Tuesday, August 9, 2005

The Value of The Source

I've been thinking over the past few weeks about some of the values that we hold dear here in our Grace College ministries. As I've thought and prayed about it, it's forced me to deal with core issues of our identity and unique place here in SLO. Here's some of my musings...
  • We value God, the sovereign creator and rule of the world above all else…
  • We value above all the life-transforming message of the gospel in every area of life…
  • We value the local church as a community formed by God to be a sign, foretaste, instrument and agent of God’s rule in Christ in our given context…
  • We value the intergenerational make up of the local church and seek out opportunities to join with the whole body of Christ…
  • We value the distinct place in the church for those who are college-age in our community…
  • We value genuine and honest relationships with those inside and outside our ministry…
What do you think?
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Unknown said...

Steve,

These are good comments and should serve as a great background for the development of our vision statement.

I wrote about some of these thoughts when I first started blogging here, but I approached from the angle of why college students are important to the church.

I really appreciated what you had to say on Sunday about the imporatnce of prioritizing our involvement in the ministry of the church, and how Growth Groups are a very important step in plugging into the local body of Christ. Sure, growth groups are not the only way to get plugged in, but they are the way that Grace Church has set up for us to get involved and facilitate body life.

Keep up the good work, and good job teaching on Sunday.

8/09/2005 5:55 PM

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