SCC Core Values

OUR PURPOSE STATEMENT

"We exist to know Him,

to be known by Him,

and to make Him known."

John17:3 Psa.9:10, 46:10; Gal. 4:8-9; 1 Cor. 13:12

Core Values	To know Him	To be known by Him	To make Him known
Love	Love for God "Attentiveness to God; a God focus" Psa. 97:10-12 1 John 5:3	Love from God "Intimacy with God; by the Holy Spirit" Psa. 6:4; 100:4-5	Godly love to one another "Caring fellowship within & reaching out to community" Rom. 13:8-10 Col. 3:12-14
Biblical Integrity	Commitment to God’s truth "To know His way" Psa. 119:30-32 1 Jn.2:3-6	Faithful to the God of truth "Living what we believe" Psa. 51:6 Psa 86:11	Witness to truth "Courageously available for divine opportunities" Rom. 1:16-32
Equipping	Learning & Study "Small group nurture and discipleship" 2 Tim. 2:15 1 Pet. 3:15	Discovering Giftedness "Each one gifted by God as significant part of the Body 1 Cor. 12:14-20,27	Ministry Investment "Equipped for life, equipped for service" Eph. 4:11-16
Growth	Openness to God "Personal maturing / growth" Mark 4:20 Gal. 5:16-25	Humility before God "Yieldedness; God’s pruning in our character" Heb. 12:5-11	Quantitative growth by God "Expecting a harvest of God’s work in /through us" Mt. 9:36-38

"Unified in Christ Jesus — maintaining a balance of unity in diversity, through a commitment to these values — to the glory of God the Father."