We are encouraging family, building each other up and creating beauty. We are a refuge. We choose the hard over easy, challenging over easy, risk over security. We are Valiant. We are authentic, our values aren’t hidden and you see what you get, we do what we say. We are thermostats not thermometer. We are the same in public and in private. Savages set the tone. Kindness and Gentleness.

Purpose: To love the Lord our God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength, and to love our neighbors as ourselves (Mark 12:30-31).

Mission: Our family exists to glorify God by cultivating a home of grace, truth, joy, and service. We will encourage one another to grow in Christ, embrace challenges with courage, steward our gifts wisely, and impact the world with love.

Core Values:

• Living Prayerfully: Embracing a daily rhythm of prayer and worship, recognizing God’s presence in all aspects of life.

• Celebrating Creativity: Expressing and enjoying God’s presence through imaginative and generous living.

• Practicing Hospitality: Creating welcoming spaces for others, treating each person as if they were Christ Himself.

• Expressing Mercy and Justice: Demonstrating God’s compassion by advocating for and serving the poor and oppressed.

• Engaging in Mission and Evangelism: Actively sharing God’s presence and relevance through words and actions in areas where He may be overlooked.

• Learning and Discipleship: Committing to lifelong learning to deepen one’s faith and disciple others across various spheres of society.

Family Scripture: “TBD”

Thigs we want our children to know:

• Pray 
• Study Word
• Hear Holy Spirit 
• Practice Hospitality 
• Serve the Poor or oppressed 
• Practice Creativity 
• Know and share the Gospel . Share Testimony 
• Look up a DTS curriculum 

Todos:

• Look up a DTS curriculum 
• Schedule Durham Rescue Mission 
• Read Redemptive Quests: https://journal.praxis.co/redemptive-quests-652259149ed8

Family rhythms 

• Scripture memory 
• Service trips (local and out of town)
• Family worship 
• Family mission statement
• Catechism or curriculum for the kids (imaginative prayer) (Do our kids know the Holy Spirit, hear the Holy Spirit, know how to or feel comfortable praying, know how to read and study scripture?)
• Hospitality, Justice, Creativity, Mission, Learning and Prayer.
• Worship, Missiology, preach the gospel
• Motto: The Savage Family “builds it up” (each other, ourselves, others people) builds beautiful things. 
• Scriptures to Memorize: Armor of God, Fruit of the Spirit, Psalm 23, Colossians, The Lords Prayer