1.  To provide meaningful opportunities for people to focus on God in worship.

• Meaningful opportunities = services planned with the priority of helping people worship
• Focus on God = “It’s not about me…it’s all about Him!”

2.  To attract and urge people to become committed followers of Jesus Christ.

• Attract and urge = we want Woodview and Woodview’s people to become like a magnet drawing people to Christ, and we will also present the gospel with a sense of urgency because eternity is at stake
• Become committed followers = we are in the business of making disciples…not just decisions or numbers

3.  To strategically prepare God’s people to minister to others.

• Strategically prepare = we have a specific plan in place to methodically move people in this direction
• God’s people = this strategy is intended for Christians and members
• Minister to others = using Spiritual Gifts to help others and being focused on others because of love

4.  To help hurting people.

• Help = minister to
• Hurting people = people with emotional, physical and spiritual needs either inside the church or outside the church

5.  To encourage authentic relationships based on love, truth and grace.

• Encourage = we can’t manipulate relationships, but we can certainly plan, program and teach to encourage them
• Authentic relationships = we want to encourage relationships that are genuine and sincere, where people can trust others to see who they really are
• Based on love, truth and grace = love which seeks the best interest of the other and is willing to speak the truth, even if it hurts a bit, but recognizing that we can’t cast the first stone or remove the splinter

1.  Woodview Christian Church values evangelism and we know we are living by this value when we…

• Actively pray for the lost.
• Are open to opportunities to evangelize.
• Provide seeker-sensitive worship services.
• Develop relationships with unbelievers.
• Make visitors feel welcome and appreciated.
• Train and equip our people to evangelize.

2.  Woodview Christian Church values growing in Christ and we know we are living by this value when we…

• Provide varied growth opportunities.
• Are using our Spiritual Gifts in serving.
• Develop and delegate leadership.
• Observe spiritual fruit in one another.

3.  Woodview Christian Church values developing healthy relationships and we know we are living by this value when we…

• Witness unity in the church.
• Witness unity in our families.
• “If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone” (Romans 12:18).

4.  Woodview Christian Church values helping hurting people and we know we are living by this value when we…

• Are sensitive to the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of others.
• Put into place the time, talents and resources to help the hurting.
• Must expand our benevolence budget to the meet the increasing needs.