Imagine if God wanted to start a new Christ-centered, missional-focused church in the urban center of Lincoln. Imagine if a group of dedicated disciples became bent on mission to reach the unreached for Christ in Lincoln.  Imagine if they became bent on transforming the city by loving God and loving people.  Imagine if they really went for it; if they dedicated their lives to it.

Imagine if God began to use these dedicated disciples to reach the unreached for Christ in Lincoln. Imagine these unreached meeting Jesus for the first time.  Imagine them experiencing true and pure forgiveness for the first time and in turn offering it to others.  Imagine the casual Christians in Lincoln moving from a vague, cursory notion of Christianity to becoming engulfed in the gospel.  Imagine them not just seeking answers for the deepest questions in their minds, the deepest quandaries about life, the deepest longings of their souls – but actually finding them in Jesus.  Imagine them growing in their love for Jesus.  Imagine their lives transforming.  Imagine their relationships being redeemed.  Imagine their marriages becoming biblical and their families becoming centered around God.  Imagine their view of vocation and possessions and church changing.

Imagine if God pulled all of these people together and started the church that he wanted in downtown Lincoln. Imagine a community of missionally focused disciples at various stages of spiritual maturity motivated to love Jesus, worship Jesus, and serve Jesus.  Imagine a church that unashamedly preached the gospel; proclaiming the glory and wonder of God.  Imagine a church that was more interested in engaging in worshiping the Creator of the universe rather than in being entertained.  Imagine the people of this church loving Jesus, loving each other and loving the city of Lincoln; caring for it rather than using it simply for their own benefit.

Imagine if God turned the few into many. Imagine this church breaking down barriers between the church and the unreached such that the only stumbling block that remained was the Cross.  Imagine a church that drew people in and simultaneously reached out, meeting people where they are at.  Imagine hundreds of engaged college students worshipping the Lord of Lords.  Imagine hundreds of Lincolnites trading in their notional Christianity or spirituality and joining the mission of reaching the unreached for Christ and transforming the city by loving God and loving people.  Imagine the homeless worshipping alongside the businessman.  Imagine public baptisms and hundreds giving their lives to Jesus.  Imagine this church becoming a city within the city of Lincoln.

Imagine God growing his new church into a thriving body. Imagine a network of missional communities meeting all over the city to pray together and study God’s Word together and to do life together; not just in their homes, but also in public places.  Imagine deep relationships forged between Christian brothers and sisters and between Christians and the unreached as transformed lives turn into authentic and transparent lives of love born in them by the Holy Spirit.  Imagine a church not completely bogged down with programming, yet retaining a healthy discipleship system without overburdening the members to a point where they have no time to engage the unreached around them.  Imagine this church revitalizing the urban center of Lincoln for Jesus.  Imagine this church hosting public forums on issues that matter in our culture and society: listening to the people, engaging with the people, and offering them a biblical worldview.  Imagine this church hosting practical seminars for single men, single women, single men and women, young married couples, married couples with kids, business professionals, and community leaders.  Imagine this church not being associated with a building, but a body of believers interested in growing the body and glorifying God.

Imagine God multiplying his new church. Imagine this church raising up leaders from within.  Imagine this church training those that God calls; offering them experiences of growth and leadership in addition to formal training.  Imagine God wanting to start additional Christ-centered, missionally focused churches throughout Lincoln and surrounding areas and cities.  Imagine God beginning to use dedicated disciples from this church (leaders and members) to reach the unreached throughout Lincoln and the surrounding areas and cities.  Imagine God using these dedicated disciples to pull together new groups of people and starting new churches in these other areas and cities.  Imagine God turning these groups of a few into many.  Imagine God growing these new churches into thriving bodies.  Imagine God multiplying these new churches.

Imagine God causing all of this to be in order that he would be more greatly glorified.

The vision of 2 Pillars Church is deeply rooted in the mission to reach the unreached for Christ and thereby bring glory to God.  The only way to do this is to hold loving God and loving people in the perfect tension that Jesus intended us to.  That perfect tension consists of proclaiming the unchanging gospel of Christ to an always-changing cultural landscape (via appropriate contextualization) for specific, ecclesial consequences.  With that in mind, the vision of 2 Pillars Church is to create a community of missionally-focused disciples motivated to love Jesus, worship Jesus, and serve Jesus while also growing in relationship with Jesus as well as loving and serving one another and the city.  In doing so, our vision is to be a city within the city as Jeremiah describes to the exiles in Babylon.