Circles

After hearing clearly from God, we defined the mission and vision of Highlands and looked closely at the systems and structures we have in place to make that mission and vision a reality. The essence of what we are called to do is to lead people to experience life with Jesus and that's we seek to do at Highlands.

As we began to dig deeper into what it looks like to “experience life with Jesus,” we couldn’t get away from the fact that there is a rhythm to the way Jesus lived as he walked the earth. This rhythm is made up of three movements. There is an “Up” rhythm, an “In” rhythm and an “Out” rhythm. (Click here to check out the video.)

As we look at the Rhythms Jesus modeled for us, it becomes clear that every follower of Christ needs to have a ‘Circle.’ A circle is a few friends following Jesus together.

As we see in the early church, this circle of friends got together regularly, had conversation around what they were learning in the temple courts, gained support and received help from each other. We see that these Circles helped them grow in their spiritual walk and gave them strength to take into the world. As we follow the model that Jesus left for us, it is our desire for all Highlanders to connect with a Circle of Friends who follow Jesus together.