I. Biblical Authority
     We take God’s word literally and it is the final authority for our lives. (2 Timothy 3:16; 1 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Peter 1:21)

We value the word of God, which is Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit who is our teacher and reveals God to us as we meditate on God’s word, understand it, and do it, and succeed in life. (Joshua 1:8; John 1:14:26; John 15:13).

II. Our Covenant with God
     The New Blood Covenant has been sealed and ratified with the shed blood of Jesus (Hebrews 13:20 AMP). It has already provided abundant provision in every area of life both spiritually and physically (Eph. 1:3, Eph 3:20 AMP).

     A partial list of this provision includes:

1. All Spiritual Blessings in heaving places. This would include revelation concerning God and His favor and presence in our lives (Eph. 1:3).

2. Health/Healing - Healing is provided for in the redemption of Christ, and it is the privilege of every believer today. (Mark 16:18; James 5:14-16; 1 Peter 2:24; Matthew 8:17; Isaiah 53:4-5)

3. Material Blessings – According to the Matthew 6:24-34, God knows we need physical things in this physical world and has already made abundant provision. We simply need to seek Him and His righteousness first.

III. Love
      Jesus said that the first and greatest commandment is to love God with our whole being and the second is to love our neighbor as ourselves (Matt. 22:37-40). Love is honest and transparent before God and man; it is the absence of pretense, giving credit when and where credit is due, an attitude of presenting the real you. Love esteems others better than himself and looks out for the interests of others (I Cor. 13:4-8; Phil. 2:3-4).

IV. Faith
      Faith is simply trusting God. And because you do, you obey His word in all things. Without faith and obedience you cannot please God. Trusting God in all things carries with it an intimate relationship with God through worship, praise, communion, fellowship, and prayer (Heb. 11:6; James 2:26; Phil. 3:10-11 AMP; John 14:23-24; John 9:31; John 4:24).

V. Covenant Relationships – People/Membership
      We strive to create an environment where people are valued, esteemed, loved, and honored. When we are connected relationally, we have/experience accountability, belonging, care, and growth (Eph 5:21 AMP; Phil. 3;1-4; Prov. 27:17; I Cor. 12:12-26).

VI. Integrity in Ministry
      We insist on absolute integrity in everything we do. We take responsibility for our successes and failures. We celebrate our success and see failures as opportunities for growth. (I Tim. 4:16; II Tim. 2:15; I Peter 5:1-4; II Tim. 4:7-8 AMP; Luke 8:15 AMP).

VII. Stewardship
      “We deem it a sacred responsibility and genuine opportunity to be faithful stewards of all God has entrusted to us: our time, our talents, and our financial resources. We view all of life as a sacred trust to be used wisely." - Moravian Covenant for Christian Living

     In creation, God expected Adam and Eve to consecrate all things in the earth to Him and to manage it in a God-glorifying way, fulfilling His divine purpose (Gen. 1:28). The parable of the talents warns us that our place and service in heaven will depend on the faithfulness of our lives and services here. A talent represents our abilities, time, resources, and opportunities to serve God while on earth. These things are considered by God as a trust that we are responsible to administer in the wisest possible way (Matt. 25:14-30).

VIII. Excellence in Ministry
      Though excellence in ministry requires personal skills, organizational proficiency, and professional competency, without a passion for the gospel and a vision for the world, there is no excellence in ministry. Ministry is about sharing in God’s excellence incarnate in Jesus Christ. Excellence is about being!

     Without love there can never be excellence in the Lord (I Cor. 12:31 through I Cor. 13:1-13). Daniel had an excellent spirit (Daniel 5:12).

“And this I pray: that your love may abound yet more and more and extend to its fullest development in knowledge and all keen insight [that your love may display itself in greater depth of acquaintance and more comprehensive discernment], So that you may surely learn to sense what is vital, and approve and prize what is excellent and of real value [recognizing the highest and the best, and distinguishing the moral differences], and that you may be untainted and pure and unerring and blameless [so that with hearts sincere and certain and unsullied, you may approach] the day of Christ [not stumbling nor causing others to stumble].”

IX. Intentional, Relevant Global Evangelism & Discipleship
      We have been called to take the Gospel of Jesus Christ to all nations and make disciples of them (Matthew 28:18-20, Mark 16:15-18; Luke 24:46-49;1 Corinthians 9:19-23).