Values
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We are committed to following Jesus of Nazareth. We are his disciples. His life is the most stellar life ever lived and is the model of what God intends for all humanity. We order our lives in a way that results in growing evidence that His life, spirit, and teachings are expressed in our lives. His command to preach the good news of the Kingdom forms our understanding of discipleship.
Counter-cultural living - in our shared life we embody the values of the Kingdom of God (generosity, love, service, truth-telling, sacrifice, purity) over the values of the world and the flesh (materialism, fear, domination, lying, convenience, lust). We structure our lives in order to effectively expand the Kingdom of God in the places where lives are being destroyed. We do this by serving those in the Montrose community who are alienated, who have no voice, or who have been cut off from the basic resources of life. We embrace the classic disciplines of the Christian faith as the tools that help us encounter God so that he can empower us to Kingdom living (John 17:14-18, I John 2:15-16).
Authentic Community – we follow the example of Christ’s first disciples by gathering continually to sing, pray, study, serve, and share life. Instead of going to church we become the church through intentional, transparent, authentic relationships with God and each other. For some, this means communal living. For all it means daily interaction with believers in your house church. We do this in order to provide the encouragement, accountability and focus that are required to achieve our mission. (Matthew 4:18, Acts 2:42)
Shared missional assignment – each community discerns and pursues an assignment that contributes to the achievement of Harbor’s mission. A missional assignment addresses both the symptoms and the source of sin and brokenness in a particular population in order to release the things that God intends for all people. Each community discerns its assignment through on-going prayer and diagnostic mapping. Each community pursues its assignment through prayer, goal setting, and sharing of work based on spiritual gifts and personal passions. The pastor’s role is to equip the community in discerning and achieving the missional assignment. (Matthew 28:18)
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