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About Arise
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Arise Church
Summary of Purpose, Core Values, Vision & Mission and Strategies
The purpose of the United Methodist Church is to make disciples of Jesus Christ.
Under that command, Arise has formed the following:
Our Purpose at Arise Church:
To live a Christian faith that is exciting, practical and relevant every day.
Core Values
- Lordship: Jesus is Lord
- Biblical: The Bible is our inspired and authoritative source of Christian faith and practice
- Covenant: We are highly committed to Christ and one another as members of Christ’s body, the church
- Celebration: We worship and praise God in ways that are relevant to our community
- Ministry: We are gifted to serve others and share God’s love
Our Strategic Initiatives to accomplish our mission through 2011:
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Growing Spiritually
- Offer short-term special topic studies to be held at various times.
- Grow new Life Teams.
- Discover Spiritual gifts and match them with the needs of the church.
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Meaningful Missions
- Participate in hands-on missionary work.
- Pay Conference apportionments at 100%.
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Experiencing Worship
- Maintain highly skilled and consistent musicians.
- High energy and participation.
- Welcoming visitors and a plan to orient them to membership.
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Caring Community
- Plan and implement events for fun and fellowship.
- Offer events and experiences that deepen Christian relationships.
- Develop intentional programs and ministries to help people in our congregation struggling with challenging and potentially stressful life issues such as divorce, job loss, addictions, new baby, illnesses, etc.
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