What's your next step?
Experience God.
Find Community.
Fulfill Your purpose.
WHY NEXT STEPS?
Next Steps is a culture at C3. Next Steps reflect the way a follower of Jesus grows spiritually and becomes mature over time.
• Next Steps is a path to help us see what is next in our spiritual growth journey.
• Next Steps is a reminder of why we might not be growing and how to move forward.
• Next Steps help pastors and other leaders to help us grow.
• Next Steps are clear and intentional. They Restart expectations.
NEXT STEPS GUIDE
Next Steps are tools to help you in your journey as you grow spiritually. THIS GUIDE is designed to help. Don’t forget to download the C3TriCities app to track your steps: Google Play or App Store
Click on a step to learn more
salvation
baptism
gather
connect
build
serve
give
share
WHY SALVATION?
PLACE YOUR FAITH
Salvation is God’s plan of saving you from the self-destruction of sin, by asking for, believing in, and as a result behaving in a manner that shows Jesus is in charge of your life. Salvation is a one-time grace (regeneration) and a daily active choice (sanctification). Engaging this decision of faith changes your present and eternity in alignment with God’s will.
WHY BAPTISM?
DECLARE YOUR FAITH
Water baptism is an outward message to show friends and family your decision to trust Jesus as your savior.
WHY GATHER?
EXPRESS YOUR FAITH
We gather in large groups following the early church model of singing and receiving a message from God’s word. The large gathering serves those who have not started their relationship with Jesus and prepares followers to engage the world the rest of the week.
WHY CONNECT?
EQUIP YOUR FAITH
Small groups allow for a growing connection with other followers of Jesus, to strengthen and apply your relationship with Jesus, and to transparently meet one another’s needs.
WHY BUILD?
GROW YOUR FAITH
Build your faith with the actions you take personally to fuel and grow your relationship with Jesus through the Holy Spirit. Just as you could not go weeks and months avoiding a spouse or friend and believe you will grow in your relationship with them, so it is in your personal walk with Jesus.
WHY SERVE?
LIVE YOUR FAITH
We believe serving others is one of the most effective ways to live out your faith. In a world focused on personal gain, there is no greater way to show others what a life devoted to Jesus is about.
WHY GIVE?
TRUST YOUR FAITH
Everything we own or receive is a gift from God. When we trust God with our resources, he will use them to bring people into new and growing relationships with Jesus.