Practicing the way of Jesus for the renewal of all things.

Mission:

Practicing the way of Jesus for the renewal of all things.

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus wraps up his “kingdom manifesto” with these closing remarks, “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock (Matthew 7:24).” As a community, we desire to be disciples of Jesus who are seeking to become more like him and partnering with him as his presence is bringing forth renewal and healing all throughout the world.

Rhythm of Life:

Praying / Resting / Learning / Gathering / Contributing

In the 500’s AD, St. Benedict instituted what was referred to as a Rule of Life. Pete Scazzero in his book Emotionally Healthy Spirituality defines it this way, “A Rule of Life, very simply, is an intentional, conscious plan to keep God at the center of everything we do. It provides guidelines to help us continually remember God as the Source of our lives.” That being said, we felt it to be much more practical to recapture this same idea, but, by calling it a Rhythm of Life. Many churches have abstract values that they hope might define them, but we wanted tangible practices and rhythms that orient us around God and his mission. These 5 practices move from the inward spaces of the heart and mind, into the local church, and out into the world.

Leadership

**Rev. Anderson Kursonis**
Worship Arts Pastor

**Rev. Jhinika Louve, MSW**
Pastor of Care & Counseling

**Vania Claiborne**
Director of Art Intiatives

Advisory Board

Emmaus is governed by a rotating Local Advisory Board voted on by the membership.

Those currently serving are:

Greg Spencer, Nia Lewis-Lattimore, Paola Armfield, and Jordan Albritton

Statement of Belief & Doctrine

The philosopher Dallas Willard famously said, “We live at the mercy of our ideas” - our way of living is largely dictated by our understanding, ideas, and teaching.

We are a Jesus-centered community. We submit to him, through the Holy Spirit, as Teacher, Savior, and Lord. As a community, we affirm the confession of the Apostles Creed (2nd Century AD) and Nicene Creed (4th Century AD) as guiding statements of orthodoxy (right teaching) within the historic Christian church.

We also subscribe to recent summaries of Christian doctrine as formulated in the Lausanne Covenant - a global representation of 150 nations from around the world.

Our standard practice for understanding Truth is rooted in Scripture, clarified by the Tradition of the church, confirmed in logic & reason, and then exercised in experience.

Emmaus Church is affiliated with the global Wesleyan Church