Passionate Worship We are Jesus’ disciples who gather because of what God has done and is doing in us and in the world. We gather with attitudes of trust and gratitude, of openness and obedience. We gather to be formed as God’s people through praise, prayer, word and sacrament. What is passionate about our worship is the relationship of faith we have toward Christ as we gather to worship.
	Radical Hospitality begins with how persons in a congregation relate to one another in Christian love and then radiates out to how newcomers are welcomed and finally to how the congregation reaches beyond itself as ambassadors of reconciliation to their community and the next generation.
	Intentional Discipling The Great Commission in Matthew 28 is clear: Jesus said to “Go and make disciples . . . and teach them to obey all that I have commanded you.” Many people come into our congregations with little or no real knowledge about what it means to be a disciple of Jesus Christ. They need basic knowledge about Scripture, about living a Christian life-style and about the disciplines that will sustain their spiritual life. People need personal mentoring, coaching, guiding and encouragement by others who are also seeking to follow Jesus. And all of this doesn’t just happen; deep discipling takes intentionality, organization and leader commitment.
	Salty Service Eugene Peterson’s The Message renders Matthew 5:13 exceptionally well: “Let me tell you why you are here,” says Jesus. “You’re here to be salt-seasoning that brings out the God-flavors of this earth. If you lose your saltiness, how will people taste godliness? You’ve lost your usefulness and will end up in the garbage.” Jesus was clear that his followers are to be servants: “Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant . . . just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” (Matthew 20:26-28). Salty Service makes a difference in people’s lives – both those being served and those serving. Salty Service makes us “doers and not hearers only” (James1.27). Salty Service connects the lives of disciples with the ongoing work of Christ in the world.
	Extravagant Generosity Jesus sets for us the example of a steward who knows that all we have comes from God, who trusts God to sustain His needs and who therefore is freed up to pour himself out in generosity to others – even to the point of the cross.