Core Values
I want to take a brief look at the purpose of having Core Values. Aubrey Malphurs in his book “The Nuts and Bolts of Church Planting” defines a core value as: A church plant’s core values as its constant, passionate, biblical core beliefs that drive its ministry. These values need to be in the forefront of what you are doing. When a person comes into your fellowship it should not take them long to see or hear what you and a church plant value. Malphurs lists the Jerusalem’s church’s values from Acts 2:41-47 as: Evangelism, Instruction, Fellowship, Worship and Service or Ministry; notices that these are easy to remember and easy to communicate to other. Your key leaders need to take ownership of these values as they are not one person’s values but that of the church, if this doesn’t happen then over time there will be strain and challenges as individuals seek to take a church plant in a different direction. This is also critical for visitors to see as well. Unfortunately, there will be those who start attending a church plant thinking that they can eventually stir it in a different direction by trying to change emphasis of the church plant. By stating the values clearly and often it can help avoid some of these attempts to shift directions. Again you can check out our resource page (https://lnkd.in/gd-XmFrU) and select the manual for developing a Core Value, Mission and Vision statements.
