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Our Metrics: Spiritual Challenge Questions

Posted on September 17, 2018 by sbain

By Paul Wilkinson Flowing out of our Mission Statement, Values, and 5-Year Vision are our metrics for measuring our success toward that vision. I am excited that these are qualitative rather than quantitative metrics.  We call these our Spiritual Challenge Questions, of which there are 5:   How are you being changed by Jesus?   How are you being discipled, and who are you discipling?   When and where are you experiencing life-giving biblical community?   Who are the lost people … Continue reading →

Celebration, Communication, Community

Posted on July 30, 2018 by sbain

By Sarah Becky Spain, active member of the Oasis LIFE Group, a women’s group that meets on Sunday mornings at 9:30 and is led by Sarah Samuel. The Oasis Class bulletin board is a way to celebrate, communicate, and share life within our class community. Practically speaking, it’s a space where we can purposefully and effectively share things of value with our group. We want group members to be informed about key parts of our group, even if we can’t … Continue reading →

Praying for the Lost and Searching

Posted on July 16, 2018 by sbain

By Paul Wilkinson Shelly and I are working with an organization this week in Jamaica called American Caribbean Experience (ACE). They essentially do the Middle Tennessee Initiative in rural Jamaica, focusing on healthcare, education, poverty, and spiritual development. We went to church yesterday at High Gate Gospel Chapel and, shockingly, they have a very similar discipleship strategy as us: being faithful followers of Jesus while making followers of Jesus, cf. being disciples of Jesus while making disciples with Jesus. I say … Continue reading →