Our Purposes

Our six purposes are the life-strengthening principles that form us and give us direction. They include:

• Worship
  - You were planned for God's pleasure.
  Worship helps us focus on God. It strengthens us spiritually and emotionally for the challenges of life.
• Service
  - You were shaped for serving God.
  Service helps us find and develop our talents and use them to serve God by serving others.
• Outreach
  - You were made to change the world.
  Outreach helps us to fulfill our mission of reaching our friends, family, and neighbors around the world.
• Fellowship
  - You were formed for God's family.
  Fellowship helps us face life's problems by providing support and encouragement for each other. We love God by loving his people.
• Discipleship
  - You were created to become like Christ.
  Discipleship helps us grow up in God by learning the truth of God's word and applying Biblical principles to our lifestyle.
• Power
  - You were wired to experience God's power.
  Power helps us to experience God's supernatural presence and to impart it to others.

Our Core Values

Our core values express how we conduct ourselves and should be visible in everything we do. These are our core values:

• Bible-Based
  We seek to maintain a biblical basis in all we do while maintaining openness to fresh trends.
• Integrity
  Integrity should permeate every aspect of church life.
• Caring
  All church and ministry relationships should be caring.
• Accepting
  We welcome all people regardless of race, religious background, gender, financial status or personal struggles.
• Leadership
  Church ministry should be led by God-gifted, Spirit-led leaders.
• Unity
  The church operates as a community of servants unified by our common purposes.
• Relevance
  We desire to be sensitive to our culture and relevant in our methods while maintaining our doctrinal purity.
• Generational
  Developing confident, committed young people is a vital part of our dream to change the world.
• Excellence
  We honor God and inspire people by pursuing a high standard in all we do.
• Teamwork
  Teamwork is differently gifted people working together for the common good.