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Balance
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This means time and place for all things needful. It
involves a rhythm of prayer, study, work, and play.
Change — This means continued openness to the
movings of the Holy Spirit. It involves our being a
pilgrim people; always learning, always growing, always
changing.
Community — This means commitment to the Christian
fellowship. It involves an eagerness to learn from others
and a willingness to share with others.
Integrity — This means honesty in our life and
speech. It involves a rejection of exaggeration as a
means of impressing or manipulating.
Relevance — This means careful listening to
contemporary society. It involves the application of
gospel truth to the pressing needs of today in a way
that modern men and women can understand.
Responsiveness — This means hearing and obeying
God. It involves a reverent listening and a predisposition
to walk in God's way.
Service — This means daily crucifixion. It involves
the many little deaths of going beyond ourselves.
Simplicity — This means inward focus upon God
and outward sharing with others. It involves rejecting
the duplicity of many loyalties and the uncompassionate
accumulation of wealth.
Stability — This means commitment and fidelity.
It involves a refusal to run away from God, from ourselves,
and from others.
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