Make your own free website on Tripod.com

MINISTRY VISION STATEMENT


Vision Statement

To spread the good news of Jesus Chrsit to all nations of the world, via the world wide web.

 Our Values

We value THE PURSUIT OF GOD. We are hungry to know God's presence, His voice and follow hard after Him. (Psalm 63:1-3)

We value CHRIST LIKENESS. We desire that through the power of the Holy Spirit, Jesus' love,mercy, grace, truth, purity, power, and integrity would shine through all that we are and do. (Ephanians 5:2)


We value BEING SPIRITED. We honor Jesus as our Head and the Holy Spirit as   our Counselor. We seek to be responsive to the Holy Spirit in life and ministry. (Galatians 5:5; Romans 8:14)

We value PRAYER. We believe that prayer is essential, because it is our primary   means of communion with God, and because it is God's  primary means of accomplishing His purposes in the world. (1 Thess. 5:16-18; Philippians 4:6)

                                We value DISCIPLESHIP. We aim first to grow as disciples of Christ ourselves and  then to make disciples of others. (Matthew 28:18-20)

                                 We value THE KINGDOM OF GOD. We aim to move in the signs of the present fulfillment of the kingdom, invoking the Spirit's powerful presence, ministering though  the Spirit's gifts, and seeing God heal and work wonders. (Mark 1:14,15)

                                 We value the MERCY OF GOD. We believe that mercy is fundamental to all that God  does in salvation. We, therefore, aim to extend mercy to one another and to all to whom  we minister. (Colossians 3:12,13)

                                 We value INTEGRITY. It is important for us to speak the truth, deal honestly, and live  uprightly. (Ephesians 4:15)

                                 We value SERVANT LEADERSHIP. We believe that Christ has put significant leadership  authority in the hands of the pastor and associates. We aim to exercise that authority with  humility, selflessness, grace, care for the sheep, and a sincere desire to build up the Body   of Christ. (Mark 10:37,44-45)

                                 We value THE INDIVIDUAL, single or married, and we want to enable and support mature relationships and family growth. (Romans 12:9,10)

                                 We value UNITY. We are convinced that all who belong to Christ are one in His Body, the  Church. We aim to maintain unity by honoring all who call on Jesus' name and by seeking  reconciliation with all parts of the Church. (John 17:21-23)

                                 We value COLLEGIATE RELATIONSHIPS. We are honored by every person who God adds to the Vineyard. We aim to work together to build the Church through maintaining  mutual respect, open communication, determined cooperation, and believing and speaking  the best about each other. (I Corinthians 13:4-7)

                                We value REALITY. We aim to walk in the Spirit and see real supernatural works of God.  We aim also to function on the natural plane based on God's leading in conjunction with  excellent, relational thinking. (James 1:5)

                                We value SIMPLICITY. We wish to do nothing for "religious effect" but rather to operate in natural low-key, non-hype patterns. We desire to do the ministry of Christ with joy.  (Philippians 4:4)

                                 We value being CULTURE CURRENT. We aim to develop an atmosphere of ease, and to  speak, act, and dress in ways in which our culture can respond positively. For example, we  reflect this value through worship music that is of a popular style. (I Corinthians 9:19-23)


Statement of Faith


                We believe the Bible to be the only infallible authoritative Word of God.

                We believe that there is only one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

                 We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in his virgin birth, in his sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, I His bodily resurrection, in His ascension  to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return to earth in power and glory.

                We believe that for the salvation of lost and sinful man, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely  essential.

                 We believe that the only way eternal life is received is by faith alone in Jesus Christ.

                 We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, by whose indwelling, the Christian is enabled to live a godly life. We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; they that are saved  unto the resurrection of life and they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.

                We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.

                We believe that every believer is commissioned to go into the world and make disciples, baptizing  them in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit and to teach them to obey the commands of Jesus Christ.

                 We believe God established the church as the primary base of worship, nurture, fellowship, prayer, teaching, and evangelism.