Who we are
Our Four Ds (Distinctives)
We Are…
MISSIONALLY MINDED - Sent Into The World
Together, we take bold steps towards those far from God with the Good News of Jesus Christ.
DISCIPLESHIP FOCUSED - To Make Disciples
Together, we make it our primary goal to please the Lord through obedient, love motivated, self-sacrificing, living.
SPIRIT EMPOWERED - In the Power of the Holy Spirit
We depend on the helper - the Holy Spirit - to receive and express all aspects of the Kingdom of God: for rightiousness, peace, and joy.
FAMILY CONNECTED - Together For The Gospel
We try to live and relate as a real family of God; forgiving quickly, loving deeply, and letting people into our lives so that we can grow and continue to be shaped into the image of Christ together.
What Sunday Gatherings Mean To Us.
We believe the New Testament—and church history—shows that weekly church gatherings are primarily for believers, those who follow Jesus. The church is a sacred assembly, created for fellowship with God the Father, through the Son, by the Spirit, and in unity with one another.
Our Sunday gatherings are meant to train, equip, encourage, and teach God’s people. While we always welcome those who don’t yet know Christ and pray they encounter Him, our main focus is not evangelism, but discipleship—building up the body of Christ as we meet with God.
Jesus often narrowed His focus to teaching His disciples, even as the crowds watched and were amazed. In the same way, we hope many unbelievers come, hear the Word preached, witness the sacraments, experience the Spirit’s power in worship, and meet Christ among us. But our aim is to form believers who are ready to live on mission throughout the week—as salt and light in their world.
While some churches design their services mainly for seekers, we believe this approach can dilute the holiness and purpose of the gathered church. We are committed to preserving its sacred calling. The Church is the temple of the Holy Spirit.
Our Mission.
Our mission as a church is - Everyone Reach One, One Week At A Time. What this means is that we are passionate about evangelism and about being missionally minded/focused. We make the input our goal and leave the output to God. God brings the growth, but we plant and water (1 Cor. 3). By setting a goal that every believer would share at least once in their week, we maintain a focus on spreading the Gospel and being equipped to reach the world around us for Christ.
Mature believers make disciples; spiritual growth is necessary. Just as children can’t give birth to children, immature believers cannot replicate. We must keep growing in faith and maturity until we are able to bear much fruit.
We believe that God has called us for something special in Rangiora and that we need live yeilded lives to eachother and to the Holy Spirit in order to achieve what God has prepared for us.