1. Without God showing up, we are nothing: We believe that people are desperately hungry for God. Therefore, we strive to experience God in every situation where people from The Christian Center meet together. As unchurched people experience God with us, they are drawn into a more intimate relationship with Him.
2. Relationships are more important than programs: The foundation of all effective ministry and growth is born out of relationship with one another. As we partner together with like-mindedness; we compliment, strengthen and hold one another accountable in our personal lives and ministry.
3. People are invaluable and irreplaceable: The biblical model declares that every person is created with purpose and meaning. Each one is uniquely created with gifts and purpose. The role of apostolic leadership is to recognize individual's giftedness and provide the training and opportunities necessary for them to begin to function in those purposes (Eph. 4:11). This is not a "lone ranger" ministry paradigm. The model for ministry must be to align people with their God-given destiny to do the work of the ministry. There are many pastors, teachers, helps and administrations in the church. We must equip them and then release them to do the work of the ministry.
4. Irrelevance is irreverence: We must communicate the message of the Gospel in a way that the culture will clearly understand. Our lifestyle must demonstrate the practical life of Christ, in a real way. We must be accountable to Christ in His commission to reach the harvest.
5. Pray like everything depends on God: The foundation for personal devotion to God, family and ministry is found in intimate communication with God. We desire to grow as a church body in both personal and corporate prayer and intercession.
6. Every person was created for a purpose: The overriding purpose for a church plant is to effectively reach the city for Jesus Christ, to identify needs and meet them. Our first priority is to serve those within our sphere of influence through innovative outreach and lifestyle evangelism, then to be responsible to reproduce.
7. We must reproduce to change the world: Every living thing that is growing and mature reproduces; Christianity is no exception to this rule. We believe that everything within the body of Christ should multiple within its "kind." Christians will reach new Christians and leaders will develop new leaders.