MISSION, VISION, VALUES

MISSION (What We Do)

Love God.  Love People.  Make Disciples.

LONG-TERM VISION (Desired End State)

Northampton is a church where all people can come to Believe in Jesus as their Savior, Belong to Him as a disciple and Become more like Him through Spiritual Transformation.

VALUES (Why We Do What We Do)

Persistent & Consistent Prayer

We value prayer.  Prayer is the battleground in our lives and is the foundation upon which we build eternal results inside and outside the church.

Welcoming & Authentic Environments

We value reflecting genuine, Christ-like love to those inside and outside the church.  This is expressed in: genuine fellowship, loving one another and being transparent.  Our transparency is expressed by being honest about who we are, who God created us to be, willing to share struggles and victories along the way.  Next steps within our organization are clearly understood and communicated.

Equipping & Empowering Leadership

We value raising up leaders, replacing ourselves, equipping leaders and teachers for the work of ministry (Ephesians 4:12).

Transformative Teaching

We value teaching and preaching for spiritual transformation at all ages and life-stages; solidly based on Scriptural Truths empowered by the Holy Spirit and Biblical Authority.  Transformative teaching has the aim of helping people Believe, Belong and Become in the process of making disciples

Ministry Partnerships

We value partnerships inside and outside the church to further the Gospel locally and around the world.

Selflessly Serving

We expect people to serve and provide clear paths for people to serve.  We value serving the Body, serving one another, serving the community and our spheres of influence for the purpose of helping introduce people to Jesus.

Flexibility & Sensitivity to the Holy Spirit

We value openness to God’s leading in all that we do.  We will not allow anything we currently do to stand in the way of what God might be doing or desire to do in and through us.

Missional Living

We value living as missionaries and ambassadors for Christ in our spheres of influence. We don’t wait to gather together as the “church” to serve. We ARE the church in the places God already has us. We will intentionally connect people with Christ and help them to take steps toward Christ and those who are Christ followers, to take steps toward maturity and Christlikeness.