mission

We make Jesus non-ignorable by making joyful, passionate disciples.

When something is non-ignorable people know about it. In Denver, Colorado, the Rocky Mountains are non-ignorable. Rising in the west, the craggy peaks are seen and known by all who visit and live in the Denver-area. When you drive west of Denver on Interstate 70, you have to drive through the Rocky Mountains and they impact that drive in a non-ignorable way.

In the days following the life of Jesus Christ on earth, His followers were so devoted and passionate in their commitment to Him that they were called Christians. Their lives were so connected to His that people around them took notice. Jesus was non-ignorable in the lives of His followers and the communities in which they lived, worked and played.

The way we make Jesus non-ignorable is by living as His joyful, passionate disciples and helping others find and follow Him. The term “disciple” is often used in Christian circles showing up in different denominational streams and non-denominational circles. Because the term is used by many it is important to define what we mean when we speak of a disciple.
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Core Commitments

We believe joyful, passionate following of Jesus expresses itself in four core commitments:

  1. Worship God Passionately: When we worship something, we are excited about it and give it our full attention and energy. We worship God together on Sundays and where we live, work and play during the week.  

  2. Connect with Others Authentically: The Bible describes the church as a body, a group of people who serve each other through different giftings, personalities and abilites. The Bible also describes the church as a family, a group of people who love each other and contribute to a shared life together. The church functions as a body and family as people live in meaningful relationships with one another.

  3. Grow to Know God Deeply: We grow as followers of Jesus by regularly spending time in Scripture and prayer and living in obedient response to God. Growth happens as we understand the gospel’s impact in our lives more fully and live in light of our new identity in Jesus.

  4. Go help others Find and Follow Jesus: When we worship something, we tell others about it. The gospel is good news that we share with others as we love them as friends. 

Core Values

Gospel Centrality

We center everything in our lives and in our church on Jesus.

The gospel is the good news of who Jesus is, what He has done, is doing, and will do to redeem sinners and restore the world (1 Cor. 15:3-4, Eph. 1:7-8, Col. 1:20).

Why does gospel centrality matter to us?
Gospel centrality matters to us because we believe that the gospel is both the power of God for SALVATION for everyone who believes in Jesus (Rom. 1:16) and the source of SANCTIFICATION for believers as they follow Him. We believe it is the truths of the gospel that enable us to genuinely and joyfully do what is pleasing to God and grow in progressive conformity to the image of Christ, both as individuals and as a church. Tim Keller talks about gospel centrality in this way:

“The Christian life is a process of renewing every dimension of our life—spiritual, psychological, corporate, social—by thinking, hoping, and living out the ‘lines’ or ramifications of the gospel. The gospel is to be applied to every area of thinking, feeling, relating, working, and behaving.” ~ Tim Keller

Joyful Hospitality

We live with open hearts, open hands, and open homes.

Why does joyful hospitality matter to us?
Joyful hospitality matters to us because we believe God calls us to welcome others as Christ has welcomed us (Rom. 15:7). Jesus has graciously welcomed us into relationship with God the Father, so we joyfully welcome others into our lives, our homes and our church.

Joyful hospitality starts with embracing the gospel because if we don’t receive the hospitality of Jesus towards us, we cannot extend that same hospitality to others. Jesus welcomes us sacrificially, graciously and purposefully, giving Himself for us so that we can experience the joy of relationship with God the Father. We invite others into that same joy by welcoming them in the same way Jesus welcomed us: sacrificially, graciously and purposefully.

Prayerful Humility

We seek God in desperate, dependent prayer.

Why does prayerful humility matter to us?
Prayerful humility matters because God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble (1 Pet. 5:5). Prayer is based on the life-giving miracle that in Christ we are God’s adopted sons and daughters (Eph. 1:4-5). The strength and depth of God’s love for us cannot be measured (Eph. 3:17-19). The truth that God is working for good in the lives of believers in every situation (Rom. 8:28-29) fuels our prayers no matter the circumstances.

Prayer is an act of dependence: we are acknowledging our need for God when we pray to Him. For His presence, His work, His guidance, His help. We recognize all of these things when we thank God through prayer, actively watching for God’s presence and work in our lives.

Finally, prayer directs us in mission. We go to Him humbly in prayer before we serve Him in mission, lest our labors be in vain.

Kingdom Mentality

We make disciple-making disciples and plant church-planting churches.

Why does kingdom mentality matter to us?
Because it matters to God! Jesus said, “the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel” (Mark 1:15b). Jesus taught His disciples to pray, “Lord, your kingdom come, your will be done.” In Matthew 6:33, Jesus said seek first His kingdom and His righteousness.

When we follow Jesus, we lay down the small, self-centered wants and desires of our kingdom and take up the God-sized mission and life of His kingdom. We believe having a kingdom mentality centers on carrying out the Great Commission: to make disciples of Jesus. Which leads us back to our mission: “We make Jesus Non-Ignorable by making joyful, passionate disciples.” We believe this happens as we live with gospel centrality, joyful hospitality, prayerful humility and kingdom mentality.