{"id":228,"date":"2018-01-10T21:26:14","date_gmt":"2018-01-10T13:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.aic.org.hk\/?page_id=228"},"modified":"2018-02-26T09:53:26","modified_gmt":"2018-02-26T01:53:26","slug":"core-values","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.aic.org.hk\/about\/core-values\/","title":{"rendered":"Core Values"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>Core Values<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Part of who and what we are is found in our Core Values.<br \/>\nThese are foundational to who we are as a church.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Glorifying God<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em>Above all else, everything we do is for the glory of God. (Rom. 11:33-12:2)<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Prayerful Dependence<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em>We will look to God for His perspective, His direction, and His enabling at all times and for all things. (Phil 4:6-7)<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Biblical Teaching<\/strong> <\/em><br \/>\nRelevant Biblical teaching can transform, change, and inspire us to live obedient lives. (Josh 1:8; Heb 4:12)<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Reaching Lost People<\/strong> <\/em><br \/>\nUnderstanding God values all people, we will seek to fulfill the Great Commission by participating in sharing the good news at home, in our city, and around the world. (Luke 19:10; II Cor. 5:20; Matt 28:19-20)<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Authentic Community<\/strong> <\/em><br \/>\nWe desire biblical fellowship by building community through loving and grace-filled relationships. This is where we learn and practice what it means to live out our calling to be disciples. (John 13:34-35; Acts 2:42-47)<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Sacrificial Living<\/strong> <\/em><br \/>\nWe will embrace the vision of our local church by serving, utilizing our spiritual gifting, and giving in a generous and faithful manner. (II Cor. 8:1-5; I Cor. 12:1-31; John 13:1-17; Romans 12:1)<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Faith-Filled Living<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nGod calls us to take continual steps of faith which often involves change. (Hebrews 11:6)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Core Values Part of who and what we are is found in our Core Values. These are foundational to who we are as a church. Glorifying God Above all else, &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aic.org.hk\/about\/core-values\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Core Values&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":17,"menu_order":10,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-228","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"featured_image_src":null,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-05 11:19:04","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aic.org.hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aic.org.hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aic.org.hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aic.org.hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aic.org.hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=228"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.aic.org.hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/228\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aic.org.hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aic.org.hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}