Leadership Advance:an open invitation to journey in
spirituality, community, and mission06.07.2008
Our Mission“New Hope South Bay exists
to invite people to:Experience the living Christ
in loving community;Embrace spiritual growth
and purposeful living.”
Experiencing Christ, Embracing Humanity
"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment.
And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself.”Matthew 22:37-39
our story continues...
Christ-Centering Spirituality (an environment of faith)
Life-Sharing Community (an environment of love)
Kingdom-InspiringMission
(an environmentof hope)
Ethos
Our Three Integrated Focuses for Life & Ministry
Our Areas of Focus
Our Objects of Focus
Our Language of Focus
Our Environments
of Focus
Spirituality Christ Centering Faith
Community Life Sharing Love
Mission Kingdom Inspiring Hope
We continually remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Thessalonians 1:2-3
Our Three Integrated Focuses for Life & Ministry
Our Ethos
“Our ethos is the intentional and spontaneous living out of our values, beliefs, and character within the context of our spirituality,
community, and mission. Our ethos provides us framework for engaging God, humanity, and ministry. Our ethos is founded on sacred principles founded in the biblical text and continues to be
formed and refined by life experience. The following is a list (in no particular order) of what we consider to be significant and
necessary for us to continue existence as a ministry:”
Our Working Definition of Ethos: the distinguishing spirit, characteristics,
beliefs and/or values of New Hope South Bay in its current context.
Our Ethos• Spatial Hospitality
• Related Concepts: welcome, love, relational space, care, inclusion, friendship, generosity, hosting, ownership, initiation, relational priority, conversation, etc.
• Holistic Growth• Related Concepts: self-awareness, humility, listening, receptivity,
questioning, participation, priorities, renewal, tension, education, refreshment, release, soul formation, family, etc.
• Compassionate Justice• Related Concepts: advocacy, suffering with, awareness,
mobilization, kinship, humanity, etc.
• Creative Collaboration • Related Concepts: open-source networking, imagination,
relational benefit, commitment, integration, vocation, leadership, development, communication, innovation, risk-taking, fluidity and structure, etc.
Our LeadershipThose who desire to live within the context of community
described above are encouraged to become leaders or covenant partners of New Hope South Bay. We view leadership as a biblical, practical and
intentional expression of commitment to journey with others in our community for the sake of His Kingdom.
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The Soul of a
New HopeLeader
Leadership ExpectationsInitiation
Generosity
Maturity
Multiplication
Life-Long LearningOpenness
IntentionalityTeamwork
AwarenessReflection Articulation
Optimism
CompassionPatience
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Current New Hope Ministries:Children!sChurch CouncilFacilitiesJustice Life BlogsWorshipYouth (Jr. and Sr. High) Future New Hope Ministries:
CollegeCommunity DevelopmentEmerging Leaders Men!s/Women!sSocial EntrepreneurialshipVocational NetworkYoung Adults
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leadership website
leadership formation
property relocation & expansion
community development
missional reimagination
www.newhopeleadership.com
Leadership Advance:an open invitation to journey in
spirituality, community, and mission06.07.2008