HI!
Welcome to The Carpenter’s House family. Firstly we want you to know that YOU are an answer to our prayers. We are thankful and excited that you have chosen to be a part of our church family. We are honoured that you are standing with us.
We truly believe that getting involved in church life is part of the journey to helping you grow a closer and deeper relationship with God and others. We believe that as followers of Christ, we are called to serve like Jesus did. We are privileged that we get to do this together and to make His story, our testimony of change.
Ephesians 4:15-16 helps us to understand how we can serve well:
“Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ,
who is the head of his body, the church. He makes the whole body fit together perfectly.
As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the
whole body is healthy and growing and full of love.”
We believe that God is the head of our church family and only through Him can imperfect people fit together perfectly.
When we are more like Christ and speak the truth in love, we can grow in every way.
Each part does special work. We can all grow healthily and full of love, when we do our part well.
We want to thank you again for choosing us; your church family to help you grow a closer and deeper relationship with Him. We trust that you will be looked after in this team. You are more than welcome to get in touch with us, for any reason. We’d love to sit at the table with you.
Bless you, and Yay! Welcome to the family.
Our mission tells us why;
Our values tell us how;
Our expectations tell me
what to do ~ Our Teams
Growing People to Serve People
GROWTH
As you grow, we grow
We believe that you can grow in all areas of your life; spiritually, mentally and emotionally. This growth can happen through your ‘personal time’ with God and ‘team time’ with God. We believe that there are opportunities for you to grow your talents/gifts/fruits through continuously improving and being faithful with what God has placed in your hands/heart.
We strive to be at our best; not be the best: progression over perfection.
RELATIONSHIP
Together in all seasons
As your relationship with God grows we believe that your relationship with others will grow as well. We develop opportunities for people to link and grow strong relationships. We can all learn from each other and understand how we can extend God’s love in all seasons of our lives. Living a life that bears fruits of transformation and growth starting with our relationship with God and pouring into our relationship with others.
OPEN
Open hearts, Open hands
We believe that a big part of being a team member and servant of God is that we open our hearts and our hands when we serve others. Being open also includes inviting and linking with people who have yet to experience Christ. We may be the first Christ encounter that many people have and so we must be willing and available to open our hearts and hands to serve and care for others. It is through this experience and an overflow of God’s love for us, that we choose daily to get involved wholeheartedly.
WORSHIP
Everything we do is an act of worship.
We believe that our lifestyle should reflect one that worships and glorifies our God every day and everywhere. Not only Sunday worship but Everyday worship.
Be Faithful:
Grow a Close Relationship - spending one-on-one personal time with God through prayer and reading His word
Be a Generous Giver - with our time, talents, and financially partnering with our church to pour into others in need
Get Involved in all areas of church life. Not just faithful in the team you serve. We are one team, one church, one family working towards the one purpose: Helping others to know and grow in God
Be Respectful:
Respect Others - if you’re too big to serve, then you’re too small to lead.
Communicate Clearly - be specific with kindness, show grace and love, and be proactive. It’s best to let your leaders know early than too late.
Honour Others - by arriving early to sessions, services, activities, events and be ready to “catch the ball”.
Be Teachable:
Learn and Grow - Open your heart and headspace to learn and grow your talents and spiritual gifts. Being a part of investing in others by passing on your experience and skills to grow the Kingdom of God.
Listen to Understand - Open yourself to receiving feedback from others with grace, to understand how you can grow. When you grow, we all grow.
Carry our Culture - Understand who we are as Christ-followers and showing others in the way we live and how they can be culture carriers too.
Be a Leader:
First to arrive; last to leave
Arrive early tells my team I'm Ready; When I arrive On-time it tells my team I'm late and not ready.
Arrive with energy, enthusiasm and a positive attitude
I'm prepared for what we're about to do
Reset for the next team
Our Team Culture
A “Culture by Default” develops on its own when you're not thinking about attitudes or behaviours. This can become the norm. Like running a race with no clear lines.
So we choose to create "Culture by Design". Intentionally creating environments through setting expectations, boundaries and language to draw people closer to God.
Download the guide to read more.
Each Team receives a Playbook. A Playbook is a Team booklet that sets out the team culture, expectations, roles and responsibilities. We believe that you can bring your best when you understand what is expected of you as a team player; how the team serves together and grows together.
