We will value the paradox of exuberance and zeal in worship, community life, and evangelism while at the same time wholeheartedly pursuing the rhythm and profound importance of silence and solitude for personal contemplation and rest. We affirm seasons of zeal and charismatic expression of the greatness and majesty of God, along with seasons of silence and stillness before God. We value each and both together. We hope for a fusion of the two in a life of zeal, lived ablaze and unashamed for God, and contemplation, lived in deep awareness and quiet appreciation for God.

(Zeal: Ps 47:5, Ps 98:4, Is 42:13, Matt 11:28-28, Matt 17:5, Mk 6:31, Jn 10:27, Rom 12:11, Ti 2:14)

(Contemplation: Ps 46:10, Ps 48:9, Ps 95:6, 2 Cor 3:18, Col 3:2, 1 Pet 1:13).