Jesus gives every church its mission: the Great Commission. At SAC, we have chosen to word our mission - "leading people into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ" . . . Great Commission. How a church accomplishes this mission is what makes each church unique. At SAC, I believe there are 4 key distinctives we are pursuing to best accomplish Christ's mission. I want to unpack each of these distinctives in a series of four blog entries.
This is part 2 of this 4-part series of blog entries. (You can click here to see the 1st distinctive.)
Distinctive: Simple Church
Our mantra is "steps not programs". Every organization (especially churches) naturally drift toward complexity. As a church it is so tempting to always add something until we eventually offer a menu of programs and similar interest ministries. However, we believe that more programs/ministries are often the enemy of spiritual growth. "Living at the church" restricts relationships with unchurched people and often creates an "insider-focused" culture.
We desire to see everyone get involved in a community group because this is where we believe sustained life-change happens. So everything we do will be to create a clear, simple step toward a community group. Instead of offering "competing" ministries that are good, we want to put all of our resources into the ministry that we believe is essential.
Our model (foyer, living room, kitchen) reveals our strategy. Click here to see a 10 minute video explaining our model.
So here are our steps: 1) Attend the Sunday service (foyer), 2) Then join one service team (living room), and 3) Then attend a community group (kitchen). Simple . . . "steps not programs".
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