{"id":9344,"date":"2024-01-29T14:00:55","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T22:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefount.church\/church\/?p=9344"},"modified":"2024-01-29T13:07:24","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T21:07:24","slug":"mission-vision-values-the-fount-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefount.church\/church\/2024\/01\/29\/mission-vision-values-the-fount-account\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission, Vision, Values – The Fount Account"},"content":{"rendered":"

Growing up as a 3rd generation pastor\u2019s kid. I have seen, experienced, and critiqued what it means to be a Christian. I’ve worshiped in a conservative Korean setting where sticking to the rules and having good behavior was the model of a good Christian. I\u2019ve also served and led in several mainline denomination churches where polity, traditions, and church history were the pillars of Christian foundation.<\/p>\n

When God called me and my family to plant Free Life Community Church back in 2020 I thought I had it all figured out.\u00a0 Create a core team,\u00a0 get some great musicians, lights, and a smoke machine, and find a building where I can pack out. However, God had other plans for the world.\u00a0 Covid-19 became a household name, social-distance became our new norm, and the enemy was having a field day in our communities, country, and the church.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>My definition of a Christian drastically changed. All the training, all the experiences, and all the services that I attended didn\u2019t seem to mean much anymore. So, what do I do next? Well, a smart woman once told me, \u201cif you ever get lost, read the Word of God\u201d. I\u2019m glad I remembered what my grandmother said to me. I got down on my knees, opened God\u2019s word and started to search for God and of course I found Him. I found God as He was faithful to Abraham. I found God as He saved the family of Noah, I found God as He showed up in a burning bush, I found God as Job was tormented by the enemy but God was still faithful, and of course I found God in fragile man named Jesus, who came to earth to sacrifice Himself on the cross so that we, sinners, can be set free and live a free life in Christ.<\/p>\n

As I start 2024 as a father, as a husband, and as a pastor leading church called Free Life Community Church: a Gospel-Centered, multi-ethnic, multicultural, multi-lingual church that is on mission to make disciples of Jesus Christ from every nation, tribe, and tongue.\u00a0 My mission is clear: to make God known through preaching His Word. My vision is concrete: to live a life more like Christ so that others may see that knowing His truth will set you free. Finally, my Values are defined by the Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n

Although change can be complicated at times, if we live by the Mission, Vision, and Values of God, I believe that God will always lead us, watch over us, and call us to His purpose.<\/p>\n

Hebrews 13:8-\u201cJesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.\u201d<\/p>\n

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God Bless You<\/p>\n

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Pastor Paul Park<\/p>\n

Lead Pastor Free Life Community Church<\/p>\n

Assistant Pastor, The Fount<\/p>\n

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