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Resources Bookstore Event Hosting/Catering Services Publications Tickets Library Giving Charitable Trust Electronic Giving Gift Annuity Offering Envelopes Online Giving Stock Gifts Wills Gift From An IRA Worship With Us Weekend Services The Undivided | Login | Go | | — | — | — | | | | | | | | — | — | — | | | | | | North Heights’ Vision and Mission | | | — | — | — | — | — | | — | — | — | — | — | | Vision – e4The Body at Work: Taking God’s Power to the World ExplanationThe North Heights Lutheran Church vision is to ensure that all in the North Heights family are active in the areas of ministry to which the Holy Spirit is calling and empowering them, while engaging an increasing number of those outside the North Heights family and introducing them to the power of the risen Christ and his kingdom. Mission – 4es As an Ephesians 4 church, we will be a people who. . . experience Relationship with God• Genuine personal, conscious, living relationship with Jesus Christ • Commitment to Christ-likeness and continual transformation of heart, body, mind •Choosing daily intimacy with God and to “love not the world.” Are. . . empowered by the Holy Spirit• Understanding the necessity of the Spirit’s work in salvation, sanctification, and service • Earnestly desiring the in-filling of the Holy Spirit, the gifts in ministry, and producing the fruits • Knowing that all is accomplished through the cross and that freedom is ours by the power of the    Spirit effective in Ministry • Living triumphantly in Christ’s victory over our old nature and believing God for what he tells us we can do through him • Ministry is balanced with relationships of in-up-out: In (with one another), Up (with the Lord), Out (with the world) • Intentionally equipping followers of Jesus to live effective lives and reproduce Christ in others • Authentic connections and ­responsibility to one another as members of the Body • Hearing God in order to ­define, develop, and implement ministries that advance the ­kingdom engaging the World • Witness flows from an equipped heart and obedient ­service • Asking and watching for opportunities to share the love and truth of Christ • Seeking and acting upon pre-evangelism opportunities in our community • Local and global ministry teams are equipped and sent • Effective partnering with the greater church • Selfless sharing of our time, ­talent, and wealth | | — | | Print | | — | — | | | | | | | | ©2010 North Heights Lutheran Church = 651.797.7800 | | — | | | | | | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |