Welcome to Christian Life Church! Since you clicked on the “Getting
Started” link you are probably considering a visit to CLC or you have some
questions about our faith community.
In both cases, below you will find out all kinds of information ranging from
our vision to our wholistic mission; to how you can make friends; to the ton
of stuff we have for your kids and teenagers to do.

Let me know if there is any thing else you might need. And of course, I
look forward to meeting you.

Seeking Shalom,
Jamé Bolds, Lead Pastor
(732) 560-5800

2007 -2009 Joshua Initiative

In February of 2007, Pastors Jamé & Jennifer and the CLC Board went away for
a weekend of prayer, strategy and to primarily hear from God. Since that
weekend we developed our vision and our wholistic mission and a variety of
major initiatives. Here are some things that we believe God has called us to
do in the Middlesex, Piscataway, Bound Brook, and Plainfield areas.

Who are we?
Christian Life Church is an Assemblies of God affiliated church with a
“trans-denominational” emphasis. In other words, we are concerned with the
foundations of the faith. We have people from many different traditions
that worship with us. For more info on the Assemblies of God, please go to
AG.org.

Where are we?
Our church is located at 272 Lincoln Blvd, Middlesex, NJ next to the
Pathmark. Here’s a link to get you there.
What is our DNA ?
Our Vision

Christian Life Church (CLC) has a vision that we are in the process of
becoming thinking, doing, and being wholistic followers of Jesus Christ.

Let’s unpack this a bit…What do we mean by “in the process of”? No matter
where you are in your faith journey no one has it figured out. Not you, not
Pastor Jame , not Pastor Uyi, or Pastor Jennifer, or Billy Graham for that
matter. Nobody, really.
Although, there are some people that are further along the path then others,
so all that to say that at CLC we don’t have any “Super Christians”. We
just have believers that are on our way and working toward understanding our
faith in the context of our daily lives. So when you come don’t think you
have to put on a mask; just come and “Be” you and open the Holy Spirit.

So what are in the process of becoming? Well, the easy answer is that we
want you to be whole. See if your marriage or relationships with your
children are solid but your career is out of whack then you’re not living a
wholistic life. Or if you’re making a great income but you never have any
relationships, again, are you whole?

Being a wholistic follower of Jesus Christ means that you are striving to
think, do and be like Jesus. Many us might think that we have our doctrine
correct but we could careless about the poor – that’s thinking but not
doing. Or we could be bleeding heart activist but we can’t communicate a
Christian worldview – that’s doing but not thinking. Well, if you are
thinking and doing like Christ then you can’t help to “be” like him.

That’s how we came up with “We are in the Process of Thinking, Doing, and
Being Wholistic followers of Jesus Christ.”

Our Wholistic Mission
So if that’s what we in vision as a church then “how” do we do it? We
implement our vision four ways we call our “Our Wholistic Mission”. They
are:

• Authentic Relationships – Racially and economically diverse Life
Groups.
• Thinking Discipleship – Creating a space for you to ask what, why,
and how of the Christian faith.
• Sensitive Spirituality – We are open to the moving, direction, and
activity of the Holy Spirit.
• Relentless Compassion – Serving the community’s spiritual, economic,
physical, & emotional needs.

What Do We Believe?

You might be asking how did we get this point? Great question, we believe a
very ancient form of Christianity that is both “pre-modern” in our thinking
and Spirit filled in the way we act and worship. To put it simply, if you
look the book of Acts and see all things that the Apostles did and how they
reasoned we believe we can do the same thing; so what we want to do is try
to rediscover that kind of power and reasoning.

With that said, we believe in a historical and dynamic Christian faith which
confesses:

WE believe in God, the Father Almighty,
the Creator of heaven and earth,
and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord:

Who was conceived of the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried.

The third day He arose again from the dead.

He ascended into heaven
and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty,
from where He is coming to judge the living and the dead.

WE believe in the Holy Spirit,
the universal church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and life everlasting.

How we teach this is by using the phrase “Life of the Mind and Life of the
Spirit”. As community of believers we are not afraid to ask the tough
questions of the Bible, of Church History, of Reason and of our own
Experience. We are a thinking church.
But at the same time we are a church that is open to the miraculous and
powerful signs and wonders of the Holy Spirit. We are a doing church.

By promoting both the “Life of the Mind & the Life of the Spirit” is what we
call “Being” in the presence of God.

How Do We Worship?

The short answer is with LIFE! CLC is not a boring. We have everything
from contemporary music, to joke cracking and laughter, to intense
teachings, to a time to reflect with God at the altar.

We do all this by working toward “orderly freedom” in worship. We have
people who express themselves in worship by standing, jumping, kneeling,
sitting, clapping, raising hands, shouting or in quiet reflection (just
“being”). We simply ask that you worship God in a way that will not disrupt
those around you. Our wish is that you simply connect and listen to God.

What about My Children?

We love our kids! That’s why we developed the “Kingdom Kids Ministry”! It’s
a safe and healthy environment for them to experience God in an
age-appropriate way. Infants to Preschoolers are cared for during the entire
service. Elementary aged kids are dismissed to their classes following the
worship in song. Sixth grade and older remain in the worship service. All
children’s ministries are located right of main worship area. In addition,
there is room located across from the nurse for mother’s to care for their
infants.

When you show up to Kingdom Kids you be asked to “sign in and sign out” your
child. Once you sign in, you will receive a name tag with your child name
and number on it. That name tag will be required to sign out your child
once the service is over. All of our Kingdom Kids workers have been
prescreened with background checks.

We love our kids and take the safety of the Kingdom Kids Ministry very
serious.

What will you experience at Christian Life Church?

• A bunch of people who love to laugh!
• A Multi racial, multi ethnic, multi cultural group of friends.
• A thinking and spiritual connection with God.
• The intimacy of Life Groups.
• The obedience of water baptism.
• The fruits and gifts of the Holy Spirit.
• Weekly Singing, Teaching, and Prayer.
• The joy of discovering and serving in your area of giftedness.
• The commitment of growing in your leadership skills.
• Authentic and real friendships.
• A place for you and/or your family to grow spiritually, socially,
and intellectually.

Where do I go from Here?

We recommend the following steps:

1. Finish clicking around the website especially our Staff Bios and
Ministries.

2. If you have not done so, plan to commit a month with us. Visiting only
once is really not enough time to determine the “feel” of CLC.

3. Get plugged into a Life Group ~

4. See our Events section on the homepage and sign up for our New Comers
Breakfast.
We’re glad you scrolled through our Getting Started page so know it’s time
to connect with us. So click on Pastor or Leader on the Staff page that you
think you’d connect with, email them and set up a time to get to know them.
You took some time to get to know us, so now we want to get to know you.

Welcome to the Christian Life Experience, where we want to “Connect to your
Whole Life.”

Hope to hear from you soon.

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