We are to be more than believers; we are to be disciples who live as Jesus would live.

Our faith is not a set of beliefs, but a way of life which others have lived before us,

Our life as disciples and as a community is a life lived on a journey. We never "arrive" in our faith, and we never stop moving.

Jesus lived out of the Scriptures; those who would follow him must live them as well.

The Holy Spirit sets the agenda for our mission and ministry as we listen to and obey the Spirit's leadings.

Jesus desires that we live in comunity above everything else.

For Jesus, the main thing was the advancing of the Kingdom of God; not waiting for heaven, but bringing heaven to earth.

The culture of Egypt was both impressive and oppressive. It was hard to get Egypt out of the Isarelites even though the Israelites got out of Egypt.

We honor the past not by living in it, but by carrying it into the future; focusing on its spirit more than its methods.

The Essenes were passionate about preparing the way for the Messiah through dedication to God's Word.