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How to Discover and Articulate Your Core Values
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Personal Core Value Exercise
Where do you spend your Time? Where do you spend
your Money?
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Why are Core Values so important?
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Its not hard to make decisions when you know
what your values are. Roy Disney
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Who you are, what your values are, what you
stand forThey are your anchorYou wont find
them in a book. Youll find them in your
soul. Anne Mulcahy, CEO, Xerox
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Values Discovery Question

• Why do you do
• what you do?

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Why Are Values Important?
They determine the direction for the church. They
dictate and explain why the church does what it
does They form the basis for every decision that
you make
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Importance of Values

• The most important single element of any
  corporate, congregational, or denomi-national
  culture, however, is the value system.
• Lyle Schaller, Getting Things Done, p. 152

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Importance of Values

• The twenty-first century leader doesnt lead by
  the authority of his position, but by an ability
  to clearly articulate a vision and core values of
  his organization or congregation.
• Bill Hybels, Willow Creek

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What do values do for us?

• Determine ministry distinctives.
• Dictate personal involvement.
• Communicate whats important.
• Influence overall behavior.
• Inspire people to action.
• Enhance credible leadership.
• Shape ministry character.

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What is a Core Value?

• The constant, passionate biblical core beliefs
  that drive the ministry.

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What is a Core Value?

• Core Values are Constant
• The are long lasting and thus change slowly
• Core values are Passionate
• They stir your emotions

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What is a Core Value?

• Core Values are beliefs
• They are convictions you hold to be true
• Core values drive the church
• They dictate the churchs actions

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What are the Different Kinds of Values?

1. Conscious or unconscious values.
2. Shared or unshared values.
3. Personal or organizational values.
4. Actual or aspirational values.
5. Strong or Weak values.

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How Do You Discover Values?

1. Take a core values audit.
2. Analyze the budget.
3. Analyze the checkbook.
4. Analyze the calendar.

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What do we do when we discover the gaps between
existing and Biblical Core Values?

1. Understand the difference between Aspirational
   and Actual Values
2. Clearly Define Behavior that will cause the value
   to move from Aspirational to Actual
3. Communicate the Core Values often and consistently

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How Can you Articulate Values?
Core Values Statements

• Jerusalem Church Statement
• We value biblical teaching (Acts 242).
• We value fellowship (Acts 242).
• We value prayer (Acts 242).
• We value community (Acts 244-46)
• We value Compassion/Hospitality (Acts 245)
• We value worship (Acts 247).
• We value evangelism (Acts 247).

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Willow Creek Statement

1. We believe that anointed teaching is the catalyst
   for transformation in individuals lives and in
   the church.
2. We believe that lost people matter to God, and,
   therefore, ought to matter to the church.
3. We believe that the church should be culturally
   relevant while remaining doctrinally pure.
4. We believe that a church should operate as a
   unified community of servants stewarding their
   spiritual gifts. We value evangelism

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Willow Creek Statement

1. We believe that loving relationships should
   permeate every aspect of church life.
2. We believe that life-change happens best in small
   groups.
3. We believe that excellence honors God and
   inspires people.
4. We believe that churches should be led by those
   with leadership gifts.
5. We believe that full devotion to Christ and His
   cause is normal for every believer.

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Northwood Community Church (two of twelve)

• CHRISTS HEADSHIP
• We acknowledge Christ as the head of our church
  and submit ourselves and all our activities to
  Him. (Ephesians 122-23)
• 2. BIBLICAL TEACHING
• We desire to teach Gods word with integrity and
  authority so that seekers find Christ and
  believers mature in Him (II Tim. 316)

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CrossRoads Nazarene
www.crossroadsnazarene.org  
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What are the Values of a Healthy Church?
A Template using the 8 characteristics of a
Healthy Church

• Empowering Leadership
• Gift Oriented Ministry
• Passionate Spirituality
• Functional Structures

1. Inspiring Worship
2. Holistic Small Groups
3. Need Oriented Evangelism
4. Loving Relationships

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How Do You Implement Your Values?

1. Identify values misalignments
2. Implement aspirational values
3. Reinforce actual values

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