1. Worship

The first thing God spoke to us when we planted the Church in St. Charles was, "Gather the people through worship". Worship is the center and one of the most important things that we do. It is through our worship to God in all its expressions that we meet Him and experience His Glory. When we encounter His Glory we are changed into His likeness.

2. Sonship

Knowing who we are in Christ because of the finished work of the cross, unlocks our true identity. Understanding God as our Father who absolutely loves us, determines the way we relate to Him, to ourselves and the people around us. This revelation alone will take us from doing things 'for' what Jesus purchased for us on the cross, to doing things 'from' what He purchased for us on the cross. Encountering the love of our Heavenly Father frees us from the pains of our past and His empowering grace launches us into our full inheritance as His kids.

3. Leadership

God has placed leaders and ministry gifts into His church to equip and bring us to maturity. We greatly value our leaders and the continuous input and oversight of apostolic and prophetic leaders and ministries that God has joined us to. These leaders and ministries are devoted to equipping and empowering the local church to thrive in the unique vision and mandate God has given them and to see the whole church rise to the full measure and statue of Christ.

4. Discipleship

We are committed to leaving a legacy for the generations to come. Leaving an inheritance for our children's children isn't limited to mere material things. What we leave 'in' our children is more important than what we leave 'to' our children. We love pouring into the next generation and seeing the seeds of destiny in their lives grow and take shape. The great commission in Matthew 28:19 was a reinstatement of the original mandate God gave in Genesis 1:28, "to fill the earth with a people who look just like Him". What we leave in one generation will effect the next. "Society grows when men plant trees they know they will never sit in the shade of."

5. Relationship

The church is a "people" Ecclesia, meaning called out ones. It is not a building or and event, but a people who belong to God and display what He is like by the way they live together. The Bible calls 'The Church' a family of which God is the father, and a body of which Jesus is the Head. It's in our fellowship together that we grow in our love for Him and one another.

6. Stewardship

Jesus said, "If you are faithful with little then I will put you in charge of much". So simple and yet the implications are exponential. What we do with what He has given us really does matter to Him. This includes what we do with our time, our talents, our finances, our relationships and of course the people He has entrusted into our care. As a Church we have a big vision, so in order to fulfill it the stewardship of what he's already given to us is extremely important.

7. Partnership

We so value what God is doing in the earth today and want to do everything we can to be a part of it. God's heart is for people, all people. When He looks at the Church He sees a people, one people, one bride, one body of which He is the head. If there is only one body then the local church is just a part of it. He is coming back for a body that is "fitly joined together". Finding the church's and ministries that He has joined us to partner with, is something we value and love the strength and support that it brings.