WHO WE ARE

Vision

We are a people following Jesus, being transformed by the Spirit, living all of life for the glory of God.

Mission

Make disciples who make disciples.

Convictions

  • Proclaiming the authority of God’s Word without apology. (2 Timothy 4:1-5; Hebrews 4:12)

  • Worshipping God in both spirit and truth. (Mark 12:30; John 4:23-24; John 12:32)

  • Believing firmly in the power of prayer according to the will of God. (Luke 22:42; Ephesians 6:18; James 5:16; 1 John 5:14)

  • Making disciples who make disciples (Matthew 28:16-20; 2 Timothy 2:2)

  • Sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ with boldness. (Matthew 9:36-38; Acts 1:8; Romans 1:16; Ephesians 6:19-20)

  • Giving generously because of God’s generous grace towards us. (Matthew 6:21; 2 Corinthians 8:9; 2 Corinthians 9:6-7)

  • Serving with our spiritual gifts to build up the body of Christ. (1 Corinthians 12; 1 Thessalonians 5:11; Hebrews 10:24; 1 Peter 4:7-11)

  • Sending resources and qualified leaders to plant new churches. (Acts 13:2; Titus 1:5)

  • Celebrating God’s design for marriage, gender, and the family. (Genesis 1:27; Psalm 127:3-5; 1 Corinthians 11:3; Ephesians 5:22-33, 6:1-3)

  • Protecting the flock from spiritual threats and wolves. (Matthew 24:4-5; Acts 20:28-32; Galatians 1:6-12; Colossians 2:4; 2 Peter 2:1-22)

WE SERVE OTHERS
BECAUSE HE SERVED US

Jesus set the course for our service when He came to serve us (Matthew 20:28). At Shepherd’s House, we are an army of servants who bond together on teams and use our gifts to build up others. It’s not a matter of if we serve, it’s a matter of when.

Team Culture

Humble

Humility is one of our core team culture codes. Egos are checked at the door. From pastor to parking team, we aren’t chasing titles, we’re carrying towels. We want to decrease so Jesus can increase (John 3:30).

Teachable

A teachable spirit brings about honor, wisdom, and blessing (Proverbs 9:9, 13:18). We want teachable people on our teams because we want our teams to be blessed in their service to Christ and the Church.

Available

Your greatest ability is your availability. God doesn’t need us, but He will use us if we’ll show up! We order our priorities to be available to serve others for God’s glory and their good.

WHAT WE VALUE

Eyes on Jesus

We don’t serve to get eyes on us, we serve with our eyes on Him. Our effort is for Him, through Him, and all about Him.

EXCELLENCE IN EVERYTHING

Whatever we do, we work at it with all of our heart. We strive for excellence because we’re working for the Lord (Colossians 3:23).

EVERY PERSON MATTERS

If our eyes are constantly on Jesus, when we look at other people we will see them the way He does. We want to love people like He does.

EMBRACE CHANGE FOREVER

We don’t do “sacred cows” and we don’t complain about changes that come from growth. We embrace change. God doesn’t change, we do.

WHAT WE DO

WE PULL IN THE SAME DIRECTION

On our teams we have many visionaries who love to bring strategic plans to life. But as a body, there is one vision, and one mission. We don’t have competing visions, and we don’t fight for our preferences. We pray, submit to qualified leaders who submit to Scripture, and we put our hands to the plow together for the glory of God and the good of the Valley.