Core Values

Our core values fuel our mission to be in, of , and for the West End with the gospel of Jesus Christ to the ends of the earth. These values are based in the gospel as revealed in the scriptures. We use these values as our basis for our discipleship ministry and infuse them in our sermons. Click on the titles above the links for in depth study of each of these values.

Gospel Power – Sonship: All God’s All the Time

The Gospel is God’s power for salvation (Romans 1:16,17). It is not just the beginning point for entering into a relationship with God, but it is the way to address every problem and the means for growth at every step. The heart of the Gospel is this message: “Christ became sin for us, in order that we might become the righteousness of God in him.” (2Corinthians 5:7).

The Kingdom of God: All Things Made Right By Jesus the King of Kings

The people of God are called to work out their love and obedience to Him through a commitment to do justice and love mercy. God’s expectation for us to be an expression of His kingdom reign among the nations of the earth, especially caring for the poor, the widow, the orphan, and the immigrant.

Team Ministry: Team Work Makes The Gospel Dream Work

God has the commitment to fulfill the work of His salvation through the Body of Christ working together through teams, with a gracious and Sovereignly distributed diversity of gifts. The fundamental issues of Team Ministry are rooted in believing the Gospel and building ministry out of prayer.

Reconciliation: All Things All People United Under Christ

Jesus said “I pray…that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you…I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one.” (John 17:20-22) God’s plan from Genesis to Revelation is for His people to be reconciled in Christ Jesus from every nation, ethic group, and social-economic background.

The Promises of God: He’s Never A Day Late Or a Dolla Short

The Scriptures contain constant promises for God’s people. The covenantal context of the promises and their focus around the Gospel of the Kingdom enables sinful, sometimes disbelieving people to appropriate the promises by a faith that is focused on the trustworthiness of God, not on the strength or purity of the believer’s faith.

Humility and Humble Circumstances: Kingdom Advancement Through Human Weakness

God is committed to advancing the work of His Kingdom and Church by deliberately leading us into places of humility and human weakness. The historical patterns of the Bible show how God wants us to embrace our weakness and learn humility in order that the glory of His salvation may shine more powerfully.

Trials As Prescription For Growth: It Will Break Ya’, But God Will Use It To Shape Ya’

Closely related to weakness and humility, God uses trials to sanctify us, and fully equip us to do His will in any and every circumstance. Broad Scriptural patterns show God’s people the practical necessity of counting “it all joy whenever you face trials of many kinds” (James 1:2).

We adhere to the basic doctrines of the Christian faith as expressed in the Westminster Confession. The Core Values express those doctrines in a practical application.