Grace Church's Values

VALUES //drives us

Prayer We acknowledge the primacy and priority of prayer both individually and corporately, constantly seeking God’s will and the leading of the Holy Spirit in everything. (Colossians 4: 2; Philippians 4: 6) 

Spiritual Gifts We believe that the Holy Spirit gives followers of Jesus gifts to accomplish His purpose here on earth and that all the spiritual gifts mentioned in the bible are available today. (Acts 2: 1-4; Romans 12; 1 Corinthians 12 and 14; Ephesians 4: 11-16; 1 Peter 4: 10-11)

Grace We accept everyone no matter what this journey in life has brought their way and we encourage everyone to live a life that is honest, real, and authentic. We also believe that we are called to obey the “one another” statements in the Bible. When this happens people are drawn to Jesus and the church becomes a true family. (Romans 12: 3; Philippians 2: 1-4; Colossians 3: 12-16; John 13: 34-35)

Leadership Development We are committed to the development of godly leaders and believe in submission to the spiritual leadership of God has appointed over us in the body of Christ to equip for the works of service. We also believe the church should be led by the men and women who are deeply committed to God, practice servant leadership, and have embraced the vision, values, and purpose of the church. (Hebrews 13: 17; Ephesians 4: 11-16; 1 Peter 5: 2-3; Matthew 23: 11-12)

Biblical Stewardship We believe that God is the owner of who we are and all we possess; we embrace His mandate to consistently honor Him with finances, time, and personal gifts of service (Psalm 104: 24; Matthew 5: 14-16; Acts 2: 42-47)

Transformed Lives The measure of effective discipleship is whether or not people’s lives are being changed from the inside out. We believe that when people enter into a relationship with Jesus, we will begin to see them surrender area’s of their lives to Christ from their families, their careers, their finances, and much more (2 Corinthians 3: 17-18; Acts 2: 42-47; Acts 19: 18-20)

The Bible and Creativity God’s Word is always our authority in matters of doctrine and practice. It is powerful and fundamental in transforming lives. To be culturally relevant, we strive to communicate the life changing Gospel with sensitivity, effectiveness, and creativity. Our message will never change, but our methods will. (Romans 1: 16; Hebrews 4: 12; 1 Corinthians 9: 19-23; Acts 17: 19-23)

Kingdom Impact We believe that God’s heart is filled with love for those who are far from Him, and that God desires a dynamic relationship with everyone He created. The church is God’s primary conduit for offering the message of His hope to the world. He desires for our lives to be focused on loving those who have yet to follow Him (Luke 14: 23-24; Luke 19: 10; 2 Peter 3: 9)

Unity We believe that we cannot follow Jesus alone and that we are dependant on each other to fulfill God’s mission. Every person is needed, valuable and gifted by God and we handle our conflicts as the bible directs (John 17: 20-23; 1 Corinthians 12: 12; Ephesians 4: 1-6; Matthew 18: 15-22; Psalm 133)

Team Ministry We believe that ministry is best accomplished in teams (1 Corinthians 13; Nehemiah 3; Luke 10: 1; John 13: 34-35)

Vision We believe that vision plays a vital role in the life of an individual as well as a church. We strongly encourage people to be people of vision, learning to see things how could be instead of how they are. God has called us to be difference makers and we are committed to that cause (Proverbs 29: 18)