How We Make Disciples

Fellowship is committed to the mission of the gospel. Our aim is to lower the bar for "church" (activities at a building) and raise the bar of "discipleship" (following Jesus in everyday life). But when we say, 'raise the bar of discipleship,' we really mean "normal" New Testament Christianity. We're convinced that following Jesus on the mission of the gospel as his disciples is…

  • what Jesus commanded us to do, 
  • the best way to live life, 
  • and the best thing for city. 

It's pretty simple, we believe Jesus is good for people.

Our Aim

At Fellowship, we’re called to “be the church for one another and our city in everyday life.” In short, this means because of who Jesus is and what he did (the gospel) we are a gathering of ordinary people learning to live out the gospel identity (worshippers, learners, missionaries, family) and character of Jesus (joy, humility, courage, optimism) in everyday life (rest, work, eat, play).

Structure

The structure that supports who we are (gospel identity) and how we live (everyday life) to reproduce disciples of Jesus has three levels:

  1. Weekly Corporate Gatherings (large)
  2. Missional Communities (small)
  3. Fight Clubs (3–4 men or women)

Weekly Corporate Gatherings

Each Sunday morning, our Missional Communities (MCs) and friends gather to sing to Jesus, hear from Jesus through his Word, respond to Jesus, and then we’re sent out to follow him in the mission of the gospel. The gospel is celebrated and applied to both followers of Jesus and our not-yet-believing friends. This is a wonderful environment to live out our identity as Worshippers (celebrating God in song), Learners (listening to and being shaped by the gospel), Missionaries (being continually called and equipped to share the good news) and Family (sharing life together).

Missional Communities

Missional Communities (MCs) are the primary identity of Fellowship and the primary means by which we seek to fulfill Jesus’ mission to make disciples. A Missional Community is a gospel community (small group of people learning to live like FAMILY) of Jesus worshippers (WORSHIPPER) that lives out the mission of Jesus together (MISSIONARIES) to a specific people group (geographically defined or socially defined) by displaying and declaring the gospel to others—both those who believe it (LEARNERS) and those who are being exposed to it. Therefore, we have MCs scattered all throughout Jonesboro, ASU, and several neighboring cities.

Fight Clubs

Flowing out of MCs, Fight Clubs (FCs) are groups of two to five (gender specific, not co-ed) followers of Jesus that meet weekly and fight together to see, know, love and experience Jesus. FCs encounter God in His Story through shared study (Bible reading and obeying as Learners), pursue accountability by gospeling one another (gospel community as Family), and pray for not-yet believing friends (as Worshippers and Missionaries).

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  1. The Plaza

Gathering Sundays: 10am

Directions | What to Expect

Sunday Gatherings

  • Sunday Worship Gathering: 10am

Weekly Gatherings

  • Missional Communities (gospel communities on mission): gathering throughout the week
  • Fight Clubs (discipleship triads): gathering throughout the week
  • Fellowship Kids: 10am, Sundays during the school year
  • FSM (Youth 7th–12th): Wednesdays, 6:30–8pm
  • The Turn (college adults): weekly Missional Communities & gatherings

Location & Directions

1801 Woodsprings Rd | Jonesboro, AR 72404 | Phone: 870.974.9900


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What to Expect at Fellowship

Each Sunday we gather as the church to celebrate our hero—Jesus.

  1. We CELEBRATE Jesus through singing.
  2. We HEAR from Jesus through His Word.
  3. We RESPOND to Jesus through singing, communion, baptism, or sharing.
  4. We GO FOLLOW Jesus in our everyday lives as we leave the gathering.

A Typical Sunday Environment

  • Gospel-centered preaching motivated by Jesus’ good news (usually through a book of the Bible)
  • A welcoming environment to explore the claims of Christ without feeling like an outsider
  • Casual dress
  • Deep, Christ-exalting, contemporary worship through music
  • Ordinary people learning to BE the church for one another and our city (young families, college adults, empty-nesters, singles, in all walks of life)
  • One single hero, Jesus Christ