Ephesians 4:12 tells us that church leaders are called “to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church.” The Greek word translated equip here is used in the Gospels to describe fishermen mending their broken nets. At Journey Church, we seek to mend lives and equip people for a life of spiritual passion, in which they will then give their lives away for the sake of God’s glory.

Our vision for extending our influence comes from Matthew 28:19-20, where Christ tells his disciples to go and make disciples of all nations. It’s clear we’re called to move out of places of comfort and take the hope and message of Jesus to those around us, both through reaching out materially to those in the community, and freely sharing the life change the Gospel has brought about in us. We need to be regularly asking ourselves two questions: If Jesus lived in Jupiter, where would he be and what would he be doing? And, if Journey Church disappeared, who would miss us?