Second Interest Video
We know there are 1,000 different questions that cross people’s minds when they hear about us planting a church, especially about “what is this going to look like?”. While we can’t answer them all (at least, not in one video), Mike and I (Isaac) sat down for a part 1 discussion on some of the Core Elements of the church plant, which we hope will help you understand what it is exactly that we are going to plant. If our vision is to be a gospel-saturated family of missionaries making disciples of Jesus for the glory of our God, we have to know how we’re going to organize and exist as a local church family to live out this vision. Here are the first four Core Elements of what it will look like:
Expositional Preaching & Teaching
Gathering in Groups
Gathering for Worship
Family Membership
We’re calling these Core Elements because we believe they are essential for a local church body to exist in obedience to the Scriptures. You won’t find in these core conversations things about music style or kids’ ministry, because we don’t see the New Testament prescribing these things. In time, we’ll get to talk about these things. They’re just not foundational, and we’ve got to build from the ground up.
Thank you for spending time reading and/or watching this content about this church plant. It truly does support this work. The more we are all aware of what planting this church in Lexington looks like, the better we will be at going and sending. So, we would ask that you continue to labor in prayer over this. Pray that the Lord would give you clarity on whether you should go or send. Pray for the people in Lexington that need to heart the gospel of Jesus. Pray that the Lord would establish this church on the foundation of the Word, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, and that in time, it would mature into a healthy, vibrant local body of Christ.
If you want to learn more, be on the lookout for more videos in the coming weeks. Also, mark your calendars for May 3rd at 4:30, where we will be hosting an in person Interest Meeting at the new location at Blackjack Oak Lane!