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These values are to
be held in high esteem at
Muncie Chinese Christian Fellowship.
1. Christ’s Headship: We
acknowledge Christ as the head of our church.
(Col 1:17-18)
2.
Biblically Faithful: We strive to teach
God's Word with integrity and authority to help
individuals find Christ and live as his
disciples. (Col 1:28; 2 Tim 3:16-17)
3.
Authentic Worship: We desire to
acknowledge God's supremacy in our personal
lives and in the corporate, contemporary and
blended worship of our church. ( John 4:23-24)
4. Grace
Oriented: We focus on God's free
acceptance and full forgiveness of sin through
Jesus Christ. We strive to motivate people
through love and thankfulness to God without an
undue emphasis on guilt, shame and duty. (1 John
4:7ff)
5. Dignity
of People: We seek to treat each person
as God's image bearer, so that every person who
comes into our community will feel respected and
treated with dignity. (Gen 1:26-27)
6.
Culturally And Seeker Sensitive: We try
to adapt our ministry of the Gospel to the
diverse background of people that God brings to
us. (1 Cor 9:19-23)
7.
Relational Focus: We emphasize healthy
relationships among Christians. We will focus on
fellowship and small groups as the primary means
of caring for each other, developing
friendships, and sharing of our lives. (1 John
1:7)
8. Family
Affirming: We strive to strengthen the
families in our church community. We want to
support and encourage the children, youth and
single adults among us. (Eph 5:21-33)
9.
Mobilized Church Community: We desire
to see every person in our church actively using
the spiritual gifts that God has given them.(Eph
4:11ff)
10. An
Evangelistic Lifestyle: We deliberately
encourage our people to share the Gospel message
to those around us through our lifestyle as salt
and light and through using intentional
evangelistic tools and methods.(2 Tim 4:2)
11. A Heart
for Missions: We strive to continue to
broaden our world view by praying for and
bringing the gospel message to other parts of
the world. (Mt.28:18ff)
12. A
Holistic Ministry: We seek to serve the
spiritual and physical needs of the community in
which we are located. (Luke 4:18) |