ROC
the MISSION of Righteous Oak Church
BUILDING A COMMUNITY THAT KNOWS AND SHOWS GOD'S LOVE
We're about Jesus
First and foremost, we're about Jesus. Continued intimacy with God the Father, Holy Spirit, and the Son informs and shapes mission.
Servant Leadership
"Empathy, stewardship, foresight, awareness, healing, commitment and development of people, and building community" - Larry Spears - Principles of Servant Leadership
Jesus as Leader
Jesus perfectly modeled the character and nature of servant leadership. Our mission is engaged in placing value in what Jesus placed value - intimacy with the Father, and a servant's heart.
Strategic Servanthood
Who do we serve?
"When you give a luncheon or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors, otherwise they may also invite you in return and that will be your repayment. But when you give a reception, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed, since they do not have the means to repay you" - Luke 14:12-14
Simple Servanthood
How do we serve?
While Boomer served as a youth director, he would help to organize a summer youth conference, organizing an upwards of 40 different community projects each year. Each project consisted of assisting folks with simple needs. Many of the individuals were elderly, disabled, or financially burdened. They live next door to all of us. Much of our servant work is simple and takes a little sweat, muscle, and a couple of hours— a simple proclamation of God's love.
Everyone Gets to Play
Who serves?
We are capable and qualified to serve our neighbors— God will lead the way. For some a donation of time, for others, finances or a little sweat and muscle.
Values of Righteous Oak Church
Scripture
Intimacy and Service
Kingdom First
We open the Book to discover GOD, and we inherently discover ourselves. We live it, we love it, we search it, we teach it.
Kingdom First
Intimacy and Service
Kingdom First
Put first things first and we get second things thrown in: put second things first & we lose both first and second things." - C.S. Lewis
Matthew 6:33
Intimacy and Service
Intimacy and Service
Intimacy and Service
"There are two things I want to model well for my kids— intimacy with God, and humility through serving others" - Boomer
Rest
Stewardship
Intimacy and Service
A great plague to our society today is "busyness" - When we serve GOD best, we're energized, engaged, equipped, and well aware of our need to rest in His presence - A great pastor once said:
"Sometimes, the most spiritual thing you can do is take a nap."
Stewardship
Stewardship
Stewardship
GOD is the source of all blessings. We serve Him with our time, talents, and possessions. All that we have is entrusted to us by God, and we contribute of our means cheerfully and systematically.
Community
Stewardship
Stewardship
Relationships are the currency of the Kingdom. Our relationship with GOD naturally propels us into relationship with others. Love God. Love People.