CORE VALUES
Our core values are simple:
BROTHERHOOD
Deep down, each of us have a desire to belong to something, to be a part of something bigger than ourselves. Often in today’s culture that plays out at the gym, or the bar, or in some sports venue. It feels good to be a part of a team. To have a bunch of guys you can hang out with and just let loose.
But let’s be honest. Those things eventually fail us, don’t they? We get bored of workout routines or we get injured trying to lift “like we used to.” Our buddies at the bar say they’ve got our back, but most of that talk is gone when the liquor wears off, isn’t it? And, yeah, rallying around a sports team is great and a lot of fun, but there’s never going to be any real depth there, right?
We know these things, yet we keep on running to them to try to meet that longing for brotherhood.
What if there was something better?
What if there was a place you could pour out your heart – all your fears, your struggles, stuff you’ve kept hidden all your life – and instead of hearing crickets or condemnation or dumb, self-serving advice, you are embraced by men that understand. Men that have walked the same road and have found victory. Men that will not only pray for you and encourage you, but who will actually walk alongside of you through all the valleys and mountaintops. Men who will surround you and accept you and challenge you, no matter how many times you fall.
THAT IS BROTHERHOOD!
And yes, it does exist!!
Our Platoons (small groups) are made up of men just like you. Guys that don’t have it all together. Guys that don’t have it all figured out. But they are men that are willing to walk it out with you. Men that are committed to doing whatever it takes to help each other grow closer to Jesus.
But let’s be honest. Those things eventually fail us, don’t they? We get bored of workout routines or we get injured trying to lift “like we used to.” Our buddies at the bar say they’ve got our back, but most of that talk is gone when the liquor wears off, isn’t it? And, yeah, rallying around a sports team is great and a lot of fun, but there’s never going to be any real depth there, right?
We know these things, yet we keep on running to them to try to meet that longing for brotherhood.
What if there was something better?
What if there was a place you could pour out your heart – all your fears, your struggles, stuff you’ve kept hidden all your life – and instead of hearing crickets or condemnation or dumb, self-serving advice, you are embraced by men that understand. Men that have walked the same road and have found victory. Men that will not only pray for you and encourage you, but who will actually walk alongside of you through all the valleys and mountaintops. Men who will surround you and accept you and challenge you, no matter how many times you fall.
THAT IS BROTHERHOOD!
And yes, it does exist!!
Our Platoons (small groups) are made up of men just like you. Guys that don’t have it all together. Guys that don’t have it all figured out. But they are men that are willing to walk it out with you. Men that are committed to doing whatever it takes to help each other grow closer to Jesus.
ACCOUNTABILITY
Again, let’s be honest with each other. Left to ourselves, most of us pretty much stink when it comes to “sticking things out”, right? We’ll resolve to eat better, work out more, drink less, make right choices. But unless we have someone pushing us to stay with it, we almost always fall back to what we’re comfortable with.
The “Christian Walk” is no different. We are, by nature, selfish. Jesus calls us to be selfless. You can fight it out for a little while in your own strength, and you can fake it for a little longer, but by yourself you’ll eventually return to your old ways. Tough truth, but truth nonetheless. That is why you have to have accountability.
You’ve got to have brothers that will climb in the foxhole with you. Men that are willing to get dirty. Men that are in it for the long haul. Brothers that will get in your face when you screw up, but will lovingly lift you up to help get you back on the right path.
You will find that kind of accountability in your Platoon.
As you make the choice to open up and ask for help, you will find a group of brothers that are ready and waiting to get into the battle with you.
“Where we go one, we go all.” (from the movie, White Squall)
The “Christian Walk” is no different. We are, by nature, selfish. Jesus calls us to be selfless. You can fight it out for a little while in your own strength, and you can fake it for a little longer, but by yourself you’ll eventually return to your old ways. Tough truth, but truth nonetheless. That is why you have to have accountability.
You’ve got to have brothers that will climb in the foxhole with you. Men that are willing to get dirty. Men that are in it for the long haul. Brothers that will get in your face when you screw up, but will lovingly lift you up to help get you back on the right path.
You will find that kind of accountability in your Platoon.
As you make the choice to open up and ask for help, you will find a group of brothers that are ready and waiting to get into the battle with you.
“Where we go one, we go all.” (from the movie, White Squall)
DISCIPLESHIP
Brotherhood and accountability mean nothing if they are not accompanied by discipleship. Again, you can find both of those things to some degree at the bar downtown.
What will set us apart is discipleship.
Everything that we do at Band of Brothers is designed for one purpose: to draw you closer to Jesus Christ. To become a “disciple” that follows after Him.
Without Him at the center of your life, nothing else matters. All your accomplishments will fade. You will have no real passion or purpose that lasts.Your legacy will consist of toys and trophies that will be the things of garage sales and landfills once you’re gone.
Jesus changes all of that.
His offer is eternity in heaven with Him. Your salvation is a free gift that is possible only by the sacrifice He paid on the cross. But His call to His followers is one of great cost to us: to lay down our life for His name’s sake.The road of a disciple is not easy. It’s not glamorous. But it is WORTH IT!
At Band of Brothers, you will learn what it looks like to live as a Disciple of Jesus. Not in theories or in good intentions, but in real-life, practical, everyday applications. You’ll be challenged in your Platoons each week to “kill off” more of yourself so that Jesus will become greater in your life. The reason for the skull in our logo is a constant reminder that we called to die to our “self” every day
What will set us apart is discipleship.
Everything that we do at Band of Brothers is designed for one purpose: to draw you closer to Jesus Christ. To become a “disciple” that follows after Him.
Without Him at the center of your life, nothing else matters. All your accomplishments will fade. You will have no real passion or purpose that lasts.Your legacy will consist of toys and trophies that will be the things of garage sales and landfills once you’re gone.
Jesus changes all of that.
His offer is eternity in heaven with Him. Your salvation is a free gift that is possible only by the sacrifice He paid on the cross. But His call to His followers is one of great cost to us: to lay down our life for His name’s sake.The road of a disciple is not easy. It’s not glamorous. But it is WORTH IT!
At Band of Brothers, you will learn what it looks like to live as a Disciple of Jesus. Not in theories or in good intentions, but in real-life, practical, everyday applications. You’ll be challenged in your Platoons each week to “kill off” more of yourself so that Jesus will become greater in your life. The reason for the skull in our logo is a constant reminder that we called to die to our “self” every day