Our values are the beliefs we hold that act as anchor points in our out-working of the Christian faith. Hopefully, for a church, they wont sound too surprising! If you’d like to explore any of the ‘headlines’ in more detail, we’ve included links to podcasts which will give you a better feel for our views. Here they are then:
We love the Bible and regard it as God’s blueprint for living life to the full. We welcome and accept God’s leading from the Bible and acknowledge that we need God’s guidance, personality and power in every part of our lives, which he gives us by his Holy Spirit.
Click here to listen to talk about the Holy Spirit
We are adament that the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ on the cross, and his subsequent incredible resurrection from the dead, is the only way in which people can fully be at peace with themsevles and with God. This is an immovable truth for us!
We are thoroughly aware that nothing we can do can gain us acceptance from God – so that even our ‘good works’ aren’t that impressive compared to a holy God. The Bible calls this grace. But this doesn’t make us blase about how we live our lives – we strive to please God as we are so thankful for his initiative in making a friendship with him possible through the cross.
We understand the need to exercise faith in God and what he has done for us via the cross. It’s not always easy following God but we are convinced that he is for us and will always work on our behalf.
We are passionate about spreading the good news of Jesus to everyone because we believe it’s the best news anyone can hear! And we recognise that we need to share our enthusiasm in a way that is relevant and understandable!
And finally, we love the local church, of which ours is one of many excellent churches in Birmingham. The local church is the place where people from all different walks of life build a community where God demonstrates how his love is all-embracing and how his ways do lead to a peaceful and enjoyable existance!
