Our Mission
We exist to introduce (or re-introduce) people to Jesus and invite them to join us in becoming a worshiping community of missional theologians.
Worshiping adjective
\ wur-ship-ing\
the act of adoring, praising and ascribing worth to God
offering our service to God
Foremost, we are to be worshipers of God. Our desire is to grow in our love for God and to worship Him with all that we do and with all we are. We want to see our worship expressed holistically through our day-to-day living and lifestyle. We desire our worship to be expressed in creativity and in beauty, since God is the ultimate creator.
"Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God - this is your spiritual act of worship."
- Romans 12:1 -
Community noun
\ kuh-myoo-ni-tee\
a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.
a feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals.
God exists in community, as Father, Son and Holy Spirit and we, as people created in the image of God, are also created to exist in community. The church is supposed to function as a community; Jesus instructed His followers to love one another as the primary way others will know we are His disciples. The church should also function as a family who encourages, prays, supports and equips one another while on the mission together… the church is not a meeting, nor a place, but a "family."
"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."
- John 13:34-35 -
Missional adjective
\ mish-uhn-uhl\
to be others-focused, with the goal of expressing and sharing the love of Jesus with the world around us.
The church was never meant to be withdrawn, isolated or to exist only to meet its own needs. Instead, the church is to be in the world, but not of the world (John 17). Being "missional" means that we will exist for the sake of inviting others into a relationship with God and Kingdom living. Vintage Faith doesn't have a missions department; it is mission.
"..you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.
- Acts 1:8 -
Theologians noun
\ thee-uh-loh-juhns\
A person who is well versed in the study of the nature of God and inquires into religious questions
We strive to set a deep ethos of Scriptural study and discussion in our community in order to help us grow in our love for God and people. We want to view the world and culture through the lens of Scripture, not the other way around. We realize that we must become thinkers and theologians if we are serious about being disciples and being missional in today's culture.