You probably know the story of how Sanctuary got started. From the beginning, we were compelled by the Gospel of Christ, the livable reality of the Gospel in the here and now. We were unified by the simple desire to learn to live and love like Jesus.

We would then go on to say, “Forgive the way Jesus forgave. Care the way Jesus cared. Pray the way Jesus prayed. Serve the way Jesus served. Deal with betrayal in the same way Jesus dealt with it.” At the time, that sounded right. It felt right. It was right.

A couple of years ago, we began to sense a disconnect. The “doing like Jesus” became increasingly religious. There was little freedom. Our leaders even had a year-long “wilderness discussion” about doing away with this idea altogether. That discussion led us to John 15, where we began to hear Jesus draw us closer and clarify our vision and mission as a church.

We will spend five weeks discussing our vision and values as a church below.

• Create Space for Worship and for His Work
• The Call to Travail
• Mutuality in Maturity
• Community for the Purpose of Transformation
• In Christ for the Sake of the World