Christian
Church
(Disciples of Christ)
Michigan Region Office
2820 Covington Ct.
Lansing, MI
48912-4810
USA
Phone:
(517) 372-3220
FAX: (517) 372-2705
Email: ccmr@michigandisciples.org
Web: www.michigandisciples.org
CCMR Mission Statement
The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) of Michigan called into existence by Jesus Christ, is the community of Disciples churches within our region.
Our mission is to nurture and support congregations, encourage initiatives of Christian stewardship, promote ecumenical activities, and provide resources for ministry, outreach and education.
This updated mission statement of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Michigan Region was formally adopted by vote of the Regional Assembly on May 29, 1998.
Christian
Church (Disciples of Christ)
Mission Statement
We believe
God's mission for the church is to be and to share the Good News of Jesus
Christ, witnessing and serving from our doorsteps "to the ends of
the earth." (Acts 1:8)
The above mission statement stands on its own, but it is also contained in another document, one adopted by the denomination in 1995.
Mission
Imperatives of the
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
The following statement of mission imperatives attempts to give guidance to the church for applying the mission statement to the work of the church:
The gifts he gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until all of us come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to maturity, to the measure of the full stature of Christ...we must grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and knit together...promotes the body's growth in building itself up in love. (Ephesians 4:11-13, 15-16)
We believe God's mission for the church is to be and to share the Good News of Jesus Christ, witnessing and serving from our doorsteps "to the ends of the earth." (Acts 1:8)
As the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), led and empowered by the Holy Spirit, we believe God calls us to strengthen congregational life for this mission.
To accomplish this, we shall:
- BECOME
THE GOOD NEWS
- nurturing faith
- teaching discipleship
- fostering Disciples identity
- SHARE
THE GOOD NEWS
- emphasizing ministry with children, youth, young adults and families
- doing evangelism
- establishing new congregations
- SERVE
FROM "OUR DOORSTEPS TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH"
- engaging in outreach ministries
- showing compassion
- embodying unity and justice
In accepting these imperatives, we affirm our need to strengthen relationships among congregational, regional, institutional and general ministries. We also affirm our need to share mutually and more fully our gifts, testimonies, and life in Christ, across the boundaries of our racially and culturally diverse church family, and with our ecumenical friends and global partners.