 We value the
PURSUIT OF GOD. We are hungry
to know God's presence, hear His voice and follow hard after Him.
We value
CHRIST-LIKENESS.
We desire that through the power of the Holy Spirit, Jesus' love,
mercy, grace, truth, purity, power and integrity would shine through
all that we are and do.
We value being
SPIRIT-LED. We honor Jesus as
our head, and the Holy Spirit as our Counselor and Administrator
of our churches. We seek to be actively responsive to the Holy Spirit's
daily leading of our personal lives and ministries and of the local
church.
We value
PRAYER.
We believe that prayer is essential because it is our primary means
of communion with God and because of our personal lives and ministries
and of the local church.
We value
DISCIPLESHIP.
Our intent is to teach all believers to believe Jesus' words, obey
His commands and do His works. We aim first to grow as disciples
of Christ ourselves and then to make disciples of others.
We value the
KINGDOM OF GOD. We aim to move
in the signs of the present fulfillment of the Kingdom, invoking
the Spirit's powerful presence, ministering through the Spirit's
gifts, and seeing God heal and work wonders.
We value the
MERCY OF GOD. We believe that
mercy is fundamental to all that God does in salvation. We therefore
aim to extend mercy to one another and to all to whom we minister.
We value
INTEGRITY.
It is important for us to speak the truth, deal honestly and live
uprightly.
We value
SERVANT
LEADERSHIP. We believe that Christ has put significant
leadership authority in the hands of the pastor and associates.
We aim to exercise that authority with humility, selflessness, grace,
care for the sheep, and a sincere desire to build up the Body of
Christ.
We value
THE
INDIVIDUAL, single or married, and we want to enable
and support mature relationships and family growth.
We value
UNITY.
We are convinced that all who belong to Christ are one in His body,
the Church. We aim to maintain unity by honoring all who call on
Jesus' name and by seeking reconciliation with parts of the Church.
We value
COLLEGIATE
RELATIONSHIPS. We are honored by every person whom God
adds to the Vineyard. We aim to work together to build the Church
through maintaining mutual respect, open communication, determined
cooperating, and believing and speaking the best about each other.
We value
REALITY.
We aim to walk in the Spirit and see real supernatural works of
God. We aim also to function on the natural plan based on God's
leading, in conjunction with excellent, rational thinking.
We value
SIMPLICITY.
We wish to do nothing for "religious effect" but rather
to operate in natural low-key, non-hype patterns. We desire to do
the ministry of Christ with joy.
We value
CULTURE
CURRENT. We aim to develop an atmosphere or ease, and
to speak, act and dress in ways in which our culture can respond
positively; for example, reflect this value through worship music
that is of a popular style.
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