EBCLA's vision is to become a "Faith Village" where life together reflects God's work in creation. Their mission is to train followers of Jesus who embody reconciliation and outreach. Their core values of hope, humility and hospitality mean embracing all people, even those unlike ourselves, as Christ embraced and died for sinners. They aim to create space for everyone in their hearts through unconditional love, as taught by Jesus.

1. OUR VISION
God is forming EBCLA into a Faith Village: a unique social
community whose life together is both a picture and a
preview of what God is doing in and for all of creation.

2. OUR MISSION & CORE VALUES
We exist to be and bring Christ’s hope, humility, and hospitality to the
world, and thus our mission must be to train heroic apprentices of Jesus
who clearly embrace and embody biblical reconciliation and missional living.

3. HOPE HUMILITY HOSPITALITY

4. UNCONDITIONAL
HOSPITALITY
HEBREWS 132 Don’t forget to
extend your hospitality to all—
even to strangers—for as you
know, some have unknowingly
shown kindness to heavenly
messengers in this way.

5. 220,000,000 Results for “Hospitality”
Hospitality Industry. Taking great care of paying customers.
No references to Jesus or Church.

6. “Friendliness”
A friendly disposition, attitude or creating a friendly atmosphere
in community.

7. Kingdom Hospitality
Making room for another (corporate inclusion)
Creating space for another in your heart (inner embrace)
Much DEEPER than friendliness.

9. CREATING SPACE
FOR EVERYONE IN
OUR HEARTS
MATTHEW 543 “You have
heard that it was said, ‘Love
your neighbor. Hate your
enemy.’ 44 But here is what I
tell you. Love your enemies.
Pray for those who hurt you.

10. We Don’t Want to Make Room for ‘UNs’
UNcomfortable. UNdesirable. UNpleasant. UNholy.
UNfamiliar. UNattractive. UNqualified. UNGODLY.

11. Rev. Danilo Cortez
GCN, Portland
January 9, 2015
LUKE 628Bless those who
call down curses on you.
And pray for those who treat
you badly.

12. ROMANS 56 At just the right time Christ died for
ungodly people. He died for us when we had no power
of our own. 7 It is unusual for anyone to die for a godly
person. Maybe someone would be willing to die for a
good person. 8 But here is how God has shown his love
for us. While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

13. ROMANS 56 At just the right time Christ died for
ungodly people. He died for us when we had no power
of our own. 7 It is unusual for anyone to die for a godly
person. Maybe someone would be willing to die for a
good person. 8 But here is how God has shown his love
for us. While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

14. So whenever we refuse to create space in our
hearts for someone completely UNlike us…

15. Our Hope grows as we
become more and more
rooted in the love of Jesus.
Hope
Humility
Hospitality
LOVE OF CHRIST
Our Humility emerges from
our Hope as we become
less selfish and more giving.
Our Hospitality reveals how
much Jesus’ love is actually
transforming us into a Faith
Village (Picture & Preview).

16. His Dream for America
Still Hasn’t Happened
in Our Churches
“I have a dream that one day
on the red hills of Georgia,
the sons of former slaves and
the sons of former slave
owners will be able to sit
together at the table of
brotherhood.”