OUR VISION: The WhyVintage Church exists to be an extended familythat models a Jesus-shaped life by:

• Growing UP (in our relationship with God)• Diving IN (to our relationships with one another), &• Reaching OUT (in our relationships with the world around us)

OUR MISSION: The WhatVintage Church is an extended-family that seeks to:

• GROW disciples of Jesus• In AUTHENTIC community• For Kingdom MISSION

The authority of scripture in all matters of faith and practice

Abiding in Christ through prayer, reading of the Word and engaging in spiritual disciplines

Communicating the unchanging truths of the gospel in ways that are meaningful for today

Being and becoming who God has uniquely called us to be as a community of faith

Being and becoming who God has uniquely called us to be as a community of faithTHIS MEANS:• We can, will and do learn from other churches/leaders, but we will NOT try to blindly copycat those lessons into our context

Being and becoming who God has uniquely called us to be as a community of faithTHIS MEANS:• We can, will and do learn from other churches/leaders, but we will NOT try to blindly copycat those lessons into our context

• Our default assumptions are rooted in a community-based reality, not in individuality

People finding and creatively expressing the truest version of themselves in Christ

People finding and creatively expressing the truest version of themselves in ChristTHIS MEANS:• We are committed to the belief that the only way TO find the truest version of yourself is “in Christ”

People finding and creatively expressing the truest version of themselves in ChristTHIS MEANS:• We are committed to the belief that the only way TO find the truest version of yourself is “in Christ”

• We acknowledge, embrace, and honor the fact that this is a PROCESS we all experience in our own timing, and based on our own life circumstances

Doing life in relationship with the Lord and with one another

Doing life in relationship with the Lord and with one anotherTHIS MEANS:• We are convinced that God wants us to experience an ongoing, conversational relationship with Him

Doing life in relationship with the Lord and with one anotherTHIS MEANS:• We are convinced that God wants us to experience an ongoing, conversational relationship with Him

• We are convinced that God wants us to do so in the context of relationship with one another

Revelation

Interpretation

Application

We are meant to hear, interpret and

apply God’s word(s) in community

GETTING CONNECTED @ VINTAGEIf you’re ready to get connected @ Vintage, you can:

• Sign up for CCB (online community builder)• Like and follow us on Facebook/Twitter• Bookmark and visit vintagelawrence.com• Visit a discipleship environment & commit to one• Join a ministry serving team

SOUL TRAINING EXERCISEConnect with at least ONE other person this week,voice-to-voice or – ideally – face-to-face…

• Meet for coffee, or go for a walk• Have someone over to watch a Royals game• Check out one of our discipleship environments• Talk on Skype or Facetime• Talk on the phone