and with the world.
OUR PHILOSOPHY
We believe this newness is holistic, transforming who we are, what we believe, and what we do—modeled and defined by the following:
BEING
We are created in the image of God, to experience His love, and to be in a right relationship with Him; everything else flows out of this. We want to be a people that emphasize being with God over doing for God; adoration of God over achievement for God; Godly character over skills and competency. We believe that part of “being” means learning to become spiritually, emotionally and physically healthy. Our desire is to see people come to know Jesus and to be transformed into whole beings that fully trust and fully rest in Him.
KNOWING
We believe God’s desire is that we would know Him, not just know about Him. We want to emphasize that knowing God comes as a result of being with God. We believe God’s word is His primary means of teaching us about Himself, and that we must study Scripture to better understand God’s heart, character and will. We believe that God has uniquely gifted, wired and impassioned all people. We believe that part of helping people to know Him is helping them understand how He’s made them. We believe that knowing God and ourselves allows us to have healthy relationships with others. Our desire is to see people awakened to the knowledge of God and the unique calling of God in their lives.
DOING
We were created to do the work of God. We want to emphasize that doing for God comes as a result of being with Him, knowing Him, and knowing ourselves. We believe this work means joining Him in His mission through evangelism, mercy, justice, service, and local and global missions. We believe this work is relational, that God desires for us to live in community and to build and maintain healthy relationships. We believe this work also means stewarding the physical bodies He’s given us. Finally, we believe this work is vocational, that God wants us to use our gifts for His glory, and to understand the proper relationship between our faith and work. Our desire is to see people mobilized to do the work of God in every area of life.
OUR VALUES
Our core values navigate our mission and are manifested in all we do as a people committed to sharing and experiencing the newness of Christ in Lilburn and with the world (swipe left or click the dots).
GOSPEL CLARITY
The Gospel is Good News for all. It’s where everything starts. It’s powerful, it’s convicting and it’s compelling… all by itself. The Gospel is the life-changing News that tells of what God has accomplished through the life and death of Jesus Christ. Through faith in Him, God gives us a new heart, a new life, and a new identity, enabling us to live with a new love. We believe this message is the only true hope for the world. Our longing is to see the world changed by the transforming power of this News.
John 15:13, 1 Corinthians 15:3-4, Ephesians 2:14-16, 1 Timothy 1:15, 2 Timothy 1:8-10
AUTHENTIC COMMUNITY
The Gospel is the life-changing News that creates a new community, which is God’s family. In this family and by the power of His Spirit, we are striving to love God completely, ourselves correctly, and others compassionately. This new community is God’s design for reflecting and building His Kingdom, giving us a new hope in this life and in the one to come.
Acts 2:42-45, 1 Corinthians 1:10, Ephesians 2:15, Galatians 6:2, James 5:16
BIBLICAL DIVERSITY
The Gospel is the life-changing News that reconciles all people. We believe that all of humanity is created in God’s image, to bear His image, and to reflect His glory. Therefore, diversity is not a human construct but rather a Kingdom reality. We want to intentionally pursue the diversity of our community and champion the diversity of God’s global Kingdom.
2 Corinthians 5:11-20, Ephesians 2:15, Revelation 7:9-126
CULTURAL RENEWAL
The Gospel is the life-changing News that restores what is broken. Through the Gospel, God is making all things new, both in our individual lives and in the social and cultural fabric of all of creation. Because of God’s work and His promises, we have hope in a new world. As believers we want to join God in His mission to bring renewal to every sphere of life.
1 Corinthians 7:17, Ephesians 2:15, Revelation 21:5
OUR CULTURES
Our core cultures act as regular rhythms for the life of our ministry, grounding us in our values and guiding us toward mission fulfillment (swipe left or click the dots).
PRAYER
It’s who we are, not just what we do. It’s not a ministry, but the ministry. It’s our lifeline, not our safety net. We want to seek God for who He is, not just what He can give. We want to seek God because we love Him, and we want to seek Him to do what only He can do. We desire to be known as a house of prayer.
Isaiah 56:7, Matthew 21:13, Mark 11:17, Acts 2:42, Acts 12:5
FAMILY
It’s who we are, not just what we do. We are God’s household, not a social club. To be in His family means to be in close relationship with others. A key to our family culture involves feasting together and seeing our dinner tables as a place of welcome and radical hospitality. We believe the table creates a sense of home, ushers us to listen to the stories of our neighbors and invites us to remember that a greater meal is coming. As a family, we want to join God in building up families and helping them thrive. We desire to be a family of grace where all people are known and accepted.
Acts 2:42-47, Ephesians 1:5, Revelation 19:6-9
GENEROSITY
It’s who we are, not just what we do. It’s financial and relational. It’s a “both/and,” not an “either/or.” We give because of God’s grace, not because of our guilt. We give cheerfully, generously and sacrificially to see the Kingdom advance and others prosper. Generosity is about much more than money. It means thinking critically about how we can leverage our talents, resources and relationships to help other people grow and live out their God-given potential. We desire to give much, simply because we’ve been given much.
Matthew 6:21, 23:23, Acts 4:32-37, Romans 12:1, 2 Corinthians 9:7
MULTIPLICATION
It’s who we are, not just what we do. It’s a way of life. It’s intentional and relational, not automatic or programmatic. We believe multiplication happens when leaders pour themselves into the lives of a few. We are convinced multiplication is not just individual, but it is also corporate, and therefore, believe in the sacrificial pursuit of sending long-term missionaries and planting new churches. Our desire is to intentionally train and multiply cross-cultural leaders. Our dream is plant 5 new churches in our first 10 years of life.
Matt 28:18-20, Acts 11:19-26, Acts 13:1-5, Acts 20:1-6, 1 Cor 11:1, 2 Tim 2:1-2
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