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Can
you tell me something about who you are?
Absolutely!
Let's start with
some of the basics.

The Church
Without Walls is a cell-based church located in Gastonia,
North Carolina,
made up of people just like you!

Now, I know that
you are probably wondering just what is a cell-based church?
And that's a
good question.
In fact, some of
you may not have ever heard of a cell church before. So, let
me give you a few resource links that you may find quite
helpful in answering some of your questions about
The Church Without Walls.
In fact, you may
find it helpful to browse the following links to get a better
"feel" for what
The Church Without Walls is really all about.
These are some questions you may
find answers for on the pages that follow…
Now, with these
informative links at your disposal, let's move on to something
a bit deeper.

An
Underground Church
The Church
Without Walls is like an underground church— underground
in the sense that it resembles a tree. Huh? Let me
elaborate.
An underground
church is like a tree: its trunk, branches and leaves (the
visible part) are only about half of the picture. The
unnoticed half, the underground root system, nourishes the
whole tree and keeps it healthy.
Thus, the Church Without Walls is like an underground church.
This underground
church consists of believers gathered together through a
structure of small cell groups meeting in homes to pray,
evangelize and build relationships with one another. In this
way, each and every believer is made an active and vital part
of the body of Christ.
When every
believer is nourished and healthy, the whole church is strong.
Just as water and nutrients feed the tree by climbing up
through the root system, so the church is also nourished and
strengthened by what happens in the underground (the unseen)
realm of church life-- believers involved in home cell groups
(or ICUs). Therefore, we believe that meeting together in
homes and experiencing relationships in cell group life is
just as important as meeting together (visible) each week in a
larger gathering to worship and to receive teaching from the
Word of God.

Our
Calling From the Lord

Our calling from
our Lord is the following:
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To exalt Jesus Christ as Lord, obey
His Word, and encourage and equip each believer for the work
of ministry.
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We are called to build the church from
house to house, city to city, and nation to nation through
small groups.
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This "underground church" is built
through prayer, reaching the lost, and making disciples.
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Our mission includes reaching adults,
youth and children for Christ.
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We are also called to church planting,
proclaiming the gospel through any avenue the Lord provides,
and building unity in the body of Christ.
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As a spiritual army, we will cooperate
with any church that Jesus is building throughout the world
in fulfilling the Great Commission.

Does this help
you get to know us a little better? I certainly hope so.
Let me give you
one final answer to a question you are probably asking.
Just how are
you going to fulfill your calling from God?
That answer, is
found in The Master's Plan.

The
Master's Plan
By the grace of
God we will accomplish our mission by:
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Strengthening
our faith through daily meditations of the Word of God and
by developing an intimate relationship with Jesus.
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Committing
ourselves to other believers in a small group (cell)
setting.
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Praying to the
Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into the harvest
fields: locally, nationally and internationally.
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Encouraging
every believer to be involved in prayer, reaching the lost,
and making disciples.
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Helping each
believer to learn to serve and discover the gifts and
calling within his life.
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Teaching the
Word of God with power and authority in a way that is
practical and applicable to everyday life.
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Training and
equipping leadership in home cell groups and congregations
to minister to others and to plant new churches.
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Planting and
multiplying home cell groups and congregations locally,
nationally and internationally.
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Sending laborers
into the harvest field: house to house, city to city and
nation to nation.
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Mobilizing and
challenging adults, youth and children to be radically
committed laborers for the harvest.
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Encouraging each
child, young person and adult to be a true worshipper of our
Lord.
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Exemplifying a
life-style of mutual accountability, integrity and purity in
every level of leadership and throughout every area of
church life.
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Supporting and
encouraging the spiritual leaders that the Lord raises up
among us.
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Edifying one
another daily through encouragement and by speaking the
truth in love.
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Celebrating
Jesus as we come together in various locations to worship
together, pray together and receive the Word of God
together.
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Caring for,
loving, healing and restoring those who are wounded and need
deliverance, healing and restoration.
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Ministering to
the poor and needy.
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Promoting unity
by supporting, networking together and laboring with other
churches and ministries locally, nationally and
internationally.
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Partnering with
believers within the Church Without Walls family of churches
to reach the world together for Christ.


Does this sound
like the church you've been searching for?

If so, let me
invite you to prayerfully consider how you can join with us at
The Church Without Walls.
It all begins by
a simple click - HERE
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