Despite about 8 inches of snow/ice the City Church Launch was a huge success. We had about 170 people from around the community join us with several individuals making a first time commitment to follow Christ. We are so excited to begin this incredible journey.
During the service we also announced that City Church will begin a renovation project for the Jordan family, a family who lost their home to a fire over Christmas.
January is finally here and it's a huge month for City Church. Here is a schedule of our upcoming month. Even if you're not a part of City Church but want to help us during our "Invite Saturdays" we would love to have you.
Email: matt@citychurchtulsa.com
When we began to dream about a church in Midtown Tulsa we knew we wanted to be a community focused on transforming our city through serving others. This January as we launch City Church we will also be launching Love Tulsa: a movement of Christ-followers who are passionate about taking their walk with Christ outside the walls of the church. Love Tulsa is about taking the love of Christ to the schools, businesses, neighborhoods, and cultural centers of our city. By loving others we reflect Christ and open the door for real spiritual transformation to occur.
We are less than 60 days away from our City Church launch! Wow! God has been so incredibly faithful to us through this process. Our next Gathering (& Christmas Party) is this Sunday night, December 13th @ 6PM at the Tulsa Ballet. We will eat together, meet in the worship area for a short time, and then walk through the facility as a launch team. We will also be working toward our Christmas blessing to Wright Elementary. Come be a part of something bigger than yourself.
It's not too late to join our launch team. Along with what we are doing by serving our city we are asking each launch team member to commit to serving in at least 1 of the following areas:
So this is pretty much thinking out loud. These thoughts aren’t fully developed but I think they could lead to something useful. I’ve been studying Jesus’ philosophy of discipleship throughout the gospels and I have detected certain levels. In each of the gospels there seems to be an initial period where Jesus begins by showing who he is. He does this through miracles, teachings, parables, etc. In essence, he wants people to understand that he is the Christ. Ultimately, this period that we will call
We are excited to announce that City Church will begin meeting at the Tulsa Ballet Center starting JANUARY 31st. The Tulsa Ballet Center just went through a $17 million renovation in 2008. We will be giving more details about the Tulsa Ballet Center at our upcoming November 22nd Gathering at Agora Coffee House. Come check us out.
Check out more pics at www.facebook.com/citychurchtulsa
Thanks to all the City Church peeps who served at the Brookside BooHaHa activities and parade this year. It was amazing opportunity to serve our city. Recap of the day:
- We were able to give away over 1,000 trick or treat bags with City Church info cards
- We helped run the pet and kids costume contest at the Food Pyramid on 41st and Peoria
- We helped run the kids festivities at Brookside Baptist Church
- We handed out 1,000 balloons on our City Church float (thanks to our friends from Wright Elementary for joining us)
- We were able to meet and have conversations with numerous people throughout the community
Check out our pics on facebook
This past Sunday we had our monthly gathering @AgoraCoffee. Check out pics from the gathering on our facebook page. (City Church Facebook) Here's a recap of our gathering:
I spent this entire week at New Life Church in Little Rock, Arkansas with about 20 other church planters from around the country. At City Church we have partnered with an organization called ARC (Association of Related Churches) that have created an amazing network of churches that are committed to starting life-giving churches. Not only have we partnered with ARC to plant City Church but we have also committed to continue funding other church plants around the country.
Check out the pics from this week.
Several people have asked about the core values and vision behind City Church. We have designed a fairly comprehensive Ministry Plan that we would love for you to take a look at.
"Loving God and Enjoying the Journey."
Hopefully these thoughts will help you engage your faith, think critically about life, and move into action.
Sunday, 2:12pm
Matt Nelson A great LAUNCH for @citychurchtulsa! Despite some snow/ice we had 170 people and several people committed their lives to Christ!
