Our Philosophy of Ministry

Our philosophy of ministry is based on several core convictions, the first being that God stands ready to do something great in our midst if we will prepare ourselves and invite Him to action.  We say such because we know that a large contingent of the sentences of the Old and New Testament are constructed around powerful forming and transforming verbs in which God steps into history on behalf of us all. But we say the above from more than an academic perspective; we have seen Him do great things in our lives and ministry and we believe He is able and willing to do more than we can imagine. Another conviction that informs our philosophy is that God's kingdom is sovereign and, therefore, it is up to us to reflect, assess and learn. If a team loses, coaching changes are made; if a business operates in the red, it restructures; and if we assess that there is discrepancy between our conviction that God can and wants to do great things and what we see in our lives and the life of our ministry, it is time for some open honest reflection.   Jesus asked the paraplegic, "Do you want to get well?"  We are committed to working together as Christians who want to walk.

Lastly, and most importantly, our philosophy of ministry is based on the conviction that it is better to be Christ-like than to be "right."  We are committed to prayer groups, life groups and other opportunities for small group interaction and support. We are convinced such groups are a way to engage in the Acts 2 and 4 house-to-house personal relationships that do not happen in corporate worship. However, no agenda or perspective is more important than the people Christ came to die for, and so our first calling is not to force a plan but to love people.