STRATEGY

The Gospel makes us a family on mission with God. The beauty of the gospel not only unites people together into a powerful and loving community, but it also gives our community a mission – to delight in, declare and display the gospel in every area of life. This means that our jobs, education, neighborhoods, and resources are tools and platforms to share the good news of Jesus. In other words, this gospel that saved us, is the same gospel that sends us on mission with God. Here at City on a Hill, we seek to be a church that is P. L. A. N. T. E. D. for the glory of God and the good of others.

P - Planting Community Groups & Churches

L - Leadership Development

A - Adoption & Foster Care

N - Neighborhood Investment

T - Taking Aid & Action to the Sick, Poor and Oppressed

E - Evangelism

D - Discipleship

P. L. A. N. T. E. D.

Planting Community Groups & Churches

Planting Community Groups (CGs) & Churches

Being a gospel people means, we are saved to be sent.

Our vision is to see everyone, everywhere experience the gospel (Psalm 96:3; Matthew 28:19-20). We think this is best done through starting new community groups then new churches locally, nationally and globally. We develop and train community group leaders through our LEAD Fellowship and do the same for our church planters through our CoaH Networks’ Church Planting Residency in partnership with the North American Mission Board. We believe we should send our best so the gospel can be preached in the most least reached and unreached places.

P. L. A. N. T. E. D.

Leadership Development

Leadership Development

Being a gospel people means, we build leaders to love others

if we’re going to plant more churches and grow we need more leaders! We go out of our way to train new leaders who can then teach the gospel to others (2 Timothy 2:2). City on a Hill develops leaders through our LEAD Fellowship, CoaH Courses, Classes and Seminars. LEAD is a nine-month intensive leadership development program focused on living and leading others toward a gospel-centered life. Consisting of lectures from CoaH members guest speakers, a comprehensive curriculum, small group discussion, mentorship, and service – we want to develop both men and women as missional leaders. The LEAD fellowship is our pipeline for church leadership and therefore prerequisite for the eldership and deaconship tracks and the on-ramp for missional community leaders.

P. L. A. N. T. E. D.

Adoption & Foster Care

Adoption & Foster Care

Being a gospel people means, we give our families and homes to children in need

At City on a Hill Brighton, we seek to be an example of the rich mercy and great love that God has shown us (Ephesians 2:4) by supporting children and families involved in foster care and adoption. The scriptures tell us that true religion is to care for widows and orphans (James 1:27). As a result, our church makes it a priority to foster and/or adopt locally and globally. We seek to be trained, supported and partnered with adoptive and foster care services like the ones below to be adequately prepared to do this well. In addition, we need a team of volunteers fulfilling a variety of needs to practically assist these families and encourage them to not grow weary in doing good. Whatever your skill, there is a place for you to help!

P. L. A. N. T. E. D.

Neighborhood Investment

Neighborhood Investment

Being a gospel people means, we seek the good of the city for the glory of God

We seek to invest our time, talents, resources, service and gospel intentionality for the good of the city. We do this primarily through our community groups (CG’s). Each CG is devoted to caring for a part of our neighborhood in order to make disciples in the everyday rhythms of life – working, eating, listening, sharing, celebrating, and playing, all done to declare and display the gospel in our spheres of life. Then by God’s grace through this effort we will see Boston renewed as it once was, a City on a Hill – where God’s glory revealed in the gospel is experienced by all.

P. L. A. N. T. E. D.

Taking Aid & Action

Taking Aid & Action

Being a gospel people means, we care for the sick, poor and oppressed

Jesus cares for all people, but he is especially close to the poor, contrite, suffering, and needy (Luke 14:12-14). And he promises to one day return and restore justice to the world. While we wait for his return we go out of our way to meet tangible needs and preach good news to those who are in need. Our church members love our city through hospitality, generous giving, local service, and advocating for the ‘least of these’ in the public square.

P. L. A. N. T. E. D.

Evangelism

Evangelism

Being a gospel people means, we display and declare the gospel in every area of life

We talk about the things we love. We believe that when our church is in awe of the gospel we can't help but to share this good news with our friends, family, coworkers, and neighbors. Every member of City on a Hill is called to share this good news with those around them. This primarily happens organically through ordinary people doing ordinary things with gospel intentionality.

P. L. A. N. T. E. D.

Discipleship

Discipleship

Being a gospel people means, we help others to increasingly know, enjoy and follow Jesus in every area of life.

The last commandment of Jesus (Matthew 28:18-20) must be the first priority of the church. City on a Hill’s first priority is to fulfill the Great Commission by making disciples of Jesus Christ. We do this through Corporate Worship Gatherings, Community Groups, CoaH Courses, Classes, Seminars and more.