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Guiding Principles

Guiding Principles. We embrace and celebrate the mission of the United Methodist Church of making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. We believe that our churches are “ mission stations ,” outposts for the work of God in the world.

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Guiding Principles

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  1. Guiding Principles • We embrace and celebrate the mission of the United Methodist Church of making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. • We believe that our churches are “mission stations,” outposts for the work of God in the world. • We believe the mission at all levels of the church should be well defined, laser-focused with measurable outcomes.

  2. Guiding Principles • We believe that the conference and its local congregations are called to be good stewards of the resources God provides for our work • We believe that we are called to be faithful to the 5 core values of Evangelism, Wesleyan Tradition, Spiritual Growth, Mission and Inclusiveness. • We embrace the 4 focus areas of the United Methodist Church • Developing Principled Christian Leaders for the church and the world • Creating new places for new people by starting new congregations and renewing existing ones • Engaging in ministry with the poor • Stamping out killer diseases by improving global health

  3. Guiding Principles • We believe each local church can become a “Fruitful Congregation” by practicing • Radical Hospitality • Passionate Worship • Intentional Faith Development • Risk-Taking Mission • Extravagant Generosity • We believe in the inevitability of change, that change is God’s gift, and that it is our task to manage change in efficient and creative ways.

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