Sunday Service 9:30am

Ministry Model

BEING WITH JESUS. BEING LIKE JESUS. AND DOING THE THINGS OF JESUS.

Here at New Life Community Church, we believe in keeping things simple. Our focus is less about maintaining specific programs and much more about connecting with people right where they are on their spiritual journey and helping them move forward in a variety of ways, big and small.

Our goal is to shepherd people as they grow in their love of God and others by being with Jesus, being like Jesus, and doing the things of Jesus. We believe this is accomplished by actively engaging and taking ownership in three different environments: UP, IN, and OUT
UP | Weekly Gatherings
We intentionally gather with one another each Sunday morning to bring our focus upward towards God. Our hope is to come alongside people who are from all different points on their spiritual journey and engage their mind, heart, and actions to love God and love others. We do this by creating a welcoming and accepting atmosphere to experience worship through music, video, generosity, and art as well as teaching, interaction, activity, stories, and serving. The UP environment is an opportunity for people to serve God by joining one of our Sunday service teams (Worship, Tech, Welcome, NL Kids, Communion, etc.) The UP environment promotes the NLCC values of: Risk Yourself, Explore, See Below the Surface, and Step Beyond Comfort.
IN | Group Life
The IN environment provides an opportunity to relationally engage in a small group with the goal of moving toward a deeper connection to loving God and loving others. Groups may engage over a book of the Bible, a spiritual discipline, a theme, a discipleship track, or any Biblical topic that allows them to invest deeper and grow internally, both horizontally and vertically. A primary goal of the IN environment is to give people a place to be fully known and fully loved. IN groups are typically smaller in number to build trust within the group and allow all group members to actively engage. The IN environment promotes the NLCC values of: Risk Yourself, Get Messy, Explore, See Below the Surface, and Step Beyond Comfort.

Examples of IN activities: Bible Studies, Life Groups, Men’s Group, Women’s Group, Mom’s Group, etc.
OUT | Community Connections
The OUT environment encourages people to “do life together” in small or larger groups. Doing life together means having a meal together, participating in NLCC events, serving together, or any activity that allows people to engage their minds, hearts, and actions as they live out what it means to love God and love others. NLCC especially supports OUT activities that encourage people to ask the question, "What breaks our heart for our community?" Because if it breaks our hearts, it breaks God's heart, and we want to be a part of serving in areas that break God's heart. We also know the impact of many people coming together with a common goal to love on “the least of these” is powerful. The OUT environment promotes the NLCC values of: Risk Yourself, Get Messy, Explore, See Below the Surface, and Step Beyond Comfort.

Examples of OUT activities: Compassion in Action, Stitches of Love, Toolbox, etc.
Epicenter 
We believe when individuals move towards living out all three of these environments, they have the best opportunity to grow as a passionate Christ follower. It is the epicenter of the greatest growth someone can have in their faith journey. Wherever you are on your faith journey, what do you need to do to step into one of these environments? Continue taking steps, as God works and moves in you and through you, so that your mind, heart, and actions look more like who Christ created you to be. 

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