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The body is a unit, though it is made up of many
parts; and though all its parts are many, they form
one body. So it is with Christ. For we were all
baptized by one Spirit into one body—whether Jews or
Greeks, slave or free—and we were all given the one
Spirit to drink.
(1 Corinthians 12:12-13) |
"Church like family; family like church." This is
what we strive for at Covenant Chapel. Though everyone is made differently, each with different personalities and giftings, we are all part of one body in Christ.
With this understanding of unity, we desire for our church to grow and develop young
Christians into fully-formed, fully-functioning
members of God's Church. In essence, it is about
people growing in Gospel-understanding and
application.
The third part of our vision statement, to
"reach the world",
cannot be done effectively as a church if the second part is not
accomplished, and that is to "nurture believers".
We need to grow as a community of believers, very
much like the early church in the book of Acts grew.
A church that prays for and with one another, holds
each other biblically accountable, and meets
regularly for fellowship and study of the Word will
mature and grow in unity. Jesus even prayed for his
people that they would have unity so that the world
would come to know him (John 17:20-23). |
