In pursuit of our mission, the Foundation has embraced certain core values, beyond those expressed in the Statement of Faith. These core values are intended to inform the shape and character of our efforts, including the following:

1. The C. S. Lewis Foundation understands its calling to be that of education. Its programs are not designed to serve as a cover for subtle forms of evangelism, legitimate as they may be, nor does it labor under the sense of any obligation to certify the integrity of its Christian commitments by resorting always to the use of explicit Christian statements and symbols.

2. The C. S. Lewis Foundation seeks to be vulnerable to the Holy Spirit - broken, surrendered, and responsive as opposed to always certain and pro-active, listening as well as proclaiming. ("A broken and contrite heart, O God, thou will not despise." Psalm 51:17)

3. The C. S. Lewis Foundation desires, above all, that Jesus be the centerpiece of its life, that an open and unapologetic adoration and veneration of our Lord characterize both the individual and collective expressions of its faith in Christ. ("Wherefore God highly exalted Him, and given Him a Name which is above every name: that at the Name of Jesus every knee should bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord." Phillipians 2:9-11)

4. The C. S. Lewis Foundation is committed to "Mere Christianity" as opposed to "My Christianity." It respects both the social necessity and value of differing Christian traditions, but it intends to celebrate their commonality in Christ as opposed to their distinctives. ("In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty; in all things, charity." Phillip Melancthon)

5. The C. S. Lewis Foundation is appreciative of the best things but seeks the right things while being aware that these are not always synonymous. To discern the difference, it acknowledges with gratitude the much valued counsel and correction of friends and foes alike, both within and without the church, and affirms its ultimate dependence upon the truth of the scriptures and the guidance of the Holy Spirit. ("There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death." Proverbs 14:12)

6. The C. S. Lewis Foundation values quality over quantity and prefers substance to appearances. It is not fearful of the big but is inclined towards the small. Mindful of the often subtle but significant differences between legitimate promotion and mere "hype," the Foundation is content to walk before it runs and desires to represent itself so as to be, as nearly as possible, what it seems to be. ("'Tis a gift to be simple." Shaker hymn)

7. The C. S. Lewis Foundation affirms the values of community and its counterbalance in the authority of individuals called to leadership. In affirming its commitment to pray for, and support, those who held places of authority within the community, it would also affirm its commitment to the principles of servant leadership as advocated and modeled by Jesus. ("By this shall all men know that you are my disciples. If you have love for one another." John 13:35)

8. The C. S. Lewis Foundation is mindful of the health and healing power of true worship and praise. We are persuaded that no enduring work of substance can arise unless it is transformed and nourished by worship before the living and holy God.