How we live flows out of Who we are.  Our life in Christ forms five identifying traits within us, which we call “the Five Identities.” These identities naturally lead us into five “Practices” — things we do together and individually, every day:

We Listen — We intentionally and actively listen to God daily and we set aside specific times to do so as a community. We listen by regularly interacting with God’s Word, the Son, as revealed in the Bible. We also believe he speaks today through His Spirit in us, through creation and through the specific movements of our Sunday worship services, such as the call to worship, public reading of scripture and the Lord’s Supper.

We Celebrate — We get together often to celebrate God’s incredible outpouring of love and life to us. Every week we hang out in community groups, and every Sunday we gather together as large bodies in our Germantown and St. Matthews campuses to celebrate all that God is doing in and amongst us and to share in the celebration of the Lord’s Supper. We invite everyone to these celebrations as a way of displaying God’s glory in Louisville.

We Pray — God’s Word commands us to “pray without ceasing,” (1 Thessalonians 5:17) and to “cast our cares upon Him (1 Peter 5:7).” We pray for our neighborhoods, for Louisville and the surrounding areas, for our nation and for the peace of Christ upon the entire world. We pray that God continues to lead us deeper into the truth that our hope is only found in the cross of Christ. We pray that His Spirit guides us in this sojourning way of life, sharing the Good News that the kingdom of God is at hand, and will bring about healing, restoration and reconciliation between each other and between God and man.

We Bless — We intentionally bless others through our actions and our words.

God desires people from every nation and culture be blessed through Jesus. And now, as His family, we carry out this mission by blessing others. We ask God to show us whom He would have us bless each week in our families, jobs, recreational activities and neighborhoods.

We Rest — God set the pattern for the blessedness of rest when He took a sabbath rest on the seventh day of Creation. His law commanded sabbath rest because He knew that we would never experience the abundant life He provides for us by ceaselessly striving to get ahead and to control our own destiny. We enjoy periods of rest and reflection, allowing God to recharge our tired bodies and minds.