The Centrality of Christ
In every aspect of our ministry, the focal point will always be the honor and glory of the Lord Jesus Christ.
The Inerrancy of the Bible
The authority for our ministry comes from the Word of God as we submit
ourselves to its teaching, commit ourselves to do what it says, and
yield our lives to become what Christ desires for us to be.
The Undergirding of Prayer
All that we do must have the thorough undergirding of prayer support or
else there is no reason to anticipate the attending power and presence
of the Holy Spirit in our ministry.
An Environment of Grace
Convinced of the absolute sovereignty of a Holy God, we understand that
nothing good happens in our ministry that is not the result of His
grace or unmerited favor toward us. Consequently, our ministry together
must be characterized by that same grace in our response to one
another.
A Decentralized Ministry
Ministry
is to take place out in the midst of a fallen world, so our challenge
is to provide a balance between times when believers are gathered
together to be equipped for ministry and times when they are sent out
to do the ministry for which every member has been commissioned by
Christ.
A Missions and Evangelism Emphasis
The conviction that Jesus Christ is the only way of salvation leads us
to pursue vigorous means of proclaiming the Gospel by sending our
members to take the message to all those who need to hear, both in the
local community and to the ends of the earth.
The Accountability of Small Groups
Integrity in the
lives and ministries of our members requires that we provide a context
for accountability relationships as we give high priority to the
development of small groups where that can take place.
The Importance of Family
Recognizing that one of the greatest battlefields and proving grounds
of our faith in Christ is right within the home, we are committed to
strengthening the spiritual lives of families as they seek to become
beacons of light for Christ within our community.
The Significance of Humble Servanthood
Our ministry is built upon the assumption that there is no task or
responsibility beneath any of our members so that we undertake every
ministry with a humble heart, grateful for the privilege of serving
Christ and His body.
An Emphasis on Faithfulness Over Fruitfulness
Rather than focus on bearing fruit in our ministries, either
numerically or spiritually, we believe we are called instead to be
faithful and allow the Lord to determine the level of fruitfulness we
are to enjoy.
A Streamlined, Targeted Ministry
Although we encourage all of our members to pursue the individual
ministries to which God has called them, we believe that it is better
for the church as a whole to focus on a few target ministries and do
them well rather than try to embrace all the ministries represented by
our members.
A Willingness to Change and Innovate
We are convinced that in order to follow Christ, we must be committed
to change and willing to innovate so that we do not place any barriers
to growth in our way to becoming the body of believers Christ wants us
to be.
