As people called by God, we see the church as a growing, diverse family of vibrant congregations in which thousands worship God celebratively, grow in His Word, and honor the Creator as Lord, with Christ's forgiveness liberating women and men, boys and girls in all places and cultures, shaping the church to respond with gratitude: the Spirit releasing gifts to all for ministries of love, mercy, and justice combined with the articulate witness changing hearts and lives by proclaiming wholeness in Christ alone.