Hope Chapel - Austin, Texas

worshipping Him with passionate and thoughtful celebration of our common faith and life;
asking Jesus, through prayer and intercession, to take His rightful position as Head of our church in tangible and supernatural ways;
inviting the Holy Spirit's empowering presence to work in our midst.

loving, accepting, and honoring individuals of all generations;
challenging individuals to radical spiritual formation as disciples of Jesus to be salt and light in our world;
equipping all believers in godly character, and in knowledge of the Word of God; releasing them in the gifts of the Spirit and in works of service;
building a multitude of communities that encounter God, meet relational needs, minister to fellow believers, and invite unbelieving friends to know the transforming Jesus;
modeling and equipping Hope believers for family life in a world that disintegrates families;
validating a high theology of vocation that empowers Hope believers to touch their diverse worlds with the power of Jesus.

articulating the Epic Story of the Gospel to our culture in creative ways;
participating with other churches to transform our city;
creating an environment for the expression of the arts within Hope that also becomes a creative outreach to the Austin community;
assisting Hope believers in joining with other believers to glorify God in their vocational calling;
reaching out with all possible resources to the university worlds of Austin, evangelizing and discipling students and faculty;
serving and empowering the poor and disenfranchised;
planting 'worshipping communities of God' wherever He may lead;
sending and supporting a force of short, medium and long-term cross cultural servants to proclaim and live the full dimensions of the Great Commission;
carefully stewarding and lavishly releasing our natural, human and financial resources for maximum impact.