1. We Value God.
We Will Glorify God and enjoy Him through
lifestyles of personal worship
2. We value People.
We value people as GodÂ’s creation.
3. We value relationships.
We value the deepening of intimacy and
trust by developing authentic relationships
with one another in community.
4. We Value the family.
The family is GodÂ’s first institution and one
of His choice tools to make disciples in this
world. We will therefore, seek to equip
families to make disciples at home.
5. We value ChristÂ’s mission in this world.
We will focus the mission of Church at Mill
Creek around ChristÂ’s personal mission,
“to seek and to save that which is lost,” and
his personal ministry methodology of
multiplying His influence in this world through
Disciple-making.
6. We value time.
Time is a gift from God. We will be good
stewards of the time He has given us to help
people come into and enjoy a relationship with
Him!
7. We value integrity.
We value both individual and ministry
integrity. We will encourage people to pursue
God personally, to care for their family, and
use their ministry gifts in the balanced lifestyle
called for in the Scriptures.
8. We value simplicity.
The uniqueness of The Church at Mill Creek is
found in our intentional effort to accomplish
more, by doing less. This focus on simplicity will
empower us to do the few things we do with
excellence, and empower individuals and
families to pursue individual ministries.
These are the core values of The Church At Mill Creek, the church plant that I work at as a children's minister. It's a model of ministry that is unique, yet becoming a lot more common in "church world" today. The thought behind it is that when you strip away the excessive ministry that we sometime think is important, you are free to get back to the basics of Christianity.
1.
To pursue God on a personal level. As a church we have done a HUGE injustice to believers by allowing them to believe that coming to church is what "feeds" them their relationship with Christ. Instead we believe that it's the believers responsibility to pursue God. We want to empower you in your walk and on your journey.
2.
To build your family. We've also done an injustice to families by saying, bring your kids to our children's ministry, and allow us to be the spiritual leader in your child's life. Instead...we want to empower you to build your family the way that scripture instructs parents to do. We want to be reinforcing what you are teaching at home. I realize that not every child that walks through the doors of our children's ministry will have a family that does this...I wouldn't have, and that's where it is the church's responsibilty to pour into the next generation and build them up.
If you are single, the actions and wise decisions that make now, will help in building your family.
3.
To experience life in a small group of believers. We want ministry to be on a personal level. So we encourage community to happen within a group of believers that have things in common. It's encouragment, accountability and just the presence of other believers in your life.
4.
To influence those in your natural life path. You have more influence over those that you meet at the mailbox, in your favorite restuarant, or at work than you do showing up to some random persons house on Thursday night for visitation. We want to strip you have having to be a part of endless programs that drag people down, and free you up to do ministry in your own natural path.
It's been a roller coaster ride trying to adopt to this model of ministry, but nowI'vet i've embraced it, it's been an amazing to see the way that God has worked through me.
