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dna
our vision:
our vision is to be a resource center for all communities of faith desiring to outreaching to this generation of
people seeking to heal from life pain, develop authentic friendship with
others and a lasting and true loving relationship with God in their
lives
our
purpose: To help all communities of faith
minister to the not-yet-believers, and those who are believers develop, a
meaningful relationship with Jesus Christ.
We
desire to celebrate the diversity of the individual. Discrimination,
on any basis of gender, race, ethnicity, appearance or distinguishing
characteristics is unacceptable.
We appreciate the individual and encourage them to use their
creativity appropriately in-group settings.
We strongly encourage people to be who God desires them to
become, and not what others place on them as limitations.
To
understand and develop our need for authentic and caring friendships.
We understand that all of us want true and lasting friendship,
but are not sure how to develop them, and not sure how to act when we
do. We believe small groups are the key to developing such
relationships. We believe
that small groups allow us to develop intimate friendships in a caring
and participating environment, while allowing us to express our
individuality.
To
truly experience the fullness of God in our lives.
We desire to open our lives to God, and in so experience His full power
and love. We believe this
is accomplished by our desire to study, be in fellowship with others and
share our understanding of God with those around us.
To
love people and help them develop a healthy wholeness. We
desire not to judge, we desire strongly not to judge.
We see people, all people, as having value to God and seeking to
know how God is working in their lives.
To help people see the wholeness of self, we believe we need to
help them look deep inside who they are, and see the junk that clogs
their lives. This is messy,
and time consuming. But we
believe it to be central to our understanding of how we are to be in
relationship with others, and God.
Truth
transforms people at their core.
Truth is truth; there are no shades of truth.
We, as people, may want to develop shades to help us deal with
certain issues in our life; still, truth is truth.
We believe we can share the truth in a gracious and loving way
– Jesus never shared truth with those seeking God in a mean spirited,
hurtful way. Truth is
truth, but all truth is to be viewed with an eye towards love and grace.
To
help people mature in their walk. We
believe we are all walking this thing we call life together, and as such
we need to be willing to walk with each other.
Walking alone is lonely – walking with others allows us to help
carry each other when needed. Faith,
and faith development, is challenging – it can alter us at the core of
who we are, and we strive to be challenged and moved ahead in our walk
of faith.
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