Our Mission, Vision, and Values

Q: What does 'a faith family on mission' mean?

It means we are a family of believers who actually know each other, walk through life together, and are sent together into the city of Miami to make Jesus known across every neighborhood and every generation.

Christchurch Miami is a faith family on mission. The mission, the vision, and the values below are not slogans on a website. They are the convictions that shape how we worship, how we serve, how we lead, and how we live as a church family in Kendall, Florida.

Mission

Christchurch Miami exists to glorify God
by helping people know, love, and serve Jesus.

Every part of who we are flows out of that mission. Glorifying God is the end. Helping people know, love, and serve Jesus is the means. We pursue both with everything we have.

Vision

A faith family on mission,
to love God and make Him known.

We believe the local church is meant to function as a family - people who actually know each other, eat together, pray for each other, and walk through real life together - not a weekly event that strangers attend. And we believe that family is sent into the city of Miami to make the love of Jesus known across every neighborhood, every generation, and every kitchen table.

Values

Four convictions shape how we live as a faith family.

Jesus is Our Message - we preach Christ as LORD.

Every sermon, every song, every conversation about faith at Christchurch starts and ends with Jesus. He is not one of many topics. He is the message.

People Are Our Priority - we're a faith family where you can belong before you believe.

You don't have to have your theology figured out to find a seat at our table. Doubt, questions, and the long walk back to faith are all welcome here. Belong first. Believe on the way.

Worship Is Our Lifestyle - we glorify God in ALL we do.

Worship is not just what happens at 11 AM on Sunday. It is what happens at the office on Tuesday, in the carpool line on Thursday, across the dinner table on Friday. All of life, lived for the glory of God.

Mission Is Our Mindset - we equip everyone to impact their world for Christ.

Mission isn't a department of the church reserved for the professionals. It is the calling of every Christian - every neighborhood, every workplace, every conversation. Christchurch exists to send people into that calling, not to keep them inside the building.

Our Strategy: WIN, BUILD, SEND

Three verbs translate the mission and vision into how we operate as a church.

WIN the lost. Sundays gather us. The doors are open. The gospel is preached without apology and without shame.
BUILD the believer. Groups, classes, mentoring, and the everyday relationships of a faith family that grows people in their walk with Jesus.
SEND out everyone to live on mission. No spectators. Every person at Christchurch is sent - into a neighborhood, a workplace, a school, a family - to live as Christ's ambassador wherever they already are.

What We Believe

Christchurch Miami is a Bible-believing, Reformed church that stands in the historic stream of Christian orthodoxy. We confess the Apostles' Creed, the Nicene Creed, and the Westminster Confession of Faith. We hold Scripture as the inspired and authoritative Word of God.

→ Read our full Statement of Faith

About Christchurch Miami

Christchurch Miami is a gospel-centered church in Kendall, Florida, passionate about helping people know, love, and serve Jesus. We're part of a Bible-believing fellowship of churches united by a shared mission to proclaim the good news of grace. Whether you're new to faith or have followed Jesus for years, you'll find a welcoming community where you can grow spiritually, build meaningful relationships, and make a difference in our city and beyond.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the mission of Christchurch Miami?

Christchurch Miami exists to glorify God by helping people know, love, and serve Jesus. That mission shapes everything we do - Sunday worship, kids ministry, youth, groups, and how we engage the city of Miami beyond our walls.

What does "a faith family on mission" mean?

It means we are not a weekly event for strangers - we are a family of believers who actually know each other, walk through life together, and are sent together into the city of Miami to make Jesus known across every neighborhood and every generation.

What does Christchurch Miami value?

Four core values: Jesus is our message; people are our priority; worship is our lifestyle; mission is our mindset. These are not slogans - they shape how we preach, how we welcome, how we serve, and how we send people out into their everyday lives.

Is Christchurch Miami part of a denomination?

Yes. Christchurch Miami is part of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), a Reformed Bible-believing denomination, and belongs to the South Florida Presbytery. We hold to historic Christian theology while remaining contemporary in style and welcoming to people exploring faith for the first time.

How Do You Pass Faith to Your Kids? - Deut 6:4-9

May 17, 2026 • Pastor James Drake

How do you pass faith to your kids when life won't slow down?

Pastor James Drake — preaching from the field during his current Army Chaplain deployment — answers one of the most pastoral questions parents ask: how do we hand on a living faith in a culture engineered to crowd it out?

Drawing on Deuteronomy 6:4-9 — the Great Shema — and Jesus' citation of it in Mark 12:29-30 as the greatest commandment, this message walks through three movements: who actually sits on the throne of our hearts, what it means to love God with everything, and how that love becomes a rhythm woven into ordinary family life — sitting, walking, lying down, rising. The sermon lands not on "try harder" but on the better news of a Savior who fulfilled the Shema we never could and writes it on our hearts from the inside out.

"Faith isn't an event you perform. It's a rhythm you live."

— Preached at Christchurch Miami on May 17, 2026.

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