I recently came across the core values of a new church plant in Athens, Georgia: Living Hope Church Athens. Reading them I immediately knew what kind of church they aspire to be. It is a DNA that would please Paul who wrote to the Ephesians about what it meant to be a healthy church.
Of course such values mean nothing if not lived out in the day to day life of a church. Knowing the church planter on this one I believe they will be. Does your ministry have a defined set of values that define your culture, that everyone knows, that all are committed to and that guide your decisions?
Our core values
Gospel-centered
We will
seek to bring everything back to the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Good News of
salvation in Him.
Theological
Worship
Our worship will seek to
combine biblical truth with the freedom of the Spirit.
Prayer
Saturated
As a declaration of
dependence on God, we will seek to make prayer the foundation of all we do.
Authentic
Relationships
People are encouraged to
be transparent about their struggles and victories.
Expository
Preaching
Preaching through books of
the Bible will be our normal way of teaching.
Discipleship
We will help people
progressively grow in their maturity such that they can assist others in doing
the same.
Word and
Spirit
We want God’s Spirit to be
free to move, while filtering everything through the Word of God (i.e. Bible).
Elder
Governance
The plurality of godly
elders will be the authoritative leaders of the church.
Welcoming
We will be proactive about
welcoming people of all ethnicities, social status, church backgrounds, etc.
Church
Planting
We will seek to plant many
churches out of this church.
Our
vision is to be a Word-rooted, Spirit-empowered, and culturally-engaged church
that seeks to bring:
·
salvation
to the lost,
·
healing
to the hurting, and the
·
training
of leaders
to help
reach the world for Jesus Christ.
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