CORE VALUES OF OUR STUDENT MINISTRIES

Student Ministry is more than fun events, crazy games, and a short teaching time. Everything we do has a purpose. That purpose comes from what we call our Core Values. Our Core Values guide us and ultimately dictate
how we organize and flesh-out our ministry to students. If an event doesn't support any of our Core Values,
we will not do it.

Lifestyle Worship
Eugene Peterson in the "The Message" translation of the Bible summed up Romans 12:1 when he says: "Take your everyday, ordinary life - your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life - and place it before God as an offering." This is lifestyle worship ... loving and bringing glory to God not only in Church on Sunday, but at school on a Monday and on a volleyball court on a Tuesday evening. We want students to worship God in every aspect of their life.
            Romans 12:1        Psalm 95:6        1 Chronicles 16:29

Spiritual Disciplines
We value spiritual disciplines. Just as an athlete needs to discipline himself during training, a follower of Jesus must develop their spiritual disciplines in their lives. Tithing, joyful living, prayer, confession, and the study of Scripture are a few of the disciplines that we encourage students to value. In the New Testament, Paul encourages believers to "train yourselves in godliness." Spiritual transformation is a not a matter of trying hard, but of training smarter and being intentional.
            1 Timothy 4:7-8    2 Timothy 3:16

Truth
In our pluralistic world where there are many opinions and ways to define and interpret "truth," we believe that absolute truth can be found in God's Word - the Bible. We want students to believe, trust and anchor their decisions, their future and their entire life on the absolute truth of God's Word. God's truth has stood the test of time, is entirely accurate and can be fully trusted. God's truth is real!
            2 Timothy 3:16        Hebrews 4:12        John 8:31-32

Servanthood
We value servanthood because Jesus Himself modeled this lifestyle. Jesus called every one of His followers to live unselfishly. Galatians 5:13 has this challenge: "Serve on another in live." Sounds simple? It really isn't. It's extremely difficult for a student to live this way in our me-centered world. So we're calling students to serve others and live unselfishly.
            Mark 10:31

Mission
We believe as followers of Jesus Christ, we have been given a mission. Acts 1:18 describes this mission when it says, "you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." We want students to have a burden not only for their friends in high school, but we want them to be equally burdened for people of their country and those on the other side of the earth! Basically, we want students to be globally minded ... seeking to live out the mission Jesus gave us.
            Matthew 28:19-20

Community
God created and designed us to live and grow in relationships, first with Him and second with another (Genesis 1-2). Acts 2:42 calls believers in Jesus to study God's Word together, walk life together, celebrate what Jesus has done together, and to pray together. We want to provide opportunities where students can find this type of authentic community.
            Acts 2:42

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