What is the NP ministry model?
In answering this, we’ll use our organization’s mission and strategy statements, which may sound formulaic or, like many cases, have a nice ring to it as a result of a recent team offsite, but these statements actually do define and determine who we are as an organization. Our mission is to lead people in a growing relationship with Jesus Christ. “Growing” can mean discovering Him for the first time, re-discovering a faith from childhood or one you walked away from in college, learning as a longtime faithful follower how to be more and more transformed into His likeness, etc. Our strategy to accomplish this is by creating environments where people are encouraged and equipped to experience 1. Intimacy with God; 2. Community with Insiders (the Body); and 3. Influence with Outsiders (those outside the faith). Ultimately, our goal is life change, for everyone regardless of the length of his or her walk with Christ. We feel that best happens within the context of a small group – a regular,
