By God's grace, we exist to worship, love and glorify God by
becoming and developing healthy, mature followers of Jesus.
By God's grace, we exist to worship, love and glorify God by
becoming and developing healthy, mature followers of Jesus.
core values
We are biblically grounded
The Bible is God’s living and active word and is completely true in all that it teaches. Because it is God’s gracious self-revelation, we joyfully submit to its authority and wisdom in all areas of life.
We are Gospel-centered
The gospel is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes. Jesus’ full, atoning work for sinners can redeem and transform any life, family or culture. This reality provides great confidence and joy in the present and a sure hope for the future.
We are historically connected
We believe the truth taught in the Bible is faithfully summarized in the historic creeds of the early church and the Westminster Standards.
We are prayerfully dependent
We recognize that we can do nothing without God. God has called us to pray, recognizing our absolute dependence upon Him. We may be confident that God hears our prayers and answers in the way that most glorifies Him.
We are intentionally relational
Christianity is inherently relational. Loving, knowing, and worshiping our relational God gives us a foundation of love upon which we actively build strong, substantive relationships with believers and unbelievers.
We are outwardly focused
We do not exist solely for ourselves but for our lost friends, neighbors and the world. We answer God’s call to be salt and light in a dying world by directly proclaiming the gospel in word and deed and supporting others who do the same.
discipleship
All Christians are called to be disciples of Christ. A healthy, maturing disciple is someone who is growing and changing, and becoming more like Jesus. This transformation takes place by the power of the Holy Spirit as an individual learns and experiences the truth of the gospel through the means of grace in loving, accountable community with other believers.
The Gospel informs, guides and redeems all areas of life. It restores us as true image-bearers of God. As a result, the categorical distinction between “sacred” and “secular” is dissolved as all of life is lived under the lordship of Jesus Christ.
We believe discipleship is best nurtured in the context of gospel-centered relationships in which we help each other think and live biblically in relationship with Christ and one another.
A healthy, maturing disciple is characterized by continued growth in three main areas:
It is tempting to over-emphasize one area of growth or to neglect an area of growth entirely (especially if we are strongest in a particular area). But becoming conformed to the image of Christ and truly living in light of the gospel means that we must grow in all three areas simultaneously. Each area also informs and encourages growth in the others. They are inextricably intertwined. Real transformation involves necessary and unavoidable overlap in head, heart, and hands.
THE HEAD
THE HEART
THE HANDS