Our mission is to nudge people closer to God. We do that when we help our clients connect and mobilize their intended audience through “spirited” media, education, and ministry.

With life (and a successful organization) come sizable responsibilities. At Tim Abare Ministries, our values ensure that we respect these responsibilities, no matter where we are or what we are doing.

We think being salt and light in our industry and our community is a good idea.

If we had our way, we would devote most of our time, energy, and passion to opportunities that enrich people’s lives.

We believe that it’s taking us a long time to become the people we want to be.

We believe that we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel.

We believe that money is a lousy way of keeping score.

We believe that it isn’t always enough to be forgiven by others. Sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.

We believe that our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become.

We believe that two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different.

We believe that credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being.

We believe that failure is a good place to begin again.

We are active both in our local community and developing regions of the world.

Locally, we support the following:

• Watershed, a missional community engaging Jesus and people in life and our local church

• Equitas, a North Carolina non-profit that exists to be the catalyst for grassroots movements focused on providing relief and advocacy in three primary areas: poverty, clean water, and HIV/AIDS

We also support marginalized and underprivileged individual.

Internationally, we support the following:

• Haiti Missions. We spent eight days in Haiti in January 2008. Haiti Missions brings hope, health and basic life improvements to this impoverished region.

• Real Impact Missions – Real Impact Missions is a multi-denominational organization, recognized by many as the leader in custom and pre-planned short term mission trips for individuals and groups.

Our aim is live on the same dollar amount that we generously give to the people and organizations we support. It’s a lofty ambition, but one that propels us with a sense of purpose, as we passionately work with our clients to reach their goals.

Members of the American Marketing Association are committed to ethical professional conduct. They have joined together in subscribing to this Code of Ethics embracing the following topics:

Responsibilities of the Marketer
Marketers must accept responsibility for the consequences of their activities and make every effort to ensure that their decisions, recommendations and actions function to identify, serve and satisfy all relevant publics: customers, organizations and society.

Marketers' Professional Conduct must be guided by:

1. The basic rule of professional ethics: not knowingly to do harm;

2. The adherence to all applicable laws and regulations;

3. The accurate representation of their education, training and experience; and

4. The active support, practice and promotion of this Code of Ethics.

Honesty and Fairness
Marketers shall uphold and advance the integrity, honor and dignity of the marketing profession by:

1. Being honest in serving consumers, clients, employees, suppliers, distributors, and the public;

2. Not knowingly participating in conflict of interest without prior notice to all parties involved; and

3. Establishing equitable fee schedules including the payment or receipt of usual, customary and/or legal compensation for marketing exchanges.

Rights and Duties of Parties in the Marketing Exchange Process
Participants in the marketing exchange process should be able to expect that

1. Products and services offered are safe and fit for their intended uses;

2. Communications about offered products and services are not deceptive;

3. All parties intend to discharge their obligations, financial and otherwise, in good faith; and

4. Appropriate internal methods exist for equitable adjustment and/or redress of grievances concerning purchases.

It is understood that the above would include, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities of the marketer:

In the area of product development and management:

• disclosure of all substantial risks associated with product or service usage;

• identification of any product component substitution that might materially change the product or impact on the buyer's purchase decision;

• identification of extra cost-added features.

In the area of promotions:

• avoidance of false and misleading advertising;

• rejection of high-pressure manipulations, or misleading sales tactics;

• avoidance of sales promotions that use deception or manipulation.

In the area of distribution:

• not manipulating the availability of a product for the purpose of exploitation;

• not using coercion in the marketing channel;

• not exerting undue influence over the reseller's choice to handle a product.

In the area of pricing:

• not engaging in price fixing;

• not practicing predatory pricing;

• disclosing the full price associated with any purchase.

In the area of marketing research:

• prohibiting selling or fundraising under the guise of conducting research;

• maintaining research integrity by avoiding misrepresentation and omission of pertinent research data;

• treating outside clients and suppliers fairly.