| King David once prayed, "Let me proclaim your power to this new generation, your mighty miracles to all who come after me." Psalm 71:18 Enter the door at the administrative offices of YFC and you'll see these five words mounted boldly on the wall:
Reach | Connect | Grow | Discover | Honour
They serve as a reminder to our staff and visitors that our unique challenge is to leave a legacy -- to reach non-believing youth for Christ, to connect them with other Christians, to help them grow in their faith, to challenge them to discover their ministry, and to honour God with their life.
Our Core Values We value prayer as the foundation for ministry success. Therefore, we promote individual and corporate prayer, seeking to develop a growing number of prayer partners for all staff and ministries. Download 6 Essentials for Foundational Ministry. Click here
We value the Word of God as the foundation and final authority for life and ministry. Therefore, we discipline ourselves to study it diligently, apply it daily and teach it's truth to young people.
We value effective, culturally relevant evangelism and discipleship of teenagers. Therefore, we are committed to taking the gospel of Jesus Christ to all young people and always seek to do so with a sense of urgency. We are committed to using creativity in our programming and strategies. We are further committed to providing a wide range of opportunities for Christian involvement for each new believer, and to work in partnership with others who desire to accomplish the same mission.
We value multiplying our efforts through trained volunteers and student leaders. Therefore, we equip others, providing quality training opportunities, supervision and support.
We value responsible stewardship of people, time and money. Therefore, we seek to match people's gifts, vision and passion with their responsibilities. We hold staff accountable for the stewardship of their time and resources.
We value innovation and excellence. Therefore, we seek to listen to spiritual promptings, discern their merit and promote innovation and excellence, believing that excellence honours God.
We value the church as an expression of the body of Christ. Therefore, we are committed to working in partnership with the local church and other Christian ministries in fulfilling the Great Commission.
We value Christ's call to live a life worthy of His Grace. Therefore, we are committed to a life of integrity through personal and organizational accountability in lifestyle, relationships, finances, ministry management and responsible evangelism.
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