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Our Values
Pursuit of God
Our highest value is the pursuit of God. We are hungry to know and experience God’s presence, hear His voice and follow hard after Him. Our desire is to see Jesus’ love, mercy and power shine through all we do.
Word of God
We seek to teach the Bible in a simple, understandable, relevant way so that it can be applied to everyday life.
Kingdom of God
We aim to move in all the signs of the present fulfillment of God’s Kingdom, invoking the Spirit’s powerful presence, ministering healing and freedom through all the Gifts of the Spirit, and seeing God heal and work wonders through ordinary people.
Discipleship
We aim first to grow personally in the disciplines of Christ and secondly to make disciples—calling others into those same practices. We see discipleship as the on-going process of training and personal growth, enabling the body to minister to the local church and the community at large.
Value of the Individual
We aim to work together to build the church through maintaining mutual respect, open communication, determined cooperation and believing and speaking the best about each other.
Relationships
Relationships take root in the soil of intimacy, accountability, and commitment. Relationships are an end in themselves and are not to be used, exploited or manipulated.
Simplicity
We will not use manipulation, deception or coercion to motivate people to function and participate in church life. We will not do anything for effect — no hype.
Integrity
It is important to us to speak the truth, deal honestly and live uprightly.
Servant Leadership
We aim to exercise authority with humility, selflessness, grace, care for the sheep, and sincere desire to build up the Body of Christ.
Marriage and Family
We desire to help families grow strong and healthy enabling them to be nurturing, spiritual family units that are able to love and serve each other. Children are a gift from God. They are our present blessing and future hope. As such, they deserve the same quality of nurturing and care we give adults.
Culture Current
We try to speak in the language of our culture without Christian clichés and dress. We desire to act in ways in which our culture will respond in positive ways to the Gospel without compromise. We use contemporary music and seek to develop an atmosphere in which unchurched people will feel at home.
Unity
We aim to maintain unity by honoring all who call on Jesus’ name and by seeking reconciliation with all parts of the Body and by blessing the whole Body of Christ.
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