Who we are
Our core values
We believe in the life-giving change of knowing Jesus Christ and following Him daily. Because Jesus does this within each of us, we approach our Core Values differently.
Spirituality
A shift from self-improvement to self-denial.
The pragmatic culture’s spirituality is about improving yourself—so, you become a better husband/wife, a better parent, a better Christian, a better pastor by taking practical steps and having a right attitude and right strategy.
Real transformation and breakthroughs come to church- individually and corporately only when we choose to die to self.
Church
A shift from building an enterprise programmatically to building a transforming community organically.
Many of our churches are consumer-oriented rather than gospel-oriented. With relevance, too often we gave up on our “saltiness.”
Doing church organically involves embracing a completely different pace and expectation of ministry. We are planting seeds, watering, waiting for the Spirit’s movement and joining in God’s work of redemption for all.
Cultivating up-close relationships comes with messiness and the hard work of learning to love one another. There are spiritual battles that the messiness brings (James 5:7; 1 Pet 3:8).
Ministry & leadership
A shift from “making things happen” to “relying on the leading of the Spirit.”
The pastor is no longer a producer whose work renders an overnight result but more like a farmer who works hard with the land but utterly depends on the work of the Creator who gives the growth and fruits of his work.
We alter our focus from quick fixes and “pseudo transformation,” to the long view of following the Holy Spirit’s lead in sowing, then reaping Christ’s harvests.
What we practice
Simple life & ministry
Keep life and ministry simple by proactively arranging them around the “organic life and relationships” of transforming home group communities.
Deep mutual “care & challenge”
Cultivate both deep care and deep challenge mutually as the transformational group culture grows.
Missional community
Be God’s “sent people” to the world by living life in Jesus’ way and by reaching out with the gospel locally and globally.
Plurality of leadership
Lead synergistically and biblically—but not politically—pursuing collective strength of wisdom and accountability as biblical discernment.