Our DNA
Now & Not Yet
Just like the Desert is a place of “Now & Not Yet”, we serve a God who is both fully divine & fully human; full of grace & truth. As we follow Jesus together in the desert, our desire is that our discipleship would reflect the posture of the teacher we follow; often holding a beautiful tension between two traits that culture tends to set against each other. This includes coming to terms with the realities of both beauty & brokenness. It’s in this tension where we see the power of God break through in desperate times as well as walking through the mystery & tragedy of when prayers seem to go unanswered.
Mark 1:15 | Matthew 6:10 | Romans 8:18-30 | Revelation 21:3–5
Word & Spirit
“We are rooted in the truth of Scripture & moving in the power of the Spirit.”
John 1:1 | 2 Timothy 3:16–17 | Ezekiel 36:26–27 | 1 Thessalonians 1:5 | Acts 1:8
Biblical Story & Your Story
“Your story matters & it is meant to point to the true story of the world.”
Creation | Fall | Redemption | Restoration | Psalm 139:13–16 | Ephesians 2:10
Gathering & Scattering
“We come together to be built up on Sundays & live on mission every day.”
Matthew 18:20 | Acts 2:42–47 | John 20:21 | Matthew 9:36–38
Intentional & Interruptible
“We have a plan of becoming more like Jesus in all of life & we acknowledge some of the holiest moments happen in interruptions.”
Ephesians 5:15–17 | Proverbs 21:5 | Luke 8:43–48 | Acts 3:1–10
Work & Rest
“We do good work & enter into sabbath as a gift.”
Genesis 1:26–28; 2:15 | Colossians 3:23-24 | Genesis 2:2–3 | Matthew 11:28–30
Proclamation & Demonstration
“The Gospel is always something that is both preached & practiced”
Luke 4:18–19 | Romans 10:14–15 | Matthew 5:16 | James 2:14–17 | 1 Thessalonians 1:5
Ancient & New
“We have an unchanging message that can be applied in new & different ways”
Jude 3 | Ecclesiastes 1:9 | 2 Corinthians 5:17 | Revelation 21:5
Compassion & Conviction
“We have scandalous compassion & call people to repentance.”
Colossians 3:12 | Matthew 9:36 | 2 Timothy 1:7–8 | John 8:10–11 | John 1:14
Counter-Cultural & Compelling
“Jesus is the most compelling person who has ever lived, but His Way runs counter to the ways of the world.”
Romans 12:2 | John 17:14–16 | Colossians 4:5–6 | 1 Peter 2:12