At it’s meeting in April 2008 each Micah Board Executive Committee member was asked to identify no more than 3 values of critical importance to the health and well-being of the Micah Network. The individual lists were then compared, and after deleting duplicates the values could be easily clustered into 4 primary “categories”.  With two changes, the values were endorsed at the Micah Network Board meeting in July 2009.

The recommendation was that we select the following Four Core Values:

o    CHRIST-CENTRED
o    EQUITY
o    HUMILITY
o    UNITY IN DIVERSITY

What follows is an attempt to very briefly describe these values, which draw heavily on the Micah Network Partnership Values.

God bless,

Rev. Dino L Touthang
Chairman, Micah Network

Micah Network Core Values

CHRIST-CENTRED

Jesus Christ is our inspiration and motivation, and we acknowledge that the true worth of what we do will be determined by the extent to which are joined to him, and our work shaped by him (John 15.1-10). We joyfully acknowledge our dependence upon him, and seek the empowerment of the Holy Spirit as we strive to be among those who “do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with God.” (Micah 6.8) 

EQUITY

Jesus treated every person equally, without regard for their social or economic status (Mark 12.14). We aspire to the same godly “disinterest” in status in our personal and organisational relationships, and we will endeavour to resist those attitudes and practices that link influence and authority to economic power, gender, or geography.

HUMILITY

Humility, nurtured by a proper appreciation and understanding of God, self and others, is critical to godly relationships (1 Peter 5.5). We aspire to the humility that will enable us to learn from each other. Such humility liberates us from the need to dominate and own, in order that we might serve one another in love (Philippians 2.1-8). 

UNITY IN DIVERSITY

We rejoice in the richness of our diversity, and we thank God for the profound joy of fellowship and interdependence in Christ that transcends the divisions of race, culture, gender, economics, geography and history.  Such joy is at the heart of Jesus’ vision for his disciples and a profound sign of the character and love of God (John 17.20-26).  We acknowledge the seriousness of the call to make every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit (Eph 4.3) in our fellowship for the sake of the Gospel.