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

New Hope South Bay Leadership Chart

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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

envisioning our future...

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