Our Culture Points
Please read through our culture points as we continue this journey together. Pray for the team periodically as you prepare your heart and mind to go.
Safety
Our teams make safety the first priority.
Safety in every leg of travel, every ministry site, and every activity. Structures are in place to facilitate multiple leaders caring for each missionary, and guidelines have been implemented to ensure that no person is ever alone. Each leader must constantly frame each daily activity through the safety of themselves and their team. Additionally, team members strive to create an emotionally and spiritually safe environment that they and their teammates can thrive and grow within. “I will strive to care for and keep myself and others safe.”
Honor
Our teams make honor the cornerstone of any ministry experience.
Honor creates the environment for God to work. Our teams express this honor in three ways: 1) Honor our leaders and fellow team members including the gifts inside of them. 2) Honor the people we’re ministering to – Not just those in the streets during designated ministry times but making it a lifestyle – every person we encounter including hotel staff and translators. 3) Honor God as a member of our team. We welcome Him into our midst at every morning meeting and onto every bus through prayer and worship. “I will honor my leaders, fellow team members, and those I am ministering to.”
Faith
Our teams believe for the impossible.
The vision of One International tests the line of what is possible. Though missions provide opportunities for faith to be tested, we expect our teams to also test the line of what is possible. Our teams carry high expectations for each other, their leaders, and their God. “I will keep an attitude of faith in myself and my fellow team members.”
Fun
Our teams possess contagious joy.
Fun brings teams together. Our goal is for each team member to walk away from each trip with life-long friends created through impactful and FUN experiences. Traveling is fun. Experiencing new cultures is fun. Doing it with friends is even more fun. Missions should be FUN! “I will strive to create experiences for my team members that are both impacting and fun.”
Unity
Our teams operate in a spirit of unity.
If fun brings teams together, unity through love bonds them together. Each team member will join together to create a culture of safety, honor, faith, fun, growth, and transformation. “I will do my best to bring unity, love and camaraderie to my team.”