As Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always to the end of the age.
— Matthew 28: 18-20
One must have an experience with Jesus Christ the risen Saviour to be a disciple, but one does not automatically know how to live Christian.
We as a church believe we are called to invite others to come and experience Jesus the Christ, the Son of the living God and then to teach them the living reality of our faith through the discovery and use of the talents and gifts that God have given them.
What Does A Discipleship Center Look Like?
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It will be a place where joyful, reverent, and sacred worship takes place. It will be a place where the teaching emphasis is upon: "What does the Bible mean and how do we like it in reality?"
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It will be a place where the discovery and enhancement of the gifts God gives us is a priority.
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It is a place where we use all the resources of knowledge to enhance the mission and ministry of the church.
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It will be a place where tithing is a fundamental part of our giving and sound financial planning endows our future.
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It will be a place where outreach and reclamation of persons is authentic.
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It is a place where the vision is large and the expectations great and the missioninternational.
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It is a place where we help and challenge persons through each stage in life.
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It is open 24 hours, 7 days a week for ministry.
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It helps to redeem the community around it.
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It emphasizes our redemptive history as an African-American people.
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It addresses the economics of injustice and is wise in its own stewardship.
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It is a place where God can de a new thing and we live in that expectation.
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