OUR VISION STATEMENT: F. R. E. E.


A vision is simply a statement about God's intention for us as the people of God at Kingsburg Covenant Church. It's what He wants us to focus on. It's the compass we are gong to use to make sure that we are moving the right direction. We want to follow Jesus where He leads us.

At the beginning of His ministry, Jesus clearly spelled out the vision for His work on Earth:

"The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, to prclaim the year of the Lord's favor." -- Jesus, Luke 4:18-19

We hear the theme of our vision resonating withing the words spoken by our King. Our vision reflects His. Seems appropriate, doesnt' it? Being called to follow Jesus, we can't help but follow His lead of finding, releasing, embracing and equipping others! So our vision is summed up with one word: FREE...

It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. -- Galatians 5:1

JESUS SETS US FREE TO FOLLOW HIM!

FOUND FOR FINDING THE LOST

  • God wants us to be a SEEKING family
    ...a family that has the same outward focus as the Father and is continually taking risks to seek out His lost children and bring them home.
    (Ezek. 34:4-16; Zeph. 3:20; Luke 15; Luke 19:10; Matt. 5:13-16; 9:37-38; 28:19; Mark 13:10; Acts 13:47; Rom. 10:13-15; 1Pet. 3:15)
  • God wants us to be an INCLUDING family
    ...a family that embraces people who are hungry for a sense of family, and in doing so, intentionally supports singles, single parents and children from broken homes.
    (Eph. 5:1;Dt. 10:18; Ps. 10:14; 68:5-6; 82:3; Eph. 2:19; 1Pet. 2:9-10)
  • God wants us to be a DEPLOYING family
    ...a family that is deploying Christ-followers into our community and into our world who lift up the name of Jesus so high that people can’t help but encounter His life-changing grace and power.
    (Isa. 6:8; Matt. 5:16; 28:19-20; John 20:21; 2Cor. 3:18; 1Pet. 2:12)

RELEASED FOR RELEASING THE CAPTIVES

  • God wants us to be a PRAYING family
    ...a family that is committed to a lifestyle of prayer, that we pray often with prayers that are big, bold and expectant. We will be known as a praying people, and God will be seen as powerful and loving as He performs His wonders in our midst by releasing, transforming and empowering people to carry our His Kingdom purposes.
    (Jer. 29:11-12; Matt. 21:13; Mk. 9:29; 11:24; Lk. 11:5-13; 18:1; Acts 2:42; Rom. 12:12; Eph. 3: 20;6:18; Phil. 4:6-7; James 5:16; 1Pet. 4:7)
  • God wants us to be a COMPASSIONATE family
    ...a family that, by the supernatural power of the Holy Spirit, is determined to live and care for people like Jesus did, as we love the unlovely, help the needy, heal the hurting, free the enslaved, support the weak, shelter the oppressed, embrace the lonely, and forgive failures.
    (Ps. 68:6; 146:7; Isa. 61:1-3; 49:13; 54:10; Luke 4:18-21; Matt. 9:36; 14:4; 15:32; 25:31-46; Mark 1:40-41; Luke 15:20; Col. 3:12; Heb. 13:3; 1John 3:17-18)
  • God wants us to be a DEVELOPING family
    ...a family that intentionally provides the nurture and training to produce free and confident followers of Jesus who live the Great Commandment, carry out the Great Commission, bear one another’s burdens, build stronger friendships, families and neighborhoods, and show God’s deep compassion to a love-starved world.
    (1Cor. 9:25; 1Tim 4:7-8; 2Tim 2:2; 3:16-17; Heb. 12:11; 13:20-21; Eph. 4:11-13)

EQUIPPED FOR EQUIPPING OTHERS

  • God wants us to be a MATURING family
    ...a family that spurs one another on to maturity in Christ as we meet together in small groups, ministry teams and mentoring partnerships to study and live out the Word of God, to seek Him together in prayer, and to hold each other accountable to live the life Jesus calls us to.
    (Eph. 4:11-16; Col. 1:9-14; 3:16; 4:12; 1 Thes. 5:11; 2Thes. 1:3; Heb. 4:14; 6:1; 10:24-25; James 1:2-8; 1Pet. 2:1-3)
  • God wants us to be a BUILDING family
    ...a family that is determined to build the next generations through outreach, mentoring, discipleship groups, leadership training and service opportunities. Our children and young people are not merely the church of tomorrow. They are a vital part of the church today.
    (Num. 11:28; Deut. 4:9; 6:4-9; Ps. 119:9; Prov. 22:6; Is. 38:19; Joel 1:3; 2:28; Matt. 18:10-14; Mk 10:13-16; Eph. 6:4; 1 Tim. 4:12; Titus 2:3-8; 1Pt. 5:5)

EMBRACED FOR EMBRACING GOD AND OTHERS

  • God wants us to be a PASSIONATE family
    ...a family that is so in love with the Father, so devoted to the Son, and so submitted to the Holy Spirit, that everyone who steps through the doors of our church will feel it. We will be seen as a people who live close to God, a people for whom God is everything and enough by our heartfelt worship and our obedient lifestyle.
    (Deut. 6:5; Ps. 37:4; Jer. 29:13; Ezek 36:26; Matt. 6:21; John 4:24; 14:15; Eph. 3:16-19; Rev. 2:4)
  • God wants us to be a RELATIONAL family
    ...a family that is growing in its experience of caring, honest and healthy relationships; a family where it’s okay to admit that we are hurting, or imperfect, or in need of help; a family where we speak truth to each other and at the same time extend grace, forgiveness and acceptance; a family where broken relationships are mended and conflicts are handled in healthy ways.
    (John 13:34; Rom. 12:10, 16; 15:7; Eph. 4:2, 32; 5:21; Col. 3:13; 1Thes. 5:11; 1 Pet. 4:9; 1John 4:7)



If you are looking for a church that is serious about living out a life with Christ in community, a life that is informed by God's Word and empowered by His Spirit, a life that fleshes out God's love in service and cooperation and freedom, then you just might want to check out...

Kingsburg Covenant Church.

If you are interested in any of these opportunites, just drop us an email, call the church office at 897-3031, 
or fill out a Communication Card at a Sunday Morning Service.