Vintage Church exists to grow disciples of Jesus through authentic community for the purpose of mission. Its vision is for members to grow in their relationship with God, dive into relationships with one another, and reach out to the surrounding world. The church seeks to abide in Christ through prayer, scripture, and spiritual disciplines while communicating the gospel in a meaningful way for today. It aims to become the community that God has uniquely called it to be rather than copying other churches. Members are encouraged to find and express their truest selves in Christ through ongoing relationship with God and one another.

2. OURVISION: The Why
Vintage Church exists to be an extended family
that models a Jesus-shaped life by:
• Growing UP (in our relationship with God)
• Diving IN (to our relationships with one another), &
• Reaching OUT (in our relationships with the
world around us)

3. OURMISSION: The What
Vintage Church is an extended-family that seeks to:
• GROW disciples of Jesus
• In AUTHENTIC community
• For Kingdom MISSION

5. The authority of scripture
in all matters of faith and practice
Abiding in Christ through prayer, reading of
the Word and engaging in spiritual disciplines
Communicating the unchanging truths of the
gospel in ways that are meaningful for today

6. Being and becoming who God has uniquely
called us to be as a community of faith

7. Being and becoming who God has uniquely
called us to be as a community of faith
THIS MEANS:
• We can, will and do learn from other churches/leaders,
but we will NOT try to blindly copycat those lessons
into our context

8. Being and becoming who God has uniquely
called us to be as a community of faith
THIS MEANS:
• We can, will and do learn from other churches/leaders,
but we will NOT try to blindly copycat those lessons
into our context
• Our default assumptions are rooted in a
community-based reality, not in individuality

9. People finding and creatively expressing
the truest version of themselves in Christ

10. People finding and creatively expressing
the truest version of themselves in Christ
THIS MEANS:
• We are committed to the belief that the only way TO
find the truest version of yourself is “in Christ”

11. People finding and creatively expressing
the truest version of themselves in Christ
THIS MEANS:
• We are committed to the belief that the only way TO
find the truest version of yourself is “in Christ”
• We acknowledge, embrace, and honor the fact that
this is a PROCESS we all experience in our own
timing, and based on our own life circumstances

12. Doing life in relationship with
the Lord and with one another

13. Doing life in relationship with
the Lord and with one another
THIS MEANS:
• We are convinced that God wants us to experience
an ongoing, conversational relationship with Him

14. Doing life in relationship with
the Lord and with one another
THIS MEANS:
• We are convinced that God wants us to experience
an ongoing, conversational relationship with Him
• We are convinced that God wants us to do so
in the context of relationship with one another

15. Revelation
InterpretationApplication
We are
meant to hear,
interpret and
apply God’s word(s)
in community

16. GETTING CONNECTED@ VINTAGE
If you’re ready to get connected @ Vintage, you can:
• Sign up for CCB(online community builder)
• Like and follow us on Facebook/Twitter
• Bookmark and visit vintagelawrence.com
• Visit a discipleship environment & commit to one
• Join a ministry serving team

17. SOUL TRAINING EXERCISE
Connect with at least ONE other person this week,
voice-to-voice or – ideally – face-to-face…
• Meet for coffee, or go for a walk
• Have someone over to watch a Royals game
• Check out one of our discipleship environments
• Talk on Skype or Facetime
• Talk on the phone