Our Priorities

• Worship. Worship is perhaps the highest priority of the Vineyard. We focus on our God during worship - praising Him, honoring Him, expressing our love, opening our hearts to Him in intimacy and inviting Him to make Himself known to us. The atmosphere during our times of worship is informal, but focused and carefully led. Whether we are shouting in celebration or singing a quiet love song, we have a seriousness about being in the presence of our God. Our music is fresh and contemporary. We encourage free expression without looking for conformity.
• Word of God. We are completely committed to the authority of the Bible. It is the foundation of our teaching ministry and the basis for evaluating ideas and experiences. We want to proclaim the eternal truth of God in a way that helps people know God intimately, experience His goodness and love, live life in obedience and integrity and take His love to the world. Our teaching is practical, easy to understand, relevant, encouraging and challenging.
• Fellowship. We value relationships as an integral part of following Jesus and a primary way that our faith grows and finds expression. Therefore, we value honest communication, openness, mutual support and accountability in the context of committed, loving friendships. We have found that healing and change come most naturally in trusting relationships.
• Ministry. We believe that Jesus calls us not just to know, but to do. Therefore, we are committed to taking the kingdom of God to the world - offering salvation through forgiveness in Jesus, praying for the sick and hurting, befriending the lonely, bringing light into darkness, feeding the poor and working for a righteous society.
• Training. We believe strongly that the ministry of the church is for all of God's people. Therefore, our goal is to communicate vision for the Kingdom of God, and to help people do the work that they feel called to do. Our leadership is here not so much to do the work of ministry as to equip the church to do the work of ministry. Our training includes teaching the Bible and providing hands on training - visible demonstrations of ministry, opportunities for seasoned ministers to work with newer ministers, and numerous opportunities to do ministry.
• Sending. We are committed to touching the nations of the earth. We believe that we grow when we minister beyond our everyday context. Therefore, we are committed to sending teams on ministry trips both locally and internationally.