Mauka-Makai Ministries Core Values

Who We Are And Whose We Are . . .

1. THE TRINITY: The Triune God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, is eternal, almighty, holy, mysterious and at the same time, He is loving and intimate with His people.
2. SALVATION: We are saved only through our Triune God's grace, by Jesus' death and resurrection.
3. BIBLE: The Bible is the true, indestructible, incorruptible, living Word of God and vital for faith and life.
4. MEANS OF GRACE: God's grace is present and active among His people through His Word, Baptism, and the Lord's Supper.
5. EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN: We are a Gospel centered people (Evangelical), who hold to the profound Scriptural truths that the Lutheran Reformation restored.
6. PRIESTHOOD OF ALL BELIEVERS: Every Christian, not just pastors and church leaders, has a life calling to do God's work.

. . . What We're About

1. THE GREAT COMMANDMENT: Christ calls us to love God with our entire being and to love our neighbors as ourselves.
2. THE GREAT COMMISSION: The driving passion of this congregation is Jesus' command to make disciples both locally and globally. This passion decisively shapes values 2-5.
   1. EVANGELISM: Together we share the Gospel of Jesus through the witness of our words and lives.
   2. CHURCH PLANTING: We plant churches that, in turn, plant churches.
   3. TRANS-CULTURAL MISSIONS: We are commissioned to make disciples of all people groups and are committed to help plant indigenous church planting churches among unreached peoples.
3. TWO-WINGED-CHURCH: As a church body, we experience Jesus' Presence, Power, and Purpose in our lives through celebration and ho'ola groups.
   1. CELEBRATION: Worship is God meeting with His ohana; it's joy-filled, relevant, and done in such a way that the visitor can experience His reality and understand His Word.
   2. HO'OLA GROUPS: God's people gather in small groups to care for one another, to grow in discipleship, to reach pre-Christians, to mature leaders, and to multiply.
4. AUTHENTIC CHURCH MEMBERSHIP: Since church membership is a living covenant with God and fellow believers, we are each deeply involved in the mission of the congregation.
5. SPIRITUAL GIFTS: The Holy Spirit gifts every Christian with a gift that is used to build up the body and to facilitate the mission. The use of each Christian's gift(s) is essential to the proper functioning of the body.
6. SANCTIFICATION: The Holy Spirit molds us into the likeness of Jesus and prepares us for His mission through various ways, including the Means of Grace (see #4 top) and the following:
   1. BIBLE STUDY: Regular study of God's Word is indispensable.
   2. PRAYER: When we pray the Holy Spirit's power is released in our ministry to one another and to the world.