Expository Preaching - There should be a steady diet of expositional preaching is the most effective way to build up the body of Christ. Preaching and teaching through books of the Bible should be the primary emphasis of this ministry (Deut. 6:4-9; Ezra 7:10; Neh. 8:1-12; Matt. 4:4; 1 Tim. 4:13; 2 Tim. 3:14-4:5; Tit. 1:3, 9; Heb. 4:12; 1 Pet. 1:22-2:3).

Fervent Prayer - Every aspect of the church’s life and ministry ought to be undergirded with regular, fervent prayer. Elements of a godly prayer life (individually and corporately) include: adoration, confession, thanksgiving, and intercession (Neh. 1; Ps. 51; Matt. 6:5-15; Luke 19:46; Phil. 1:3-11; Col. 1:3-12; Jas. 5:13-18).

Authentic Worship - Authentic worship of the living God is marked by biblical truth, personal and corporate genuineness, and spiritual depth. Elements of worship include prayer, singing, Scripture reading and preaching, and the Lord’s table (Ps. 24, 33, 42, 95; Isa. 6:1-8; Matt. 4:10; John 4:24; Rom. 12:1-2; Heb. 13:15; Rev. 4-5; 1 Cor. 11:23-34).

Loving Community - We should seek to cultivate Christian love, rejoicing, unity and community in the family of God through mentoring relationships, benevolence, and biblical instruction (Acts 2:44-47; 6:1-7; Eph. 4:1-16; 1 Tim. 5:3-8; 2 Tim. 2:2; Tit. 2:3-5; Jas. 1:27).

Church Discipline - We should exercise biblical church discipline administered in a spirit of obedience and humility and believe that this practice protects the purity of the church and offers restoration to the wayward (Prov. 28:13; Matt. 5:23-24; 18:15-20; 1 Cor. 5:6-8; 11:17-34; Gal. 6:1-5; Eph. 5:25-27).

Personal Evangelism - We should equip and send the church into the community to bring the message of the cross to our own households, neighborhoods, workplaces, and the world (Matt. 28:19-20; John 20:31; Acts 4:12; Rom. 10:14-15; 1 Pet. 3:15).

Church Planting - . We should make intentional efforts to reach the world for Christ by praying, giving, going, and planting as we rejoice in God’s plan to be a blessing to the nations. (Matt. 28:19-20; Acts 13-14, 16-21).

The Sufficiency of Scripture - We should regard Scripture as sufficient for life and godliness, so it should be consulted for all things. We should use it for reproof, correction, and instruction in righteousness to speak into the lives of those in the congregation.

The Regulative Principle - We should attempt to regulate church life by Scripture alone recognizing that God has instituted in the Scriptures everything He requires for worship in the Church and that everything else is prohibited. Therefore, the only permissible elements of worship are those that are instituted by command, precept, or example or by good and necessary consequence, and that whatever is not warranted by Scripture is forbidden.