Dwell church's core values include being missional, spiritual, and grace-centered here in burlington, vt.
Getting to the Core
These are the specific core values that help to define our unique community in this city, at this time. These values are drawn from the Luke-Acts continuum.
We aspire to be a church that is:
…missional in essence | centered on Jesus' mission to bring good news to the poor in spirit, soul, and body; determined to engage our city and the world through the word of reconciliation and the deed of justice and compassion (Lu. 4:42 f.).
…spiritual in formation | brought together by the redemptive work of the Spirit; determined to live by the ongoing ministry of the Spirit, with his gifts (Lu. 3:15 ff.; Acts 2).
…organic in community | focused on relationship as the true context for faith; determined to dwell together in authentic, loving, living community (Acts 2:42 ff.).
…biblical in belief | firmly committed to the infallible authority of the Scriptures, all 66 books, according to solid evangelical confession; determined to uphold the beauty of God's truth and the truth of God's beauty (Lu. 24:25 ff.; Acts 17:10 f.).
…multiplying by nature | dedicated to being a church-planting church; determined to raise up disciples and leaders for new missional communities (Acts 13:1 ff.; 14:20 ff.).
…grace-centric in focus | in love with Jesus and his gospel of grace that breaks down every wall; determined to push past the boundaries of religion in order to love our neighbors with the love of Jesus (Lu. 23; Lu. 15; Acts 10; Acts 15).
...worshiping in everything | convinced that everything begins and ends with us making much of the Lord Jesus Christ in all his glorious supremacy; determined to make life a "worship song" for our exalted King (Lu. 1:67 ff.; Lu. 24:50 ff.).
In other words, we envision a MISSIONAL COMMUNITY.