Life Development Process
(The process we use to implement our mission)

CONNECTING
Equipping Seminar 101: Discovering Church Membership
This is an in-depth introduction to our church family where we tackle the who, what, why and how of Christ's Church. . . Who we are. . . What our vision is. . . Why we exist as a church. . . and How we are attempting to walk this out in terms of our strategies and structure.

GROWING
Equipping Seminar 201: Discovering Spiritual Maturity
This seminar focuses on the disciplines needed for spiritual growth. There are many that could be mentioned, but we focus on the three primary ones that involve our time, money and relationship: time with God in personal Bible study and prayer; honoring the Lord with our finances; and connecting with other believers in a small group.

SERVING
Equipping Seminar 301: Discovering My Ministry
What God made you to be determines what He intends for you to do. The goal of this seminar is to help you discover your unique S.H.A.P.E. (spiritual gifts, heart, abilities, personality and experiences) for ministry, and commit to developing and using your God-given gifts and abilities in serving God and others.

GOING
Equipping Seminar 401: Discovering My Life Mission
This seminar has three primary emphases: learning how to share my faith; becoming a "world-class" Christian; and discovering God's mission for my life.

Why Purpose-Driven? Isn't that just a fad?

Rick Warren’s book has certainly received major popularity since it was published. When something like that sweeps through the church (let-alone the country!) so quickly, it’s often met with criticism and skepticism. And this is worth exploring, to make sure we’re not just being swept up in the hype.

At Christ's Church, it’s not about the hype of “Purpose Driven,” but the basic premise of trying to be a healthy church. Healthy churches, like healthy people, are balanced. They take care of themselves in a few core areas. And when those core areas are doing well, they grow.

The Purpose-Driven model has identified five core areas, named them, and set them up as benchmarks against which a church (or ministry, or person) can check themselves to see if they’re healthy. The five purposes aren’t new. They’re based on Christ’s Great Commandment and Great Commission. (Matthew 22:37-40 and Matthew 28:19-20)

Worship – “Love the Lord your God with all your heart”
Ministry – “Love your neighbor as yourself”
Evangelism – “Go and make disciples of all nations”
Discipleship – “Teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you”
Fellowship – “Be baptized”

By evaluating what we do based on these purposes, we strive to create a safe, healthy environment where God’s Spirit is active, alive and makes a difference in the lives of people.