Vision Statement

 

Vision: To -

- Have teams instead of committees
- Require accountability instead of control
- Respect servanthood instead of hierarchy
- Encourage risk-taking discipleship instead of institutional membership
- Initiate networks and alliances instead of bureaucracy
- Believe in grassroots Christianity instead of institutional religion
- Respect Creator, creature, and creation
- Experience constant spiritual growth
- Place equal emphasis on evangelism, social justice & Christian nurture
- Value people rather than buildings as assets
- Strive for excellence, effectiveness, and efficiency by being responsible
- Encourage diversity within its membership by working together, disagreeing with love and respect, and creatively resolving conflicts
- Accept all people of multicultural or ethnic backgrounds
- Believe in unity not uniformity
- Be Spirit-filled, Spirit-led, and Spirit-driven
- Reject no God-called person to ministry
- Focuse on enhancing relationships in social networks