Our Name
At the heart of “The Middle” is the conviction that Jesus stands at the very center of everything, heaven and earth, justice and mercy, the divine and the human story. It’s a name that reminds us that life is lived between the “already” and the “not yet,” between the grave and the glory, and yet Christ is fully present in every in-between. It’s a declaration that we do not walk through our middles, our tensions, transitions, and trials, alone. Jesus meets us there as Mediator, Sustainer, and Lord, making even the ordinary spaces sacred. To be “In the Middle” is to be anchored in the person of Christ, who holds all things together and invites us to join Him where heaven touches earth.
Jesus in the middle
Jesus is in THE MIDDLE of God the Father and man, as our Mediator and High Priest.
1 Timothy 2:5, Hebrews 7:25Jesus is in THE MIDDLE of justice and mercy, satisfying both at the cross.
1 John 2:2Jesus is in THE MIDDLE of the Law and grace, fulfilling both perfectly.
Matthew 5:17, John 1:17Jesus is in THE MIDDLE of what is and what will be, the same yesterday, today, and forever.
Hebrews 13:8, Revelation 1:8Jesus is in THE MIDDLE of the throne of heaven and the dust of the earth, the Word made flesh.
John 1:14
OUR CULTURAL CODE
Church In The Middle, this isn’t just a name, it’s a confession, that ours is a faith lived in between — between the resurrection and the return, the grave and the glory, the brokenness of this world and the beauty of God’s coming kingdom. This is our cultural code, our creed: we are a people who see and treasure Christ in the middle of life’s tensions and transitions, who worship in Spirit and truth, who love across generations, and who seek His kingdom here in South Africa and beyond. Because Jesus is in the middle, we are never alone, and every middle moment becomes holy ground.
Jesus is in THE MIDDLE…
and because He is, we are never alone.
We are in THE MIDDLE with Jesus, welcoming both the thief on His right and on His left.
Luke 23:42–43We are in THE MIDDLE of the resurrection and the second coming.
Acts 1:11We are in THE MIDDLE of Spirit-Filled Worship and Christo-centric Gospel teaching.
John 4:24We are in THE MIDDLE of culture. We are in the world but not of it.
John 17:16, Romans 12:2We are in THE MIDDLE of all of life, welcoming young and old.
Psalm 78:4–6We are in THE MIDDLE of the South African experience.
Matthew 6:10We are in THE MIDDLE of our sicknesses.
Matthew 8:17, James 5:15We are in THE MIDDLE of our health.
3 John 1:2We are in THE MIDDLE of our losses.
Psalm 34:18, Matthew 5:4We are in THE MIDDLE of our victories.
1 Corinthians 15:57We are in THE MIDDLE of our anxieties.
1 Peter 5:7, Philippians 4:6–7We are in THE MIDDLE of our dreams.
Proverbs 16:3We are in THE MIDDLE… Between Grave and Glory.
Colossians 3:3–4, Romans 6:5
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