Our values are at the core of church life: what we do and how we do it. These are the biblically based principles which guide the way we live our lives as individuals and as a church.
» Key Value
.. Our key value is that God's love is at the heart of
.. everything we do.
.. Word & Spirit
.. Worship
.. Prayer
.. Grace
.. Giving
.. Relationships
.. Accountability
.. Team
.. Training
.. Releasing
.. Mission
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» Word & Spirit
.. We honour the authority and inspiration of Scripture
.. by allowing the Holy Spirit to apply its truth to our
.. lives. We believe our lives should reflect the
.. passionate pursuit of God.
.. We expect to see the gifts and fruit of the Holy Spirit
.. among us!
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» Worship
.. Our desire is to worship God wholeheartedly in our
.. everyday life.
.. We believe that full devotion to Jesus and his cause
.. should be normal for every believer.
.. Prayer and knowing the Bible are at the heart of our
.. worship.
.. Our worship is joyful, Spirit-filled and we expect to
.. experience the Presence of God.
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» Prayer
.. Prayer is essential to bringing about the purposes of
.. God on the earth, by listening to God and praying for
.. the things on His heart.
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» Grace
.. We experience in the gospel the unmerited favour of
.. God and by this Grace, not through rules or rituals,
.. God continues to change us to become more like
.. Jesus.
.. We believe as a biblical community we should
.. demonstrate servant hearts, loving acceptance and
.. on-going transformation.
.. Through God's grace we are able to show forgiveness
.. to others and to overcome suffering.
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» Giving
.. We believe all our resources have been given to us by
.. God, and are therefore only ours in trust.
.. We are to excel in giving to God with all that we have,
.. whilst practising hospitality and generosity towards
.. others.
.. We are to give ourselves, our time and our money to
.. serving others.
.. We want to serve the practical, emotional and spiritual
.. needs in the community selflessly and without
.. prejudice.
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» Relationships
.. We want to be a welcoming church, drawing each
.. other towards Jesus.
.. We want the church to feel like home to its members.
.. As a church we seek to develop a "family feel" with
.. each member respected and valued irrespective of
.. age, race, culture etc.
.. We want everyone to find their place and be part of a
.. circle of friends so no matter how large the church
.. becomes it will still feel like home.
.. We want Church to be more than just a Sunday
.. morning meeting. By getting together in small groups
.. during the week, we can support, encourage and get
.. to know each other.
.. We believe we are to honour biblical marriage as the
.. only God given context for sexual intimacy and the
.. foundation for family life.
.. We value singleness as demonstrated by Jesus and
.. the Apostle Paul.
.. We believe that marriage is a picture of Christ's love
.. for his church, faithful and self-giving.
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» Accountability
.. We believe integrity should mark all our interactions
.. with those in and beyond the church.
.. We need input from others and value correction and
.. the safety of accountability.
.. We are not just answerable, but aim to live open,
.. transparent lifestyles; with no one being above
.. correction.
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» Team
.. We believe God exists in community, Father Son and
.. Spirit, and this is to be reflected in his church.
.. The church is led by a leadership team and our aim is
.. that all areas within the church operate through teams.
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» Training
.. We recognise the role of apostles, prophets,
.. evangelists, pastors and teachers to equip the church.
.. Everyone needs continual training to move them on
.. from where they are to where they could be, through
.. courses and mentoring.
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» Releasing
.. Our aim is to bring out the best in one another
.. through encouragement and support.
.. The Holy Spirit gives every believer a spiritual gift to
.. be used for the common good. Through identification
.. of these gifts every member can be released into the
.. plans and purposes that God has for each of us and
.. for us corporately.
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» Mission
.. We believe we are to seek to understand those to
.. whom we hold out the unchanging gospel of Jesus.
.. Our passion is to see many believe in Jesus, be
.. baptised and join the church.
.. We believe that vibrant small groups are an effective
.. means of evangelism.
.. We are associated with the Newfrontiers family of
.. churches, including those in Mexico, South Africa,
.. India, the Middle East and Europe.
.. We also are linked with work in Ethiopia, Tanzania,
.. Guyana and Bulgaria.
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