Worship Vision We set out to offer relevant, dynamic, and varied worship in service of God and our faith community, striving to inspire individuals as they pursue their Christian faith journey. We seek to offer worship that welcomes everyone and inspires: Transcendence by the power of the Holy Spirit An understanding of the relevance and depth of God's Word Opportunities for personal and corporate transformation An atmosphere of hospitality that welcomes an open, inclusive, and diverse family of faith A multi-generational, Christ-centered experience Excellence and creativity in artistic expression A call to spiritual formation   A Blended Approach: The Worship Feast The Worship Task Force Report of 2001 identifies how worship might more intentionally "develop an open and inclusive family of faith where diversity is encouraged." To engage and reflect the breadth of our community, we’ve introduced new modes of worship. Some may fear these steps are creeping in as if on a certain path to minimize tradition. On the contrary, including old and new styles within one service (rather than separate style-specific services) reaffirms a commitment to tradition by providing the opportunity for new church goers and younger generations to experience the depth of tradition. Likewise, traditionalists are invited to experience the joy of contemporary styles. To capture this intentionality a metaphor may be helpful. Consider worship as a banquet offered to glorify God. People bring favorite items that they are gifted in preparing. God’s entire diverse family is invited to partake in, and contribute to, this offering. A broad palate is considered so that many different kinds of people feel acknowledged and cared for (meat for meat-lovers, vegetarian dishes, sugar-free fare for diabetics, some sweets for children, etc). The banquet doesn’t strive to supply a full course of everyone’s favorite food; certain items will delight some and be passed over by others. We set a table that reflects hospitality and intentionally acknowledges a broad family of faith. We need not fully satisfy—that is God’s role. So, we prepare a place for all, invite transcendence through the Holy Spirit, proclaim the Word, and experience communion as a body of Christ—and we offer all for the glory of God.