Purpose – Why we exist

To know God and make Him known
Values – What’s important to us

CENTERED IN CHRIST

Christ is the centre because He is the beginning and the end (Rev. 22:13), the Lord of all (Col. 1:15-21), the Saviour of the world (1 John 4:14). This means we intentionally seek to express this in every aspect of life, ministry, outreach and fellowship.

TAKING GOD’S WORD SERIOUSLY

God’s Word is Christ’s Word! To be what God wants us to be in Christ, we need to take His Word seriously – at St Stephens this means expository preaching, faithful teaching and intentional living of God’s Word.

COMMITTED TO PRAYER

Prayer is central to a life of humility and obedience to Christ as Lord. As God’s people we want to be a praying people: praising God, giving thanks, seeking God, waiting on Him. So we pray.

GROWING IN UNITY

Jesus died for the church, He died to make us one (John 17:20-23). By His Holy Spirit at work we want to be active in maintaining this unity (Eph. 4:3) – this means being deliberate about seeking reconciliation, (a focus on loving and caring as a family), and God-honouring as we speak the truth in love.

IMPACTING OUR COMMUNITIES

Jesus asks us to be ‘salt and light’ (Matt. 5:13-16) – communicating the gospel through our words and actions. We want to be intentional about looking outwards to our communities (local and where we live) and impact them with the love of God that has impacted us.

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