1. Jesus-Centered and Holy Spirit-Led:

Intimacy with Jesus is central to who we are. In Revelation 2:1, in John’s exhortation to the seven churches (which is equally relevant and prophetic to the church of today and throughout the ages), Jesus walks in the midst and in the center of the churches, calling forth the Bride to alignment and deeper relationship with Him. Ownership of the church belongs to Him. He alone is Lord and King and deserves worship. Therefore, the Holy Spirit's leading, and opportunity for the manifestation of the of the gifts of the Holy Spirit being manifested through His Body (Romans 12:6-8; 1 Corinthians 12:8-18, 28), is foundational to what happens in our gatherings and decision-making processes. We do not want to just make space for Him, but within context of Biblical order, we want to know what He wants to say and do whenever we gather together be our focus and pursuit. 

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2. Bible Based:

We believe in the power of the Word, and the importance of it being studied and applied. The Word of God is both relevant and the plumb line by which we live. Jesus is the Word (John 1:1), and therefore, it is impossible to know Jesus without knowing the Word. It is Inspired and truth, profitable for doctrine, reproof, correction, and instruction for righteousness that the church may be thoroughly equipped for every good work (2 Timothy 3:16-17). If we want to succeed in our relationship with God and in our lives, we must abide in the Scriptures (Joshua 1:6-9; Psalm 1; John 15:7). Smith Wigglesworth spoke about the power of God released when the Spirit and Word work together. We want those those working in tandom within our lives and church.

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3. A Journey Marked by Divine Encounters:

God encounters matter to us. Throughout the Old and New Testament, God encounters and divine interruptions set the stage for personal transformation that often led to revival and renewal at a national, and even at times, an international level. Abraham, Moses, Gideon, David, Mary the mother of Jesus, and the apostle Paul, are to just name a few. We believe that our experiences must be based upon God's Word, but with that, we understand that what we read in the Scriptures is still available for us today!  

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4. The Message of God's Love and Grace received through Faith are at the Core of Who We Are:

God is good! Everything that He does is good (Acts 10:38)! This operates at the core of our existence. It is His kindness that leads us to Himself and His grace that keeps us (Romans 5:8; 1 John 4:16-19; Ephesians 2:8-9). Through faith, we receive and identify with all that Jesus has done for us, and allow His righteousness to flow through us. In John 15, Jesus lays out for us life of a disciple…one that abides in Him and He in us. Paul focuses on the “in Him” lifestyle particularly in his epistles to the Ephesians and Colossians. We must tune our hearts into these revelations every moment of every day! This is the foundation of our beliefs and motivates us to love and serve Him in return.

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5. Life Should be Intentional:

God's love and grace are unconditional, but His secrets are for those who love Him and spend both quality and quantity of time with Him (Psalm 25:14; 103:7).  Growing in our walk with God is intentional.  "Doing life together" as a church is intentional.  Sharing the love and life of Christ with others is intentional. Faith is intentional. We desire to be faithful and diligent in living our lives to the potential God has given us, while doing that from a place of "rest" and confidence in Him (Hebrews 3 & 4).

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6. Hunger and Humility are the keys to Spiritual Awakening:

We hear a lot about excellence in the church. There is a difference between excellence and perfectionism. Perfectionism is self-effort that often results in striving and stems from self-hatred. Discovery and development require the opportunity to fail, and we recognize that the journey toward excellence is not always comfortable and sometimes very messy. We are not afraid of the mess. John 12:1-8 tells the story of Mary anointing the feet of Jesus. To observers it was a messy waste, but to Jesus it was deep deep worship, rooted in hunger and desire for Him, and would be told for generations to come. Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 1:28, God often uses what the world considers insignificant and weak to accomplish His purposes. Paul himself learned that in his weakness God’s strength and power is manifested (2 Corinthians 12:7-10). God searches the earth to move on behalf of hearts that are seeking Him (2 Chronicles 16:9). Jesus told us that those whose hunger for righteousness would be filled (Matthew 5:6). Hunger & Humility opens the doors for God to be God and gives Him the freedom to move in our midst. 

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7. Simplicity is Key to Healthy Living:

Simplicity (Organic) is about the natural process of things.  Structures and discipline are necessary in all areas of life, while structures that control and inhibit the natural process of growth within individuals and churches are damaging. Religion focuses on outward actions while intimacy with Jesus emphasises transformation of heart, change taking place from the inside out. It says in Acts 2:46, that the early church lived from sincerity, or simplicty of heart. That word in the Greek speaks of what is uncomplicated and unencumbered, without hinderance or stumbling blocks. In the Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13:1-23; Mark 4:1-20; Luke 8:4-15), Jesus gives illustration of the seed of the Word being choked by the weeds, or cares of this world. Most of us live in the context of materialism and busyness that is choking what God is wanting to do in our lives, our families, and in our nations around the world. It is resulting in prayerlessness and lack of knowledge and depth in God’s Word. God is calling us to return to the simplicity of lifestyle that the early church lived, and that will allow us to grow deep roots in Him, and see a harvest, some thirty, some sixty, and some one hundred fold. 

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8. Leadership is Ordained by God to serve, equip, release, and protect the Body of Christ:

Leadership is one of God's gifts to the church.  We see it in both the Old and New Testaments, acting as a catalyst in seeing the plans and purposes of God being fulfilled in the earth. While we long for organic expressions of God within the Body of Christ, we equally see the importance of strong, humble, Biblically-based leadership. Church leadership that is not positionally above others (Matthew 20:25-28), but walks alongside people, recognizing that there are differing gifts within the Body, all of equal stature and standing before God, each one of us saved by God’s grace (1 Corinthians 12:12, 27). We see that Biblical New Testament Leadership exists primarily in the context of the 5-fold ministry (apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, teachers), and was instituted by God, not for the purpose of creating a following, but for the equipping of the saints for works of service, that the church would come to maturity and fullfill the Great Commision (Ephesians 4:11-12; Matthew 10:7-8; 28:18-20; Mark 16:15-18).

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9. Discipleship is at the Center of the mission Jesus gave to the Church:

Our comission from Jesus is to multipy and send. The Great Commision is not a New Testameny concept alone, but has always been on the heart of God. In Genesis 1:28, God tells Adam and Eve, even before they sinned and rebeled against God, to be fruiltful and multiply, fill the earth, subdue it and have dominion. After the flood, to Noah and his family, God reiterated that mandate (Genesis 9:7), but in the very next chapter (Geneis 11) we see mankind gathering to build something unto themselves, called the Tower of Babel, which God destroyed by confusing the language of the people and scattering throughout the earth. In Genesis 12, Abraham has a divine encounter with God, where He tells Abraham to leave his country, people, and famiy, and go to a land that He would show him. There He would bless and multiply Abraham, and that not only would he and his family be blessed, but the nations of the world. In Acts 1:8, Jesus tells the discples that after they receive the Baptism of the Holy Spirit, they were to go to Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the utter ends of the earth. The Holy Spirit came but they remained in Jerusalem until a great persecution arose. And then in Acts 8:1, they went out. In Matthew 28:19, Jesus tells the disciples (and the church), to go make disciples and not just converts. Paul explains how this looks further in 2 Timothy 2:2, when he exhorts Timothy to take what Paul imparted to him, and share it in such a way with other faithful disciples that they may pass it on to others. Nothing has changed. Discipleship relationships in the context of community is still God’s primary channel for the expansion of the church and the spreading of the gospel. We believe in this strongly, and therefore, discipleship is central to the work we do and that of the church.