Priority One: | Prayer |
Priority Two: | Purpose |
Priority Three: | People |
Priority Four: | Programs |
Priority Five: | Property |
What do these priorities tell us? Read on, if you'd like:
This
above list represents how we go about doing what we do as a church family, in our ministries to one another and to others
who don't yet know the love, forgiveness, and guidance of Christ but may come to know Him through us (Matthew 5:13-16).
It helps us "keep the main thing the main thing" in all we do as a church.
We
start with prayer, seeking God's will in decisions that will affect us and others, so that we don't do things
in vain, falling into the trap of following man's will rather than God's (Matthew 6:33a) as a result.
We keep in mind our purpose of knowing Christ and making Him known, discerning and determining
whether or not the things we are doing help to fulfill that purpose-otherwise, we don't waste time or money on it!
Next, we believe that developing people matters more than promoting programs, especially
if it's uncertain as to whether or not a program is contributing to the development of a more healthy (emotionally, mentally,
psychologically, relationally/socially, physically and spiritually), Christ-like person.
The
above is why property, a place to hold any programs, is our last priority, since we don't want to pay for property
at the expense of not being able to fully help people, not only financially in these times of need, but ultimately spiritually
in showing them the love of Christ through our care of them.
In all of this, we thank God for how
He has continued to provide where He guides throughout our first years of this wonderful community of believers called New
Hope Community Church (Matthew 6:33b)!
