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We
value
THE PURSUIT OF GOD.
We are hungry to know God's presence, hear 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. (Ephesians 5:2)
We value
BEING SPIRIT LED.
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. (I Thessalonians 5:16-l8;
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 through 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 pastors,
associates and elders. 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 (Matthew l0:37, 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 whom 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 rational thinking. (James
1:5)
We value
SIMPLICITY.
We wish to do nothing for religious offers but
rather to operate in a natural, non-hype way. We
desire to do to 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 to which our culture can respond
positively. For example, we reflect this value
through worship music that is of a popular style. (1
Corinthians 9:19-23) . |