We desire to be a biblical community. That means we must grow in our knowledge of-and most importantly-our obedience to the Bible. To be a community, we can't just be organized. We must become an interdependent organism. We must function as a body, rather than as saved-but-isolated saints. That means we'll have to let down our guard some, be more vulnerable with each other, more transparent, support each other-in short, be Christ to each other.

We also aim to fulfill the Great Commission (Matthew 28:19-20). We take the call to disciple every nation seriously because it was Jesus' last and most expansive command to His church. We must continually keep an eye on the world in order to reach every person with His gospel message. We deeply believe that developing a fully devoted heart for Christ and reaching every person with His life-transforming message is most effectively done as we build redemptive bridges of influence into our community and world (Matthew 5:13-16).