Communal
Serving
Creative
Visionary
Holistic
Discipling
Biblical
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April 21st, 2008 by admin
VISION -
“life encountering truth”
Life encountering truth
as we reflect and offer Christ
At the heart of our vision is the conviction that we need to experience the truth that God offers to us in the person of Jesus Christ and to offer His truth to others.
MISSION -
The cession|community exists to grow followers of Christ who grow followers of Christ. To achieve our mission we are:
VALUES -
We choose to live life together in authentic community that engages deeply, responds instinctively and supports freely. We long to be a haven for “lost souls” where people of diverse backgrounds and experiences can relate with integrity, authenticity and compassion.
We believe that learning to follow Jesus Christ is a whole of life activity that expresses itself in a lifestyle of worship. We acknowledge the choice to follow Jesus is often a process of progressive surrender and that this dynamic typifies our ongoing following of Him.
We strive to equip people to live vital, dynamic expressions of their faith in Jesus Christ. We affirm the uniqueness of every Christ-follower and the gifts and passions they bring to the life of the community
We hold scripture as God’s revelation of truth and seek to develop individual and community world views that are firmly grounded in scripture. We strive to be faithful reflections of God’s truth and to positively influence the world around us.
We seek to encourage creativity and engage culture as a medium for the expression and discovery of truth without being captured ourselves by culture.
We believe God has called us to be a faith community that encourages opportunities for people to encounter truth. We strive to play our part in that by reflecting and offering Jesus Christ to others. We organise our community activity and life in support of this vision.
We desire to be a movement of influence that serves others through resource sharing, leadership development and church planting.
We thirst for passionate connection with God individually and as a community of worshippers. We strive to draw others into that connection.
We believe that one of the great challenges of the human condition is to get past a focus on ourselves. So, we’re learning to put others first in the way we use our time, financial resources and material possessions.
HISTORY -
The cession|community was launched on 7 March 2004 as a plant of East City Wesleyan. The conviction to grow a new kind of church evolved out of cession’s beginnings (briefly) as a youth service and then as a creative, multi-media service reaching primarily young adults. We discovered that prime time for Kiwi’s attending church is early evening on Sunday. In 2003 we began planning to move from “a service to full service.” The cession|community was born! In November 2004 the cession|community was recognised as a pioneer church within the Wesleyan Methodist network of churches in New Zealand.
In August 2006, we were recognised by the Wesleyan movement as a fully established church and moved to The Depot in Lloyd Elsmore Park. This was the beginning of a rich season of relationship and collaboration with the other Depot tenants. The community needs focus of the Depot was a perfect match for who we were becoming.
In May 2008 we launched a second service - this time in the morning! Our goal: to have 2 opportunities for people to connect with cession|community on Sundays. We also took steps to birth the cession|community trust to enhance our contribution to the wider HPB* community (*Howick-Pakuranga-Botany).
The rest? It will be history!
Communal
Serving
Creative
Visionary
Holistic
Discipling
Biblical