Our Goal

Life Way's purpose is to Create a vibrant learning/growth community that models and empowers others to be competent in character, relationships, thinking, family life and leadership.

We want to see lively, healthy, growing families and communities pursuing mental, emotional and relational wholeness through the release of truth, talents and character leading to wisdom that blesses the people around them.

We envision transformed communities, families and individuals that build healthy relationships, a renewed mindset and continued growth to be a channel of love, mutual respect and commitment to care for one another.

God by His grace is moving among the churches of all kinds. Many people are coming to Christ and experiencing eternal life and profound relief from guilt and shame. However, Jesus warned in Luke 8, that the seed may fall on rocky soil withless fruit than we had expected.

The words of Jesus to His disciples point us to the way forward for the 21st Century for God's truth is as relevant now as it was 21 centuries ago.

The seeds that fell among the thorny soil are those who have heard the word of God but go on with life chocked with worries, riches and pleasures of this life. The result is that we cannot bring them to fruitful maturity. Luke 8:14

Bringing believers to fruitful maturity means that they multiply themselves a hundred fold. The Greek term for this process puts the pressure directly on church leaders. It is not the responsibility of the new born Christian but our pastors, teachers and minister to show us how to deal with those worries, riches and pleasures of life.

We are in the midst of a crisis of these three issues. Unless the church learns how to deal effectively with them we shall never bring people to mature fruitfulness and multiplication.

Several years ago I was discussing evangelism and church growth with an Asian leader who noted that only 20% of newly converted believers actually stayed in the church for six weeks. This meant a dropout rate of 80%! The church would more quickly if we put as much energy into discipleship, pastoral care, and pastoral counseling/healing as we do with preaching about outreach.

We look at outreach and healing as well as growth into mature multiplication.

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  The theology
  1st Century - The Equipping Paradigm is established
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  Luke 4: 18 Jesus' Call and Mission
  Luke 6 Jesus chooses the 12 to continue His mission
  Luke 8:4-15 Parable of sowing and maturity in good soil
  Luke 9 Jesus sends the 12 out with Power to do the Mission
  Luke 10 Jesus sends the 72 out with Power to multiply the Mission
  Matthew 28: 18 Jesus sends the apostles out to make disciples of all nations
  Acts 2 The Mission is activated in small group fellowship
  Ephesians 4: 11 The universal Equipping Process is outlined
  Early Church history-The process impacts the ancient world

Constantine -The church march with organic marchwith an "Organizational" paradigm. There is great order but much less ardor. Safety is assured but excitement and growth are stifled.

The Reformation-Theology is renewed but ecclesiology stays mired in the same tired, dead bureaucracy. It is half-way there.

A New Reformation-All God's people do both word and works by returning to the First Century paradigm that integrates both order and ardor.