Real
Authentic and honest with each other and God. No performance. Just real people being themselves.
Vision and Values
Who are we?
We are a grace-fuelled community of disciples following Jesus.
We exist to follow Jesus into life in His Kingdom in all possible fullness, and to invite others to join us as we do.
Be loved. Be love. Make disciples.
What we value
Generous
All in, with everything. We commit our time, skills, and resources to each other and to our communities.
Involved
We get to play and we get our hands dirty. Everyone has a part.
Creative
Inspired by our Creator towards innovation and risk-taking. God made us to make things.
Dependent
Living life reliant on Jesus and His Kingdom. We lean in, together.
Hopeful
Living expectantly because of what He has done and what He is doing.
In Canterbury as it is
in Heaven
Our strategic pillars which form our direction are empowered and underpinned by biblical understanding and the leading of the Holy Spirit.
FOUNDATION
Rooted & Ready
We are building a foundation that is spiritually mature, Christ-centred, with the operational and financial resources that allow everything else to grow.
This means healthy, connected and well-led operational ministries, based on a core value of serving each other as we serve the Lord. This is about being ready for what God is doing/will do.
This strategic pillar has three core components: Effective Ministries, Healthy Finances, and Spiritual Maturity.
GROWTH
Growing our Kingdom reach
We are an outward facing Church.
We have a clear purpose to use our time and resources in the service of making and shaping disciples, and we intentionally support missions which bring God’s loving purpose to people in need, locally, nationally and internationally.
This strategic pillar has two core components: Being Disciples who make disciples; and Supporting Missions
ENCOUNTER
Encountering God
We create authentic spaces where people from every background encounter Jesus.
Grace is real here. Freedom and healing are what we feel and experience. Questions are welcome.
This strategic pillar has two core components: Creating a culture of belonging for everyone, and Impacting emerging generations