To follow and to equip...

Our ministry in the heart of Amsterdam is a unique calling from God. We believe our task is to equip followers of Jesus Christ, with the hope that they, in turn, will equip others to follow Him here in Amsterdam and around the world. 

We do this by encouraging three primary ministries:
    1. Offering a deeper knowledge and understanding of the Bible
    2. Developing relationships that nurture growth
    3. Sending ourselves out as apostolic witnesses to our neighborhoods, workplaces, and beyond

1. Biblical knowledge and understanding
We grow in our biblical understanding in three ways:
         a. By discussing and studying Scripture in our communities and discipleship groups
         b. By hearing the Word during our Sunday gatherings
         c. By promoting personal lives of prayer, reflection, and study of the Bible

2. Nurturing relationships
We believe a life well lived requires time and energy spent nurturing relationships with each other. In turn, this time in intentional community encourages, supports, and challenges us to think and behave as followers of Jesus. 

We call it living “life on life,” and some of the ways we promote it are:
         a. Meeting with two to three others in a covenant group
         b. Gathering as a community during the week to share a meal, discuss a topic or passage of Scripture, pray together, and relate what God is doing in our lives
         c. Discipleship training, such as TREK, which equips us to know God's Word and learn how to share it with others

There are other methods, of course, but we believe these are ways that build us up for the work of the ministry.

3. Apostolic witness
We believe that following Jesus increases our desire to show others how to follow Him. We realize that in each of our own journeys, it was someone else who spoke to us, influenced us, and helped us turn to Christ and follow Him. 

We also realize that people who come to Amsterdam50 may not call this their church home for long before they leave the city for another part of the world. We want to make every effort to bless others by providing the opportunity to learn from our way of following Christ, with the hope that they, too, will share Him with others and teach them God’s ways wherever they may live.

In summary, we equip each other through God's Word as we nurture our relationships, in order to send each other out to be the hands and feet of Jesus to the world. Through our vision and mission, we hope our service to Jesus Christ will extend His love and reign throughout the world.