We commit to live a life of love lived in three directions:


Our values and practices articulate how we, as a local church body, will practically pursue life together as apprentices of Jesus. 

We know values don’t always become habits. We also know the stories we believe drive our behaviors. 

It’s essential for us to hold together a simple way of life that aligns with our core values and beliefs so that they can become core behaviors as we are transformed in Christ.  

Each of our values is written to express a transformation from awareness (belief) to ownership (through practice).  

To LOVE GOD (UP)

We value nurturing a real relationship with God because we believe Jesus promised we could be filled with his Spirit. Therefore, we practice a simple “rule of life” that helps us plug into this reality daily. 


To LOVE EACH OTHER (IN)

We value the work of being shaped by Jesus through transformational discipleship. We believe Jesus’ way of spiritual formation was measured by his disciples' character transformation, which happens best in bonded relationships built around his presence, his way, and his Word. Therefore, we practice making disciples in spiritual families, or “house churches,” so the next generation can fully live in Christ. 


To LOVE THE WORLD (OUT)

We value Jesus’ mission to remake the world - he is making all things new. We believe the gospel is relational. Jesus gave his life to restore our secure attachment with God, and he has called us as his followers to share this good news, sent as co-missionaries and ministers with him, wherever we may be. Therefore, we practice living as missionaries and ministers where we live, work, and play - even to the ends of the earth.


This is the covenant we make to God, to ourselves, and to each another. 

Any follower of Jesus [age 13 and above] is invited to become a covenant partner of the Gathering Network community.