VISION

“All of life with the presence of God”

God’s underlying promise throughout all the Scriptures is for Him to be our God and for us to be His people. Although God created humanity to be in a unique, intimate relationship with Him, every person has fallen into sin and separation from God. However, the beauty of the gospel is that God reunites a people to Himself through the work of His Son, Jesus Christ. In this work of Christ, we are not only forgiven of our sins and saved from Hell, but we are united to God forevermore.

While we still await the fullness of the blessing to be with God one day, the church can experience the presence of God in our lives today. Therefore, for the church we believe all of life is to be lived with the presence of God.

The phrase, “All of Life with the Presence of God,” communicates two truths.

  1. All of our lives as Christians are to be lived in the presence of God, with the presence of God, and through the presence of God.
    We do not only live spiritual moments on Sundays or in Bible studies. All of our lives are in the presence of God because Christ poured out His Spirit to be in us, always. There is no division for Christians of their time spent with God and time spent without God. We, always and forever, enjoy life with the presence of God.

  2. Where the church goes, the presence of God goes.
    In Peter’s first letter, he calls the church a “royal priesthood” (1 Peter 2:9). A priest is a mediator between God and people. The church is now the place on earth where God’s presence dwells and is to be a people that represent God to the world. The presence of God goes where the church goes. This calling for Christians is to be the presence of God in our city. The city of Omaha will know who God is and what He is like by looking at the church. Therefore, we are to engage all areas of life with the presence of God through our involvement in our city, neighborhoods, and workplaces.

Providence, it is our joyful calling to live all of life with the presence of God in us. And it is our calling to engage all areas of life with the presence of God for those around us. A city will come to know God through a church living all of life with the presence of God.

VALUES

GOSPEL

The gospel is the good news of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. This good news is not just a belief system—it is the real power of God (Rom 1:16) that brings victory over sin. Through Jesus’ victory, we are brought back into a right relationship with God and live with His presence inside of us. When we embrace the gospel, it transforms every part of our lives—our worldviews, our desires, our relationships, and our eternity!

FORMATION

We are constantly being shaped by our surroundings and our practices. The unique call of a disciple is one of being formed, or transformed, to look more like Jesus (Rom 12:1-2). While we know transformation comes through the power and presence of God, we are active participants in our spiritual lives. Through our personal spiritual disciplines, our community life, and our worship gatherings, we are “co-working” with God to be developed and transformed into Christ’s likeness.

COMMUNITY

The unifying power of the gospel creates a new community of people. This community is to function as our new family where we care for each other and lay our lives down for the good of each other. There are no favorites and no outcasts because everyone comes into the family by the grace of Jesus. The gospel-centered community is ordinary in the way it meets the tangible needs of everyday life, but it is also supernatural in that it is only possible through the power of Jesus.

MISSION

Woven into the fabric of the gospel is the idea of being sent. Jesus was “sent” from Heaven to Earth with the mission to declare and demonstrate the good news—the gospel. Now, as Jesus followers, we also have been sent into a broken world. We declare the gospel with our words, telling people about the true hope found in Jesus. We demonstrate the good news by loving our neighbor and caring for the vulnerable.