Our Core Values

We value HOLINESS:

We believe that God creates human life and that all life, beginning at conception, is sacred and holy to Him. We believe that abortion is taking away the lives of innocent victims. Therefore, we will seek to give accurate information to as many who consider abortion. (Psalm 139; Genesis 1:27-31; Deuteronomy 19: 10)

We believe that marriage is a holy covenant between man, woman and God, and that sex should be shared only within the holy covenant of marriage. Therefore, we will honor the God-ordained institution of marriage and seek to strengthen and improve our own marriages and those of our clients. (Hebrews 13:4)

We believe that holiness is pursued by having an intimate, personal, and vital relationship with Jesus Christ. Therefore, we will practice the disciplines that are vital to the growing Christian. (I Corinthians 9:24; Colossians 2:6-7)

We believe that God's holiness calls for personal and institutional integrity. Our accountability before Him and to one another in the matter of integrity involves mind, body and spirit. Therefore, we will place safeguards in our lives that will protect us from moral impurities; we will be different and live differently from the world. (I Thessalonians 5:23, I Peter 1:15; I Peter 1:1,17; I Peter 2:11)

We believe that holiness means that we are to be people of integrity. Integrity simply means that there is a unity between what we say and what we do. True integrity is a lifestyle that affects every relationship in which we are involved. Therefore, we pledge to be fiscally responsible in using funds for their intended purposes, to be good stewards of our time and resources (including people), and to be people of our word. (Matthew 5:16; Ephesians 5:15-16)

We value GODLY WISDOM:

We believe that we should live in the knowledge of truth as instructed in God's Word. Our belief in Christ involves more than just a verbal or intellectual assent to the truth of the Christian faith. Therefore, we will seek to become the leader in relationship and life training and counseling and to develop a reputation in the community that attracts people to that truth. (II Timothy 3:15)

We believe that God reveals Himself and His Son Jesus Christ to us through the Bible, and we place our confidence in the truth, power, and authority of that revelation. Therefore, we will read and study God's Word on a regular basis and apply that truth to our lives. (II Timothy 3:15-17; Proverbs 4:13)

We value SERVANTHOOD:

We believe that Jesus came into the world to serve and not to be served, even to the point of giving His life as a ransom for all. We recognize the high value God has placed on each individual, and the way we serve is a reflection of our respect for each individual. Our love can only be fully expressed through service to others. Therefore, we will not seek to be served, but to serve others. (Matthew 20:28; Matthew 25:40; I Timothy 2:6; Mark 10:45)

We believe that God's love for lost humanity compelled Him to send His Son into the world that the world through Him might be saved. Even as He sent His Son, He is now sending us, His beloved children, into the world to testify of His power and love that the world through our witness might be saved. Salvation is always the work of God by grace through faith, but He has entrusted to us the task of sharing the good news of His offer of salvation. We believe that it is our duty, our privilege, and our greatest joy to share the hope that comes when our lives are rescued by Jesus. Therefore, we will provide a safe place for everyone to seek and find God and become bolder and better equipped in sharing the Gospel. (John 3:16-18; II Corinthians 5:14-20; Mark 16:15-16; Ephesians 2:8,9)

We believe God requires from us a spirit of excellence that will manifest itself in quality and creativity as a way to honor Him and inspire people. We expect God to continue demonstrating His remarkable creativity by showing us exciting and effective strategies to present His love to our community. Therefore, we will gladly take the initiative when we see a need; we will go beyond what is expected to get the job done; we will endeavor to maintain a teachable spirit and exhibit a humility that is open to new ideas with the leading of the Holy Spirit. (I Corinthians 10:31; I Corinthians 15:58; Proverbs 15:22)

We believe that God gives us grace gifts that are to be used in service to Him and to others. Therefore, we will seek to use those gifts appropriately, become better equipped through education and training and with these gifts seek to impact the lives of our clients and each other. We will offer effective, up-to-date information, tools and skills to empower our clients to create the marriage/relationship and the life they want for themselves and those they love. (I Peter 4:10; I Corinthians 12:4,5)

We value UNITY:

We believe that the effectiveness of the Care Net Pregnancy Center is dependent on the healthy participation of each staff person and volunteer. Each one has a necessary, though differing, role in the story of redemption that God is producing, but with a direct connection to the Creator and Choreographer of this story. We believe that He invites us to partner with Him in putting His life on display in the world. Therefore, when we follow His lead, the result is unity; and the beauty of His love through Christ becomes visible through us. (Ephesians 4:11-16; Romans 12:3-8; I Corinthians 12:4-11; John 13:34-35; 17:20-23).

We believe in unity in the essentials of the faith, and diversity in the body of Christ. Therefore, we will foster relationships with churches and other ministries to be a mighty force to carry on the work of the ministry. (Romans 15:7; I Corinthians 12:12; Ephesians 4:3-6)

We value RESTORATION and HEALING :

We believe that repentance and confession is the first step to restoration and healing, and that it is sin that takes us off of God's pathway to peace and joy. Therefore, we must actively seek the Holy Spirit to change whatever is amiss in our temperament, character, and soul so that we may come to please God with the actions and substance of our lives. We will personally and corporately evaluate our motives and actions adjusting our lives and ministry to God's ideals. (I Peter 1:15-16; I John 1:9; Psalm 103:3-4)

We believe that Jesus is the Great Physician able to heal those who are hurting in mind, body and spirit. Therefore, we will provide practical help and hope to those who are hurting. (Isaiah. 61:1-4; I Peter 5:10-11; Isaiah 40:28-31)

We believe that we should forgive those who have offended or wronged us. Therefore, we will forgive whatever grievances we may have against one another and we will teach the spirit of forgiveness for restoring broken relationships. As ambassadors, we are to carry the message of reconciliation to a broken and divided world. (Colossians 3:13: II Corinthians 5:20)