What is The Vine Church (VC) seeking to become? To be a Christ-Connected Community of Spirit-Empowered Catalysts in the Local and Global Communities. (John 15:1-8; Matthew 22:37-39; Matthew 28:16-20; Acts 1:8)
It is the dream of the VC to become a community of multi-national people (varying ethnicities) that is faithfully connected to Christ and to one another, and continually bearing "the fruit" of converts. (John 15) Thus, this community ought to be composed of "3-C" persons.
What is a "3-C" persons? Someone who has made Christ the primary relationship in their life, someone who is Connected to the Community of believers, and someone is who is being a Catalyst in their workplace, family, neighborhood, school and the world. The Vision of the VC has five characteristics to it.
1. Authentic Biblical Community (Real People in Relationship with a Christian Worldview)
It is the vision of The Vine to form authentic relationships that are deeply inter-connected to Christ and to one another. It is the dream of developing life-long learners that know the ancient Scriptures and can make it’s principles known. It is the dream of creating an accredited Christian Institute where any person can grow in biblical scholarship, and be equipped to be sent out as a short-term or career missionary. (John 15:1-4; 2 Timothy 2:15; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; James 1:19; Matthew 18:1-35; Deut 6:4-9; Acts 17:11)
2. Mosaic Community (A Church for all Nationalities, all Generations, and all Backgrounds)
It is the vision of The Vine to welcome thousands of members of any nationality into the fellowship of our church family, as we love, learn, laugh and live in peace together. The church ought to be a place for all generations, all backgrounds, and all ethnicities where unity is found in Christ. (Acts 2:42-47; Ephesians 4:1-7; Galatians 3:8-14; Galatians 3:26-28; Genesis 12:1-3)
3. Multi-site Community (Spreading the Vine across the Lands)
It is the vision of The Vine to create multi-sites for members to experience community in closer proximity so that they can have cataclysmic impact in their local community. Each multi-site congregation will become rooted with a customized staff & leadership yet unanimity shall be practiced through teaching, programs and ministry concepts. It is the vision to launch 10 sites that become church plants, and grow to be a community church. (James 1:1; Act 1:8; Acts 16:5; John 15:4-8)
4. Mission Sending Community (To Commission 70 Career Missionaries)
It is the vision of The Vine to send out 70 career missionaries all around the world with each multi-site fully supporting 7 missionary families. It is the dream of sending our members by the hundreds on short-term missions projects to every continent. It is the dream of making disciples of International Students who can go back to their nation and be catalysts for Christ. (Luke 10:1-16; Matthew 28:18-20; Mark 3:13-14; Eph 4:12)
5. Catalytic Community (Ambassadors of Christ in the local community) It is the vision of The Vine to share the Real News of Jesus Christ with the thousands of residents throughout Southern California so that the hurting, frustrated and confused can grow to be a fully devoted disciple of Jesus, and be Spirit-empowered Catalysts doing significant ministry in their social context. (Matthew 10:1:15; Luke 15:3-7; Luke 19:10; James 5:16; Rom 12:1-2)
This is Our Vision, Our Dream as we "Forsake what was not, Hope in what is to come, and Dream of what can be."
Pastor Marcus Lead Pastor of The Vine Church: A Community of Christ-Connected Catalysts
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