Our Core Values

At Life Church, we embrace the following seven core values.

1) God’s Word

We continually learn God’s Word, also known as the Bible, and put it into practice. God’s Word gives us life, is reliable, instructs, and is to be obeyed.

2) Prayer

We maintain daily intimate fellowship with God by talking to him and listening to what he says to us.

Prayer is talking to the Father. God has called us to be one with him. Prayer both builds our intimacy with the Father and enables us to partner with him by doing his will.

We must pray in faith. We should devote ourselves to prayer following Jesus’ example. We should pray instead of worrying. We should pray in the Spirit. As righteous believers our prayers are powerful and effective and are an offering to God.

3) Worship

We spend time regularly in God’s presence by worshipping God in Spirit and in truth.

Worship is the logical and fitting response of a created and redeemed people to an uncreated and redeeming God. We are commanded to worship God. We worship with singing, audible praise, shouting, clapping, dancing, lifted hands, bowing, and kneeling. We also worship God by giving our resources: time, talents, skills, and finances.

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4) Fellowship and Relationship Building

We make fellowship a habit — meeting together with other believers in large meetings, in organized small groups and in various informal gatherings

Like believers in the early church, we devote ourselves to fellowship. In this way we encourage one another, share our lives with each other, and meet one another’s needs.

In association with our core value of fellowship we embrace the following core practices:

Mutual Submission — As followers of Jesus Christ we submit to each other.

Unity/Agreement — We practice unity and agreement because these have always been Jesus' intention for the church through the Holy Spirit. Our agreement is first and foremost with Jesus Christ as revealed in God’s Word.

Submission to Spiritual Authority — We submit to the spiritual authorities that God has established in our lives. By doing this we promote unity in the faith.

We also build caring relationships with those who don't yet follow Jesus Christ.

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5) Holiness

We obey God's command for us to be holy (set apart for his use).

We obey this command by embracing the following practices:

Walking in the Light — We strive to make our lives increasingly open to others rather than hiding who we really are.

Accountability — We answer to God and to one another for the things that we do.

6) Serving

We serve God, one another, those who don't yet know Jesus, and our communities.

We were created for God’s pleasure and to serve him. God requires us to serve one another following Jesus’ example. Our service also extends to a dying world as we present the good news of Jesus Christ to those who don't yet know him.

7) Evangelism and Discipleship

Empowered by the Holy Sprit, we practice evangelism by sharing the good news about salvation through Jesus Christ with the people we know.

We don't force Jesus on others, but when people respond to the message we embrace them and obey Jesus' command by mentoring them in their new faith. We pass along the “whole will of God” to new believers — teaching them to teach others to teach in order to reach an ever-expanding audience.

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