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Worship
- is lively
and awake to the risen Christ
- is honest
about our lives and our struggles
- is
creative and participatory
- is in tune
with 21st century living
- is
enriched by ancient roots
- allows God
to claim us for purposes grander than our own
Faith
Education
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meet us where
we are
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introduces
everyone to Jesus and nurtures us in a living, growing
discipleship
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prepares us
for Christian living in a confusing and messy, global world
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invites us to
ask our questions and be questioned by God
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frees and
empowers us to share with others the hope within us
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Circles of Friendship
connect us to others
and enable us to
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take risks
and learn from mistakes
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live with
courage
-
discover our
God-given destiny
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share our
joy, laughter, and tears
-
join hands
with people different
from ourselves to accomplish
what we can never do alone
Service
-
puts our
gifts together with God's
calling
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connects us
in hands-on ways to
help those in need
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teaches us to
listen for and follow
the Spirit's leading
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enlarges our
hearts and deepens
our love
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builds
peacemaking into the
fabric of our lives and relationships
-
changes the
world
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Cross
Generational
Family Ministry
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welcomes
children as gifts of God
to a faith community
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supports
parents in raising
children in a challenging world
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strengthens
marriages
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knows that
extreme adventures
with teens can be fun even for adults
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values the
wisdom and faith of
older adults
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Leaders
-
are built up
rather than used up
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believe God
is calling forth new
forms of church and new shapes of
ministry and want to be part of that
new creation
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continually
ask "Who is God calling
us to be? and "What is God calling
us to do?
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