What Is A Gospel Community?
What is a Gospel Community?
People often (and rightly) wonder, “is there any real difference between a Bible study or small group and a Gospel Community?” Though Gospel Communities study the Bible and gather regularly, a Gospel Community (GC) is quite different from a small group or a Bible Study. To put it simply, a GC is a collection of regular people growing as disciples while making disciples.
Gospel Communities are really about a group of disciples growing as disciples while making disciples in their particular neighborhood as a family of believers serving Christ by serving others, learning as humble truth-seekers, and sent as witnesses of the Gospel to all people.
The Foundation of Gospel Communities
People often (and rightly) wonder, “is there any real difference between a Bible study or small group and a Gospel Community?” Though Gospel Communities study the Bible and gather regularly, a Gospel Community (GC) is quite different from a small group or a Bible Study. To put it simply, a GC is a collection of regular people growing as disciples while making disciples.
Gospel Communities are really about a group of disciples growing as disciples while making disciples in their particular neighborhood as a family of believers serving Christ by serving others, learning as humble truth-seekers, and sent as witnesses of the Gospel to all people.
A Big Goal For GC’s: One Degree Vision:
That every person in Whatcom County would be connected to someone in a GC. May we as a church pursue Christ, walking in response to His grace and allow that grace to push us out into the different contexts that God has us in. May our response to His grace be we want to know people who do now know Jesus and may we befriend our neighbors who don't know Jesus and show them that Christ is worthy of their worship.
Helpful Resources for Gospel Communities
These resources are for anyone who is leading a Gospel Community, are apart of a GC or simply just interested in being apart of one. If you are interested I hope these resources help you to understand what it means to be apart of community that is on mission.
Jeff Vanderstelt and his Missional Community at Soma Communities share their heart for wanting to see Jesus glorified in their neighborhood and all of Tacoma.
From Strangers to Missionaries: A Strategy for Mission : Tim Brister gives us a great glimpse into the strategies it takes as a Gospel Community and as individuals to help us be more missional in our communities and our individual lives.