Our beliefs

1. Gospel-centered living means that every follower of Christ is called to demonstrate compassion and mercy to the poor and disadvantaged. Theologically the gospel is not just about ensuring that souls go to heaven. If this were the case then helping the poor is an add-on, something you get to if you have time and if that's your primary gifting. We believe the purpose of salvation is to renew this creation - not just to take us out of the material world forever, but also to restore the world we live in. Loving the poor and marginalised is, therefore, intrinsic to what it means to be a Christian. As we grow in our revelation of how Jesus identified with the poor and victims of injustice, it will turn us outward. To follow Jesus is to dispense the same kind of justice and mercy that he did.

2. Loving the poor and disadvantaged involves both acts of service and proclamation of God's truth. This is what distinguishes Christ-centered service from any other secular work. We demonstrate the love of Christ through acts of mercy and kindness, combined with proclaiming his life-giving truth, and in doing so we hope to see more of God's reign - more of His kingdom come.

3. We are motivated to love the poor and disadvantaged because of Christ's love and grace for us. There is nothing more or less that we can do to earn God's favour. It is but by the grace of God that we are in relationship with Him. We respond to the poor because we are moved by God's love and grace for us.

4. In the process of service, both the initiator of mercy and the recipient are transformed. We believe that in serving those who suffer our own poverty is dealt with - and we become more of who Christ intended us to be. All of us suffer from different types of poverty. In building relationships with more disadvantaged individuals than ourselves we, too, grow in Christ-likeness.