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ONE VISION, ONE MISSION
Atonement Lutheran Church shares God's love through worship, education and outreach in the community.
GOALS
COMMUNITY—Inclusive, bound together
by faith not experience, where God’s reality is distinguished
from human ideal, where the entire human tradition is embraced
and made available to the imagination. Spiritual in and through
Christ, where unity is found in truth not emotion, where love
does not desire but serves, where anxiety and fear are bridged
with new life.
SERVICE—God’s grace proclaimed
in worship and education, and through everyday lives of prayer,
thanksgiving, and witness. Willing care for one another and
neighbor with joyful invitation and guidance to those who
seek God and justice.
BALANCE—Traditional religious practice
honored and integrated with modern expression, looking forward
to new horizons of understanding centered in Christ.
SUSTAINABILITY—A missional church
serving the needs of the present, increasingly embodied as
Christ in the neighborhood, for meeting the needs of next
generations exploring God’s grace.
STEWARDSHIP—The value of God’s
blessings expressed in gratitude. A guiding commitment to
the vision/mission of the Church with added hope and enlightenment
by the Spirit.
VALUES
always prayer + joyful wonderful worship + trust +honest humanity
+ faith + hope + love + encounters with Scripture + communication
+ hospitality + forgiveness + reconciliation + inspiration
+ community focus + partnership + teamwork + commitment +
innovation + freedom with responsibility + courage of being
+ grace of God
5/12/05
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