Vision & Values

OUR VISION:

“The transformation of Barnet and beyond, with the love of Jesus, one life at a time.”

OUR CORE VALUES:

  • Jesus at the Centre: It’s all about Him - we love Jesus and look up to Him.

  • Real Community: Real, authentic and transparent life together characterised by love, generosity, honour, BIG faith, belonging and fun - we look in and love each other.

  • Compassionate Mission: Kingdom lifestyle of sharing the good news of Jesus and seeing the transformation of lives and the community - we reach out to the lost, the least and the lonely.

  • Word and Spirit: Rooted in the unchanging truth of gospel while seeking the presence and empowering of His Holy Spirit.

ETHOS STATEMENT:

1.             Our Identity

Christ Church is a charismatic evangelical   Anglican church in the Diocese of London.
Individually and as a community we long for renewal through the Holy Spirit, so that we can know and experience more and more of the amazing and unconditional love of God in Jesus, and be channels of that love to others. We seek to know and to share the joy and fullness of life that Jesus came to bring and to be partners with him in transforming his world. Our ministry and mission is shaped by an orthodox understanding of Christianity as revealed in the Holy Scriptures, set out in the catholic creeds and to which the historic Anglican formularies bear witness.

Our theological position falls within the charismatic evangelical tradition of the Church of England. This means we are:

2.             Committed to:

  • The final authority of the Bible in all matters of belief;

  • The uniqueness and finality of Christ, the Son of God;

  • The free gift of eternal life for humankind only through his death on the cross and resurrection;

  • The need for personal acceptance of Christ;

  • The teaching of Scripture as the normative ethical framework and guideline in human relationships, upholding faithfulness in marriage between a man and a woman in lifelong union, and abstinence for those not called to such marriage;

  • Prayer as a priority;

  • Being extravagantly generous in attitude and action;

  • The mission-shaped calling of the church.

3.             Open to:

  • The insights of biblical scholarship;

  • The renewing presence and power of the Holy Spirit and the use of the gifts of the Holy Spirit in life and practice;

  • Worship that brings encounter with God;

  • New ways of doing church incl. patterns of worship, prayer and liturgy so that Jesus can be made fully accessible to those who don’t yet know him;

  • Learning from other Christian traditions, streams and denominations including those in the developing world;

  • The ordained ministry of women;

  • Playing a full part within the structures of the Church of England.