Throughout the Bible, community is a major theme. Beginning with His first creation, continuing with Israel and the New Testament Church, God always calls out a people for Himself. Even when the Jews were in captivity and dispersed among enemy nations, they organized themselves into groups that ultimately formed synagogues where they could serve one another and carry out their beliefs.

There are over 50 Biblical "one anothers" that admonish us to be closely involved with a few others (small groups) in order that we might learn and imitate attitudes and behaviors that characterize God's household – the community of believers. We express Community through authenticity.

"What is truth?" Pilate asks Jesus this question in (John 18). Truth was standing right in front of him, and he did not see it. Truth is a paradox of realities: it is complex and simple, static and dynamic, Truth is a Person. Although we cannot capture Truth in a sentence, we find its essence in the Triune God. In His grace, the Father has revealed Himself through the Son by His Spirit. So, Truth is found in the Person of Jesus.

It is through this truth that we are constantly being shaped and redefined through the work of the Holy Spirit. It is a constant battle between our flesh and the Spirit that dwells in us.  Our desire is to equip followers to live in the Grace and Renewal that a life with Jesus provides.

We value living Christ-centered lives.  This means we do not limit or condition worship to occur only a few times a week, but in an everyday faith.  In Galatians 2, it says that "it is no longer [us] who live, but Christ that lives through me."  Our lives, not just our weekends, belong to Him and His Kingdom.  This is reflected in the decisions we make and the way we love and serve each other.  

We want to be intentional about life, to live life on purpose. (Acts 17:26) says that "He (God) made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation..." This means that God was intentional about our lives. He placed us in neighborhoods, work places, classrooms, gyms and coffee shops on purpose. Life is not a random accident; rather, God designed it with intention and purpose. We express Missional Living through obedience.