Vision Statement:
Table of Life Church seeks to multiply Missional Apprenticeship Communities who invite strangers to God’s Table by inviting them to Belong in God’s Family, Believe in Jesus, and Become Apprentice Makers.
Proclaim the kingship of Jesus over all things by going to the lost (Matthew 28:19) and by being witnesses where God has placed us (Acts 1:8).
Missional
Apprenticing ourselves to Jesus in order to become like Jesus and do what Jesus did (Mark 8:34). This happens by apprenticing ourselves to followers of Jesus and by making apprentices (2 Timothy 2:1-2).
Apprenticeship
Both mission and apprenticeship take place in a deep, loving community where Jesus is King (Acts 2:42-47).
Community
BELONG to God’s Family
First, strangers are invited to belong to God’s family. They are brought to family gatherings to meet everyone and to be introduced to the head of the household, Jesus. Strangers become family members when they are adopted into the family of God through faith in Jesus Christ. They feel a deep sense of belonging not only to Jesus but to the other members of God’s family.
BELIEVE, align my life with Jesus’ life
Once family members have been adopted they begin the process of growing in belief through apprenticeship. Belief is more than assenting to a set of doctrines. Belief is placing a truth at the center of my being and purposefully shaping my life around that truth. For the Christian that truth is Jesus is king. Believing is the act of that truth being worked out in my heart, mind, body, social action, and soul.
BECOME an apprentice maker
Finally, family members bring other strangers into the family through spiritual reproduction. We desire to make apprentices who can make apprentices. We believe that all Christians can become apprentice makers who intentionally help people to belong, believe, and become.
Our Gatherings:
We have different sizes of gatherings for different purposes within our community. Each gathering revolves around a different Table.
Potlucks
Sundays at 10:15am
The potluck table is for BELONGING. In groups of 20-50, we meet in potluck tables around the Lehigh Valley. Potlucks are for inviting one another and outsiders to experience Jesus in our community by exercising our gifts, serving one another, and proclaiming the gospel.
Dinner Tables
The dinner table is for BELIEVING. A Dinner Table is any time we intentionally gather to have conversation about Jesus. Some Dinner Tables are one-offs, some are ongoing. Some are for believers, some are for outreach. Some meet in homes, others around the community.
Coffee Tables
The coffee table is for BECOMING. In gatherings of 2-4 intimacy and vulnerability are realities. We talk openly about frustrations, failures, hopes, and joys. We use coffee tables to train leaders and continue their ongoing discipleship.
