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To know God, to demonstrate His kingdom, and to help people throughout the world know and share His love by providing Christians with tools of communication that express God's heart in fresh new ways.
DaySpring is a name given in Scripture to Jesus Christ. Luke records the prophetic song of Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist, on the occasion of John’s birth. The Holy Spirit showed Zechariah that John would prepare the people for salvation through forgiveness of sins by the coming Messiah, and that God’s mercy on His people would bring this about. The Holy Spirit also showed Zechariah that “the dayspring from on high” (Luke 1:78 KJV) was to come and “give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death to guide our feet into the way of peace” (Luke 1:79). Our intent at DaySpring Cards is to spread the light from that sunrise by creating products that honor and reflect His name, His character, His nature, His kindness, and His love.
Our core values are the beliefs, convictions and principles which are the foundation of who we are and what we do.
They are based on the following:
The eternal truths of scripture are relevant to contemporary life. Through
prayer, we receive God’s direction and blessing on our ministry. All
power, authority, and resources come from God.
We commit to honor and respect others:
Each person is intrinsically valuable regardless of the role they have in the
company. We promote the success of others instead of protecting our own self
interests. We are accountable to each other, working as partners for a common
purpose. “Honor Christ by submitting to each other.” Eph.
5:21 TLB
We commit to be servant-hearted in attitude and
actions:
We identify who our customers are and understand how our work impacts them.
We discover what is important to our customers and help to build mutually beneficial
relationships with them. We encourage, support, and value teamwork. “...serve
one another in love.” Gal. 5:13 NIV
We commit to be good stewards of the talents, resources,
and responsibilities entrusted to us:
We understand what is expected, and we perform to those expectations. We will
use the resources and talents we possess to further enhance the achievement
of our mission. We encourage professional growth and continuous learning. We
participate in developing our community based upon our gifts. “As
every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another,
as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.” I Peter 4:10 KJV
We commit to pursue excellence through continuous
improvement and innovation:
We find more effective ways to do our work, seeking to keep our improvements
simple and practical. We constantly seek to increase the quality, value, and
ministry impact of our products and services. We are willing to take risks
and learn from our mistakes. “Study to show thyself approved
unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word
of truth.” 2 Tim. 2:15 KJV
We commit to honesty and integrity in all of our
actions and relationships:
We keep all promises we make. We bring issues and conflict to timely resolution.
We keep problems issue-oriented, not personal. “But if we walk in the
light...we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ,
His Son, cleanseth us from all sin.” 1 John 1:7
DaySpring ministers to Christians and helps them express their faith and love through the creation, production, and distribution of greeting cards, gifts, and related paper products.
The Bible
We believe that the Bible, both Old
and New Testaments, is the divinely inspired and
only authoritative Word of God; supreme and final
in its authority in matters of faith and practice.
God
We believe in the triune God of the
Bible, the God who created the world, who made man
in His own image, who so loved the world that He
gave His only begotten Son for man’s redemption.
Christ
We believe in the deity of Jesus Christ,
that He is coeternal and coequal with God the Father.
We believe the biblical account of His virgin birth,
sinless life, words, works, vicarious death, bodily
resurrection, ascension, and promise of His personal
return. Christ came into the world to provide salvation
through faith in Him as Savior and Lord, and to restore
men to fellowship with God.
The Holy Spirit
We believe that God the Holy Spirit,
as revealed in the Bible, is a person coequal and
coeternal with God the Father and God the Son. The
Holy Spirit brings an awareness of guilt, brings
about the new birth, and indwells the believer so
that he may lead a godly life. The Holy Spirit strengthens
faith, brings comfort and peace in time of sorrow
and distress, enlightens our hearts and minds to
understand and apply the truth in Christ and the
Bible, and empowers us to serve God more effectively.
Repentance
We believe that men become children
of God by true repentance, turning from sin, and
turning to Christ as Savior. True repentance results
in a changed life. The believer now seeks to live
his life according to the will of God.
Faith
We believe that men who have received
God’s forgiveness for sin through Christ’s
atoning death and triumphant resurrection possess
saving faith. The faith is awakened and strengthened
by the hearing of the Word of God. Believers strive
to express this saving faith through the total commitment
of their lives to Christ as Savior and Lord.
The Christian Life
We believe the Christian life is lived
by trust in Christ and fellowship with Him, for He
is “the way, the truth, and the life.” The
Christian life manifests itself in service to God
and fellow men of all races and stations in life.
It is also expressed as a graciousness in our relationships
with others. It is summed up in the two great commandments:
to love God with all our hearts, souls, strength,
and minds; and to love our neighbors as ourselves.
The Church
We believe that the Church, described
in the Scriptures as Christ’s body, is composed
of all people who have accepted Christ in faith and
have committed their lives to Him. In any local community
the Church consists of all such people, regardless
of the Christian group with which they are affiliated.
The Church, spiritually conceived, is a living organism
which expresses itself through dedicated Christians
in all groups of believers, under the guidance of
the Holy Spirit.
The Kingdom of God
The Kingdom of God is the rule of God,
which has as its final goal the overcoming of every
force which resists God’s will. The Kingdom
of God now manifests itself in daily life through
Christ’s rule in the lives of individual believers,
those who have accepted and responded to the claims
of God’s Kingdom through Christ. The Church,
while not identical with the Kingdom of God, is a
present manifestation of it. The Kingdom of God will
be consummated when Christ comes again.
Eternal Life
We believe eternal life begins here
in this world, when one comes into a transforming,
saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. It means also life
after death for all ages to come. Eternal life further
means a certain kind of life, a quality of life which
God imparts to those who become Children of God.
Those who have rejected Christ as Savior and Lord
are eternally separated from Christ, and thus are
excluded from the everlasting bliss reserved for
those who have accepted the love and forgiveness
of God revealed in Christ.
