Values
- We value JESUS
CHRIST. We desire His person, His love, His mercy and His
power to shine through all we do. (Colossians 1)
- We value
INTEGRITY. We seek completely truthful, consistent, and open
relationships with God, with others, and with ourselves. (1 Peter
2:12, Proverbs 27:17, 12:15)
- We value
SIMPLICITY. We want our worship services and style of
ministry to free people from complex traditions or heavy
administration but to focus naturally on relationships. (2
Corinthians 1:12, 1 Corinthians 2:1-4)
- We value
INTENTIONALITY IN CROSS CULTURAL RELATIONSHIPS. We would
like everyone in our church to have a friendship with someone from a
culture* different than their own. We also encourage and support
people to live in other cultures through mission trips and various
ministries. We want to model this in every aspect of church life.
(Matthew 28:19, Acts 10) *By culture we mean ethnic, social, age &
gender.
- We value
GENEROSITY. We want to remain free from debt so as to be
able to invest more in people, support various ministries and
support missions around the world. (Mark 14:1-11, Mark 12:41-44, 2
Corinthians 8)
- We value WORSHIP.
We share God’s desire for an intimate relationship which is
cultivated by dynamic worship in private and corporate settings, and
a need for an understanding of the Word of God. (Psalm 139, Acts
2:42, Matthew 6:5-15)
- We value GENUINE
FELLOWSHIP WITH ONE ANOTHER in 1-1 & small group contexts.
We want genuine caring friendships to be the context in which purity
of life, holiness, Christian character and ministry occur. (Johan
13:34-35, Galatians 6:2, 1 Corinthians 12:7, 12-27)
- We value THE
BODY OF CHRIST. We recognize that we are only a part of the
larger body of Christ and seek to work in partnership with other
churches and parachurch organizations that have a similar vision to
ours. (1 Corinthians 12)
- We value
EXCELLENCE IN MINISTRY BALANCED WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHRISTIAN
EXPERIENCE. We want to serve Christ with a passion and give Him
our absolute best while recognizing that as people develop their
gifts they will not be as refined as those with more experience. We
embrace people who want to grow in using their gifts and seek to
equip them for service at every stage of life . (Colossians 3:17,
Mark 12:20, Acts 15:36-39, Acts 18:24-26)
- We value
RECONCILIATION. We believe a right relationship with God is
the basis for all true reconciliation but that the church should
model reconciliation among family members, ethnic groups, gender,
social/economic status and denominations. (2 Corinthians 5:18-20,
Galatians 3:26-29)
- We value
RELEVANCE. We believe God’s Word contains the solution
to every challenge in life, therefore, we present God’s Word
in creative, artistic, and culturally relevant ways. (Psalm
119:105, 1 Corinthians 9:19-23, Acts 17:16-19)
- We value
COMPASSION. We want to serve those in need in the community
around us and in the world at large. (Matthew 9:35-38)
- We value PRAYER.
Both personally and corporately we want to pray for God’s
purpose in our lives and the nations of the world to be fulfilled.
(Isaiah 56:7, Mark 14:12-25)
- We value EXTENDING
THE KINGDOM OF GOD. Thus we practice preaching the gospel,
healing the sick, driving out demons, discipling believers, and
feeding the poor. We participate in seeing God’s kingdom
established among all the people groups of the world. (Luke
4:18-21, Matthew 28:19)
- We value
AUTHORITY. We submit all decisions to God’s Word as a
final standard for our faith and practice. (2 Timothy 3:16-17, John
8:31-32)
