Mission and Values

Dignity is the state of being worthy or honourable.

Every person is created by a God who loves them. We are all created in God’s image. We dignify people by recognising their value as human beings who are made in the image of God. (Gen 1:26-27).

We dignify people when we address them properly – by title or office (mother, father, senator, doctor, sir, ma’am etc).

We dignify people by showing them love (Rom. 13:8), doing good (Gal. 6:10) and treating them as important (Phil. 2:3-4).

Diligence ensures that you remain committed to the task at hand, and it helps you push past the inevitable roadblocks. Diligence is conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task, giving the degree of care required in a particular situation. It can also be defined as the exercise of carefulness, persistence and determination in any endeavour to achieve a determined goal.

God wants us to be diligent, He wants us to put some care, attention, persistence and determination in the things that He tells us to do; in things that make progress 

Respect is when we accept someone as they are and for who they are. That means accepting them even when they are different from us in some way or differ from us in opinion. Being respectful means you care enough to think about how you impact others.

Respect is recognizing that someone or something has value and expressing that value through our words or actions.

Ethics are standards of right and wrong. They are a set of moral principles, a system of moral values. Christian ethics are based on the Bible and the teachings of Jesus, the Old Testament prophets, and the New Testament apostles. They serve as a guide for Christians on the way that they should live.

All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work (2 Timothy 3:16-17).

Truth matters, both to us as individuals and to society as a whole. As individuals, being truthful means that we can grow and mature, learning from our mistakes. For society, truthfulness makes social bonds, and lying and hypocrisy break them.

Truth is not relative. It is constant and may be found in the Bible, God’s word.

John 17:17 17 Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.

Forbearance is patience under provocation; whereas patience is waiting for others to mature in grace, forbearance is being patient when that immaturity is directed at you.

A major part of God's character is forbearance having the capacity to have mercy on others while we wait for them to change. 

Forbearance could be explained as showing patience, even though a thing is owed to us. It is holding back or restraining the self from doing something that is normal and good to do. It is controlling oneself when provoked or offended.