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"So if there is any encouragement in Christ...
any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves." Philippians 2:1-3
What should I expect at NCNC?
We're so glad you've found us online and would love to meet you in person. We at NCNC wholeheartedly believe that meeting together in person is how we stir one another up to love and good works (Hebrews 10) and want to encourage you to attend one of our Sunday services, or stop in to one of our Life Groups!
Sunday service starts right around 3:30pm. We are a pretty relaxed and casual group in general. Our time together includes singing diverse worship songs, sharing prayer and praises together and a sermon. Sometimes we will split off into smaller groups and have discussion time after the sermon, which helps us better apply what we've learned and share how God is using the message in our lives! We also share communion one Sunday per month. Most of our NCNC Kids head over to our Sunday school room right before the sermon to hear a special lesson just for them! We also love when the little ones stay in service, even if they make some noise. Service ends right around 5pm. Many people stay after service to chat and eat snacks!
What do we believe?
Our Mission:
We exist to advance the reign of Christ
among all peoples through a
redeemed community of all peoples.
Our Vision:
We want to be a multiplying movement
of Christ-exalting, multi-ethnic church communities seeking to redemptively engage all peoples in the Twin Cities and beyond.
The values we believe in
NCNC values loving GOD through:
His Word
We want each member of NCNC to know God through the study of His divinely revealed word; to meditate upon it
(Ps. 1, 119), pray with it and through it (Eph. 6:18), and to disciple others in it (Mt. 28:19-20). We value oral Bible-storying, personal and family devotions, and group Bible study as helpful means toward a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ and sanctification in the truth
(Jn. 17:3, 17).
Prayer
Praying "without ceasing" (1 Thess. 5:17); taking up "the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication" (Eph. 6:17-18). Spontaneous, scheduled, Spirit-empowered, and biblically-informed prayers - individually and corporately.
Multi-ethnic Christian Community
(Local, Global, Historical)
We believe God intended the church to be ethnically diverse
(1 Pet. 2:9-10), reflecting our eternal dwelling (Rev. 21:22). Therefore, we aim to use the gifts of the Holy Spirit to build up the church. We seek to live in harmony with one another and to glorify God with one multi-ethnic voice (Rom. 15:7). We aim to acknowledge God's global redemptive work through history, seeing ourselves as part of the global/historical body of Christ.
NCNC values loving ONE ANOTHER by being:
Loving
As beloved children of God,
saved by grace, we are enabled to joyfully obey his word and respond to others with the same love we have received from Christ (John 15:9-12; Col. 3:12-14:1; 1 John 4:7-12). We aim to resist our natural tendencies toward legalism (Gal. 2:22-3:1) and liberalism (Gal. 5:1). We also aim to show love through joyful generosity, promoting the joy of giving, not the law of tithing (Acts 20:35; 2 Cor. 8:1-5; 9:6-12). But we will also exercise tough and disciplined love for boundary-less / unrepentant people, seeking to protect the vulnerable from abusive persons (1 Cor. 5:11-13).
Missional
Every member a minister (Eph. 4:11-12; 1 Pet. 4:10), employing their spiritual gifts for the building of the body of Christ
(1 Cor. 12:4-7), and every member a cross-cultural minister (Matt. 28:18-20). We aim to be a people of peoples, proclaiming the excellencies of our crucified and risen Lord Jesus Christ
(1 Pet. 2:9-10; Rev. 5:9), and making disciples of all peoples among, around, and beyond us (globally).
Humble
Seeking to imitate Christ in denying ourselves (preferences, demands), preferring others above ourselves
(Phil. 2:3-4), and being known for who we really are (Rom. 12:9-10). Welcoming one another as God in Christ welcomed us
(Rom. 14:6-7). No one person or ethnicity is to be ignored or treated as inferior and none should be treated as superior. Each person is seen in the image of God and for who they are in Christ.
Peacemakers
(Conflict Mediation/Transformation)
Not denying, avoiding, or just managing conflict, but learning how to transform conflict into an opportunity to glorify God, get logs out of our own eyes,
and grow in Christ-like sanctification (Eph. 4:25; Phil. 4:2-9).
By God's grace, we will seek to steward conflict to God's glory on three levels -
interpersonal, cross-cultural and spiritual.
NCNC values blessing ALL PEOPLES through:
Asset-Based Community Development
We want to look for the best of what God has done, is doing and may do in people and their environments - ultimately pointing to Christ as the ultimate source of peace, hope and joy for themselves, their community, and the world. This would include the development of strong families in Christ, where the word of God is taught and lived out and people are empowered to be world changers for the glory of God.
Missional Multiplication
Being doers of the Word, not just hearers (James 1:22-25) means that every NCNC church member will learn how to make disciples of all nations in their neighborhoods, workplaces and schools. Some of our members will also be sent to make disciples in distant lands where Christ is lesser known (Acts 13:1-3). We aim to grow by multiplying leadership, small missional communities and separate churches.
Language and Culture Appreciation
Glorifying God through each group's heart language via language-specific small groups, multilingual worship, and translation to/from English (when possible), acknowledging that English will be the most common language of communication in the Twin Cities.
Our Leadership
When Jesus had washed their feet, and taken his garments, and resumed his place, he said to them, “Do you know what I have done to you? You call me Teacher and Lord; and you are right, for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have given you an example, that you also should do as I have done to you. Truly, truly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master; nor is he who is sent greater than he who sent him.
If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them. John 13:12-17
Spencer & Christine
Founding Elder Family
Kisongo
Founding Elder
Terrance
Pastor
Randy
Pastor
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