{"id":103,"date":"2026-10-17T06:21:55","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T06:21:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theecclesia.org\/index.php\/core-values\/"},"modified":"2026-10-17T06:48:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T06:48:13","slug":"core-values","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/theecclesia.org\/index.php\/core-values\/","title":{"rendered":"Core Values"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"hero short\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/theecclesia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/ecclesia\/stock-bible-study-group.jpg)\"><div class=\"wrap\"><p class=\"eyebrow\">The Roadmap<\/p><h1>Core Values<\/h1><p class=\"lead\">Discipleship, Relationship, Missions and Community.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"divider\" id=\"values\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class=\"big\" aria-hidden=\"true\">04<\/div><div class=\"ln\"><\/div><div class=\"lab\"><b>Four<\/b>Core Values<\/div><\/div>\n<section style=\"padding-top:40px\"><div class=\"wrap\"><div class=\"numgrid four\">\n<div class=\"numcard\"><div class=\"num\" aria-hidden=\"true\">01<\/div><div class=\"word\">One<\/div><h3>Discipleship<\/h3><p>The primary focus of the church will be discipling others to become more like Christ through Spirit Filled Living. That requires personal spiritual growth; service to others, especially the poor and oppressed; and not just sharing the gospel but showing others the joy of becoming a Christ follower and how to experience that joy for themselves.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"numcard\"><div class=\"num\" aria-hidden=\"true\">02<\/div><div class=\"word\">Two<\/div><h3>Relationship<\/h3><p>Following Christ and helping others do so is all about relationships. We must be involved in other people\u2019s lives, care enough about people to truly put their needs first, and live our lives in such a way that others see Christ in us every day and want to become more like him.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"numcard\"><div class=\"num\" aria-hidden=\"true\">03<\/div><div class=\"word\">Three<\/div><h3>Missions<\/h3><p>Members of the church consider themselves to be missionaries to the world around them. We live by the principle that church is not something we experience or attend, it is something we do, something we live; it is who we are.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"numcard\"><div class=\"num\" aria-hidden=\"true\">04<\/div><div class=\"word\">Four<\/div><h3>Community<\/h3><p>A church focused on the transformation of individuals and families living in the neighborhoods of Ada and the surrounding communities, committed to their spiritual, social, and economic transformation, and to making the sacrifices necessary to fulfill those commitments.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n<div class=\"wrap next\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theecclesia.org\/index.php\/goals\/\"><span>\u2190<\/span> The Goals<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/theecclesia.org\/index.php\/the-plan\/\">The Plan <span>\u2192<\/span><\/a><\/div><section class=\"night tight\" id=\"contact\"><div class=\"wrap\"><p class=\"eyebrow\">Plan a visit<\/p><h2>Come <b>as you are<\/b><\/h2><div class=\"rule\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"contact\"><div><div class=\"k\">Where we gather<\/div><div class=\"v\">Frisco, TX<br>Corsicana, TX<\/div><p style=\"color:#bdb8b1;font-size:14px;margin-top:10px\">Last Saturday of the Month (Holidays Excepted)<br>6 PM \u2013 Midnight<br>Home base: Ada, Oklahoma<\/p><\/div>\n<div><div class=\"k\">Email<\/div><div class=\"v\"><a href=\"mailto:rpate@harvestcry.org\">rpate@harvestcry.org<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<div><div class=\"k\">Call<\/div><div class=\"v\"><a href=\"tel:+15802359463\">580-235-9463<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Roadmap Core Values Discipleship, Relationship, Missions and Community. 04 FourCore Values 01 One Discipleship The primary focus of the church will be discipling others to become more like Christ through Spirit Filled Living. 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