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Getting Connected at Calvary TABLE OF CONTENTS STORY ------------------------------- 5 MISSION ---------------------------- 6 LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE ------- 9 LEADERS --------------------------- 10 NEXT STEPS ------------------------- 11 SERVING --------------------- 12 COMMUNITY GROUPS -- 13 MEMBERSHIP --------------- 14 KIDS & STUDENTS ---------------- 15 MEN & WOMEN ----------------- 16 BELIEFS ------------------------------ 17 NETWORKS------------------------- 21 FAQS -------------------------------- 22 BAPTISM----------------------------- 23 3 OUR STORY While serving on staff at Open Door Church in Raleigh, NC, Jordan and Jessica Branch felt a call to be church planters and began to pray and seek out God’s direction toward this call. In the summer of 2011 they traveled to Denver, CO and felt God’s calling toward this city. Soon, Jordan met with the leadership of the Calvary Family of Churches. This group shared his love for Christ, the church, and the Denver-metro area. Jordan, Jessica, and their family moved to Denver in January of 2014 and began an internship with Calvary Church Littleton and Calvary Church Englewood. During this same period of time, the Lord was also preparing the hearts of Caleb and Casey Van Roekel for future ministry. Caleb was a student at Denver Seminary and members of Calvary Church Englewood. Through much prayer and seeking the Lord, Caleb and Casey joined with the Branches to help lead and Plant this church. After much prayer, it was decided to plant the church in the city of Lakewood! In addition to formal seminary training Jordan (Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary) and Caleb (Denver Seminary) also completed pastoral and church planting internships through the Calvary Family of Churches. In preparation to plant the church, they began building a team of individuals and families who would serve as the core team of Calvary Church Lakewood. In the Spring of 2015 a team of 23 people began meeting in the Branches home on Sunday evenings to prepare and plan the planting of Calvary Lakewood. On the second Sunday in June of 2015, we held our first preview service and continued to hold regular services throughout the Summer and Fall. On January 31, 2016 we officially covenanted as a church and publically launch Calvary Lakewood. God continues to shower his grace and provision on Calvary. As a church plant we have been blessed to partner with churches locally and across the country to make disciples of Jesus in this city. From its very beginning, Calvary Church Lakewood has been committed to being a family of “full-time missionaries”—a people who care for one another, follow Jesus, and lead others to follow him. Our love for this city has continued to grow, and as a result, Calvary Lakewood has grown as well. We desire to be a church that Loves Lakewood. We do this by developing partnerships with other organizations, churches, and non-profits in our church. We love this city and long to many people redeemed by the gospel! 5 OUR MISSION Why do we exist? To glorify God by making joyful, passionate disciples of Jesus Christ. What is our hope? To see Jesus made non-ignorable in Lakewood, Denver, and to the ends of the earth. How will we accomplish our mission? By pursuing faithfulness in our four CORE COMMITMENTS. WORSHIP GOD PASSIONATELY Worship is an act of humbly exalting the God of the universe. We were created to worship and the Christian life begins and ends here. CONNECT WITH ONE ANOTHER AUTHENTICALLY When Jesus saves his people, he saves us into a new family, his family, the Church. Connecting in community is vital to the Christian life and a mark of a biblical church. 6 GROW TO KNOW GOD DEEPLY Calvary is committed to seeing the Gospel transform all of life. As we grow to know God deeply, we increasingly see Him as better than anything our sin offers us. GO SHOW AND TELL THE GOSPEL BOLDLY If you are a Christian, you are a disciple who is called to make disciples. We want to show and tell the good news of the Gospel both in word and deed. Living on Mission Just as the Father sent His son, Jesus, into the world to provide the hope of the gospel, Jesus has sent us on mission to the communities, cities, and nations of the world to show and tell the gospel boldly and multiply disciples who do the same. At Calvary our core expression for showing and telling the gospel boldly manifests in three actions: Invest, Invite, and Introduce. We testify to the warmth, love, and grace of God when we intentionally invest our life in others. We invest in others by serving them and learning their names and stories. 7 Additionally, we testify to God’s initiative to show us undeserved hospitality in Christ when we invite others into our lives. We do this by making a habit of inviting others to meals and to your recreational, entertainment, and celebratory life rhythms. Lastly, the relationships we build with others lead to conversations in which we introduce people to Jesus through the gospel. We grow in gospel boldness by regularly telling the truths of the gospel to ourselves, other believers, and the world. Join us in loving Lakewood! In the summer and throughout the year, we seek to serve and love our community. As a church we desire to love the city of Lakewood and the greater Denver-metro. Visit our LOVE LAKEWOOD page for more info. 8 LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE Calvary Church Lakewood is structured as a Jesus-ruled, elder-led, congregationally-responsible church as demonstrated in the New Testament. JESUS Jesus Christ is the head of the church (Colossians 1:18). Everything we do is filtered through the Gospel, and we receive Jesus’ instructions for his church through Scripture, prayer, and the movement of the Holy Spirit. We are all about Jesus. ELDERS/PASTORS The elders are a team of men called by God and appointed by the church to lead and shepherd the body. These men are also called pastors or overseers in Scripture, and their qualifications are found in 1 Timothy 3:1-7 and Titus 1:5-9. DEACONS Deacons are those lead through their service both to the church and our city. 1 Timothy 3:8-13 lists the qualifications of deacons, and they are appointed by the elders and affirmed by the congregation. COMMUNITY GROUP LEADERS Community Groups are smaller expressions of our church, meeting in people’s homes, where our people experience community and challenge one another to live on mission to the city. The leaders of these groups are appointed by the elders to disciple, care for and oversee the people in their group. MEMBERS We see membership as being meaningful. Therefore, we push our members to be leaders in the community and in the church, growing in their love for Jesus and their ability to carry out his mission to the spheres of influence in which they have been entrusted. 9 OUR LEADERS Jordan Branch - Lead Pastor/Elder Family: Jessica, Nathan, Lillian, Bryce Education: B.A. — Boyce College; MDiv & Doctor of Ministry — Southeastern Seminary Favorite Books: What's So Amazing About Grace? by Philip Yancey, Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis, Desiring God by John Piper, Everyday Church by Tim Chester & Steve Timmis, The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien, How People Change by Tim Lane and Paul Tripp Favorite Bands: All things Blues Harmonica, I Am They, 80's Rock, Caedmon's Call, Keith Green, Hans Zimmer, Allman Brothers Contact Me: [email protected] Caleb Van Roekel - Associate Pastor/Elder Family: Casey, Sylvia Education: B.A. — University of Wisconsin; MDiv — Denver Seminary Favorite Books: The Bible, Mere Christianity C.S. Lewis, Dangerous Calling by Paul Tripp, Humility by C.J. Mahaney, anything by Tim Keller Favorite Bands: Beatles, CCR, Billy Joel, The Civil Wars, Simon and Garfunkel, NEEDTOBREATHE Contact Me: [email protected] David Lowery - Worship Minister Education: B.A. in Theology from Colorado Christian University Favorite Books: Desiring God by John Piper, Knowing God by J.I. Packer, Worship Matters by Bob Kauflin, Spurgeon's Sermons, The Pursuit of Holiness by Jerry Bridges, The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien, The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller Favorite Bands: Relient K, The 1975, Andy Mineo, Lecrae, Ascend the Hill, St. Lucia, Beautiful Eulogy, Propaganda, Contact Me: [email protected] 10 N NEXT STEPS – GETTING CONNECTED AT CALVARY Where do you go from here? How can we help you take your next steps with Calvary Lakewood and in knowing and following Jesus Christ? SERVING COMMUNITY GROUPS MEMBERSHIP 11 SERVING We believe that everyone has been given gifts and abilities from God and that we should be using them to impact our community and the world around us. Our fourth core commitment reminds us to show the fruit of the gospel in our serving. Calvary Lakewood isn't a church that simply delivers messages. It's an organic, biblical community where people work together to create and sustain a place where people can live in relationship with God and with one another. Everything we do happens because of the efforts of the members of our community. There are a number of ways to do this—from helping with our Set-up Team to helping with Hospitality to opening up your home for a Community Group. Do a FIRST SERVE one of the areas below: Administration Tear-down Creative Arts [photo, design] Community Cares Audio [sound board] Prayer Team Visual [slides] Hospitality Music [band] Outreach Set-up Greeting 12 COMMUNITY GROUPS Our large-scale Sunday gatherings are important for being part of the body of Calvary. But just as important to our vision of the Christian life are our small-scale (10-20 people) weekday gatherings, which we call Community Groups (CGs).
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