Core Values: Celebration
All organizations, including churches, have core values. A core value is what gives an organization its own distinctive flava. It's what gives a church its unique culture, feel, and vibe.
Our mission is what we are here to do. Our strategy is what we do in order to accomplish our mission. Our core values are how we do what we do. In other words, our core values are our operating system. These are our organization's behavioral characteristics that determine the manner in which we do what we do so that we may fulfill what we are here to do.
At Anthem Church we have eight core values:
Our desire at Anthem is to foster a culture of celebration in all that we do. We want for our Sunday morning worship services, children's Sunday school classes, A-Teams, Anthem Night praise & worship services, outreach events, service project events and so on to be characterized by JOY.
Most of us get pretty beat up and beat down by the world each week. So our hope is for Anthem Church to offer an alternative experience. Our goal is to lift people's spirits.
Scripture says that we are to comfort others with the comfort with which we have been comforted (2 Corinthians 1:3-4), that the joy of the Lord is our strength (Nehemiah 8:10), that in CHrist we are more than conquerors (Romans 8:37), that joy is one of the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22), and that in heaven God will wipe away all our tears (Revelation 21:4).
The Bible presents the Christian experience as one of joy in the midst of the trials and sufferings of this world. Therefore, we strive to foster joy in everything that we do. This doesn't mean putting on a fake smile. It means reminding ourselves and reminding each other of who we are in Christ and of what we have in Christ. It's bring the gospel to bear in all we do and being filled with joy as we reflect on the good news of Jesus.
In regard specifically to our worship services we believe that our gatherings should be a picture of heaven. When followers of Christ gather together in the presence of God it should be a glimpse of the joy and celebration of heaven. At Anthem Church we don't offer "happy," ""positive," "exciting" worship services as a church growth strategy. Our conviction is simply that when believers gather it should be characterized by joy in the Lord and celebration of the gospel. And if God uses that to draw people unto Himself...great!
So Anthemers, let's strive together to make celebration a real and true core value in the life of our church.
In awe of Jesus,
Pastor Rick
Our mission is what we are here to do. Our strategy is what we do in order to accomplish our mission. Our core values are how we do what we do. In other words, our core values are our operating system. These are our organization's behavioral characteristics that determine the manner in which we do what we do so that we may fulfill what we are here to do.
At Anthem Church we have eight core values:
- Celebration
- Excellence
- Responsibility
- Teamwork
- Alignment
- Vision-Focused Ministry
- Gospel-Change
- Urgency of Mission
Our desire at Anthem is to foster a culture of celebration in all that we do. We want for our Sunday morning worship services, children's Sunday school classes, A-Teams, Anthem Night praise & worship services, outreach events, service project events and so on to be characterized by JOY.
Most of us get pretty beat up and beat down by the world each week. So our hope is for Anthem Church to offer an alternative experience. Our goal is to lift people's spirits.
Scripture says that we are to comfort others with the comfort with which we have been comforted (2 Corinthians 1:3-4), that the joy of the Lord is our strength (Nehemiah 8:10), that in CHrist we are more than conquerors (Romans 8:37), that joy is one of the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22), and that in heaven God will wipe away all our tears (Revelation 21:4).
The Bible presents the Christian experience as one of joy in the midst of the trials and sufferings of this world. Therefore, we strive to foster joy in everything that we do. This doesn't mean putting on a fake smile. It means reminding ourselves and reminding each other of who we are in Christ and of what we have in Christ. It's bring the gospel to bear in all we do and being filled with joy as we reflect on the good news of Jesus.
In regard specifically to our worship services we believe that our gatherings should be a picture of heaven. When followers of Christ gather together in the presence of God it should be a glimpse of the joy and celebration of heaven. At Anthem Church we don't offer "happy," ""positive," "exciting" worship services as a church growth strategy. Our conviction is simply that when believers gather it should be characterized by joy in the Lord and celebration of the gospel. And if God uses that to draw people unto Himself...great!
So Anthemers, let's strive together to make celebration a real and true core value in the life of our church.
In awe of Jesus,
Pastor Rick
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