All Souls Fellowship: Who We Are: Our Mission

Our Mission

At All Souls, we live in Worship of God, Relationship with others, and Service to the world. This is our purpose in ministry and it is our process of growing one another in our life in Christ.

Worship

Worship is the foundation of the Christian life. There is no such thing as a Christian who does not worship God; it is the primary purpose of a Christian, so it is the primary purpose of All Souls. It is what is minimally expected of all Christians, so it is what we minimally expect of our members. Furthermore, worship is not a goal to be attained; it is a life-long process we enter into. In other words, it is not a matter of just striving for a really cool "worship experience" on Sundays. Instead, we are constantly learning how to better worship God in the fullness of our lives. Sunday morning absolutely plays a big role in this, but it is not the end game. We are always seeking to grow in our individual and corporate worship of God.

Worship is not only the foundational activity of our church, it is also our "front door". In other words, when new people come to All Souls (whether they are Christians or not), Sunday Morning Worship is primarily the first place they come. This is perfectly appropriate because we all need the same thing: to pour our hearts out before God as we confess our sin, fear, joy, anger, hope, fatigue, and need. We all need to hear of the wonder of the grace of Christ. We all need to be renewed in His presence, by His Spirit. That is why Worship is our foundation and our front door.

But, let's say you have been coming to All Souls for a while and are wondering, "Now what?" How do you get more involved and plugged in? How can you begin to grow more in your faith?

Relationship

The Christian life is not to be lived in a vacuum. We are built for relationships. That is just basic, Garden of Eden stuff: it is not good for us to be alone! If God has called you into relationship with Him through Christ, he has also called you to join in Christian community. At All Souls, we take this call to community very seriously. We want all of our members and regular attenders to be intentional about building trusting and meaningful spiritual relationships. That is the primary purpose behind our Community Groups. These groups are where you will be challenged, cared for, prayed for, and grow in your understanding of the Gospel.

Now, not only are we called to worship God and to live in meaningful relationship with others. There is more to being a well-rounded follower of Christ.

Service

In his promise to Abraham, God said, "I will be your God and you will be my people." That promise was brought to fullness in the Gospel of Christ as he ‘sealed the deal' in the death and resurrection of Jesus. But, God didn't call us to be his people just so we can worship him and enjoy each other. Rather, he calls us to be his people, "in order to be a blessing to the nations." In other words, we are called to be conduits of the beauty and grace of Jesus to our world. Every Christian is called to this and it is essential for the process of growing into a mature follower of Christ. This is why we encourage all of our folks to "find their ministry" on one of our Ministry Teams. Also, we actively pursue opportunities to serve our community, whether it be fixing up homes for the elderly, partnering with ministries and charities that serve battered women and their children, or caring for those trapped in the adult entertainment industry. Every person at All Souls is encouraged to be actively engaged in bringing healing, hope, beauty and renewal to our city in the name of our risen Savior. In so doing, we live out the love of Christ to others in our Church, our City and our World.