Our Values
Apostles Church is driven by a core set of values that we believe, as a church in a global city, we should cling to as we seek to fulfill our vision of renewing the city with the message and mercy of Christ.
Christ
In Jesus Christ, God is healing and restoring all of creation. Through the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ, God has made a way for us to be restored to Him, one another, and even creation. This salvation is a gracious gift from God we receive through faith in Christ. As we live out the implications of this Gospel of Grace, we discover that it has the power to renew every dimension of our life - spiritual, psychological, corporate, and social. We will put our hope in the Gospel of Grace and hold it out to others.
Community
The Church is primarily a people not a place. In Christ we are reconciled to God and to one another as a "new humanity." We are formed and guided by the Spirit and the Scriptures to be a counter-cultural community that participates fully in one another's lives through giving and receiving, serving and being served, loving and being loved. As God's people, we show the world what life under God's gracious reign looks like and serve as a foretaste of the coming Kingdom. We will experience authentic community in the life of the Church and in small groups marked by selfless love and generosity.
Renewal
The community of God is a community that is being renewed. The Holy Spirit resides in us and among us, renewing us into Christ's image. As a "new humanity" created in Jesus Christ, we will seek to be a counter-cultural community experiencing renewal by the Spirit as we embrace His appointed means for growth and progress in our faith. As we experience Gospel renewal in our lives by His Spirit, we will extend this renewal to our city.
City
As the city goes, so goes all of society. Cities are the seat of scholarship, finance, technology, art, music, media and fashion. Cities are the place of cultural forging. We believe the best way for Christians to win and serve our society is to live in great numbers in the cities, loving them and seeking their prosperity.
Movement
We are the missional community of God, called to reflect the missional heart of God. As His people, we are gifted by His Spirit and sent together into the world to join with God in His mission to renew this world with the Gospel. As transformed Christ followers, we will integrate our faith with our work in the public sphere so that the culture is renewed. We will seek to touch the spiritual and physical needs of others in our city and world with the message and mercy of Jesus Christ by demonstrating compassion, working for justice, and participating in a church planting movement that will establish culturally relevant and Gospel-centered churches.