Preeminence of Jesus Christ

While many things compete for priority in life, we are committed to centering our lives on Jesus-our Savior, our Lord, the Way to the Father, our example and enabler, our high priest and the One who is worthy of our worship and total allegiance.  The main thing is to keep the main One (Jesus) the main thing.

All of us are called to be Spirit-lead and empowered catalysts for reaching the lost and life change in our areas of personal influence.  We want to be motivated by a passion to see lost people come to know Christ.  We desire to exhibit the kind of lifestyle, both organizationally and individually, that will create a desire to know Christ in the hearts of the unsaved; to be well-equipped and faithful to witness to people around us and to spread the gospel throughout the world through an aggressive missions outreach.  We will strive to reach out to our community through ministries that demonstrated Christ’s compassion in areas of need while offering Christ as the ultimate solution to all of our needs.   

We want to cultivate a worshipful atmosphere in our services where the focus is on the wonder of God Himself and where we respond to Him fervently and sincerely.  We also want people to develop worship patterns outside of church services in their everyday personal lives.

We are broken people loved by the Father, redeemed by Jesus, and indwelt by the Holy Spirit.  We strive to minister God's love by repairing the broken and bringing into restoration those lost to sin, by the power of the crucified and resurrected Lord Jesus.  Our focus is Jesus; our authority is the Word; our dependence is prayer; and our aim is Christ-likeness as we live together as the community of God's redeemed.

Within the framework of sound doctrine, we value an atmosphere of freedom with humility and a non-divisive spirit.  We want to reflect the unified example of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, participating in the building of His multi-faceted Kingdom.  In our community, our family, our church, and our personal relationships, we are committed to biblical unity in diversity.

We desire to be a community of believers, who treat others with the same overwhelming grace that God has showered upon us.  We desire to demonstrate this grace through our church culture and our lives in a way that is transparent, real, and helpful.  We are blessed to be a blessing to each other, the city of Jonesborough, the Tri-City area, and the world.

We want to be guided by a clear sense of vision that is rooted in the biblical mission of a church that continuously looks for new possibilities of ministry and that pursues them as God enables us.  We want to persistently evaluate our ministries and goals in the light of our mission and the changing needs of people and to communicate our vision effectively so that it is shared by the entire church.