Ministry Plan

Core Values | Mission Statement | Vision Statements (2008)

Core Values

  1. We are passionate about the proclamation and defense of the Scripture, as our final authority for faith and practice.
  2. We are passionate about the spread of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, both locally* and around the world.
  3. We are passionate about Christian fellowship, based in the Gospel and love of Jesus Christ.
  4. We are passionate about prayer, believing it to be essential for spiritual growth, spiritual warfare, spiritual direction, and spiritual blessing.
  5. We are passionate about the spiritual equipping of Christians, applying the truth of Scripture to daily living.
  6. We are passionate about serving God in the local church, with all members using their spiritual gifts in ministry.*
  7. We are passionate about the sincere, biblical worship of God.*
  8. We are passionate about Christian unity, but not at the expense of biblical truth.*

*aspirational, not actual value

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Mission Statement

"Sharing Jesus with our neighbors and following Him together"

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Vision Statements (2008)

  1. It is the dream of Heather Hills to be a church where Scripture memory is regularly practiced, where teachers of the Bible are constantly being developed and placed in ministry, and where biblically-based articles are being written and published. It is a place where partnerships for the education and defense of the Scripture are formed and where public forums are created for discussion of biblical topics.
  2. It is the dream of Heather Hills to be a church where each member is engaged in personal evangelism and where men and women are regularly equipped and sent into the world as ministers and missionaries. It is a church where personal involvement in missions is encouraged through short-term missions trips and apprenticeship programs. It is a church whose reputation in the community is positively felt by every citizen through community-friendly facilities, communication through varied media, service projects, and the breaking down of language, ethnic, gender, and social barriers. It is a church who focuses its resources to make possible the dreams of church planting and church building around the world for the glory of God.
  3. It is the dream of Heather Hills to be a church where people laugh and cry together, where ordinary needs are met by extraordinary love, and where there are no unnecessary barriers to fellowship. It is a place where a close and welcomed accountability is shared and, when necessary, discipline is engaged to restore fellowship. It is a church that understands the importance of cooperation and fellowship with other local churches of like faith for the advance of the Gospel.
  4. It is the dream of Heather Hills to be a church who finds great necessity and delight in both private and corporate prayer, where God is sought in every decision taken, where answered prayer is celebrated, where hurting people know they can come to find someone who will pray for them. It is a people who deeply believe in the power of prayer, show reverence and humility in their conversations with their heavenly Father, pray for their spiritual leaders, and pray according to biblical models and instruction.
  5. It is the dream of Heather Hills to be a church where there is a purposeful and planned path to spiritual maturity, where doctrine is passed on to succeeding generations, and where the older are teaching the younger. It is a church where discipleship is active in each home and ministry, where leaders are identified and equipped to serve, and where biblical discernment and defense are valued.
  6. It is the dream of Heather Hills to be a church whose members desire to use their spiritual gifts in ministry, where service is the norm, where new ministries are created, where all members are equipped for their place of ministry, and where all Christians find fulfillment in service.
  7. It is the dream of Heather Hills to be a church where God is the center and focus of all worship. It is a church where all Christians sincerely respond to God’s truth. It is a place where worship demonstrates a biblical unity that is contagious. It is a dream where worship is a priority at home and a witness to the world through church gatherings, both within and outside our walls.
  8. It is the dream of Heather Hills to be a church whose unity is sourced in God, where division is neither allowed nor honored, where truth is both spoken and received in love, and where individual preferences are set aside for the unity of the Body.

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