The Gathering Dayton - Where Grace and People Meet

UNDOING

Go here…do this…get that. We are so busy these days. Our culture simply mashes us into its mold. So much so that we don’t even recognize when things are broken. The broken is so much the norm that it seems right. Odd, isn’t it? We are not content, though, to simply accept the broken as o.k. We believe that a group of people committed to making a change can make a difference.

So, this summer we are raising the bar. We are rolling up our sleeves and going to work. We are committed to not simply doing stuff, but to “Undoing” what has been done. Racism, social inequality, spiritual abuse, and plastic hypocrisy is NOT acceptable. They may be commonplace. They may even be the norm. But they are broken. We believe they can be undone by undoing what has been done. Join us as we commit ourselves to making a difference. Come see what it looks like to be a part of an “Undoing”!

CONNECTION

First we want to help people to Connect with God on an authentic basis. This is not about religious conformity or plastic clichés. No, we want people…people far from God, and people who have known Him for decades to move in close for a real, personal, and intimate relationship with Him.

COMMUNITY

Next, we want to encourage and equip people to move into a Community with Others. We need each other. Yet, for past hurts, broken trust, or personal issues, we tend to keep others at a distance. Real community, though, is the place that God has created for us to experience the journey of life. It is here that we share each other’s burdens, victories, and love.

COMPASSION

The third leg of our mission is to share Compassion with our Community. We cannot be obedient to our calling to follow Jesus Christ until we have engaged in genuine action and compassion for the least, the last, and the lost. So, we will seek to be the hands, feet, mouth, ears, and heart of Jesus to a hurting world around us. We must show them that there is a loving Savior who loves them and cares deeply for them.