SALTY & SHINING
Everyday Acts. Eternal Impact.
What Is Salty & Shining?
In 2026, we’re embracing Jesus’ call to be salt and light in our community. This vision isn’t a program — it’s a posture. It’s about seeing everyday moments as sacred opportunities to reveal the goodness, truth, and love of Christ.
“Small acts done in love can echo in eternity.”
Salty: Living with Everyday Influence
Jesus calls us the salt of the earth — people who preserve goodness, add flavor, and make others thirsty for Jesus.
Preserve Goodness
Stand for what is right and protect what is good.
Add Flavor
Bring joy, encouragement, and hope into ordinary spaces.
Create Thirst
Live in a way that makes people curious about Jesus.
Shining: Making Christ Visible
Light reveals, guides, warms, and welcomes. Shining Christians make the invisible God visible through simple, everyday obedience.
Reveal Truth
Let your life reflect what is true and good.
Guide with Hope
Help others navigate life with clarity and compassion.
Warm the Hurting
Bring comfort and presence to those in pain.
Welcome the Lonely
Create spaces where people feel seen and valued.
Our Vision for 2026
We believe God uses ordinary people to make extraordinary impact through simple acts of love. This year, we’re committing to be a church that is Salty & Shining — living everyday acts that God uses for eternal impact.
“Ordinary people. Ordinary days. Eternal impact.”
2026 Monthly Themes
Identity
Encouragement
Presence
Hospitality
Service
Generosity
Community
Integrity
Compassion
Witness
Gratitude
Light
Weekly Rhythms
Everyday Act Challenge
One simple challenge each week.
Salty Stories
Weekly testimonies of God at work.
Prayer Focus
Praying for neighborhoods, schools, and community needs.
Quarterly Initiatives
Q1 — Salty Start
Encouragement, presence, prayer walks.
Q2 — Shining in Our City
Hospitality month, blessing schools, generosity week.
Q3 — Love Your Neighbor
Neighbor Night, community care kits, listening week.
Q4 — Light in the Darkness
Sharing your story, gratitude cards, Advent Light Project.
Your Personal Commitments
One Person
Choose one person to intentionally bless all year.
One Place
Choose one place where you will shine consistently.
Practical Everyday Acts
Salty Acts
- Speak encouragement
- Refuse gossip
- Show patience
- Bring joy
- Protect reputations
Shining Acts
- Pray with someone
- Invite a neighbor
- Offer a listening ear
- Share your story
- Serve quietly
Community Acts
- Bless teachers
- Pick up trash
- Buy a meal
- Write notes
- Support local businesses
End-of-Year Celebration
In December, we’ll gather to celebrate stories of God at work — people blessed, neighborhoods impacted, and lives changed.
See Celebration DetailsA Final Word
You don’t have to be extraordinary to make an eternal impact. You just have to be faithful in the ordinary.