Our Core Values

 

1). We are committed to Christ and His Cause

             We believe that whole-hearted commitment to our Lord Jesus Christ is not only the biblical norm for the believer, but that anything less is sign of disobedient in God’s eyes.  Full commitment should be expected of and encouraged by every believer in the Church.

2). We are committed to Relevant Bible Exposition

             We believe that the Bible is God’s inspired Word, the authoritative and trustworthy rule of faith and practice for Christians.  The Bible is both timeless and timely, relevant to the common needs of all people at all times to the specific problems of contemporary living.

3). We are committed to Worship God.

We believed that man was made to worship God and that a primary responsibility of the individual and Church corporately is to worship God in spirit and in truth.  Our worship should involve the whole person: body, emotions, intellect and will.  We believe this worship is a lifestyle of obedience, not simply a once a week experience.

4). We are committed to Prayer

            We believe that God desires his people to pray and that he hears and answers prayer.  Therefore, the ministries and activities of this church will be characterized by a reliance on prayer in their conception, planning and execution.  

5). We are committed to Evangelism

            We believe that begins with our willingness to befriend and build relationships with lost people.  We also believe that it is the work of the Spirit of God to bring people into His kingdom.  Our responsibility is to be faithful in showing God’s love to the lost through caring relationships and to be ready to share the gospel with them through a variety of methods as the Holy Spirit gives opportunity.

6). We are committed to Disciple Making  

            We believe that every Christians are followers of Christ.  We are learning and changing to be more like Jesus.  Disciple making is happening when we live God-pleasing lives demonstrating Christian love in relationship with others. Therefore we are committed to equipping Christians, through the preaching and teaching of God’s Word, to follow Christ in every spheres of life.  

7). We are committed to Lay ministry  

            We believe that everyone in the body of Christ has been uniquely designed to serve God.  This Divine Design involves personality, spiritual giftedness, experience, and passion.  We believe that it is the responsibility of the Church corporately to equip, encourage, and actively help the individual believer find the place where God has designed him or her to serve in the body of Christ.  We believe that the primary responsibility of the pastor(s) and teachers in the local church is to “prepare God’s people for works of service” (Eph. 4:12 ).  

8) We are committed to Growth.  

            Although numerical growth is not necessary a sign of God’s blessing, and is not a sufficient goal in itself, we believe that God desires for us to reach as many as possible with the life- changing message of Jesus Christ.  Therefore, we will pursue methods and policies, which will facilitate numerical growth, without compromising in any way our integrity or our commitment to biblical truth.  

9) We are committed to Strong Servant Leadership.  

            We believe that Christ is ultimately the only head of the Church, but that He has chosen to function through human leaders in the local church.  We believe that these human leaders must meet the biblical qualifications of leadership.  They must have godly character, Godly vision, and influence.  We believe leadership must be team leadership if it is to be biblical and effective.  But we also realize that, as with all biblical teams, a visionary leader must lead this team leadership.  Leadership must model the leadership of Christ in that it is both strong leadership and servant leadership.