Our mission, vision and values are more than just statements; at Edom United Methodist Church, they serve as our rule of corporate life.  Each ministry of our church is designed to fulfill our mission, support our vision and hold true to our values. 

Our Values:

Missional - we will seek to always be looking outward rather than inward.  We will seek out our neighbors, the sojourners, the stranger, the needy, and the marginalized so that we may remove barriers and open doors for ministry, evangelism and discipleship.

Relational - we will always seek to be deeply connected in ways that unites and builds one another up in love, respect and encouragement.  Authentic love will be the gauge that we use to measure all of our relationships.

Incarnational - we will always seek to have Christ incarnate in all that we do, from greeting to feeding the homeless and from mission work to teaching.  We will ask ourselves how Jesus is shining through us with every step of the journey.

Excellence - Colossians 3:23 reminds us that excellence is giving God our very best.  We will seek to always do the very best with the resources that we have been provided.  We will measure this value by asking if what we are working on is truly ready and if God would be honored by our efforts.

Creativity - we will always seek to do ministry in creative ways by discovering new and innovative ways to express the character and nature of God and the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  Simply put, we will minister with open minds.

Intentionality - This speaks to the way in which we will always seek to think through what we are trying to accomplish and seek to have a clear vision and purpose for each thing that we do, before we do it.  We will practice discernment and wait in the Holy Spirit.  If this reveals that our thinking somehow doesn't line up with our mission, vision or other core values, then we don't do it!

Well Ordered Hearts and Lives - this is how we will live.  This value asks each of us who we are when no one is looking.  We value not just what happens on Sunday mornings, but the consistent, day-to-day nurturing of our relationship with Christ.  We expect that this will be messy at times, but in the process we also expect that we are going on to perfection--becoming more loving, more giving, and more joyful.  Through well ordered hearts and lives, we expect that our hearts will be more open.

Process and Assessment - We will value the journey that we are on together by embracing it as a process rather than an event.  This will mean an active participation with and waiting upon God.  Assessment is the gauge by which we will evaluate our journey.  Our ministries will be evaluated in light of our mission, vision and value statements.  We will ask ourselves what God is using and what God is not using; what is working and what is not working as it relates to the fulfillment of these statements.

Leadership - Reflecting upon Romans 12:8, we believe that consistent, effective and loving leadership is essential to realizing our mission and vision.  Equipping and empowering others to do both the mission (God's work in the world) and the ministry (God's work in the church) they are called to will be the foundation of our leadership.

God Moments - will be honored.  Our aim is to always use all of the resources at our disposal to point others and ourselves toward God.  We will ask ourselves if God showed up in a service or ministry area, and if so, what elements or environment lead to this.  We will not seek to manipulate the spiritual, but rather we will seek to recognize and celebrate the moments of God whereby the ordinary is made extraordinary.