S.T.O.N.E

"Simple. True. Organic. Natural. Equipped."

We are SIMPLE in our philosophy of ministry, believing that more is not always better, and that clutter drowns out purpose. Acts 2:42 reveals Church in its simplicity. We are not called to be the early Church. We are called to be the Church of today, and unfortunately much with Church has crowded out the simple truth and expression of faith.

We are TRUE to who Christ has called us to be as his followers. Ephesians 2:8-10 tells us, we have been saved , saved to eternity, and saved for good works right here, right now. So as a ministry, we seek to live out of that reality right now in our everyday lives, answering yes to what God has called us to.

We are ORGANIC in the sense that we desire to be a growing group of maturing followers of Christ. We believe that through the work of the Holy Spirit, we are being made more and more into the image of God. All living things grow, and we seek to live out the reality that we are alive in Christ! [Ephesians 2:4-5]

We are NATURAL in our expression of faith by responding appropriately to what God shows us of Himself. [Romans 12:1] We have a very high position of scripture and believe that it is true. We orchestrate our lives around its message, Jesus Christ.

We are EQUIPPED and EQUIPPING. Leaders are ready to minister to a youth culture that holds very few constants. We are not and never will be a student ministry that puts out programs hoping they will attract students. Rather we seek to engage the youth culture through relationships. We are students of students, and we never pretend to believe we understand their world completely. That being said, we are willing, able, and ready to share, show, and demonstrate the love, joy, and peace found in knowing Christ. And we are faithful to the God-given task of passing that faith on to the next generation, equipping them to be the Church of today and tomorrow. [Colossians 1:28; Psalm 78:1-8]