Ways To Connect

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Missional Community

God's mission is to reconcile the world to himself, to reconcile us to one another and a call to serve neighbor.

We aim to be a community on His mission.

The goal of missional communities is three fold:

1. Grow as Servants of God (Col 3:23-24, 1 Cor 4:1-2, John 12:26): MCs give us the space to grow and challenge each other in our understanding of God, the Gospel, and our role and function in it.

2. Grow as the Family of God (Matthew 12:50, 1 Timothy 3:15): The Scriptures don’t describe the church as an organization that looks like a family, but rather it describes the church as an ACTUAL FAMILY! In MC we learn to serve one another with the love of Christ and aid one another in growing more and more into the family of God He has called us to be!

3. Grow as Missionaries for God (2 Corinthians 5:19-21, Matthew 28:19-20, Mark 16:15): We have all been given the privilege and calling of God’s ambassadors and missionaries in this world. So, every MC aims to serve our community, sharing the love and Gospel of Jesus Christ with it.

We are very intentional about seeking spaces and opportunities to live out this mission. You may see a potluck or snacks followed by a time of sharing from scripture or a book study and prayer. You may even see a family game night. You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. But most importantly, you’ll grow. You’ll grow in your understanding of Scriptures and God’s heart for you. You’ll grow in grace in relationships. You’ll grow in service to the community, letting your light so shine that men might see your good works and glorify your Father in Heaven (Matt 5:16).

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DNA Groups

Disciple. Nurturing. Accountability

A DNA Group usually consist of three people—men with men, women with women—who meet together weekly to be known and to bring the gospel to bear on each other’s life so that they grow in and live out our identity and rhythms.



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Membership

ATTEND CITY LIGHT CHURCH MEMBERSHIP CLASS

This is a two-part class for folks interested in covenant membership at City Light. During the class, You will learn about the vision, beliefs, and expectations of City Light. Classes are held once quarterly and is a requirement for covenant membership.

2. SCHEDULE A MEMBERSHIP CHAT WITH AN ELDER

During this discussion we will get an opportunity to get to know each other more and how you might fit into City Light Church. Expect to discuss your testimony and understanding of the Gospel.

3. AFFIRMATION BY THE CHURCH

On New Members Sunday, all the prospective members that have attended both a membership class and a membership chat with a church elder(s) are presented to the church by recommendation of the elders for full acceptance into the covenant membership. PRAISE GOD!


What Is City Light Covenant?

Having been led, as we believe, by the Spirit of God, to receive the Lord Jesus Christ as our Savior, and on the profession of our faith, having been baptized in the name of our Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, we do now in the presence of God, angels, and this assembly, most solemnly and joyfully enter into covenant with one another as one body in Christ.

We engage, therefore, by the aid of the Holy Spirit, to walk together in Christian love; to strive for the advancement of this church, in knowledge, holiness, and comfort, to promote its fruitfulness and spirituality; to sustain its worship, ordinances, discipline and doctrines, to contribute cheerfully and regularly to the support of the ministry, the expenses of the church, the relief of the poor, and the spread of the Gospel through all nations.

We also engage to maintain family and personal devotion; to train and educate our children in the Christian Faith, to seek the salvation of our family, friends, and acquaintances, to walk circumspectly in the world, to be just in our dealings, faithful in our engagements and exemplary in our deportment, to avoid all tattling, backbiting and excessive anger, to seek God’s help in abstaining from the abuse of any substance or the practice of any activity which Scripture calls foolish, brings unwarranted harm to the body, or jeopardizes our faith or the faith of others.

We further engage to watch over one another with brotherly love, to remember each other in prayer, to aid each other in sickness and distress, to cultivate Christian sympathy in feeling and courtesy in speech, to be slow to take offense, but always ready for reconciliation, and mindful of the rules of our Savior to secure it without delay.

We moreover engage that when we remove from this place, we will, if possible, unite with a likeminded church, where we can carry out the spirit of this covenant and the principles of God’s word.