How Do I Be a Missionary? - Summer Edition

Summer in the Pacific Northwest is the best time to meet your neighbors and develop better friendships with co-workers. ...
Keep ReadingOur long-term vision for Doxa is simply this: a church that reflects, from the top down, the racial and ethnic diversity of our community and to bear witness to the Glory of God in Jesus Christ....
A few have asked about the timeline around us reopening Sunday gatherings at the John Danz building in downtown Bellevue. There are several factors that go into the reopening of "normal" Sunday gatherings. But first, I want to mention how we make decisions like this....
A brief response to the death of George Floyd....
Can big church feel small? Can you get connected to what God is doing at Doxa. The answer is yes....
Every Sunday we gather to sing songs together, but how do we decide which songs we sing? In this blog, Pastor Donald gives us a sneak peek into the process....
No counseling. No processing. No healing. Just a cover up, with one brutally obvious message: you cannot talk about this. Hide it. You must stay unseen....
It’s no surprise that different denominations and tribes in Christendom do the details of membership differently, but there are at least three primary questions that church membership helps answer....
Summer in the Pacific Northwest is the best time to meet your neighbors and develop better friendships with co-workers. ...
...As the sun of summer begins to fade and fall creeps ever closer we may be tempted to think that the time for mission is over. The clouds and rain that accompany fall certainly reduce the amount of spontaneous neighborhood block parties but that doesn’t mean that it isn’t a great time to be on mission....
A look at how Pilot Missional Communities work at Doxa Church....
A Missional Community (“MC”) is a group or family of servant missionaries living life on life, life in community, and life on mission in order to make disciples who make disciples. It’s more than a Bible study, it’s different than a community group, it’s actually how we see ourselves as the church of Jesus Christ....
Summer in the Pacific Northwest is the best time to meet your neighbors and develop better friendships with co-workers. ...
Keep ReadingHere's a quick update on important things coming up at Doxa Church. Sign Up for Baby Dedications- May 10 Ministry Training Series- May 17 Baby Dedications on Mother's Day! Sunday, May 10 - All Gatherings The Bible teaches that children are a blessing, and we want to celebrate that here at Doxa! We're going to have baby dedications at both gatherings on Mother's Day...
Keep ReadingDoxa Family, I am writing this to you from 32,000 feet, on a plane from Seatac to Orlando. I know what you're thinking- but no, I'm not headed to Disney World with my family, I'm actually on my way to speak at The Gospel Coalition conference. Like I shared with you yesterday, we hope to be a regional church, and one that partners with other churches and organizations to b...
Keep ReadingHow would our week look differently if we were committed to being in a Missional Community that included living life-on-life, life-in-community, and life-on-mission? One MC's story....
Keep ReadingIn my post yesterday, I neglected to include questions for discussion in your family or missional communities. I think the pastor/shepherd part of me took precedent over the teacher/equipper in what I wrote yesterday....
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