A Guide To Partnership

GCC Staff Pledge

As servants of Jesus Christ, we pledge to….

  • Passionately follow Christ, constantly being led by the Bible
  • Honor your family, time and commitment to GCC
  • Help you grow spiritually, discovering your full potential in Christ
  • Remain humble: admitting mistakes, finding resolutions, applying Biblical solutions
  • Explore your creative ideas and concerns to better the ministries of GCC
  • Be available to you, i.e. answering emails, phone calls, etc., in a timely manner
  • Stay committed to doing ministry as a TEAM, in partnership with you

Expectations of Partners

Honesty and transparency are huge relational values for an emotionally-healthy church. Here at GCC, we like to be up-front with those who desire partnership (i.e. membership). The following requirements must be fulfilled prior to becoming a partner at GCC:

  • Completion of Starting Point, GCC’s spiritual discovery course
  • A personal decision to be a maturing Christ follower (Romans 10:9-10; Romans 12:1-2)
  • Post-conversion water baptism (Matthew 3:13-15; Mark 16:16)
  • Live a God-honoring life evidenced by the fruit of the Spirit (Romans 12:9-21; Galatians 5:22-23)
  • Faithfully attend our worship services for a minimum of 3 months (Acts 2:42-47)
  • Consistently support GCC financially for a minimum of 3 months (2 Corinthians 8:1-7)
  • Commitment to serving at GCC (Mark 10:45; 1 Peter 4:10)
  • Promote unity and harmony within the GCC church community (John 17:20-23; Ephesians 4:1-6)
  • Submit to the spiritual authority of the Lord Jesus Christ (Luke 9:23-24; John 12:24-26)
  • Honor and support the leadership of GCC (Romans 13:1-2)

Benefits of Partnership

Here are just a few of the benefits of partnership:

  • The chance to practice interdependence with God’s family
  • The opportunity to serve in ministry at GCC
  • The privilege of voting at GCC Partners’ meetings

Shared Ministry Values

We ask our partners to share these values:

  • Pray like everything depends on God; work like everything depends on us.
  • Simple, but excellent.
  • Creativity…the difference between good and great.
  • Do little things like they are big things.
  • Sweat the small stuff.
  • Finish strong.
  • Have fun.

If you are interested in becoming a partner of Grace Crossing Church and you have completed Starting Point (GCC Spiritual Discovery Course) with a certificate of completion, click here for a Partnership Application.