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The Vision of Little Rock Church
Little Rock Church is to be a relevant, family-oriented church growing to 400-500 believers experiencing Christian community in house churches that will fulfill our mission to Love God and Love our Neighbor (especially our neighbors that do not have a church home) through living out our purposes as we plant three new churches in neighboring communities by 2015.
The Mission of Little Rock Church
"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind. And, love your neighbor as yourself." (Luke 10:27)
The Purposes of Little Rock Church
Worship God (Worship)
Bring the Lost and Hurting to Christ (Outreach)
Pursue Unity in His Body (Unity)
Mature Followers of Christ (Maturity)
Equip Members for Ministry (Equipping)
 | Worship God - Worship is our response to who God is and what He has done for us. God’s purpose in the world is to redeem a people to be His very own and to share His love with his creation. Our purpose is to return that love to God by worshipping Him. Jesus said that God is seeking worshippers who will worship Him in spirit and in truth (John 4:23). We worship God by the power of the Holy Spirit, based on the Truth that, while we were dead in sin, Jesus Christ made us right with God through His death, burial and resurrection.Top of Page |
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 | Outreach - Matthew records some of the last words of Jesus just before his ascension, “Therefore Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. . . .” Luke also records some of the last words of Jesus in Acts 1:8: “and you will be my witnesses. . . to the ends of the earth Our mission is broader than telling people the Good News about Jesus. We are also called to BE the Good News. We therefore have a mission to the poor and to the hurting in our community. We pursue justice for the oppressed, food for the hungry, clothing for the naked, housing for the homeless, and caring for the sick.Top of Page |
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 | Unity - One of the last things that Jesus did on this earth was to pray for His disciples and for all of us who would believe in Him through their message. He prayed, "My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you." (John 17:20-21) In fact, Jesus prayed that all believers would be brought to complete unity. Jesus wants us to "Make every effort to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace." (Ephesians 4:3) This means that we should seek and pursue unity within our Body and with other groups of believers who have a devotion to Jesus, as do we.Top of Page |
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 | Maturity - One of the goals of the Body of Christ is to help every member "become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ" (Ephesians 4:13). Maturity in Christ involves distinguishing between right and wrong (Hebrews 5:14 - 6:2), growing in grace and knowledge of Christ (2 Pet 3:18), and being compelled by the love of Christ (2 Corinthians 5:14). Ultimately, the goal of every Christian is to be transformed into the image of Christ.Top of Page |
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 | Equipping - The Bible tells us that “We are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do” (Ephesians 2:10). It also tells us that the purpose of these good works is to build up the Body of Christ. Every Christian is indwelled by the Holy Spirit and is specifically gifted by Him to serve in His Body. God calls church leaders to “prepare [equip] God’s people for works of service” (Ephesians 4:11-12), and to “spur one another on toward love and good deeds” (Hebrews 10:24). Top of Page |
The purpose areas of LR Church also serve as our organizational tool for ministry. Each of the ministries of LR Church is an expression of one of our purposes. We have ministries that focus on those in our church family (Spiritual Development & Formation) and we have ministries that focus on those outside our church body (Outreach).
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The following is a brief description of the Ministries of Little Rock Church:
Ministries within the Church family
Children's Ministry
Nurseries
Classes
Mountain Men
Wings
Summer on the Rock
Youth Ministry
Refuge
RAMP Groups
Classes
Events
Adult Classes
House Church Ministry
Worship Ministry
Buildings and Grounds
Financial Peace University (Dave Ramsey)
Ministries of Little Rock Church to the Community
Food for the Hungry Ministry - A ministry to offer food (a hot meal and a box of food items) to those that are in need in our area. The ministry operates every other Monday. The leaders are Keith and Tracy Vaughn.
Home Away From Home - This ministry serves those that come to the UAMS Multiple-Myeloma Cancer Treatment Center from all over the United States. The ministry has 15 apartments and is led by Regina Graham.
Hope's Embrace Orphan Ministry - This ministry is lead by Cindy Stanford and serves those in our community and around the world who are orphans or are in foster care. This ministry works closely with The C.A.L.L. Ministry to train foster care providers in central Arkansas.
Amigos De Los Niños - The ministry supports a Pre-School ministry in Fonterra, Mexico and is lead by Mike and Carol Lybarger and Larry and Debbie Gray. As a part of the ADLN ministry, we take mission trips to this area regularly.
If you have an interest in serving in the ministries of Little Rock Church, please contact the church office for contact information for the ministry leader. You can also contact Mike Cagle at Mike@littlerockchurch.org.
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