Our Mission and Values
We are a Christ- and gospel-centered family that is eager to bless our city and world.
Values
We Value God
- Through Christ and by his Spirit, God has made us his daughters and sons.
Therefore, by his grace: - We will seek to love God first and love God most.
- We will rest and live in the peace of the Father, majoring in the majors and minoring in the minors.
- We will rest and live in the love of Christ, as a people of grace.
- We will rest and live in the ways of the Spirit, as a people of truth.
We Value People
- In love, Christ gave his life for every type of person.
Therefore, by his grace: - We will settle for nothing less than healthy, life-giving community with each other.
- We will be hospitable and thoughtful toward all of our guests.
- We will treat our non-Christian friends and neighbors with love, dignity, and respect.
- We will give special care to the weak and the poor.
We Value Places
- God is making all things new through Christ.
Therefore, by his grace: - We will seek the peace and prosperity of Nashville and from Nashville, the world.
- We will seek to be good neighbors in every place, inside and outside of our homes.
- We will treat the workplace as a significant and strategic realm for discipleship and mission.
- We will work for the renewal of broken neighborhoods and institutions.
We Value Things
- All things were created by Christ and for Christ.
Therefore, by his grace: - We will resist greed and encourage simple generous living.
- We will manage and share the resources God entrusts to us responsibly and faithfully.
- We will seek to do a few things with excellence, versus many things with mediocrity.
- We will take responsibility to care for all of God’s creation.
