Relevant’s Mission: Spiritually transforming people who transform their cultures.

Trans•for•ma•tion: 1) To change markedly the appearance or form of 2) To change the nature, function, or condition of; convert 3) To undergo a transformation.

At Relevant, our primary focus is to continue Jesus’ mission of transforming the world. The Church is the hope of the world, and that is why T-WORLD (Transformed World) only happens as the Church – Relevant and every other local church around the world – becomes a T-CHURCH (Transforming Church). As we grow in a relationship with Jesus, He begins a process within us causing transformation in our lives, in our cultures, and throughout the world. At Relevant we call this T-LIFE (Transformed Life).

T-LIFE

Living a T-LIFE has three core elements…

1. Interactive Relationship with Jesus: Jesus desires to transform us to walk like, talk like, act like, and be like Him. This transformation is a result of a constant, growing, interactive relationship with Jesus; where we hear His voice, and respond to Him in obedience.

2. Authentic Relationships within the church: Our lives cannot be transformed in isolation, because God did not create us to live this life alone. Continual transformation is a result of being connected in authentic relationships where we encourage, challenge, and support each other as a living community.

3. Influence in Glocal Culture: Transformed people transform people. Spiritual Transformation in our lives should always result in a glocal (global + local) transformation as we serve others. At Relevant, we are not focused on building the biggest church, but spiritually transforming people to BE the church everyday as we live in a world that desperately needs transformed with the love of Jesus. Actions speak louder than words when it comes to glocal transformation. That’s why we’re committed not only to meeting the needs in our local cultures, but also around the world.

T-CHURCH

Transformed people make up transforming churches. T-CHURCH is what the local church looks like when it is producing transformed Christ-followers who are responding to glocal transformation opportunities (GT-Opps) using their skills, talents, passions, and giftings. When we are fulfilling our mission, the following three components of T-CHURCH will happen simultaneously…

1. Culture Investment: Serving within our local culture, meeting the biggest needs

2. Nation Engagement: Engaging Unreached People Groups (UPG) globally; leveraging natural infrastructures for maximum transformation opportunities

3. Church Multiplication: Equipping leaders to start new churches with similar DNA