Bible Centered (click on link for more)
2 Peter 1:3 says, “According as His divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him that hath called us to glory and virtue.” The Word of God is absolutely sufficient for every need that may arise in any life, ministry or church. More specifically, the Bible is given, “that the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works” (2 Timothy 3:16). For the believer, everything we need to grow to maturity is found in the Bible. We need no other resource to tell us how to be Christians or how to do church. I strive in this ministry to have nothing less, and nothing more, than the whole counsel of God.

Prayer Empowered (click on link for more)
One of the most compelling statements that I have heard about prayer defines the relational function of prayer: “Jesus Christ, obviously present and actively in charge.” This statement sums up the empowerment of ministry. Prayer is not a symbol of how spiritual we are, but a declaration of how dependent we are upon Christ. Prayer is not a mere formality expressing our piety, nor is it a ritual to be exercised at the proper times and with the proper phrases. Prayer is not a magic formula whereby we make God do what we want, nor is it an expression of faith filled power that will create blessings. Prayer is living communication with our Father and is the very source of ability and power in ministry.

Investment Oriented (click on link for more)
Lives are changed by lives. My intention in my ministry is to imitate the examples of Jesus and Paul, by investing myself into the lives of some for a period of time that they may then go and invest themselves into others who will continue the process. I use the term investment carefully, because investment implies initial cost that reaps greater rewards. To impact a life requires time, vulnerability and transparency. “Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend” (Proverbs 27:17). This sharpening process occurs through interaction. Accountability and confrontation are crucial aspects of this interaction. I hope to be able to impact others by investing in these kind of relationships with those who are willing to invest the same relationship into still more lives.

Servant Leadership (click on link for more)
Christ gave the foundational model of ministry to His disciples when He washed their feet telling them, “If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another’s feet.” Biblical leadership is not a model of power and lordship, but of service and sacrifice. Servant leadership is crucial because we are not lords or lordlings, we are servants of the Chief Shepherd. While God has placed some in positions of responsibility and authority, He has placed none in positions of superiority. Ultimately, if Christ humbled Himself and became a servant, then I too will humble myself and become a servant.

God’s Glory Focused (click on link for more)
I seek to emulate Paul in my ministry: “Wherefore we labor, that whether present or absent we may b pleasing to Him” (2 Corinthians 5:9). All other things I do in this ministry are subordinate to that chief end of bringing God pleasure and increasing His glory. One of the crucial focuses of my ministry is the heart. Israel was soundly condemned because they had lips that praised God but hearts that were far from Him (Isaiah 29:13). A heart that is wrong may produce a hypocrite, but it will never produce glory to God. I am striving to have in all things a heart that pleases God. The glory and pleasure of God is the most important thing in everything I do.