Our Purpose, Mission, and Vision

 

OUR PURPOSE…

“Why do we exist as a church?”

“We of the Atlanta Road Alliance Church exist to GLORIFY GOD by being faithful in our WORSHIP of Him, in being transformed by His WORD, in lovingly serving the COMMUNITY of believers, and involved in the great COMMISSION of spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ"

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A healthy church increasingly reflects God’s character as His character has been displayed in His Word. (Gal. 3:26-27; Matt. 5:48; 2 Cor. 3:18; 2 Peter 3:18; Eph. 3:10-11; 1 John 3:2)  Where Adam and Eve failed to reflect God’s image, God’s redeemed people are to be reflecting the character and glory of God to all the earth as salt and light.  We see this in the function of the church that worships God (up-reach), is grounded and transformed by His Word (down-reach), builds a loving community of believers (in-reach), and is actively involved in the great commission of spreading the gospel (out-reach).

 

OUR MISSION…

“What is our mission?”

“To proclaim the gospel, wherever we are or go, and make disciples, teaching them to observe all that Christ commands.”

Scripture says to “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age” (Matthew 28:19-20).  “And he said to them, ‘Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation’” (Mark 1:15).

Therefore, we want to make disciples who worship God, learn his Word and transformed, belong as an active part of the community of believers, and are involved in the great commission of spreading the gospel.  In short, we want them to be worshippers, learners, family members, and missionaries.

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OUR VISION…

“What will our church look like when we are accomplishing the mission?”

 “A GOSPEL-CENTERED PEOPLE GROWING and GOING for the GLORY OF GOD”

 

“Why a ‘gospel-centered’ people?”

It is precisely because the Gospel of Jesus Christ is what has changed us (Rom. 1:16) and it is our message to the city of Seaford and to the world.  The gospel is also what “makes” disciples.  It is by God’s grace we are saved, and the gospel is the heart of Christianity.  Therefore, it should be the heart of all our church ministries.  The gospel must not just be at the beginning of salvation (regeneration and justification), but functionally central throughout a believers sanctification.  The motivation in the Christian life to obey is this: “I’m accepted, therefore I obey” NOT “I obey, therefore I’m accepted.”  The gospel is one of grace that leads us to enjoy God.  Thus, the gospel must be functionally central to every facet of ministry and its people in the church, or people will be receiving some other message that doesn’t communicate salvation is all of grace.

 

“How are we to be a gospel-centered people GROWING?”

We are to be growing in our up-reach (Worship), down-reach (the Word), in-reach (Community), and out-reach (the Commission).  We want to see people involved in the Sunday service, Sunday classes, Small group, and serving in ministry.

 

“How are individuals to be a gospel-centered member GROWING?”

We are to be growing as a worshipper, family member, learner, and missionary.  Again, the Sunday service, Sunday classes, Small group, and serving in ministry are the vehicles to put this in practice.

 

“How are we to be a gospel-centered people GOING?”

We are to have every member going with the gospel to our homes, city, region, and world (Deut. 6:4; Acts 1:8).

 

 

Growing & Going for the Glory of God