This week, Chris taught on our final value, Formation. The church’s goal is our maturity, becoming more like Jesus together. Formation and presence are meant to move together, holding the tension between the Bible and the Spirit. When they drift apart, we miss out on who Jesus is shaping us to be.
A blueprint shows us how a building is to be designed or constructed. Our desire is to cultivate the kind of family Jesus introduced to the world, and we do that through experiencing family, partnering in God’s mission, seeking His presence, and in all of that pursuing formation through a growing relationship with Jesus and others.Four values that guide everything we do—Family, Mission, Presence, Formation—this is what we want to experience in all aspects of our church.We are partnering with God to build His Kingdom here, and this is the specific blueprint we believe He’s given City Church OTR to follow.