tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225795206748068132007-09-18T15:23:58.893-07:00Open Arms Community ChurchBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-522579520674806813.post-80181996792122383001987-09-04T09:42:00.000-07:002007-09-04T09:46:33.291-07:00<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">We understand the Church to be more than a place to hold worship services. It is something alive, something active and moving, something spiritual and exciting, and something practical.<br /><br />We understand the Church to be the assembled people of God. This assembly/gathering is not without purpose. The purpose of the Church is to honor God in this world by loving and serving others.<br /><b><br /></b>We see the church as a source for not only meeting spiritual needs, but addressing issues of poverty, disease, education, and leadership. We see the Church as a catalyst for transformation: personal, local, regional, national, and global. As such we believe the Church should be a leader on the forefront of every aspect of life (political, social, business, education, etc.).<br /><br />Our vision is to be a non-religious people that are sold out to being the people the Bible tells us to be, to keep our Christian faith alive, spiritual, and experienced in every day life.<br /><br />Our vision is for Christian faith and spirituality to be a part of our every day lives in such a way that it is lived out and experienced in our homes, neighborhoods, workplace, and schools.<br /><br />Our vision is to infiltrate every level and place of society with the transformational love and truths of Jesus Christ and to live these out with passion, commitment, and perseverance.<br /></span></span>Open Arms Community Church