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Journey Imperfect Faith Community
3009 Industrial Terrace -- Austin, Texas 78758
(512) 439-7410 -- sbaldwin@journeyifc.com


Directions   The Journey Community is currently gathering every Sunday at the Northwest Austin YMCA at 5807 McNeil Dr.
              
Service Times  
Sunday: 9:30 AM   Bible Study
10:45 AM   Worship Gathering
              
Staff   Rick Diamond, Pastor
David Gentiles, Pastor
Leslie Diamond, Pastor
              
Denomination   Non-Denominational
              
   
What We Believe

We're sure that God is good. God is the purest form of love. God is a mystery. God is at work in the world. God cares about every person in every situation. God is not small. God will not fit into any box that human beings create.
We believe that understanding and following God is an unending process.
We see the life, ministry, teaching, death, and resurrection of Jesus as the perfect expression of the love and power of God. We believe that following Jesus is our highest calling.
We believe that when people let go of their own fears (even a little bit), God has room to do things in us and through us that we wouldn't think are possible.
We believe that God wants to heal all people. We try to be a part of that healing work.



Our Calling: What Is Important to Us About How to Be Journey

Regardless of where we are in life as individuals, we seek to be a radically inclusive community. We work to remain open, messy, unslick, vulnerable (which can be sometimes uncomfortable), and yet always encouraging and safe for all.

Together, we seek out what God wants us to do as a community, and what God wants us to do as individuals. We pray about every decision we make and everything we do as a community, and we expect God to answer those prayers and guide us. We find this to be absolutely practical.

We expect that much of what we value is contrary to what our culture values. It may not make common sense - but that sounds like Jesus to us. That's part of why we are a community Što remind each other of who we really are, not who our culture tells us we are. We are God's children, and followers of Jesus. We are seeking to live a different kind of life, a life that matters.

It's about following Jesus, not about being a Christian - It's a process, not a destination - It's a path, not a club - There's no end, no finish point - It's a journey.

We are not affiliated with any denomination; we are an independent community of people from many backgrounds and ways of life. What brings us together is our desire to help each other follow Christ and serve God's work in the world.

"God, I don't have great faith, but I can be faithful. My belief in you may be seasonal, but my faithfulness will not. I will follow in the way of Christ. I will act as though my life and the lives of others matter. I will love. I have no greater gift than to offer my life. Take it.
- Real Live Preacher, Gordon Atkinson



Our Vision: What We Believe God Wants Us to Do

When Jesus was asked to define the most important thing in life, he answered:
"Love God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength; and love other people as you love yourself." - Luke 10:27

We believe that when He says "Love, Jesus means serving, healing and giving. We therefore understand our community's calling as a commandment to:
Love God and Love Other People

Because we are committed to helping God love and heal the world, our hope is that we can be a Servant Church. Journey IFC does not exist solely for the benefit of its members. Instead, we ask God for help in giving our gifts, resources, grace, and love away to others.

"It's not about doing great things; it's about doing small things with great love.
- Mother Teresa


For more information, visit the official Journey Imperfect Faith Community web site.

 


 




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