Our Vision Frame

One Common Mission

RLCC is a fellowship of Christian communities located in various places, both digital and physical (DIGICAL), but united under one vision frame, one set of values, and one set of distinctive biblical beliefs.

As a movement, we have one common mandate or mission:

To help each one experience real life in Christ together with others in a Christian community.

We define real life in Christ as living with God for others (i.e., being contemplative in action), which is the kind of life that God intends for all of us to experience. It’s a life characterized by love for God as well as love for others, which can only come from a transformed and transforming heart.

34 Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together. 35 One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: 36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” 37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” (Matthew 22:34-40)

One Common Marks of Success

How do we know that we are accomplishing our mandate? As a movement, we know we are succeeding if we can see...

An increasing number of people from various sectors of society experiencing real life in Christ together with others in various Christian Communities located in various places.

What do we mean by a Christian Community?

A Christian Community is a small or medium-sized group of disciples of Jesus Christ (from 5 to 25 people, but not more than 40 people) where the presence, power, and purpose of Christ are being fulfilled in and through each one in the context of their actual lives in the real world.

We will measure our success based on the increasing number of people who are experiencing real life in Christ together with others in and through various kinds of Christian Communities located in various places that are united by one vision frame, one set of values, and one set of distinctive biblical beliefs.

One Common Method

To accomplish our mandate as one movement, we follow one common method (or means) called "Communityship."

“Communityship” is the process of creating Christian Communities through committed community spiritual leaders and members by means of the word of God and the power of the Holy Spirit.

This process involves three ongoing activities:

  • Discipleship

  • Nurturing Relationships

  • Apostolic Mission

...which is also the DNA of RLCC!

Discipleship is all about teaching people how to follow Jesus every day together with others. Nurturing Relationships is all about teaching people how to initiate, grow, maintain, and deepen life-giving relationships with one another and in their families. Apostolic Mission is all about teaching people how to use their spiritual gifts and talents to fulfill God’s purpose for their lives.

They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. All the believers were together and had everything in common. They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved. (Acts 2:42-47 NIV)

"Communityship" also involves Seven Steps:

  1. Attraction - We GO and build connections with all kinds of people through various means such as events, outreaches, and even online tools.

  2. Conversion - We BRING people to Jesus Christ by helping them understand the Gospel so that they can make a decision to follow Him together with others.

  3. Assimilation - We JOIN followers of Christ into our communities so that they can experience the presence, power and purpose of Christ in and through each one.

  4. Spiritual Transformation - We BUILD each person’s faith so that they can grow and become mature in Christ together with others.

  5. Ministry Deployment - We SPOT those who are faithful in their soul keeping practices and mobilize them for various works of ministry.

  6. Leadership Development - We TRAIN those who are faithful and fruitful in their ministry so that they can lead others to become like them also.

  7. Mission - We SEND out faithful and fruitful leaders to start new ministries in order to fulfill their grander vision either inside or outside the church.

To know the specific steps under each stage, click here.

As a result, we aim to see these Seven Rubrics in our members through the Real Life Journey:

  • Phase 1 - Change of Affections - Our members are growing in their love for the word of God, the worship of God and prayer, and also for the people of God in RLCC.

  • Phase 2 - Increasing Commitment - Our members are identifying themselves as actual members of RLCC, becoming part of its life and ministry over time.

  • Phase 3 - Identity in and Intimacy with Christ - Our members are finding their true worth or value not in external things, other people, or the things of this world, but in Christ alone.

  • Phase 4 - Life-giving Relationships - Our members are prioritizing life-giving relationships in their families, in their small groups, in RLCC as a whole, and with the lost.

  • Phase 5 - Stewardship Habits - Our members are learning to manage (or steward) their time, talents, and treasures to honor and worship God.

  • Phase 6 - People-Oriented Ministry - Our members are now serving God by actually ministering to people's felt and real needs according to their gifts and talents, not just performing tasks.

  • Phase 7 - Spiritual Leadership - Our members are becoming faithful and fruitful spiritual leaders who can live, love, and lead like Jesus wherever they are.

Click here to assess yourself based on these categories.

One Common Set of Motivations

As a movement, we are motivated by one common set of motivations. First of all, we are motivated by Faith in the Gospel. The Gospel or Good News is this: Through faith in Jesus Christ alone, anyone can experience a life that is so much better than the best life this world can ever offer. Second, we are motivated by Hope in the New Creation. It starts now through the work of the Holy Spirit in and through His people and in the church, but it will one day climax in the creation of a new heaven and new earth. Last but not the least, we are motivated by Love for God and Others. This love comes from God, first of all. But because of this love, we are motivated to love God and others as well. The apostle John says in 1 John 4:7-12...

Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.

As a movement, we are also united by one set of values. To know about this, click here.