Our Vision & Values | Calvary Church North Pittsburgh

Vision

To reach and win a person to Jesus Christ, disciple a person in Jesus Christ and to send a person for Jesus Christ.

Luke 19:10 "for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost."

Acts 2:42 "And they continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread and in prayers."

We will continue in 4 simple practices:

1. The study of the Word of God (Apostles' Doctrine)

2. Enjoying Community (Fellowship)

3. Communion (Breaking of Bread)

4. Prayer

Values

#1 Marked by God's Love

As we experience and grow in understanding of God’s love for us, our lives marked by obedience to Christ (John 14:15) and an outflow of praise and adoration for God.

#2 Passionately Love Others

In response to God’s love for us, we will passionately love others around us. We are willing to be with others who are not like us, listen, and sacrifice for others because that is what Christ first has done for us.

We will love enough be honest with others and address sin and disagreements in love (Proverbs 27:6).

We will not tear others down with our words but build them up (Ephesians 4:29).

Our love for others will result in us reaching the unsaved with the gospel of Jesus Christ (2 Corinthians 5:14).

#3 Doctrine is Important

#4 Unified Front

We are united in the fight, aware that our enemy seeks to divide us. Instead of allowing conflicts within our group, we will address disagreements swiftly and unite to face the battle in front of us.

#5 Err on the Side of Grace

God has gracious to each of us, more than we could ever deserve. In response to His grace, we will extend this grace to others (Ephesians 4:32). We will give others the benefit of the doubt. When others fall, we seek to come alongside them and restore them.

#6 Integrity Matters

What we do, how we act, and what we say matters; especially when no one else is watching (Proverbs 19:1). The person we are in public should be the same as who we are in private, just as Jesus was. We will follow through with commitments and live lives above reproach.

#7 Willing to Change

While the truth of the Gospel of Jesus Christ does not change, the way in which we communicate the gospel will adapt to effectively reach others (1 Chronicles 12:32).

#8 Give God Opportunities to Work

We believe the Lord wants us to continually walk by faith (Hebrews 11:6); therefore, we will seek to take step out in faith giving Him opportunities to work. We look for open doors through which Lord might want us to walk through. Sometimes, we will step through those doors to find out the Lord wasn’t in it and that is okay. Rather than trying to sustain it with our own effort or compromise, we let that ministry end. This does not discourage or deter us from stepping out in faith in the future.

#9 Serve God by Serving Others

We believe that serving God means servings others (Mark 10:45). Each of us has been given gifts and abilities from the Lord and we will use those gifts and abilities to serve His church. When we see a need, we will take initiative to meet it, rather than assume or wait for someone else to fulfill the need.

Serving others extends beyond the church walls and to our community, region, and world.

#10 Our Fellowship is for Anyone, Not Everyone

Anyone that will come is welcome at our fellowship, but we realize not everyone will agree on how we do things. We will not prioritize personal preference in our pursuit of God. While everyone is important to us, we are more concerned with reaching the lost than pacifying the critics.

“Can two walk together, unless they agreed?” Amos 3:3

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