The Garden Church, Long Beach - What We Are About

Описание: http://www.thegardenlb.org

The garden is a church of communities, following Jesus, partnering in the renewal of all things.


What do we mean by a statement like that? "The garden" comes from a passage in Scripture talking about being a "well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail" (Isaiah 58:11). We desire to be like a garden where life flourishes in our broken world. We are "church of communities" made up of people from various walks of life, ages, demographics, passions, and dreams. We are a unified body made up of diverse communities. "Following Jesus" is what we mean by discipleship. The heartbeat of the garden is to help people in their journey of following Jesus. We believe that God is not detached from human history, but rather deeply involved in human affairs. We are able to partner with God in his mission of redemption, restoration, and renewal of all things (theologians call this the Missio Dei).

If you spend any time with us, you'll realize we talk about "the kingdom of God" a lot. Throughout the gospels, Jesus speaks about the kingdom of God more than anything else. One way we can describe the kingdom of God is "life as God intended it in the first place." This is what it means to be the church: to be an agent in the kingdom of God. We live life in community, follow Jesus together, and partner with him in the renewal of all things.