Our work is centered around three priorities: growth, community and faith. We aim to grow disciples who will help others grow in their journeys (Matthew 28:19-20). We aim to contribute positively to the community around us, assisting with local needs and inviting others to journey with us (Micah 6:8). And we aim to raise awareness of who Jesus is, what He has done for us and how He wants us to respond to Him (Matthew 22:32-34).
Our Discipleship Pathway is a framework we use to evaluate whether the set of activites we pursue as a church are providing opportunities and spaces that can serve the needs of people at any stage of their relationship with Jesus.
In other words, if you know nothing about Jesus, we want you to be able to find a space where you feel welcomed and supported. And if you are in deep relationship with Jesus, we want you to be able to have opportunities both to serve others who are just beginning and to be supported in your own continued journey.
We talk about offering spaces where people can gather to Get Acquainted (with GCF and with Jesus); Get Together (with each other and with Jesus); Get Equipped (with tools and information to grow our faith); and Get Deeper (in relationship with Jesus).
Our Discipleship Pathway also outlines a set of individual choices that each of us must make, and we use those to evaluate whether the activities we offer as a church are equipping individuals to make those choices. We talk about individual choices to Get Right (with God); to Get In the Habit (of abiding with Jesus); and to Get Alongside (with God's plans for their lives).