Vision & Values

St John’s Harborne:
A heart for God, our city and the nations

Our Vision

Our vision at St John’s is to be a faithful Christian community that commits to God in passionate worship, to one another in devoted service and to the world in sacrificial love

Our Values

We long to live every aspect of our lives seeking to give glory to our loving faithful Heavenly Father.

We desire Jesus - His person, His love, His mercy and His power to shine through all that we do.

We seek to be responsive to the Holy Spirit in all life and ministry, enabling us to enjoy life, as well as being sustained in challenging times.

We want to be a people who are fully committed to the whole of the Bible, borne out in faithful, obedient and fulfilled lives.

We seek genuine intimacy with God the Father and growth in our communion with Him.

We want to show love both to those within our fellowship, and those not yet part of it.

We seek completely truthful, consistent and open relationships with God, with others and with ourselves.

We desire to do all to the Glory of God, which requires our very best – not in comparison to others, but to reach our personal and corporate potential before God.

We want every expression of ours, whether speech, music, or manner - to be non-hyped, natural and reality-based.

We want to use music, terminology and outreach methods that are in touch with the needs of our community.

We approach leadership as a team effort with one person, the Vicar, focussing the vision and overseeing the goal-setting.

We are committed to freely give away all that we have freely received from God.

Our Mission

To reach people with the Good News of Jesus
To provide a church home for Christians in the Harborne area
To unite the spiritual and rational aspects of the gospel
To establish missional communities to reach people with the gospel
To pursue and demonstrate unity within and beyond St John’s