As you explore our web site, we hope you get a clearer picture of who we are--a group of ordinary people on a journey to experience an extraordinary God. We truly are ordinary--with real struggles and faults--and yet in the midst of that, we are seeking together to experience a real relationship with God and genuine, caring relationships with others. We are not interested in pretending to have our act together. We know that we don't! What we are interested in is growing together in the spiritual life--being real with God and others. We would love for you to join with us in this journey.
Our purpose is rather simple:
Journeying together to be an authentic, Christ-absorbed, compassionate community.
What does this look like? It really boils down to focusing on three major areas:
Authenticity
Honestly evaluating and investing in our relationship with God as prompted by the Holy Spirit.
Admitting the depth of our brokenness and ongoing need of Christ as our Savior.
Modeling transparency, integrity, and mercy in our personal relationships.
Sharing our hearts and lives with others, actively pursuing peace when conflicts arise.
Christ-absorbed
Seeking Christ first and foremost in every area of our lives through the enabling of the Holy Spirit.
Learning from others how to love Christ more deeply and embrace Him more fully.
Trusting Christ and resting in Him as our source of sufficiency, satisfaction, and identity.
Allowing God's Word, the Bible, to become increasingly more integral to our faith development and life decisions.
Joyfully investing the gifts and resources God has entrusted to each of us for Kingdom-building ministry at Christ Community and beyond.
Compassion
Allowing the Holy Spirit to soften our hearts and develop in us an unconditional love for people.
Seeing our spheres of influence as a context for mission in living out and verbalizing the message of the gospel in community with others.
Showing good deeds and creating good will as precursors to sharing the good news with people in need of an authentic relationship with Christ.
Looking beyond our immediate context to places where Christ may seek to impact the world through each of us.
That in a nutshell is what we are about. You can get more details about any and all of these by clicking on the appropriate links at the top of the page. Obviously the best way to find out more about who we are is to come check us out in person. If you do visit, please come up after our service and introduce yourself. I'd love to meet you. If we can help in any way, please don't hesitate to contact us.
In Jesus,
Alan Kraft
Senior Pastor