Mission Statement: We exist to inspire and spread a 
passion for the supremacy of God in all things for His glory 
and for  the joy of all peoples through Jesus Christ.

Our Core Values:

God-centered: We value putting God at the center of all 
that we do. We put His glory and His honor first, asking 
in every decision, “Will this bring the greatest glory and
 praise to our God?”

Bible-saturated: We value being saturated with the
 Scriptures, which are God’s reliable, authoritative, and
 sufficient revelation. We value a growing love for the 
Word, as well as a deepening understanding of it, in 
each person within the church, whether old or young.

Expository-exultation: We value “expository-exultation,” as the Spirit-anointed preacher delights in 
bringing forth from Scripture the teaching that God has 
revealed for our good and His glory. Over time this leads 
to the preacher proclaiming the whole counsel of the
 Word of God, whether it is popular or not. We value
 having our cultural assumptions challenged by the Word,
 for we know that this leads to our greatest joy.

Christ-exalting: The essence of worship is valuing 
Christ more than all the world has to offer. Thus, we 
value corporate worship that honors Him and helps us to 
cherish Him more and more highly through touching both 
the mind and the heart. Singing, praying, reading the 
Word, and preaching are all vital parts of such worship

Prayer-powered: We value prayer as our amazing
 privilege of speaking with the King of the Universe, 
expressing and developing our intimate family
 relationship with Him. We value prayer as the source of
 power and the visible engine for all our efforts.

Diversity-loving: We value the diversity that God
 created among mankind; even more, we value the unity 
in diversity that God creates in His church – a unity that
 manifests itself not only in smiles on Sunday mornings, 
but in an authentic community showing love, care, and
 concern throughout the week as we share our lives with 
each other.   The Bible clearly tells us that a people from 
every tribe, tongue and nation will worship together in 
heaven before the Lord.  So let’s get started now…

Missions-mobilizing: We value missions and 
evangelism, the privilege God has given all of us of 
being His ambassadors, accomplishing His goal of
spreading the knowledge of His glory to all the nations.
We value spreading a passion for His supremacy to all 
peoples: those within our culture and those without,
 those who live nearby and those who live on other 
continents. Locally, we value reaching and welcoming 
the new members of our community, especially the 
internationals among them.

Family-strengthening: We value building up strong 
marriages and families, where God’s Word is taught and 
lived out, where husbands love their wives as Christ loved the church, where wives respect their husbands, 
where the hearts of the parents are turned toward their 
children, and the hearts of the children toward their 
parents.

Disciple-producing: We value growth in Christlikeness 
in every believer, as all of us become the disciples God 
intends us to be. We value the way God uses the
 ministries and services of the church in that growth.

Joy-pursuing: The pursuit of joy in God is not wrong; 
indeed, it is God’s command. For God is most glorified in
 us when we are most satisfied in Him. “In your presence 
there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures 
forevermore.” Psalm 16:11.
 In sum, we are a God-centered, Christ-exalting, Bible-
saturated, prayer-powered, diversity-loving, missions-
mobilizing, family-strengthening, disciple-producing, joy-
pursuing church.

“We are NOT”: Seven Defining Negative Statements

1.We are not timid. We value a strong confidence in 
God’s sovereignty, freeing us to take risks for Him 
in joyously giving of self, time, and money.

2. We are not unemotional. We value broken, 
sorrowful hearts on account of our remaining sinfulness, and joyful hearts on account of God’s 
free grace.

3. We are not isolationist. We value standing together 
and partnering with likeminded believers in
 Vancouver and around the world.

4. We are not spectators. We value an atmosphere in 
which our elders and staff equip us for ministry,
 with each person being encouraged to expect great
 things from God and to attempt great things for 
God, as He develops the gifts He gives to each 
believer.

5. We are not withdrawn from our society. We value
 pursuing justice, compassion, and mercy for the 
weak and the powerless.

6. We are not tied to any political party. We value 
speaking biblical truth to the issues that confront 
our society, regardless of what parties might be 
made uncomfortable by the proclamation of that 
truth.

7. Our leaders are not lords. We value leaders who 
are servants, who are transparent, who are
 accountable, who are humble, who live a modest 
lifestyle, and who have a team approach to 
ministry.