Values

There is a difference between our values and what we value. The ethos of our church, our culture, is the summary of those things we value, and at Lifesong that ethos is that “we’re not there yet, so come walk with us on the journey to let our lives add to His song.”

  • We are irreverent when we are irrelevant:

    To revere the God who sent His only son to die for us would include bringing that powerful story to the world in ways that connect with the culture to which we’ve been sent. We value the power of story.

  • We cannot out-give God:

    Since God gives the power to gain wealth, He is the source of it, thus no matter how much we give, God will always have more to pour into us. We value extravagant generosity.

  • Nobody deserves to be loved all of the time, but we do it anyway:

    Grace is just that, unmerited favor, love, forgiveness. We value giving that kind of love and grace to everyone in the community - in or out of church - just like Jesus did.

  • We can start becoming the person we’ve always wanted to be right now:

    God is in the people transformation business because He has ordained good works for us to do from the foundation of the world. We don’t let the fact that we’ve not been the person we know we can be keep us from Christ, and neither should you. We value letting nothing hold us back from passionate surrender.

  • We’re in the most danger when we play it safe:

    The miraculous intervention is unpredictable as to when it will happen, and when we stay in places that require none of it we marginalize God. We value running all-out toward places that we can’t go without Him getting involved.

  • If it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing big:

    Creation is huge, the Exodus was huge, the Gospel is huge, Salvation is huge. Never sell the ideas that could lead to eternal life-change short. We value all-in investment in whatever we undertake.

  • The only constant is change:

    Change in the culture and environment for the gospel will change, and since nothing lasts forever, let’s experiment… a lot! We value embracing constant and radical change in every area and way.

  • "A man on his face before God cannot fall from that position"
    —Roy Stockstill

    Whether we’re standing, jumping, kneeling or dancing before God, we can fall. We value passionate and humble prayer before a majestic God.

  • We’re not better just because we’re better-off:

    We’re not better just because we’re better-off: Often the most unhappy and stress-filled lives are those with the most stuff. We value touching the lives of the hurting, broken and underprivileged.