Our Purpose
To lead this generation to a life-changing encounter with Jesus Christ and connect them to a community of believers committed to becoming God’s masterpiece.
Our Values
We value ACCEPTANCE…everyone matters to God.
Everyone matters to God and therefore they matter to us. God demonstrated the high value He places on people when He gave His very best, His Son, to provide the gift of salvation.
We value RELEVANCE…although our methods will change, the message will not.
Mosaic is a place that helps connect those who are spiritually exploring God’s love and truth. To do this, we're committed to help people connect God’s timeless truth from the Bible with their day-to-day life. The challenge for us is that the Bible was written a long time ago for people in another culture. The fact that we are in Culpeper in the twenty first century doesn't change the message that God gave 2000 years ago, but it does mean that we need to do some work to connect it to our lives today.
It’s nothing new. It’s the kind of thing the Bible referred to in Ecclesiastes 12:10 which says, "The teacher searched to find just the right words." In fact, it’s exactly what Jesus did. Whether it was stories about sheep and goats, vineyard workers, or a guy who throws a party, Jesus used the current language and daily life of those around him to communicate truth.
We value APPLICATION OF SCRIPTURE…teaching is for life-change.
Mosaic is a place for people on every part of the spiritual journey, from those just investigating whether there is a God, to those who have made following Christ the priority of their life. This is a safe place for everyone. But safe doesn’t mean serenity. The Bible presents a dangerous message of life change. We don’t assume everyone believes, or even knows the Bible, but we do assume everyone who comes through our doors is open to exploring it. We believe the Bible is God’s inerrant truth and it is foundational to everything we do.
We value DOING LIFE TOGETHER…life change happens best in community groups.
We aren’t interested in being a church where a lot of people get together for an inspiring service but never move beyond the casual arm's distance relationships of an auditorium. We want to grow by really "doing life together." Community is knowing and being known, loving and being loved, celebrating and being celebrated, and serving and being served. Those people who really grow at Mosaic are those who move beyond the auditorium through serving and/or being part of a community group and building friendships in which all of these happen.
We value DOING CHURCH AS A TEAM…every believer is gifted and called to do ministry.
Everyone has something they’re passionate about. We believe that God has equipped every person with gifts and passions so they can make a difference. We will encourage you and help you to use and develop your gifts and talents in service to our church, community and world.
We value UNITY AND DIVERSITY…we focus on things that unite us, not that divide us.
We believe that the body of Christ should always promote unity and downplay differences. We organize in a way that minimizes our differences and maximizes what we have in common. We desire unity not uniformity.
We value EXCELLENCE…God is honored by excellence.
We don't believe in striving for unrealistic perfection. We do believe excellence is about bringing your best to God’s work and to life in general. Whenever we do anything as a church we want to bring our "A game." Whether it’s our communication and music, how we hold babies in the nursery or how we take care of the building, we want it to reflect this.
We value SOCIAL JUSTICE…compassion toward all people.
Mosaic is a church that believes in the value of all human beings no matter where you call home or whether you are just beginning life or nearing the end. All persons deserve fair treatment and compassion.
