{"id":4939,"date":"2017-10-13T18:33:15","date_gmt":"2017-10-13T18:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projecttransformation.org\/tennessee\/?page_id=4939"},"modified":"2017-10-13T18:41:41","modified_gmt":"2017-10-13T18:41:41","slug":"core-values","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/projecttransformation.org\/tennessee\/about-us\/core-values","title":{"rendered":"Core Values"},"content":{"rendered":"

WESLEYAN PRACTICE OF FAITH<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Our Christian faith is central to who we are and the work we do at Project Transformation.<\/p>\n

MUTUAL RELATIONSHIPS<\/strong><\/h2>\n

With Wesleyan practice of faith as our core, guiding premise, mutual relationships serve as the primary method through which all other core values are realized.<\/p>\n

INTENTIONAL COMMUNITY<\/h2>\n

We believe everyone has sacred worth, created in the image of God
\nWe believe everyone is worthy of love and grace
\nWe value mutuality, diversity, and reconciliation where all persons and perspectives are equal
\nWe practice radical hospitality where we welcome all with care and consideration
\nWe practice intentional, Christian community which requires openness, authenticity, and vulnerability<\/p>\n

CONNECTIONAL MINISTRY<\/h2>\n

We believe in the power of the church\u2019s connectional nature
\nWe believe the local church is an essential partner in community transformation
\nWe create partnerships, where the mutual investment of neighbors, volunteers, and churches multiplies resources and assets<\/p>\n

DISCERNMENT OF PURPOSE<\/h2>\n

We believe everyone has unique gifts, passions, and talents endowed by God
\nWe believe God can use our unique gifts, passions, and talents for a greater purpose of ministry and service in the world
\nWe foster an intentional environment of practice and self reflection
\nWe encourage and empower self-discovery and cultivation of gifts, passions, and talents so young people discern their vocation<\/p>\n

EMPOWERMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE<\/h2>\n

We connect the energy and ideas of young people with churches and under-resourced communities to bring about change
\nWe believe young people are capable of helping solve communities\u2019 toughest issues when given the opportunity to lead and serve
\nWe value young people’s passions, innovation, and enthusiasm and give space for their voice in evaluation and development of the organization
\nWe empower children and youth to become servant leaders in their own communities<\/p>\n

SERVANT LEADERSHIP<\/h2>\n

We practice Christ-inspired leadership which seeks to put the needs of others before self for the greater good
\nWe believe in sharing power and investing in others so that they may fully live into their God-given gifts, passions, and talents
\nWe believe in laboring with love, justice, compassion, humility, and accountability
\nWe believe in practicing rest which promotes personal wholeness and renewal<\/p>\n

HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT<\/h2>\n

We believe learning engages and develops the whole self: mind, body, and spirit
\nWe believe that every child and community has unique assets and the right to thrive
\nWe believe that spiritual formation is an essential part of development
\nWe develop literacy and social-emotional skills and knowledge for future success
\nWe seek to inspire a love of learning with a positive, fun-filled, experiential, and relational environment<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

WESLEYAN PRACTICE OF FAITH Our Christian faith is central to who we are and the work we do at Project Transformation. MUTUAL RELATIONSHIPS With Wesleyan practice of faith as our core, guiding premise, mutual relationships serve as the primary method through which all other core values are realized. INTENTIONAL COMMUNITY We believe everyone has sacred […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":48,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/projecttransformation.org\/tennessee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4939"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/projecttransformation.org\/tennessee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/projecttransformation.org\/tennessee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projecttransformation.org\/tennessee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projecttransformation.org\/tennessee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4939"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/projecttransformation.org\/tennessee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4939\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4945,"href":"https:\/\/projecttransformation.org\/tennessee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4939\/revisions\/4945"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projecttransformation.org\/tennessee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/48"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/projecttransformation.org\/tennessee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}