Our Mission
By the grace of God, we exist to advance the reign of Christ among all peoples through a redeemed community of all peoples.
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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.

Our Core Values

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, we value....

1. 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.

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2. Loving one another by being:

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. 

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 boundaryless / unrepentant people, seeking to protect the vulnerable from abusive persons (1 Cor. 5:11-13).

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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.

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3. 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. 

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Our Beliefs

​New City of Nations Church is a church plant from Bethlehem Baptist Church. Therefore, we whole heartedly embrace the Bethlehem Elder Affirmation of Faith.
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Please click on the following link to learn more about our beliefs: NCNC Elder Affirmation of Faith