Why are we called “Imago Christi” Church?

“Imago Christi” is Latin for “Image of Christ”. We believe that man’s greatest need is to see and enjoy God. Jesus is the image of the invisible God, when you see Jesus you see the Father. Furthermore, we believe that though Jesus is the Light of the World, he has empowered us by the Holy Spirit to be lights in the world. Because Jesus ascended to heaven and does not walk the Earth in the flesh, we are the world’s best hope for seeing God. This is both a humbling and exciting call. We are to bear the Image of Christ before the watching world.

Who We Are

Gospel-centered

Not religion. Not irreligion. A third way… We are not about the hopelessness of irreligion or the burden of religion. There is a God and his mission is to transform us from the heart into passionate followers of Jesus.

Missional

We are not stuck on tradition, but want to allow the gospel to thrive in its own beautiful way, wherever God has put us. We will lovingly, humbly and relationally go to people, not wait for them to come to us.

For the City

We believe God has called us to resist the desire to go out from the city. Rather we will stay in the city, for the city.

(For a more detailed look at what we mean by Gospel Centered and Missional: The Gospel Centered, Missional Church )

What We Do

 We exist to gladly make others glad in Jesus.

How We Do It

 Gathering

This is a time when the scattered people of God march to Mt. Zion to worship and enjoy their God and each other before the watching world.

 Pointing

We were made to point to the greatness of God in Jesus. We do this through all of our activities, though the pointing is directed by our theology and context.

 Scattering

Through activities such as church-planting and Missional Communities we are constantly working to spread the gladness we have found in Jesus to others.

Stewarding

God provides his people with resources to achieve the mission, and his people are responsible for using and managing them wisely.