Our desire is that every member and attender of Vineyard Columbus is continually growing more and more like Jesus…that the words we speak sound more like Jesus…The ways we relate look more like Jesus…that the way we show up in the world draws people to Jesus…that people who are discipled at Vineyard Columbus overflow with the fruit of the spirit as we experience God, love one another, and partner with Christ to heal the world.
But how do we do that when we live in a world where people…
…have more information, but less truth
…have more knowledge, but less wisdom
…have more connectivity, but less community
…have more content, but less understanding
…have more opinions, but less action
…have more options, but less satisfaction?
We live in a time when people have more of everything, but less mental health, less peace, less purpose, less ability to make meaningful decisions, less joy, and fewer and fewer healthy, flourishing relationships.
In other words: people are like sheep without a shepherd.
People – all of us – need to be led by the Good Shepherd toward being the people he created us to be. Jesus calls us to true life, not ‘worn out, burdened religious life’, but life with Jesus. Life that learns from the master how to walk through the chaos with His unforced rhythms of grace.
The question that many people are asking right now is HOW!? How do we walk with Jesus? How do we learn from Him? And how to we help others in their discipleship journeys… especially when so many folks are checking out, leaning away, overwhelmed, and/or just disengaged?
We’ve spent a couple of years praying about and redeveloping our practical answer to that question, and it’s called Vineyard Core.
Vineyard Core is made up of six core pathways that are central to the mission God has called our church to: developing multiethnic communities of disciples who experience God, love one another, and partner with Christ to heal the world.
Each pathway begins with Biblical teaching that you can engage with online at Vineyard.Online (yep, that’s the exact web address… no .org or .com at the end!) at your own convenience. After you watch three brief teaching that answer the questions: why does this matter? And what does the Bible say about this? you’ll register for an in-person Learning Labs, hosted across our campuses, where you and others will go deeper and learn how to apply the teaching to your every-day life and relationships. Core Labs will be led by our most mature and experienced pastors. Following the Lab, folks can continue their learning and growth through CORE PLUS opportunities for those who want to go even deeper.
Imagine with us: what if every member and attender of VC understood, experienced, and cultivated the joy of multiethnicity, the grace of healthy relationships, the transformation of discipleship, the power of the spirit, the joy of generosity, and the absolute amazing and life-altering reality that we legit can be a part of cultivating God’s shalom, mercy, and justice in our little, ordinary, lives?
That’s the mission God has given us at Vineyard Columbus, and CORE is the practical, accessible, Biblical pathway we are inviting you to engage with this spring. For some CORE will feel like a refresher; that’s okay – take this opportunity to be reminded and refreshed! For others it will feel very new; we’re excited to help you get started on this journey!