DESCRIPTION: Going up, increasing, approaching a higher level; finding the strength or ability to respond adequately to a challenging situation.

ACTION STATEMENT: We rise to challenges that equip us to serve in greater ways.

SCRIPTURE: Isaiah 40:31
But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.

DESCRIPTION: Having a balanced and sensible outlook; present-focused, self-aware, emotionally stable; exhibiting clarity of thought, emotional resilience, and inner peace.

ACTION STATEMENT: We reflect Christ by being stable and well-balanced in all our interactions.

SCRIPTURE: Colossians 2:6–7
Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.

DESCRIPTION: Regarding others with high respect, great esteem.

ACTION STATEMENT: We treat everyone with dignity and respect at all times.

SCRIPTURE: I Peter 2:17a
Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God.

DESCRIPTION: Positive in attitude and full of energy and new ideas; a force that stimulates change or progress within a system or process.

ACTION STATEMENT: We are energized to create and embrace change.

SCRIPTURE: Isaiah 43:18–19a
Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?

DESCRIPTION: A stimulant, a blessing, and a source of refreshment to others; restoring the strength of the soul.

ACTION STATEMENT: As we are refreshed by God, we refresh others with our attitudes, actions, and words.

SCRIPTURE: Psalm 23:3
He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake.