{"id":1176,"date":"2025-06-26T18:58:46","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T22:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.church\/?page_id=1176"},"modified":"2025-09-22T13:41:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T17:41:19","slug":"mision-vision-y-valores","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/beta.church\/en\/mision-vision-y-valores\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission, vision & Values"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p4\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.church\/en\/quienes-somos\/\">About us<\/a> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.church\/en\/4-caracteristicas\">Four Characteristics<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.church\/en\/mario-y-karina\">Mario &amp; Karina<\/a> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.church\/en\/iglesia-metodista-libre\">Free Methodist Church<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: Our core values include the centrality of God\u2019s Word, union with Christ, life on mission, and meaningful worship. We seek to be a spiritual home and a healthy community that reflects God\u2019s loving and just character.<br \/>\n<b><br \/>\nWhat do we want to be?<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">To be a spiritual community in process, where God\u2019s grace transforms our lives from within so that we may live like Jesus in our everyday lives (to live and reflect Jesus).<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><b>What do we want to do?<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">We dream of a vibrant, hybrid, and close-knit church, where real people discover and rediscover Christian spirituality as a path of deep transformation (to reach those who left or never arrived).<\/p>\n<h3><b>What do we want to highlight in how we are and act?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Values<\/b><\/span> are definitions of what we hope will identify us. In gray (on the website), you can access articles that explain our values. These articles are mainly intended for those who want to join us in this project\u2014to pray, give, or collaborate.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>The Word of God:<\/b><\/span> The Bible, from Genesis to Revelation, is <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.church\/en\/palabra-de-dios\/\">the Word of God<\/a> inspired by the Holy Spirit and therefore our supreme authority in faith and practice. We don\u2019t read it merely to gain knowledge but to encounter the Triune God, <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.church\/en\/leemos-la-biblia\/\">reading it<\/a> in light of His person and the history of salvation, and to be transformed individually and communally.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Jesus Christ, the Center:<\/b><\/span> He is the Lord and foundation of the Church, the <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.church\/en\/jesucristo\/\">center<\/a> of our love and loyalty. In Him, we are united in love, in a deep relationship with the <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.church\/en\/trinidad\/\">Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Union with Christ:<\/b><\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.church\/en\/historia-de-salvacion\/\">Salvation<\/a> is not merely the forgiveness of sins, but <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.church\/en\/union\/\">union with Christ<\/a> in a covenant relationship. Jesus Christ reveals God\u2019s loving character, seeks us out, and calls us to be reconciled with Him.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>A Holy People:<\/b><\/span> Being united to Him, we aspire to <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.church\/en\/santidad\/\">reflect His character<\/a> according to His Word, living in His grace and being guided by the Holy Spirit. This calling is not a heavy burden but a loving response that leads us to live with faith, hope, and love toward God and others.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Integral Spiritual Formation:<\/b><\/span> We focus on <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.church\/en\/cristoforma\/\">Christ being formed in us<\/a> through individual and communal practices that transform every area of life: family, education, work, business, civic engagement, social help, and service in the local and global church.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Living on Mission:<\/b><\/span> We love God, our neighbor, and creation, joining His redemptive work. God sent His Son out of love, and <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.church\/en\/missio-dei\/\">we have been sent<\/a> to represent Christ in the world.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Contextual Living:<\/b><\/span> We inhabit culture with discernment, valuing what is good, while seeking restoration and transformation in Christ according to His Word.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>The Body of Christ in Motion:<\/b><\/span> We are led by the Holy Spirit to be witnesses in word and action, making disciples of Christ both locally and globally.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Divine Justice:<\/b><\/span> We tangibly and relationally show His love, imitating the character of Christ and valuing the image of God in everyone.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Meaningful Worship:<\/b><\/span> Our worship, beyond music, includes all practices that draw us nearer to God\u2019s grace and power in creative and relevant ways.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Intelligible Worship:<\/b><\/span> In worship, we gather to encounter God in a way that everyone can understand\u2014both those inside and outside the community.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Transformative Worship:<\/b><\/span> In <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.church\/en\/liturgia\/\">worship<\/a>, we respond to His Word, the Sacraments, and the Spirit in obedience and love, learning from the different streams of Christian spirituality throughout history.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>A Spiritual Home:<\/b><\/span> We want to be a place of love, joy, and peace that reflects God\u2019s character and His desire for all people to return to Him: men and women, children and youth, of all ages, social groups, and cultures.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>A Healthy Community:<\/b><\/span> We want to be a biblically healthy community, guided by His Word and not distracted from the witness of Christ, spiritual growth, and mutual care. We aim to live by the principle that people and relationships are more important than programs, being a Christlike community.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Digital Tools:<\/b><\/span> Alongside face-to-face relationships, especially in small groups, we will use technology to fulfill our mission.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Collaborative Work:<\/b><\/span> We value <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.church\/en\/colaboracion\/\">unity<\/a> in Christ above denominational differences, emphasizing what unites us, while also appreciating our identity as part of the Free Methodist Church.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About us \u2013 Four Characteristics&nbsp;\u2013 Mario &amp; Karina \u2013 Free Methodist Church Summary: Our core values include the centrality of God\u2019s Word, union with Christ, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1176","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/beta.church\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1176","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/beta.church\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/beta.church\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beta.church\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beta.church\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1176"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/beta.church\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1176\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1251,"href":"https:\/\/beta.church\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1176\/revisions\/1251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/beta.church\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}