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Our DNA

Our DNA - consisting of our name, logo, vision, mission, and so forth - is the fundamental core of our church that will be replicated over and over again. This document outlines the DNA of Good News Church – the core that shapes our culture.

Who We Are: what’s in a name?

If people were to meet us, how would they describe us to their friends? Answer: those people are all about the good news of who God is and what he has done in Jesus. We are a community centered on the good news that Jesus is our King, as illustrated in our logo.

Vision: where is God taking us?

Our vision is to show and tell the good news of Jesus to every man, woman, and child in Woodstock, McHenry County, Chicago, and the world.

Mission: how will we get there?

As a community, we glorify God by surrendering all of life to Jesus and inviting others to do the same in the power of the Holy Spirit.

Community Practices: how do we put our mission into practice?

How do we surrender all of life to Jesus? How do we invite others to do the same? Here’s how:

At the center of all we do is a commitment to:

  • Believing the Gospel // knowing and loving God

When we believe the gospel, we are given a new identity as a family of servant messengers:

  • Living as Family // living the good news
  • Loving as Servants // showing the good news
  • Going as Messengers // telling the good news

But none of this can be done in our own power, therefore we are committed to:

  • Relying on the Spirit // power and guidance through prayer

In short, we are a gospel-centered family of servant messengers empowered by the Holy Spirit. Together we live out the truths of the gospel in the power of the Holy Spirit.

These practices cultivate growth in the three key relationships of a disciple: love for God (UP), love for one another (IN), and love for neighbor and city (OUT).

Life Together: how do we organize ourselves to live out our mission?

Our life together as a church family is designed to create environments where we are learning to surrender all of life to Jesus and invite others to do the same by putting our Community Practices into action.

Gospel Communities

The main environment where our Mission and Community Practices are lived out. With the gospel at its center, a Gospel Community lives out their identity as a family of servant messengers as they orient themselves toward reaching a specific mission field in the power of the Holy Spirit.

Gospel Fluency Groups

GFGs consist of 2-3 people of the same gender who are in the same Gospel Community. The goal of a GFG is to know and love God more through the Spirit and the Word in community.

Worship Gatherings

A time for the Gospel Community(s) to come together as one church to praise God and be equipped for gospel ministry through song, the preaching of God’s Word, and the Lord’s Supper.