People at Bunde Church are relationship-oriented, vibrant, curious, and desire to have their lives intersect more with the love and life of Jesus and the Holy Spirit. With an inviting and engaging atmosphere, the church openly welcomes all people to come and surrender their lives for His glory and purposes. Bunde Church’s ministry stands on Reformed Biblical principles; its teachings are relevant, striving for you to hear God’s voice having the opportunity to be transformed in Jesus’ fullness of love and grace. Worship times are heartfelt and personal, led by individuals who genuinely pour their passion for God and the truth of the Bible into praise and worship. Bunde Church embraces the reality of imperfection, acknowledging that its members are real and broken people who have found hope in redemption through the amazing grace sent in Jesus Christ.
Mission, Vision, & Values
Mission: Changing Our World One Connection At a Time.
Qualities:
- Personal change (transformation) before public change
- New identity in Christ
- Intentional interactions with people every day
- Renewed life
- Being fully present with the person(s) during the time God affords
- Abiding in Christ and with each other
Vision: Empowering families with relational skills for healthy interactions AND spiritual discernment for making life choices that extend into eternity.
Qualities:
- Inviting individuals, family members, and friends into a relationship with Jesus through the truth of the promises and power He offers for forgiveness, new life, and eternity with Him
- Being intentional in care and conversations as Christ’s ambassadors, speaking truth in love
- Teaching and training faith and life skills for the curious and the followers of Jesus to find strength and hope for self and the circles of their influence
- Slowing the pace of life down so that in times of quiet and worship, room is created in one’s heart for making space to hear and discern God’s presence and purposes
- Relying on the Holy Spirit to bring out our new humanity in Christ for God’s eternal glory
Values
- Grace-filled: Recognizing when people do what is spiritually aligned with God's Plan and sharing life with them
- Adaptive and Relevant: Guiding conversations and activities to discover the Grace-filled power of Jesus through a transformed life
- Discern with Wisdom & Deliberateness: Trusting the Holy Spirit to work in each member to boldly live out our mission
- Prayer & Principle-led: Deepening our relationship with God and others by living a life of prayer– daily walking in conversation with God so that the principles of Jesus’ life shape our character, choices, and actions
Our Goals At Bunde Church
As committed followers of Jesus at Bunde, we strive to better serve God in our community and share Christ with everyone. We seek to do our best through faith, surrendering to God for his help, and depending on the guidance and timing of the Holy Spirit.
- In a world that is ever changing, we see our community becoming more and more diverse in its ethnicity, age, affluence, and occupation. We are no longer just an agriculturally based German community. Therefore, we will respond to changes of diversity with listening and loving, sensitivity and care, presenting grace and truth.
- Far away places are no longer the setting for a church’s missional activities. We recognize the need for Jesus in our communities and all around the world. Because our neighborhoods are the new mission fields, we will engage in our daily activities and conversations to be Jesus wherever the Holy Spirit brings an opportunity for connections and relationships. Every encounter holds the potential for a spiritual mission moment.
- Reflecting a passionate, Christian life and demonstrating that lives can change is vital to being the church. This requires us to embrace the willingness to be accountable with all our time. It requires that after each encounter with others, we find God's invitation for further spiritual growth and rejoicing, and a continual dedication to prayer by all of our members.
- Rural ministry relies upon being relational. It is important in the busyness of our lives to take time for being involved in the various small groups and fellowship groups of the church's ministry. The heart of all our small groups are found in the dynamics of:
- Being “with” – Being with God and each other fosters the very core of what holds us together and strengthens our relationships.
- Learning “among” – Participating in short-term educational times deepens our love for God and each other through spiritual growth.
- Doing “alongside” – Working with each other in serving refreshments after worship, participating in multigenerational fellowship times, or functioning in team ministry creates ways to fellowship together.
- Caring “for” – Committing to care groups in order to support each other reinforces another core value of showing love, not judgment.
- To have an effective and vibrant church, every one of us must contribute to accomplish the tasks set before each of us in being the Church. We believe God has given each of us gifts to use in service to Him. We will help each person to identify these gifts and how to use them.
- God calls us to be stewards of the time, talents, and treasures He gives to us. We are committed to assisting everyone to act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with our God.
