Core Values
• It’s not about the money.
Our purpose (living out Isaiah 58:10) and cause trump all other considerations, especially financial. Matthew 6:24 states we cannot serve both God and money, and so it is our conscious decision to focus on, to the best of our ability, what Jesus said in Matthew 6:33 “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” If we seek God’s Kingdom, He’ll provide whatever else we need.
• Every human life has value and purpose.
As God’s highest form of creation, people – those we strive to help, those we work for, and employees of i58:10 Media – are not a means to an end…they are the end.
• There is no room for egos.
Philippians 2:2-4, “Then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves.”
• Excellence is mandatory.
Exodus 36 and 37 tell us how a craftsman named Bezalel was chosen to lead the building of the Tabernacle and the Ark of the Covenant because the Lord “…has filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability and knowledge in all kinds of crafts.” May the Lord fill us, and use us as he did Bezalel.
• We embrace change and adapt to new technology.
God is not stagnant (Isaiah 43:19 “For I am about to do a new thing!”) and if God is doing new things we want to find out what they are and follow as He leads. As our culture develops and utilizes new communication methods, we must utilize these new methods to communicate the timeless message of God’s love and compassion.
• Never take life too seriously.
John 10:10 says Jesus came to bring “life in all its fullness” and that comes when we wholly submit ourselves to God’s sovereignty. i58:10 Media has no “five year plan” or any “formula for success,” all we have is this breath and we desire to worship God and enjoy Him while we have it. Submitting to God takes the pressure off and frees us up to be led by God’s Spirit…and that’s FUN!!
