Remember newspaper stands? Maybe I should back up: remember newspapers? They seem like such a foreign concept now since we just click frontwebour news, but it was not too long ago that many of our parents got up early in the morning, slipped on some slippers, a robe and headed out to that large thorny bush near the doorstep to fish out this morning’s paper.

This is how we found out what was going on in the world, it’s how we connected to things far beyond our reach. Today I rarely see a newspaper and newsstands are all but extinct. But to say the news is no longer relevant just because we get it a different way is just plain silly.

The Church could surely be likened to that of a newspaper or newspaper stand. I am finding more and more that my generation has not given up on the idea of living in a Christ Community or living under the Good News of Jesus, they just are not willing to get that news in the same mediums their parents grew comfortable with.

Enter Disciples Church. We’re a new church (our first public gathering was Oct. 18, 2009) in Folsom designed to engage young thinkers and adventurous spirits longing to accelerate their spiritual journey. We are Real people, engaging with a Real God and experiencing Real Life.

So welcome to our online interactions. Even the website has been designed for interaction and not simply a one-way conversation, we hope you will find this prevalent throughout the culture of Disciples Church. Check out our Small Groups, Events and info on our Sunday Gatherings. We hope to meet you very soon.

REAL GOD | REAL PEOPLE | REAL LIFE

VISION

We envision people far from God or His church being engaged and inspired to pursue real life through Jesus in a creative and life-giving community.

We value REAL relationship with God

* Red-Letter Transformation – We become more like Jesus through truth and experience.

* Passionate Prayer – Jesus said, “My house is to be a house of prayer.”

* Courageous Faith – We desire to achieve God’s purposes by taking faith-filled risks. This involves change.

* Creative Excellence – We value artistic expressions of love and devotion for God pursued with excellence.

We value REAL relationships with people.

* Authentic Community – We are connected deeply through Context Communities (small groups).

* One-on-One Discipleship – We are growing spiritually & relationally WITH someone.

* Cultural Engagement – We know our surroundings and they know us.

* Leadership Development – We believe leaders develop leaders.

* Reproduction – We not only make disciples, we make new churches with an Acts 13 passion.

I have my doubts about whether people even read these things any more. My hope is that the only reason we don’t read it is because the reading is so dry, nobody can finish. But that does not mean it’s not important. These are the truths that guide us, way more than Core Values, Organizational Structure or Mission Statements. These are the tenants of the faith…so much bigger than our little corner of the world.

We believe God, now and always has, existed in three unique expressions: Father, Son & Holy Spirit. We believe Jesus is the only way to know God. We believe the Holy Bible is God’s most consistent and available voice into the lives of Christ followers and Christ investigators. Want more on our beliefs, including our thoughts on beer, money, women & church music? Read our full statement.

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GHC Network is the church planting division of Growing Healthy Churches We have a long relationship with GHC Network and its leaders. We are proud to come under their covering and be connected with churches and pastors all over the U.S. who share similar passion.

The GHC Network mission is to support church planters and high level leaders for the task to which God has called them (Acts 13:2). We’re developing a movement where church planting leaders are reproducing healthy churches.