• Joy

  • We believe that knowing Christ is contagious and the source of our joy
  • We believe joy is a choice
  • We believe that joy doesn't depend on but changes our circumstance
  • We believe that sacrificial love brings joy

• Unity

  • We believe trust sets us free
  • We believe in candor and critical conversations
  • We believe that sharing our gifts and struggles leads to health and holiness
  • We believe that gossip and negativity wounds heart and kills mission

• Relationship

  • We are children of God, not what we do or the sum of our worst failures
  • We pray before we act
  • We place people before paper
  • We place communication before decisions or actions
  • We invite others to belong before we ask them to behave or believe

• Excellence

  • We desire HEAVEN above all else
  • We desire the good of others and the mission before ourselves
  • We sacrifice for what is excellent
  • We dream big and have lofty goals