Thursday, July 30, 2009

rough draft of core values

Here's a VERY rough draft of what the Mission/Vision team is coming up with for Core Values.....  We folded (combined) a couple into others to come up with these - and they likely need more wordsmithing....

Seventh-day Adventist Community Church Core Values

Following God's lead with faith and prayer in effective community, discipleship and evangelism.

Evangelism – Lost people matter to God, therefore they matter to us – this means we prioritize the lost in our decisions – money, programming, and ministries.  We will always maintain our doctrinal purity to the distinctive Adventist truths while we seek to win the lost at all costs.

2.     Effectiveness – We're not seeking to do the best, but to do what we do effectively – this means we will consistently and constantly evaluate and measure our worship, evangelism, discipleship, prayer and stewardship.

 Community – A life lived within a community of believers is better served – this is played out in our acceptance of everyone, our worship together, and through our use of small groups for social, discipleship and service. 

  Discipleship – Full devotion to Christ and His Cause is normal – this is a journey that never ends for the believer.  Discipleship is following and it involves, but is not limited to: prayer, service, small groups, serving in your giftedness in teams, studying the Bible, sharing your faith, redemptive friendships, worship (private and corporate) and a proper use of Ellen White.

What do you think?

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Another draft of the Mission

This was sent in via one of our Mission/Vision Team members....

> Another draft of the mission statement that I have been thinking
> about:
> Passionately reflecting Christ's love through the power of His
> presence, winning (or drawing) others to also become His disciples.
> Note AA9 that begins "The church is God's appointed agency for the
> salvation of men. It was organized for service, and its mission is
> to carry the gospel to the world. From the beginning it has been
> God's plan that through His church shall be reflected to the world
> his fullness and sufficiency. The members of the church...are to
> show forth His glory. ...and through the church will eventually be
> made manifest...the final and full display of the love of God."