Next Steps
Discipleship is about taking your next steps
God calls every Christian to not only believe, but to follow Him boldly, and become a disciple. It’s an exciting life-long journey of becoming more like Jesus one step at a time. At Hope Church, we believe this means we connect, we grow, and we serve. As we mature; we connect deeper, we grow stronger, and we serve wider.
We never stop connecting, growing and serving!
So, whether you are new in your faith, or have been a Christ-follower for decades, we’d love to invite you on this journey with us because discipleship is about taking your next step.
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Connect
To establish, strengthen and deepen our foundations of relationship with God and God’s family.
Connect with God
- Accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour
- Be water baptised
- Be baptised in the Holy Spirit
- Regular prayer and devotions
- Grow in our Christian foundations through NSA courses and first steps
Connect with God's Family and others
- Participate in church services
- Join a life group
- Pray for friends and family
- Learn to share your faith story
- Regularly share the gospel
- Regular prayer and devotions
Grow
To build convictions in our need to mature in our faith and covenant to the local church.
In Faith
- Develop a personal prayer for life
- Attend corporate prayer meetings
- Attend Prayer Empowered Life NSA
In Maturity and Covenant
- Determined to grow spiritually by being mentored
- Committed to being a fully-devoted disciple
- Attend Knowing God’s Will NSA
- Actively participate in a life group community
- Become a member of the church
- Join a church ministry
- Tithe faithfully to the local church
- Attend Join The Vision NSA
- Attend Core Values NSA
Serve
To look beyond ourselves to be trained and equipped to serve and influence others.
Empowered
- Attend mentoring and leadership training
- Serve as a life group leader in training
- Serve as an apprentice leader in a church ministry
- Discover and practise spiritual gifts
- Learn to move in the supernatural power of Holy Spirit
The Church and World
- Attend ministry trainings
- Begin mentoring others
- Lead a life group
- Lead a ministry team
- Explore new ministry options
- Explore community services through Hands of Hope
- Explore short term missions