Providing us with a clear set of expectations is liberating more than it is limiting! It gives us the freedom to either commit, submit, and abide by the values presented or simply choose not to. By choosing to commit we are coming in alignment with the vision that God has called us to which is for people to experience life-change through Christ.
Christ -
As a Christ-follower it is my commitment to being the primary example of Christ in my everyday life. Choosing to follow him means that everything I do reflects that which He did. Starting with scripture, I will follow Christ and do everything to become even more like him everyday. I commit to developing a character of Christ in every thought and action.
Truth -
I commit to being in accordance with God’s word. I commit to seeing God’s word as the ultimate authority in my life. The truth that comes from His word will be my foundation for all worldview and belief system. My life will reflect one that is in complete alignment with the scriptures. I commit to making truth something I desire and develop in my everyday life.
Unity -
On this team, I commit to unity. Unity that understands that decisions might not always fall in personal alignment but in corporate vision. I commit to not allowing anything that opposes. I commit to unity in the small decisions and in the large ones. I commit to ensuring the unity flows through every heart around me. I commit to promoting unity and stopping division in its tracks.
Discipline -
I commit to ensuring that I am obedient in my decisions & commitments. I commit to doing less if that means I can commit to doing it all. I commit to taking the long road and avoiding shortcuts. I commit to the daily disciplines that come with developing myself as a leader such as: prayer, punctuality, time management and thoroughness.
Generosity -
I commit to living a life of lavish generosity. I commit to a life where the blessing of God is clearly seen not by how much I have but by how much I give. Percentages will not be my aim but my foundation. On top of my financial generosity, I commit to making sure that my time & other resources are spent generously.
Accountability -
I commit to the submission and responsibility for all of my actions. I commit to being held and holding others accountable. By surrendering the areas of my life to others, I commit to being open to being held to a higher standard. As a leader, I know that more is expected of me therefore I leave no room for an action to happen without others being involved. I also commit to keeping others around me accountable for their commitments and actions. Not only will I commit to being accountable for that which I struggle with but also that with which I have encountered success.
Integrity -
I commit to a deep rooted level of integrity. Whether you are looking at the surface or you cut me to the core, my actions and motives will remain consistent. This is not a commit to appear perfect, but instead to remain consistent. Whether my action effects only myself or the whole church, I commit to the motives being pure through and through.
Grace -
I commit to the development of God's calling by displaying and showing grace in every value upon which we stand. I commit to displaying the unmerited mercy that God showed to me by giving it to others. I commit to being so overwhelmed in God's grace to me that I will not be able to withhold it to others.
Honesty Policy -
I promise to speak the truth in love to the 10% to the right person, at the right time, and in the right way...we have a zero tolerance for gossip.
Having thoroughly read and prayed about my involvement with the LC Internship Program, I hereby affix my signature to and agree with this Covenant Agreement.
