The 4-M Church

Reaffirming the Relational Foundation of What it Means

to be the Body of Christ

Embracing Our Purpose As the Body of Christ

Like the Message, the Mission does not need to be invented. Like the Message, the authority of the Mission rests in the

One who gave it. We have a mission because it is the one Jesus gave us.

Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations,

baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And

surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.

-Matthew 28:18-20

The Great Commission is not first fulfilled by groups or committees or through programs and

promotions. It is first fulfilled by persons who are so in love with Jesus that they will do whatever they can to introduce other people to Him and

walk with those people as they develop as faithful disciples of Jesus.

The Great Commission is, first and foremost,

relational, not methodological.

Discipleship is, first and foremost, the building of healthy, God-centered,

Christ-focused, Holy Spirit-inspired relationships, not

a program to be fulfilled.

A Disciple is one who ministers (serves) in four distinctive ways:

A disciple serves the Lord:by listeningwith gladness/praise (worship)through yieldedness

The Nature of Discipleship

A disciple serves the Word:devotion to the Bible and prayerexperiencing—living—the WordObeying the Word in daily life

A disciple serves others in love:we love with compassionwe love with gracewe love without thought of returnwe love without human distinctionswe care about and for all

A disciple serves the message of reconciliation:we serve those outside the Kingdomwe introduce others to the Savior we share the love of Jesus Christ whenever

and wherever possible

This “Great Commission”, and the “Great Commandments”, together supersede all other identities and tasks and inform everything the

church—the Body of Christ—is called to be and do.

Fulfilling Our Commission. . .

-Fall Deeply In Love With Jesus-Share Your Story

-Commit to A Life of Growth and Maturity-Seek to Live in the Spirit and

Attitude of Christ-Introduce Others to Jesus

-Grow together with others into the Fullness of Christ

Commissioned to Share

I am committed to Sharing my story — HIS story in me — in the power of the Holy Spirit

SHAPE

Growth Through Connection