Core Values

Truth
God is truth. He has made His truth known in His word and in the person of Jesus Christ. For this reason we seek to know, live and proclaim God's truth out of an authentic love for Him. (II Timothy 3:16)"For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ." 1 Corinthians 3:11

Faith
God has called His people to be a community of faith; being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. We passionately pursue partnership in God's Kingdom through prayer and obedience. "11:1 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. 2 For by it the people of old received their commendation. 3 By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible." Hebrews 11: 1-3

Worship
The Gospel's most direct teaching about worship is in John 4. This is set in the context of the centuries-old Jewish-Samaritan squabble about the correct place of worship. The woman said, "Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem." Jesus replied, "Believe me, woman, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem." Jesus added, "You Samaritans worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews. Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth" (vv. 22-24)." Worship is the giving of our entire self, our thoughts and our emotions, to God's use. All of life is an act of submission, an act of worship. At The Journey, our service to God is not centered on a time or a temple, but is done whenever and wherever we are, because we are the temple of God. Worship should invade our entire lives. The test of worship is not only what happens at church, but what happens at home, on the job and wherever we go. Of course, we do not worship entirely on our own, going our separate way. The New Testament picture is that we regularly get together - and when we gather, we will worship. That's what we do all day long, so how much more will we do it when we gather together!

Authentic Community
God is eternal community. God exists in perfect fellowship of Father, Son and Holy Spirit. We believe that God has created men and women to also live in community with one another. Therefore, we will sacrificially serve one another in authentic community. A by-product of authentic community, according to scripture, is its inherent attraction to unbelievers. As Jesus said, "By this will all men know that you are my disciples if you demonstrate love for one another." God desires for His people to be real and non-judgmental. God loves us as we are, not as we should be, so we strive to love as God loves. We choose to be authentic in our relationships with each other as well as with God, for He is honored when we live and love authentically. "They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.43 And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. 44 And all who believed were together and had all things in common. 45 And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. 46 And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, 47 praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved."
Acts 2:42-43

Missional Journey
Jesus Christ was sent into the world not to condemn it but to save it. He came as the most authentic and intentional individual that ever lived and called people to follow him. It is on this journey where our story intersects with God's story and our lives take on a different path. The journey is one of purpose, of mission, but also of authentic struggle and joy, of pain and suffering as we receive and offer healing and hope. We are called to be ourselves, in the reality of our weakness and brokenness, yet dwelling in the eternal love of God, thus becoming and bringing something altogether new. It is on this journey that we are called to reach out to others, to walk along side them and invite them to experience the power and grace of our loving God. This journey then becomes one in which the people of God are authentic while purposefully engaged together in mission. John 3:16-17, John 10:7-18, Matthew 28:18-20
Missional church- The missional church can be anywhere at anytime and it holds closely to the scripture that says; 'for where two or three gather together because they are mine I am there among them (Matthew 18:20).' The goal is not one large weekly gathering in an appointed building but rather the growing of relationships through people. People are the church. Take out the people and the church ceases to exist.