Our Values
We are a Reformed, Charismatic, Complementarian, Credo-Baptist church. Which are broad theological structures, but not dogmatic prisons. We see ourselves characterized not simply by our structures, but by what we value.
1. Worship
How we gather.
- Jesus is the center. Outside of Jesus we are nothing more than a social club. We are called together as the Church to make Jesus our focus. It is only through Jesus that we are able to see and identify all our personal and cultural idols. (LUKE 24:27, HEBREWS 12:1-2, COLOSSIANS 1:18-20, COLOSSIANS 3:17)
- We need the Spirit to see change. It is our expectation that God is the one who changes lives and transforms hearts through his grace. When we gather we must insist that prayer empowers everything that matters. (PHILIPPIANS 4:6, JOHN 16:13, 1 THESSALONIANS 5:16-19)
- God’s word is true and given out of his love. The Bible is our standard of truth. In order to understand that truth, our lives must be saturated with all of the Scripture and not just parts. Our preaching structure is Expositional, in that we preach whole books of the Bible in a verse-by-verse manner. (ACTS 6:4, HEBREWS 4:12; 2 TIMOTHY 3:16-17)
- Sunday shapes our everyday. Rooted in the history of the church are traditional creeds, liturgies, theologies, and hymns. It is our desire that we are not just a gathering, but part of the church movement of people throughout the ages gathering and worshipping together on Sundays. It is this rich history that sets into motion not just worship once a week, but a life characterized by worship in our homes, work, play, and community. (HEBREWS 10:24-25, COLOSSIANS 3:16, 1 CORINTHIANS 14:26)
2. Community
3. Discipleship
