God

We value, love and worship God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, aspiring to know Him and to glorify Him in everything we are and do.  God is of higher value than anything else we may love, be they people, posessions, or personal accomplishments.  God is our life, our hope, and our purpose, and the Holy Spirit is our power for fruitful lives and ministries.
Mark 12:30 "and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength."
Philippians 3:8 "What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ."
1 Corinthians 10:31 "So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God."

The Word of God

We value God's word with its central message of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Through His work on the cross and His resurrection we have forgiveness from our sins and hope for eternal joy in heaven. He has given us His Holy Spirit, who empowers us to live abundant and fruitful lives for God as we yield our minds and will to Him moment by moment. The word of God is God's blueprint for all aspects of our lives. The word of God, with its simple gospel message of the love of God in Christ, is the key to both our eternal salvation and to our emotional, psychological, physical, and spiritual growth and health today. As we have simple child-like faith and humility toward God's word, God will bless our lives beyond all we ask or think.
1 Corinthians 2:2 For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified
2 Timothy 3:16 "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness."
Acts 6:4 "and we will give our attention to prayer and the ministry of the word."

People

Because people are important to God, people are important to us. Jesus Christ gave His life as a redemptive sacrifice for people. So we likewise, aspire to give our lives in sacrificial service of people. Therefore, programs, ministries, and schedules will be developed only for the purpose of aiding people in their spiritual pilgrimage, and shall be discontinued if they are not in fact benefiting people. It is our desire that our priority will always be, not the "organization" per se but the individual person -- be he or she on staff or a benefi-ciary of our ministry. Also as we seek to love all humankind, we place a special value on loving our families, and those in God's family, the church of Jesus Christ.

Matthew 9:36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

Philippians 2:3-4 Do nothing cut of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look to not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.

Covenant Love and Unity

Jesus Christ laid down His life for us. So we too desire to lay down our lives for others. As fellow believers, we make a covenant to love and serve one another as Christ served us. We also covenant to do all within our power to unite together to resolve differences, realizing that unity is glorifying to God and is essential for world evangelism. This "covenant love" is the most powerful form of unity known to man (Colossians 3:14) and is the ultimate basis of unity for our ministry, our churches, and our families. In light of this, we place a special value on maintaining and pursuing a long-term, life-long unity and working relationship with God's people however the Holy Spirit leads in the working out of that unity.

John 13:34-35 A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, you love one another.

Philippians 1:27 Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending as one man for the faith of the gospel.

Ephesians 4:3 being diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

The Great Commission

Because Jesus Christ and His gospel are everything, and because people are so valuable, our ultimate mission is to bring this gospel message to every person in the world, baptizing those who respond, and then teaching them to obey Jesus Christ fully. The ultimate goal is multiplication, to help people to become like Jesus Christ. Also, the Great Commission is not just for full-time workers but the command to "go and make disciples of all nations" is given to all believers in every generation. Therefore, every decision we make as Christians is to be aimed at furthering the spread of the gospel, however God in His unique way leads us.

Matthew 28:19-20 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the very end of the age.

Reaching People Through Churches and Teams

Jesus Christ established both local churches of believers, who gathered together for teaching, fellowship and care giving, breaking of bread and prayer, as well as teams of workers devoted to ministry locally, nationally and internationally. The united working together of believers in the local churches with the mission teams is crucial for the fulfillment of the Great Commission.

Ephesians 4:11 It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers.

1 Timothy 3:15 If I am delayed, you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in God's household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth

All Members Ministering and Growing In Leadership

Because all believers have the Holy Spirit of Jesus Christ living inside of them, all believers are ministers to God and to humankind, serving both in deeds and in the Word. We recognize that ministry flows from a consistent devotional life with God, consisting of prayer, study of the Word, memorization, meditation and a commitment to humble obedience to the commands of Christ and the leading of the Spirit. We recognize that the role of pastors and other gifted leaders is to equip the church members to do the work of ministry. Also, it is God's intention and desire that all believers grow and mature in their character to become people who, as humble servants, can lead and influence other people to become like Christ, be it in the family, the church, or society in general. Because every member is a minister, we value a system approach to ministry where all members are able to utilize their gifts, rather than a ministry that is dependent upon one gifted individual.

Ephesians 4:12-16 to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming. Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the head, that is, Christ. From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.

Evangelizing Youth

In our mission to reach all people for Christ, we recognize that we must first be effective at winning and discipling children, teens and college-age people. There are two reasons for this. First, young people are generally more responsive to the gospel than those who are older. Second, young people will carry the gospel to the next generation after us. Also we put special value on families, realizing that God in His sovereignty designed the family unit for the growth and development of youth.

Psalms 78:5-7 He decreed statutes for Jacob and established the law in Israel, which he commanded our forefathers to teach their children, so the next generation would know them, even the children yet to be born, and they in turn would tell their children. Then they would put their trust in God and would not forget His deeds but would keep his commands.

Ecclesiastes 4:13 Better a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to take warning.

Ephesians 6:2-4 Honor your father and mother, which is the first commandment with a promise, that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth. Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.