After scripture, this is the document which we are most governed by as a church body.
This statement details the doctrinal issues which we agree to firmly hold to in the unity of the Spirit.
Detailing how we worship & serve together even in areas where we may differ.
Below are the 6 core values which provide the spiritual direction and pattern of ministry at Harbour Shores. Click each core to learn more.
Worship is our passionate life priority – to give God the glory He demands and deserves. “Man’s chief end is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever.” Worship is the humbling of the heart to acknowledge the greatness of God. It is both the ultimate duty and the source of ultimate joy for man. Scripture expresses the worship of God by His people both as a way of life and as a planned corporate experience. As a fellowship, we seek to foster worship as a manner of life. We who have experienced the unbelievable mercy of God in salvation are to see our lives as a “living sacrifice” that is to be presented to God as an act of worship. With grateful expressions of prayer and godly perspectives from the Word, we see all components of our lives as sacred, no matter how mundane. As each individual life has experienced fellowship with and devotion to God, we gather regularly to multiply our expressions of praise that we may “with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, our corporate worship is an outworking of our individual worship. Worship, as a planned corporate experience, is the coming together of the people of God to express the ultimate value of and love for God. Both the Old and New Testaments bear out the fact that God wants His people to come together to worship Him corporately. We desire our worship to be God-centered, Christ-exalting, Scripture-directed, and Spirit-led worship that pleases God and transcends style or atmosphere. We are committed to lives of worship that are passionate and sincere, coming from thankful and obedient hearts.
Discipleship is the process of communicating spiritual truth from one believer to another, so as to grow spiritually as we mature together as followers of Jesus Christ. Scripture describes this as progressive sanctification. (2 Tim 2:2, Matt 28:18-20, Romans 6:12-19) Discipleship is the process of applying truth to life, and it is only effective when we become obedient to that truth. Biblical discipleship fosters spiritual maturity. (Colossians 1:28). We as individuals are committed to participating in the lifelong discipleship process in our own lives. (Hebrews 5:11- 6:1) We desire to become doers of the Word, not just hearers of the Word. While discipleship occurs in formal teaching, it is most effective through relational mentoring and modeling. It is the responsibility of every believer to disciple other believers. We are committed to godly involvement in the lives of others that results in the building up of one another. (Eph. 4:11-13, Heb. 10:24-25)
Outreach is our passionate mission, both as individuals and as a community of believers, to joyfully join God’s plan to reach men and women of all people groups with the Gospel of Jesus Christ (Genesis 12:2-3; Matthew 28:19-20; Acts 1:8; Revelation 5:9). (2 Corinthians 5:18-21; Acts 2:41; 4:18; Romans 10:15). God is greatly glorified when His people show Christ-like mercy to those in need, whether they be widows, orphans, poor, sick, imprisoned or hurting (James 1:29; Luke 4:18-21; Matthew 25:34-40). Genuine compassion may be a point of connection for the Gospel. Extending mercy to those in need communicates the nature and love of God. However, because God is most glorified when individuals from all people groups become worshippers of God by faith in the Son of God, compassionate outreach must be accompanied by the message of the Gospel. (Romans 15:8-9; Revelation 5:9; Luke 4:18-21; Rom 15:8-9; James 2:14-17) We believe that a pattern of outreach and missions was established and demonstrated by the early church, whereby they went out, proclaiming and making disciples, and establishing churches of new believers. Our outreach responsibility begins locally and extends globally. This pattern is God-originated, Christ-centered, and Spirit-empowered. It is our joyful responsibility, individually and corporately, to be equipped to share the Gospel as we nurture loving relationships with the lost, consistently identifying and demonstrating compassion for those in need. (Matthew 28:19-20; Acts 11:22 13:1; Romans 16:1; 1 Corinthians 1:2; Acts 1:8)
Fellowship is the collective responsibility of believers to share with one another the common pursuit of growing in their personal relationship with Jesus Christ. It implies a dependence upon God and connection with all believers in the church body, regardless of socio-economic and cultural backgrounds. Because all believers are in Christ, our fellowship with one another and with God is part of and is based upon the fellowship that exists between God the Father, Son and Spirit. (John 17) Fellowship with God and one another is cultivated as we live the truth of God’s Word. This requires confessing sins and obeying God’s word. True fellowship includes loving one another, meeting one another’s needs, praying for and with one another, admonishing one another for the purpose of maintaining and restoring this precious fellowship, studying God’s Word together, encouraging one another, honoring one another, being patient with one another, grieving with one another in times of pain and loss, and rejoicing with one another in times of joy. We, the members of Christ’s body, are called to fellowship by utilizing the gifts of grace given to each individual. We recognize there are many gifts, all of which are important to the functioning of the body. We are expected to encourage each other to discover and use our gifts to help equip one another to do God’s work in the world and to build up Christ’s church. As we do this work together, the body will grow together in unity of faith and knowledge of Christ. We will truly represent Christ, in all His fullness, to the world. (Heb 10:12, Romans 4:25, Matt 27:46, John 17:20-26, I John 3:16-18,1 John 4: 7-8, Matt 18:15-20,1 Thess 5:11,1 Cor 12:24-25,1 Thess 5:14, John 17:24, Romans 12:15, I John 1:3,1 John 1:7, Phil 3:10, Gal 2:9, 2 Cor 13:14, Psalms 55:14, Acts 2:42,1 Cor 1:9, Phil 3:10, Eph 4:16)
Prayer is the resource by which we constantly communicate and fellowship with the living God. Through it, we acknowledge our need of the help of the Holy Spirit in adjusting and aligning our minds and our hearts to God’s good and perfect will for us. While Scripture commands us to pray, we also see prayer as our God-given privilege. It is the “offering up of our desires to God for things agreeable to His will in the name of Christ with confession of our sins and thankful acknowledgement of His mercies.” (Luke 18:1, 1 Thess. 5:17, Romans 8:26) Prayer is our individual and corporate declaration of dependence upon God. The prayer life of a follower of Christ is a measure of his intimacy with God, an intimacy which is to be deepening as time passes. It is our corporate responsibility to ensure that all aspects of ministry and fellowship be preceded, under girded, and empowered by prayer as modeled by Jesus Christ. This must be exemplified in the practice and teaching of prayer. (Matthew 7:7-12) Through prayer we glorify God by honoring His name, seeking His Kingdom, and submitting to His will. God desires to accomplish His will and purpose through the prayers of His people. Therefore, we are committed to hold prayer as a high and ever-existent priority. (Matthew 6:9-13, John 17)
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Fritz & Lynette Good have been serving with Harbour Shores Church since ’90. Fritz was a Master Trooper with the Indiana State Police for 21 years, serving primarily in Marion and Hamilton County. They were the first missionaries sent by HSC in ’93 to Saint Petersburg, Russia with the Co-Mission for a 1 year assignment. During this year, they felt the call of God on their lives to pursue career foreign missions. Their desire was to return to Russia, but God closed that door and opened an opportunity for them to be church-planting missionaries in Berlin, Germany. In Jan. of ’02, the Good family moved to Berlin to plan and establish CrossWay International Baptist Church. Fritz’ primary roles were counseling, discipleship, and oversight of children’s ministries. In ’17, Fritz and Lynette strongly sensed the Lord was redirecting their future, so they moved back to Noblesville, IN, primarily to be strategically involved in HSC and to care for both of their widowed mothers. In January ’18, Fritz accepted the role of Dir. of Counseling Ministry. He has a M.A. degree in Biblical Counseling from Faith Bible Seminary (Lafayette, IN). They have 4 grown daughters, 3 son-in-laws, 4 grandchildren, and are anxiously awaiting their 5th grandchild to arrive, a 4 year old Chinese boy from mainland China! God continues to bless our family in such amazing ways! Email Fritz
Grace Kaufman is a native of Fishers, Indiana, and the daughter of Harbour Shores members, Beth and Bob Barge. Growing up, she attended First Baptist Church in Carmel and worked with the livestock at Conner Prairie, where she is still on staff. She attended Grace College, where she worked as a paraprofessional and Spanish translator at Madison Elementary School. Grace also studied abroad in Argentina for sixth months. In May 2020, she graduated with her Bachelor’s Degree in Educational Ministries and Spanish. She started attending Harbour Shores in 2019, later marrying her husband Kyle Kaufman, in 2020. After their wedding day, they relocated to Fort Wayne where Grace has worked one-on-one with young children with autism, at Hopebridge Autism Therapy Center, as a registered behavior technician. From 2019 to 2020, Grace served as a Spanish translator and Vacation Bible School leader at Harbour Shores. Now, she is thrilled by the opportunity to help children at Harbour Shores better know, love, and live for Jesus Christ as the Children’s Ministries Director! Email Grace
Amy & Patrick Fata have been serving as music directors at HSC since October of ’17. Amy and Patrick met at Huntington University (Huntington, IN). Amy, from Hillsdale, MI, and Patrick, from Paris, France, married after graduating as music majors in ’96 and continued their education in music performance at the Jordan College of Fine Arts at Butler University (Indianapolis, IN). They have traveled across the states and abroad with their music ministry and have both served as adjunct faculty at Taylor University (Upland, IN). Amy is also the choral director at Highlands Latin School of Indianapolis, and Patrick writes curriculum for Memoria Press and also accompanies for the Indianapolis Youth Chorale and the Indianapolis Children’s Choirs. The Fatas have released 5 CD projects and continue their songwriting efforts. Their greatest creations, however, are 2 precious daughters, Liliana and Sabrina.
Amanda Hunt serves in the Administrative Support, bringing organization, efficiency, and a warm presence to our church community. With a heart for service and a knack for detail, Amanda ensures that the daily operations of the church run smoothly, supporting both the pastoral staff and congregation.
Amanda is happily married to Jeremy and is a loving mother to three wonderful children: Madyson, Gracie, and Owen. They have been members of HSC since 2006. Outside of her administrative duties, she enjoys spending quality time with her family both at home and traveling, engaging in community activities, and serving in other church ministries.
Scott Lewis has been Facilities Manager at Harbour Shores since ’98. He graduated from Vincennes University with an A.S. in Electronics Technology in ’83 and does a phenomenal job overseeing the upkeep and maintenance of all the buildings, facilities and grounds here at Harbour Shores. Scott and his wife, Rebecca, serve and minister faithfully here at HSC and have three wonderful children. Scott is an all around awesome dude. We wouldn’t know what to do without him! Email Scott
Rob & Cricket have been members of Harbour Shores since 2000. Together they taught Jr. High for 4 years and have hosted a Bible study in their home for close to 20 years. Rob has taught several Sun. p.m. electives, adult Sun. a.m. classes and has written several HSC curriculums: “The Quest” & “The Case” for Jr. High, “The Walk” for discipleship/sanctification, “Special Forces” designed to train/equip/motivate men, and “Cross Fit Marriage”; a marriage training course. They have adult 2 sons and a precious daughter in-law; Joshua, Caleb & Hannah. Rob earned a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design in ’88 and an MFA from the University of Illinois at Chicago in ’92. Rob & Cricket also serve as board members for The Attic Theatre and enjoy using their creativity together, both on stage and behind the scenes. Whether in their church family, at work, or in the community, they consider it a high privilege to be able to serve their risen Savior, the Lord, Jesus Christ. Email Rob
Steve & Nyla have attended Harbour Shores since ’90. Steve serves as the elder over our AWANA Ministry. In addition to that, he teaches and leads in the Alpha Adult Bible Fellowship. Steve earned a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology at Letourneau College (Longview, TX). They have 1 adult son, Seth. Email Steve
Jeremy and his family have been attending and worshipping at Harbour Shores for many years, since 2006! Jeremy became an elder in 2021 and serves in a number of ways, teaching and leading at The Shore.
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Ray has been attending Harbour Shores since ‘93, and Carly since ‘96. Ray has been an elder since 2021. Throughout his time at HSC, Ray has gone from growing up in children’s church and youth group to serving as a youth group leader, small group ministry, music/worship ministry, and served as a deacon. Ray is a graduate of Anderson University where he received his bachelors in Business Management as well as his Masters of Business Administration. Ray & Carly have 2 children and are blessed to be a part of the body of HSC.
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