Where are we going?
To be a healthy, growing church:
- Where we welcome ALL people to our church family - loving, learning, laughing and living together in harmony.
- Where ALL generations feel welcome, encouraged and have a voice.
- Where we are generous with our time, energy and resources.
- Where we develop people to spiritual maturity through prayer, preaching, discipleship, Bible studies, small groups, mentoring, seminars and retreats.
- Where worship excellence is encouraged and pursued.
- Where we equip every believer for ministry by helping them discover the gifts and talents God gave them and providing opportunities to use them.
- Where all partners are encouraged to participate in mission/evangelism in everyday life.
- Where we share the Good News of Jesus Christ with the people of the Macarthur region.
- Where we engage with the people of the community who use our facilities.
- Where the hurting, the depressed, the frustrated and the confused can find love, acceptance, help, hope, forgiveness, guidance and encouragement.
- Where we support career missionaries, church workers and send our partners on short-term mission projects to every continent
Who are we (Core Values):
- Loving God . . .
- Loving Others . . .
- Loving Self . . .
Loving God
1 John 4:16b-21
Rom 5:8
- We value our hope and faith in God the Father, God the Son (Jesus) and God the Holy Spirit.
- We value the supremacy of God's Word, the Bible and obedience to it.
- We value passionate, inspiring and truthful worship, both in community and privately.
- We value communicating with God through prayer.
- We value stewardship of God's creation
Loving Others
1 John 4:16b-21
- We value Christ's church as a unified community of servants who share their lives and spiritual gifts.
- We value healthy, growing Christian relationships, building each other up in love, forgiveness and compassion.
- We value developing people into their full potential in Christ Jesus through discipleship and mentoring.
- We value Godly and inspiring leadership, which also trains and equips for service today's leaders and future leaders.
- We value the sharing of our faith in loving and relevant ways.
- We value cultivating relationships and working with other Christian churches and ministries, sharing our people and our resources for the extension of God's Kingdom
Loving Self
- We value personal authenticity, integrity and humility.
- We value a commitment to spiritual and personal growth.
- We value generosity in sharing of our resources.
- We value and accept ourselves because God loves us.
