Worship - Our Values (see also Our Philosophy)

We place a high value on the following characteristics for anyone seeking to be involved in worship...while keeping God as the audience and our focal point...and, finally, in support of the mission of the church.

• Character: Integrity, trustworthy, morally sound, pure of heart, godly in character, and vigilant to avoid bringing disrepute to the Lord, the church, and their calling. Matt 25:14-30; I Tim. 3:1-7.
• Teachable: Willing to receive instruction, correction, and encouragement
  from leaders and others. Proverbs 9:9; 13:1.
• Loyal: A team player. Willing to work together in committed teams. Willing to listen to each other and defer to each other in order to fulfill God's purposes. Supportive of the vision and leadership of the church. Acts 15:1-4.
• Biblical: All practices, policies and decisions are submitted to and shaped by Scripture. II Tim. 3:16.
• God-focused: It is all for the audience of ONE. Realizing what the Father is doing in us will be expressed in a variety of ways in our gatherings such as joy and celebration, sorrow and repentance, or teaching and encouragement.
• Christ-centered: Ministry is to draw attention to Jesus instead of oneself. Corporate ministry settings are to move beyond performance and entertainment into the manifest presence of a holy God.
  I Cor. 10:31, Phil. 2:3-11
• Spirit-filled: People who seek God for direction, expecting to hear his voice and lead others in the arts in fulfilling his word. In other words, our strategy for ministry is led and empowered by the Spirit of God. Acts 13:1-3.
• Service: Authority is rooted in calling and service. Matt. 20:25-28. Titles are played down in recognition of serving others in your area of ministry.
• Selfless: Recognition that our talent and ability are gifts to be given away. Ministry is a selfless attitude of the heart, not center stage as a place to fulfill selfish ambition borne out of unmet needs. Phil. 2:3-11.
• Humble: Appropriate self-disclosure, meekness, and submissiveness to God's will closes the gap between and among those in professional and lay ministry, and reflects the humility of redemption. I Tim. 1:15-16.
• Merciful: As recipients of God's mercy, we freely extend it to the broken among us - especially the poor, needy and imprisoned. II Cor. 5:18-21; Matt. 25:31-46
• Equipping: God fulfills his purposes through the whole church. A mentoring part of our lives is to identify, train, equip, and release others in the body of Christ. Eph 4:11-13.
• Vision: Vision is the ability to see things that are not as becoming reality. Heb. 11:1. A vision of Christ and his kingdom is all consuming; it gives worship ministry and the arts meaning and purpose for which they are intended. Matt. 6: 9-13.