OUR AIMS AND IDENTITY
The Line is Christ to Chicago. As a church, we move, dwell, thrive and last in
Chicago. We desire to salt the city, and are planting churches and missionaries
that last toward that end.
DISTINCTIVES
Longevity: We believe that the most coherent, persuasive witness to Chicago’s urban center will be consistent over a longer period of time. We seek to stay in the city, to build it up over many generations of diligent labor. We desire for Chicago to be known to history as the city that God’s people loved.
Movement: We are the ransomed children of God, sent by Jesus as ambassadors to bless all men and speak His glory to the world. All members of the Line acknowledge this truth and work hard to fulfill their calling. As a church, we send and are sent on an everyday basis.
We believe that the truthfulness of the gospel is best evidenced by transformation in all tribes, cultures and ethnicities. Planting new churches, expressions, and gospel communities is a regular and joyful exercise. We prize both growth and birth.
Dwelling: Like Jesus, we leave our places of comfort to live with the lost. We read what they read, eat where they eat, and play where they play – all to God’s glory and without sin. We seek to bring transformation to communities from the inside out. Our strategies for blessing others are localized and diverse.
Thriving: We are moving and working toward the ultimate thriving of all things. We believe that Jesus has made true reconciliation possible, and that His royal family, the church, is made an agent of that reconciliation. This role is acted out holistically as we bless the city through both our action and proclamation of the good news. The church itself grows and thrives as it is daily restored to Jesus, its one true hope and glorious future.
More information regarding who we are and what we are doing can be found here.
