C. Philosophy
     1. We believe that the Lord has ordained the church to be the main instrument for
     ministries which have at their heart the planting, nourishing, supporting and growing of local
     evangelism churches.
    

     2. We feel that it is a priority for us to do what we can to try to reach unreached people with the
     gospel, those who have no substantial church in which they can be taught and discipled in the
     Word of God.
    

     3. We also desire to identify indigenous ministries where Americans work with or under the
     nationals who lead the ministry.

     4. Since we believe that the ministries which receive Faith Promise funds from
     Sawyer Highlands are an extension of our church's ministries, it is desirous for us to be able
     to establish long term "sister" relationships with those churches, maintaining contact with
     them participating in mutual prayer support, assisting in ministry.
   

      5. We believe that god wants us to be a "sending" church. We want more than a simple
      practice of "sending our money" to support missions. We want to send our own people as the
      Lord shows us the need and the resources we have to be able to meet that need.

      6. We will seek to motivate and prepare our church's members for personal participation

      in local, national and foreign missions service. Part of having a "sister" relationship may be
      sending our own members to them for short term service.