Relational emphasis

What is a "relational emphasis" and why is it part of our vision? God comes to us in a covenant. The covenant involves a special relationship marked by sworn loyalty, deep intimacy, and true accountability. It is intensely and intimately relational. That is why the covenant motto, repeated throughout the Bible, is: "I will be your God and you shall be my people."

We desire to cultivate a church culture that reflects the covenantal nature of our God. As a church, we are not about maintaining a maze of programs; we are about cultivating a web of caring, committed, and Christ-centered relationships.

Jesus Christ is our model. He called his disciples so that "they might be with him" (Mk 3:14). His ministry was relational rather than programmatic, more like a father's plans for his children than a CEO's designs for the corporation.