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VCF 101:
Vision, Mission, Values, Priorities, Purpose, Practices, Motto


[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 1. Our Vision:

To Win the Lost by Bringing the Love of God to Our Community

2. Our Mission: See Home Page purple font section for a fuller explanation.
Also To Develop Our Personal Christian Integrity and Spirituality Towards Maturity

3. Our Goals:
Christlikeness; Christ in us, producing Christlike lives. Specifically:

     3.1 Becoming One in God's Family
     3.2 Bringing Healing in God's Hospital
     3.3 Being Victorious in God's Army
     3.4 Becoming Disciples of Christ in God's School

4. Our Priorities
     4.1 Evangelism: While you're out evangelizing, make disciples, teaching them to obey everything I've commanded you...
(Mt. 28:19, 20 - The Great Commission)
Corresponding Value: Outreach. Corresponding Practice: Explaining Gods Good News

     4.2 Discipleship: Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind ... and ... Love your neighbor as yourself... (Includes Christian care-giving)
(Mt. 22:37-39 NIV - The Great Commandment)
Corresponding Value: Training. Corresponding Practice: Sermons, classes, mentoring, clinics

     4.3 Worship: Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God--this is your spiritual act of worship. (i.e. pure service to God)
(Ro. 12:1 NIV - The Great Challenge)
Corresponding Value: Worship. Corresponding Practice: Sunday morning worship service

     4.4 Scripture: All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness
(2 Tim. 3:16 NIV - The Great Classroom)
Corresponding Value: Scripture, Truth. Corresponding Practice: Bible Studies, The Story program, classes

     4.5 Prayer: ...My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations. (All are welcome)
(Isa.56:7 NIV - The Great Connection)
Corresponding Value: Prayer. Corresponding Practice: Prayer Groups, online, in person, in services

     4.6 Fellowship: ...you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
(I Pet. 2:5 NIV - The Great Church)
Corresponding Value: Fellowship encompassing all of our values. Corresponding Practice: Small groups

     4.7 Outreach : ...accept one another... (Ro. 15:7 NIV) and spur one another on towards love & good deeds... (Includes community service)
(Heb. 10:24 NIV - The Great Charge)
Corresponding Value: Evangelism, Outreach, Compassion, Obedience to God. Corresponding Practice: Any and all of our community service programs, products and services.

5. Our Purpose:
To Love God with Our All, Others as Ourselves, and to Worship and Serve Him Above All Else

In other words, our PURPOSE is to FULFILL OUR PRIORITIES, i.e.,
to further the Great Commission (Mt. 28:18-20),
to meet the Great Challenge (Ro. 12:1),
to live out the Great Commandment (Mt. 22:37-39), etc. BY MAKING OUR PRACTICES STAY TRUE TO OUR VALUES.

6. Our Values: (in no particular order)

Worship, Prayer, Compassion, Scripture, Training, Ministry, Intimacy, Holiness, Commitment, Love, Honesty, Integrity, Purity, Trust, Truth, Obedience to God, Fellowship, Outreach, Humility, Faith, Generosity, Loving-kindness, Mercy, Grace, and a Clean Conscience.

7. Our Practices:
To worship the triune God together as one in unity
To preach, model & teach the gospel of Jesus Christ
To repent from sin and be reconciled to God & to others
To confess Jesus Christ as personal Savior and Lord
To follow his teachings, & obey his commands
To develop our spiritual gifts & mature as disciples
To worship God freely with every art & music style
To join other believers in prayer, study and service
To pour our lives into helping develop Christian workers.

8. Our Motto:
Becoming One in Loving God and Each Other





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