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Vision

        Making Disciples:  By God’s Spirit and His grace, moving people to trust Jesus so that        

        they obey Him and come to know Him.  Matthew 28:16-20


Mission


        We believe that God is calling us to make disciples by equipping the saints for

        ministry in accordance with Ephesians 4:11-13.



Core Convictions


        1.  Teaching...We are convinced that the submissive response to Scripture is the basis of living as a disciple.  We believe that God speaks to us through His word and uses it to transform us.  We emphasize expository teaching where “Scripture is laid open to public view in order to set forth its meaning, explain what is difficult to understand, and make appropriate application” (Richard Mayhue in Rediscovering Expository Preaching).

2.  Prayer...We are convinced that prayer is foundational, and is the highest expression of a disciple’s dependence on and relationship with God.  We believe that prayer is a conversation with God, not just a ritual and that it is necessary to deepen our personal walk with God. 

3.  Relational...We are convinced that life on life ministry of personal relationships is a primary way in which we help others grow deeper in relationship with God.  We emphasize small group participation as an important way to grow deeper in relationship with God.

4.  Outward Focused...We are convinced that as disciples we are to invest ourselves and our resources in advancing our Lord’s Kingdom.  We encourage the people of this church to minister where gifted and called both in this church and outside.  We are committed to being a church that equips and sends.

5.  Ministry by the saints...We are convinced that ministry is to be done by the saints in the context of incarnational and relational ministry.  We are committed to investing ourselves in equipping people for ministry.

6.  New Covenant based...We are convinced that New Covenant ministry honors Christ and His gospel and leads to making maturing disciples.  New Covenant ministry requires relying on Christ, rather than our human resources.

7.  Reaching the Lost...We are convinced that God calls His disciples to a life of actively sharing the Gospel with a lost world, through word and deed.  We believe evangelism and outreach flow out of love for the Lord which translates into love for people.

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