Mission, Vision, and Values

“Making Heaven More Crowded”.

Everyone wants to be part of something greater than themselves and to be victorious in such endeavors…to do something great with our lives. Jesus has given us the opportunity to do just that.

The Values

The Mission

Make disciples of Jesus Christ.

This is the task of every believer. Jesus used examples like “I will make you fishers of men.” Therefore, our mission is to equip, motivate, and expect God's people to live out the commission given by Jesus Christ to make more followers of Him.                         

Matthew 28:18-20

What you value is what you give your time, talents, and treasure to.  Like Jesus said, "where your treasure is there will your heart be also."   Values are where what you say you believe, and your actions meet.

 1. The Gospel

The gospel or good news is such because we have come up short, missed the mark, to loving God.  Therefore, all humanity is less than perfect or sinful as Scripture describes it. So, God in His great love sent Jesus to live the live we couldn't live, to die the death we deserve to die, and He did it willingly.

 

“The Gospel is like a caged lion.  It does not need to be defended; it just needs to be let out of its cage.” 

            Charles H. Spurgeon

2. People

Jesus it is the leader of His church.  He places His followers in the safety of His church.  Just like God made the nation of Israel calling them to be His people, to live and act in certain ways that He prescribed.  We, Christians, are to live like that in the context of His church.  To love one another, like He has loved each one of us.

3. Giving

A commitment to support this body financially to help transform the lives of all who call Country Christian home as well as those in the community.  How you give is just       as important, if not more so than the amount.

 4. Service

 Experiencing the joy and blessing when you leverage your gifts and talents is the outward demonstration of being Christ's hands and feet so that the world will see your good deeds and give glory to God. There are many ways to serve at Country and in the Community, we live in.    Your service makes us a better church.

5. Spiritual Maturity

 Scripture describes to us that we are to be mature in Christ, to be more like Him.  Christ is the Good Shepherd we are to follow and in doing so we become like Him every day.  That takes growth.  We grow by being obedient to His Word, in weekly worship, and committing to a small group.

 

6. Prayer

Who or what are you plugged into?  Who or what are you dependent for help?
Prayer is the active reliance, dependence, and submission to the one who is in authority over you.  Boldly petitioning God, having access to His throne, expecting Him to act on our behalf, for His glory and our joy.  This keeps Him at the center of life, His rightful place.

The Vision

See a multi-generational community of Christians living out their faith in Jesus Christ, making heaven more crowded with transformed lives that are fully devoted to Him.  We have three ways we talk about accomplishing this: 

            Belong in real relationship

We belong in real relationship with God because of Jesus Christ through worship, Bible study, serving together in the power of the Holy Spirit.

 

            Grow in Christlikeness

We grow in Christlikeness in the knowledge of the Word, through small groups, ministry teams, fellowship events, serve opportunities, and caring for one another.

 

            Reach people where we live, work, and play.

We reach people where we live, work, and play with the good news of Jesus Christ, by showing and sharing God’s love.