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Meet the Staff and Leaders
Our dedicated team of Ministers, Elders, and Church Leadership are here to provide spiritual guidance and support. We want to equip you wherever you are on your faith journey.
Our Story
In 2008, God launched a work in the Treasure Valley that has truly been a miracle to witness. It started when an existing church chose to humbly close its doors and help fund a new church that would reach unchurched people and disciple them. Bill Heydorn & Justin Jordan, along with their families, came together to lead this church because of God's calling. We, as Jesus’ church, embarked on the journey of reaching the 357,000 people in the Treasure Valley who don't know Jesus as Lord and Savior. We did this in partnership with our supporting church, Real Life Ministries, located in Post Falls, ID. We continue today because of God’s faithfulness and because of many people's generosity, investment & partnership with us.
On October 12, 2008, we met for the first time at Edward's Theater in Boise, Idaho. Those facilities met our needs for a time, but as we grew we needed a more accommodating facility. In 2010, we moved to Mountain View High School in Meridian, Idaho. God brought together the leaders of the church along with their families to continue to build upon what the Lord had already done with the power of the Holy Spirit.
On October 14, 2018, through much prayer and discussion as an eldership, we communicated to the congregation on our 10th anniversary that we had located a facility that we believed God wanted us to pursue to become our home base in the Treasure Valley. Over the course of the next 12 months, the building and lot were purchased and renovated, and we officially moved into the building on November 3rd, 2019, with record attendance.
God has been gracious to us, and we feel very blessed to see all of the people God brings each week to our church. With all of the blessings and detours along the way, we have learned to trust God more. The bottom line is, “We exist to reach the world for Jesus, one person at a time!" We seek to hear from Jesus each day, to stay in step with His Spirit & put God the Father on display. We seek to be a church that makes disciples who make disciples. We mobilize as a church into our community to serve and meet needs. We multiply leaders and disciple-makers. We do all of this in a relationship with Jesus and a real relationship with others. This is the heartbeat of our church.
OUR VISION
Real Life Ministries is a place where Jesus & real life meet! We are a bunch of imperfect people following a perfect God who loves us unconditionally. We exist to reach the world for Jesus ... one person at a time, because Jesus’ church cares about who Jesus cares about. We are invited to join Jesus at work in our world. We are all in the process of becoming who Jesus called us and designed us to be individually as disciples and together as his church. We are a church focused on reaching Meridian, Boise, Nampa, and the entire Treasure Valley. Our method for achieving this strategy is a four-step process. The stages in order are Pursue, Connect, Give and Multiply.
OUR VALUES
SHARE
Share Jesus, share our lives, share truth.
CONNECT
We get connected into relationship. We are made for relationship. We are better together.
MINISTER
Equip for ministry, provide opportunities to minister, release to minister.
DISCIPLE MAKER
We raise up Disciples who learn to become Disciple Makers.
OUR FOCUS IS TO CREATE BIBLICAL DISCIPLES IN RELATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS.
WHAT WE BELIEVE
BIBLE
The Bible is God's Word to us. Human authors, under the supernatural guidance of the Holy Spirit, wrote it. It is the supreme source of truth for Christian beliefs and living. Because it is God-inspired, it is our authority for humans and the church.
Psalms 12:6, 119:105, 160, Proverbs 30:5, 2 Timothy 1:13, 3:16, 2 Peter 1:20-21
GOd
God is the Creator and Ruler of the universe. He has eternally existed in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. These three are co-equal and are one God.
Genesis 1:1, 26-27; 3:22, Psalm 90:2, Matthew 28:19, 2 Corinthians 13:14, I Peter 1:2
JESUS
Jesus Christ is the Son of God. He is co-equal with the Father. Jesus lived a sinless human life and offered Himself as the perfect sacrifice for the sins of all people by dying on the cross. He arose from the dead after three days to demonstrate His power over sin and death. He ascended to Heaven’s glory and will return again someday to claim His own and take them to Heaven.
Isaiah 9:6, Matthew 1:22-23, John 1:1-5; 14:10-30, Acts 1:9-11, Romans 1:3-4, I Corinthians 15:3-4, I Timothy 6:14-15, Titus 2:13, Hebrews 4:14-15
Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is co-equal with the Father and the Son of God. He is present in the world to make men aware of their need for Jesus Christ. He also lives in every Christian from the moment of salvation. He provides the Christian with power for living, understanding of spiritual truth, and guidance in doing what is right. As Christians, we seek to live under His control daily.
John 14:16-17, 16:7-13, 17, Acts 1:8, Romans 5:5, I Corinthians 2:12; 3:16, 2 Corinthians 3:17, Galatians 5:25, Ephesians 1:13, 5:18
SAlvation
Salvation is God’s free gift to us, but we must accept it. We can never make up for our sin by self-improvement or good works. Only by trusting in Jesus Christ and God’s offer of forgiveness can anyone be saved from sin’s penalty. When we turn from our self-ruled life and turn to Jesus in faith we are saved. Eternal life begins the moment one receives Jesus Christ as Lord of his life. This is evidenced by repentance, confession, baptism by immersion, and a life committed to His service.
John 1:12, 14:6, Romans 5:1, 6:23, Galatians 3:26, Ephesians 2:8-9, Titus 3:5
THEOLOGY WITH THE END IN MIND
These are the primaries of the Christian faith. These primaries are what makes Christianity different than all other world religions. With that being said, we have to remember that the goal of the Christian faith is to continually move to this end in mind that Jesus claimed:
34 Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together. 35 One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: 36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” 37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” ~Matthew 22:34-40