Values

The seven core values of fab.church are:

community

generosity

diversity

authenticity

inclusivity

positivity

creativity

1. Community

We live in a culture where social media means ‘my’ media, and where the focus is on what individuals post, create, and share on their own social profile. We also live in a culture where there is a breakdown of family and relationships and people find themselves alone, abandoned, alienated, or overlooked.

We seek to bless each other and the community, putting the needs of others and the community before our own.

We welcome and nurture those who have been disenfranchised from families and relationships — perhaps through bereavement or breakdown.

We minister to one another in love, not only through our own strength, but through asking the Holy Spirit to fill us and fill us with God’s love.

2. Generosity

God is love, and this love is expressed in community (what many call the Holy Trinity). Through Christ, God is in the process of extending this love to creation — a mission to bring order out of the chaos of hurt and brokenness caused by humanity.

It is through Christ that we are made holy before God such that God can live in us by the Holy Spirit, transforming us from the inside, and empowering us to join in with God’s mission of love, therefore we understand that sin is whenever we put ourselves first, at the expense of God, others, and the world around us.

We put God before ourselves, spending time seeking and understanding God’s will for ourselves, others, and the world.

We put others before ourselves, doing our best not to say or do something that would be at someone else’s expense.

We put creation before ourselves, seeking to live lives in harmony with nature, and doing our best to live sustainably and without harming the environment.

3. Diversity

Humans are made in the image of God, and it is through our diversity that we fully represent God in the world. No one person is fully representative of God, and our community is blessed when it is truly diverse in every aspect of humanity — our physicality, emotions, intellect, and spirituality.

We embrace members from every race, age, gender, sexuality, status, and ability including those who have been excluded such as those from the rainbow and alt-lifestyle (kink) communities.

We do not insist on conformity to social ‘norms’ but accept all who wish to share companionship as we journey together.

4. Authenticity

Christians have a wide range of experience and beliefs and we are all on a journey together. We all experience the sacredness of God in different ways.

We value being our true selves before God and with each other — sharing our highs and lows, our joys and pains, our past and present, and our successes and failures — in a safe, accepting, non-judgmental, and affirming community.

We recognise that none of us have arrived at the final destination and we are all learners, but commit to journeying and experiencing the sacredness of God together.

We recognise that none of us are perfect and are all works in progress.

5. Inclusivity

Churches have often been barriers to people encountering God and being sustained in that encounter — whether it is the exclusivity presented in buildings, hierarchy of roles, or in doctrine.

We foster an environment where all feel welcome and embraced – especially those who feel as if they are different or do not have a labels that adequately describe them.

We recognise that God is of no gender but embraces all genders, but respect that Jesus called God ‘Father’ and the incarnate Christ was a human male, however, where possible, we try to use inclusive language when referring to God.

6. Positivity

Fab is a positive community, but this does not mean you cannot be your true self and admit when you are feeling down, struggling, suffering, or going through a tough time!

We are a community where we build each other up, offer mutual encouragement, and provide pastoral support.

7. Creativity

We are created in the image of a creative God, and to be creative is to be human.

We seek to use our God-given creativity to bless others and the world around us.

We welcome and encourage the sharing of creativity — through texting, writing, photography, graphics, audio, video, and music — to build a resource of blessings.

You are welcome to join our community…

No matter who you are or where you are from, you are welcome to join Fab.church. When you first join Fab Church you become a Guest Member which means you can participate in the community with no commitment or expectations. You simply come as you are as our guest.