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About the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
The Christian Church in Nebraska (Disciples of Christ) is
a ministry of the international Christian
Church (Disciples of Christ) with offices located in Indianapolis,
Indiana. The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ),
In our quest to embody Christian unity, led and empowered
by the Holy Spirit, we Believe God Calls us:
Our Vision
To be a faithful, growing church, that demonstrates true
community, deep Christian Spirituality and a passion for justice. (Micah
6:8).
 Our Mission
To be and to share the Good News of Jesus Christ, witnessing,
loving and serving from our doorsteps "to the ends of the earth." (Acts
1:8)
Our Imperative
To strengthen congregational life for this mission (Ephesians
4:11-13, 15-16)
To accomplish this, we shall:
- Become the Good News:
- Nurturing faith
- Practicing and teaching the spiritual disciplines
- Fostering Disciples identify
- Renewing congregational life
- Developing leaders
- Share the Good News:
- Emphasizing ministry with children, youth, young adults and
families
- Doing evangelism
- Establishing new congregations
- Creating ministries with older adults
- Serve from "our doorsteps to the ends of the earth":
- Engaging in ministries of reconciliation, compassion, unity
and justice.
Our Covenant
In accepting our Vision, Mission and Imperative, we affirm
our need to: be an anti-racist/pro-Reconciliation church, strengthen relationships
among all manifestation of the church, share mutually and more fully the
stewardship of God's gifts of our life in Christ, encourage our growing
diversity within our church family and community, work with our many ecumenical
and global partners to heal the brokenness of the body of Christ and the
human community.
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