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He are at Doxa, we believe that as Christians we are new creations and therefore we have a new identity in Christ.  These are not things we strive to become, but rather are part of our new nature in Christ.    We believe that there are four basic identites that sum up who we are in Christ. In addition to that we came up with five rhythms that will help us live out each of these rhythms.  Here they are:

Identities

Learners-  We are to be disciples of Jesus Christ.  This simply means that we are followers of Jesus, and as such we take responsibility for our own development and the development of others.

Family- In Christ we are made brothers and sisters.  As Christians we need to really learn what it means to love each other and treat each other as the family of God.

Missionaries- Every Christian is called to be a missionary.  Jesus gave everyone the mission of sharing the good news of Jesus Christ.  This is not a message for a chosen few to share, but rather for everyone to share.

Servants- We are called to express the gospel not only verbally, but in tangible ways.  We are to look for what is broken, for that which is not the way God intended and we are to seek to bring restoration.

Rhythms

Gather – we need to regularly get together with those who need Jesus, with our communities, with our brothers and sisters in Christ and with God himself.

Journey-Each of our identities require relationships, and not superficial ones.  Instead we need to know and involve ourselves in the stories of our neighbor, our family, our community, our city, our church and God’s story.

Restore- As we get know the stories of all these different groups we need to look for the areas that are broken and seek to restore them whether that be a relationship or a sidewalk.  Ultimately our goal is to bring all people to restoration with Jesus.

Bless- Over and over in scripture we see that we are blessed to be a blessing.  In walking with people and truly loving them, ways to bless them in a language they understand and will appreciate become apparent.  We desire to be blessing to those around us.

Celebrate – Rejoice with those who rejoice.  When good things happen in peoples lives we should celebrate with them.  Our gatherings should be a celebration of all God is doing in our lives and our community.  As believers we have so much to celebrate in Christ!