Our Values
ANCHORS
Upward, Inward, Outward
THREE MOVEMENTS
Anchoring our mission and our vision are a particular set of values. Born out of our commitment to the gospel, the rich tradition we inhabit, and our calling to Seattle, we have framed these set of values around three movements: upward, inward, and outward. God at work. In us. Through Us.
UPWARD
God at Work
Truth
God’s revealed truth of Himself as startling offensive and unbelievably attractive, laid out in the Bible and faithfully expressed in the church’s ancient creeds & historic confessions
Grace
God’s self-giving grace as the free, unmerited means by which we are reconciled to Him, continually forgiven, cleansed, fed, and motivated to follow Jesus in joyful obedience
Identity
God’s bestowal of our foundational identity as not earned or chosen but received in Christ as adopted sons and daughters
Hospitality
Finding our true home in God’s kingdom among his people and extending the hospitality we have received to strangers
Safety
God’s safe shelter of us which allows us to embody a culture of safety where people can open themselves up to trust, healing, and holiness
Formation
Learning and cultivating the way of Jesus in our lives through the historic rhythms of the church
INWARD
In Us
OUTWARD
Through Us
City
God’s placement of us in the heart of Seattle—we are a city church, desiring to work with others in pursuing the well-being of our city
Beauty
The beauty of what God has done and is doing, and especially how we might reflect that beauty in the beauty-starved places of our city
Vocation
Our vocations as not secondary to our Christian faith, but rather as the primary channels through which God touches the world, both redemptively and for the common good—from technology and the arts to homemaking and the academy