Our Values

• Classis Ministry as a partner in mission with local congregations
• Personal renewal precedes corporate renewal
• A commitment to equip pastors to be effective leaders in their ministries
• Each pastor needs to be aware of the circumstances of his/her ministry and be accountable to the Classis through their Cluster for working toward health and wholeness
• Pastors who are Life Long Learners contributing to spiritual health, effective leadership, and a spirit of unity with Classis colleagues

• Healthy Missional Churches
• Churches pursuing continuous improvement through use of such tools as the NCD survey, the Nine Triggers, and outside assessment
• Each church needs to be aware of the circumstances of its ministry and be accountable to the Classis through their Cluster for working toward health and wholeness
• To share ideas and resources between churches
• To glean best practices from other classes, particularly in our region

• Churches Planting Churches
• Churches starting new churches
• Changing the culture to empower churches to embrace planting new churches
• Assess and equip church planters through resources provided by the RCA
• Expand our presence in ethnic populations in our region

• A living commitment to a reformed view of the world and word
• To work together in a spirit of unity
• The Classis exists to serve the churches
• Loyalty to the Classis and RCA
• Use the BCO as a guide in our activities and to work within the spirit of its counsel

• Leadership development
• Church leaders who are Life Long Learners contributing to spiritual health, effective leadership, and a spirit of unity with Classis colleagues