Our Core Values

Aubrey Malphurs defines the “Core Values” of a church as the “constant, passionate, biblical core beliefs that drive its ministry.” They are the deeply held, enduring convictions that guide any ministry in making decisions, setting goals, resolving conflict, setting priorities, managing resources, building leadership, and more. The ministry’s statement of Core Values should attract interest, instill a sense of common purpose and identity, and communicate well to members and non-members alike. Five Core Values will define Christ Church and drive her ministry. Christ Church is:

(1) BIBLE-ANCHORED. Christ Church will affirm biblical inerrancy as foundational doctrine, but more importantly, Christ Church will seek to cultivate a deep love for the Word of God, conform every aspect of the Church’s life and ministry to the Word, and extend the ministry of the Word to all persons.

(2) CHRIST-CENTERED. Christ Church will seek the Lordship of Christ in all things. We will preach Christ and Him crucified as the one and only hope of salvation. And we will seek to make His Lordship an unavoidable reality throughout this region and beyond.

(3) GRACE-FILLED. In a fallen world, Christ Church aspires to be an oasis of hope, mercy, and love. We will faithfully, consistently, and constantly proclaim the grace of God in Christ as the basis of salvation and of authentic Christian living, and we will seek to practice grace-filled living in every aspect of our individual, family, relational, and congregational life.

(4) PEOPLE-FOCUSED. Christ Church will focus on loving, reaching, teaching, equipping, maturing, and serving people. We will seek to be intentional about meeting needs, sensitive to culture, and open to innovation—seeking to “become all things to all people” in order to proclaim the gospel in its fullness.

(5) MISSION-DRIVEN. Christ died for all that we who live might no longer live for ourselves, but for Him who died and rose again for us (2 Cor. 5.15). Christ Church will seek to cultivate a culture of mission evidenced in a servant attitude, generous giving, global vision, and a passion for declaring the glory of God among the nations.