…where the “five purposes” are not just words on a banner

…brimming with life and growth and joy in the Holy Spirit

…where everyone knows—really knows—everyone else

…where love is shown to everyone in unmistakable ways

…that experiences a “we can’t wait to be with one another again” spirit

…where encouragement runs freely without being artificially forced

…that feels like a loving, normal, extended family

…where ordinary people do what needs to be done because they want to

…where worship happens spontaneously, rather than being scheduled

…that reaches people wherever they happen to be

…becoming more a sense of identity and purpose than a geographical location

…no longer obsessed with maintenance and stability, but transformation

…that gives 100% of its resources to benevolence, missions and social action

…where lives and homes and things are shared openly with one another

…where each person participates and shares their spiritual giftedness

…where the Christian faith is an authentic life experience, not just a system of belief

…that causes people to ask questions like, “What makes your life so different?”

…that creates thirst within others for the Living Water that only Jesus can give

—Bill Lollar—