7. United in Fellowship, Mission, and Governance
We believe that the unity for which Jesus prayed among His people should find concrete expression among believers and churches. Indeed, the New Testament testifies to a vibrant interdependence among…
6. Church Planting, Outreach, and Global Mission
Our gospel-centrality entails not only treasuring the gospel personally but sharing it passionately. The risen Christ commissioned His church to make disciples of all nations (Matthew 28:18–20). We believe that…
5. Elder-Governed & Elder-led Churches
Jesus Christ reigns as head over His church, and He gives to His church elders (or pastors) to govern and lead local churches under His authority (Colossians 1:18; Ephesians 4:11;…
4. Complementarian Leadership in the Home and in the Church
We believe it was God’s glorious plan to create men and women in His image, giving them equal dignity and value in His sight, while appointing differing and complementary roles…
3. Continuationist Pneumatology
With the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, God’s purpose to dwell among His people entered a new era (Exodus 33:14–16; Leviticus 26:12; John 14:16–17; Acts 2:14–21). We believe…
2. Gospel-Centered Doctrine & Preaching
We believe that the gospel—the good news of God’s saving activity in Jesus Christ—is the pinnacle of His redemptive acts (Ephesians 1:9–12), the center of the Bible’s story (Luke 24:44–47),…
1. Reformed Theology
Scripture presents the all-glorious, triune God as the source and end of all things (Romans 11:36), sovereignly working all things according to His will (Ephesians 1:11). At the center of…
13. The Last Things
Death and the Intermediate State Death entered God’s good creation as a result of Adam’s sin, and now all people are subject to God’s curse of death.[1]Yet believers have no…
12. The Church of Christ
The Universal Church The universal church is the true, worshipping community of God’s people, composed of all the elect from all time.[1]Throughout salvation history, God by his Word and Spirit…
11. Life in Christ
Growing in Christ All believers, by virtue of their union with Christ, are progressively transformed into his image.[1] Although the ruling power of sin in our lives has been broken,…
