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We will not trust in franchising or empire building through paradigm propagation. Rather we will value the empowerment of every microchurch community to contextualize the proclamation and demonstration of the gospel to the people they hope to reach. Our paradigm is that there is no one paradigm. We believe in contextualized structures with revolutionary content. Learning from the ministry of Jesus we will not try to bring surface transformation (to culture or structures) but rather contextualize our structures to what people can and will understand, so that the revolutionary message of the kingdom and the liberating work of the Holy Spirit will be received.<\/p>\n
(Jn 1:14, Acts 16:3, Acts 17:22-23, Rom 12:2, 1 Cor 3:5-9, 1 Cor 9:19-23, 1 Cor 10:32-33, Phil 2: 5-8, [the passages of the ministry of Jesus and his parables are all examples of contextualization]).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Worship<\/h2>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_toggle title=”The Bible” open_toggle_text_color=”#FFFFFF” open_toggle_background_color=”#00B2CA” closed_toggle_background_color=”#00B2CA” icon_color=”#FFFFFF” use_icon_font_size=”on” icon_font_size=”18px” open_icon_color=”#FFFFFF” open_use_icon_font_size=”on” open_icon_font_size=”18px” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” title_font=”|300||on|||||” title_font_size=”22px” body_font=”|300|||||||” body_text_color=”#FFFFFF” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” border_width_all=”0px” border_width_bottom=”1px” border_color_bottom=”#7FC5BB” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
We trust the authority, reliability and truth of all Scripture. In humility, we acknowledge we do not fully understand God and the world he made. For that reason we rely on the bible to be the rule of our faith, teaching us what we do not know, challenging and leading us away from our misconceptions, self deceptions, and convenient ideas about life and God. We don\u2019t choose the parts of the bible we prefer or want to believe, obey or understand; instead we submit to all of Scripture believing it reveals the truth that is beyond us. We believe that Jesus is the word of God and for that reason we don\u2019t just obey Scripture, we love it. Because, like a mirror it shows us who we really are, and like a window it opens our lives to the beauty, wonder, and love of the God we long to know.<\/p>\n
(Deut 4:10, 2 Sam 7:28, 22:31, Neh 8, Ps 18:30, Proverb 30:5, Is 40:8, Jer 15:16, Matt 4:4, Matt 22:29, Lk 8:21, Lk 11:28, Lk 24:32, Jn 1:1-17, Jn 5:24, Jn 5:39, Jn 8:51, Acts 8:35, Acts 18:11, Rom 3:2, 1 Tim 4:13, 2 Tim 3:16, Col 1:25, Col 3:16, 1 Thess 2:13, Heb 4:12-13, 1 Pet 4:11, 2 Pet 3:16, 1 Jn 2:5, Rev 3:8, Rev 19:9).<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”Zeal + Contemplation” open_toggle_text_color=”#FFFFFF” open_toggle_background_color=”#00B2CA” closed_toggle_background_color=”#00B2CA” icon_color=”#FFFFFF” use_icon_font_size=”on” icon_font_size=”18px” open_icon_color=”#FFFFFF” open_use_icon_font_size=”on” open_icon_font_size=”18px” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” title_font=”|300||on|||||” title_font_size=”22px” body_font=”|300|||||||” body_text_color=”#FFFFFF” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” border_width_all=”0px” border_width_bottom=”1px” border_color_bottom=”#7FC5BB” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
We will value the paradox of exuberance and zeal in worship, community life, and evangelism while at the same time whole heartedly pursuing the rhythm and profound importance of silence and solitude for personal contemplation and rest. We affirm seasons of zeal and charismatic expression of the greatness and majesty of God along with seasons of silence and stillness before God. We value each and both together. We hope for a fusion of the two in a life of zeal, lived ablaze and unashamed for God, and contemplation, lived in deep awareness and quiet appreciation for God.<\/p>\n
(Zeal: Ps 47:5, Ps 98:4, Is 42:13, Matt 11:28-28, Matt 17:5, Mk 6:31, Jn 10:27, Rom 12:11, Titus 2:14) (Contemplation: Ps 46:10, Ps 48:9, Ps 95:6, 2 Cor 3:18, Col 3:2, 1 Pet 1:13).<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”Passion” open_toggle_text_color=”#FFFFFF” open_toggle_background_color=”#00B2CA” closed_toggle_background_color=”#00B2CA” icon_color=”#FFFFFF” use_icon_font_size=”on” icon_font_size=”18px” open_icon_color=”#FFFFFF” open_use_icon_font_size=”on” open_icon_font_size=”18px” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” title_font=”|300||on|||||” title_font_size=”22px” body_font=”|300|||||||” body_text_color=”#FFFFFF” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” border_width_all=”0px” border_width_bottom=”1px” border_color_bottom=”#7FC5BB” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
With Jesus as our model, we want our lives to be characterized by passion. In the most surface sense it means that we should be moved by our relationship with God, and maintain a high level of dedication in all we do for Him. In a deeper sense it means that we value suffering and sacrifice. We see Jesus\u2019 willingness to suffer for the lost and the hopeless as a model for all who would come after Him, and that we likewise are to take up our cross and to walk the way of suffering. Not seeking pain or persecution, but not shrinking back from it either. We are convinced that the clearest expression of the gospel is love, and that love is forever re-defined by Jesus in His death for us. We value the kind of radical faith that expects every believer to be ready and willing to suffer and sacrifice for Jesus, His name and His kingdom.<\/p>\n
(Ps 63:1, Matt 10:22, Matt 16:24-25, Matt 26:38-39, Rom 5:3 and 8:18, Lk 9:61-62, Lk 14:27, Rom 12:1-2, 2 Cor 1:5, Eph 5:1-2, Phil 2:3, Phil 3:10, Col 1:24, Col 3:17, 23, 2 Tim 2:3, 2 Tim 3:12-15, 1 Pet 3:17, 1 Jn 3:16).<\/p>\n
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We commit ourselves to live a life of prayer because we believe that only God can accomplish what He calls us to do and that God should receive the glory. For this reason, we believe the church should be committed to night and day prayer for the world, the coming of the kingdom and a deeper revelation of God. Without prayer and dependence on God for all things we are destined to either fail or become conceited in our success. We value constant prayer because we desire to know God, to deepen our understanding and revelation of his love for us and the world. We value prayer because we believe we are all called to the ministry of intercession and we want to see his kingdom come. We believe that can only happen if we ask the Lord of the harvest to send us and other laborers into the harvest field.<\/p>\n
(2 Chr 7:14, Ezra 8:23, Ps 17:6, Ps 91:1-2, Is 26:9, Jer 29:12, Matt 6:9-13, Matt 6:33, Matt 9:38, Mk 1:35, Lk 11: 9-13, Lk 18:1,7, Acts 2:42, Acts 6:4, 2 Cor 3:5-6, Eph 6:18, Phil 4:6, Col 4:2, I Thess 5:17, 1 Tim 2:1-2, Heb 5:7, Jam 5:13-16, 1 Pet 4:7, Jude 20).<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”Humility” open_toggle_text_color=”#FFFFFF” open_toggle_background_color=”#00B2CA” closed_toggle_background_color=”#00B2CA” icon_color=”#FFFFFF” use_icon_font_size=”on” icon_font_size=”18px” open_icon_color=”#FFFFFF” open_use_icon_font_size=”on” open_icon_font_size=”18px” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” title_font=”|300||on|||||” title_font_size=”22px” body_font=”|300|||||||” body_text_color=”#FFFFFF” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” border_width_all=”0px” border_width_bottom=”1px” border_color_bottom=”#7FC5BB” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
We commit to pursue humility as one of the chief virtues. We expect it in leadership, in community and relationships, in our theology, in the contextualization of our mission, in our prayer, and even in our appraisal of ourselves and others. We are convinced that humility is necessary for following Jesus as an individual and as an organization. In individuals we hope for humility in all our relationships and leadership roles. As an organization we hope to be a flexible learning organization, looking always to refine our commitments and expand our understanding and revelation of God and His call upon us. We believe in the living prophetic word of God, that it can be heard and obeyed, yet we also believe that we are flawed listeners and should always listen and follow with humility.<\/p>\n
(Ps 25:9, Ps 51:17, Ps 147:6, Ps 149:4, Prov 11:2, Prov 18:12, Prov 22:4, Ecc 5:2, Is 29:19, Is 57:15, Is 66:2, Mic 6:8, Matt 5:3, Matt 11:29, Matt 18:3-4, Matt 20:26, Matt 23:12, Lk 1:52, Lk 6:20, Lk 10:21, Lk 14:10, Lk 17:10, Lk 18:13-14, Lk 22:26-27, Jn 13:14, Rom 10, Rom 11:20, Rom 12:3, Rom 16, 1 Cor 1:28, 1 Cor 3:18, 1 Cor 10:12, 1 Cor 13:4, 2 Cor 11:30, 2 Cor 12:6, 2 Cor 10, Gal 5:26, Gal 6:14, Eph 4:2, Phil 2:3-11, Col 3:12, Jam 1:9, Jam 3:1, Jam 4:6, 1 Pet 3:8, 1 Pet 5:5-6).<\/p>\n
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Community<\/h2>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_toggle title=”Each Other” open_toggle_text_color=”#FFFFFF” open_toggle_background_color=”#00B2CA” closed_toggle_background_color=”#00B2CA” icon_color=”#FFFFFF” use_icon_font_size=”on” icon_font_size=”18px” open_icon_color=”#FFFFFF” open_use_icon_font_size=”on” open_icon_font_size=”18px” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” title_font=”|300||on|||||” title_font_size=”22px” body_font=”|300|||||||” body_text_color=”#FFFFFF” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” border_width_all=”0px” border_width_bottom=”1px” border_color_bottom=”#7FC5BB” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
We commit ourselves to each other. We believe that God calls us into his mission together, never alone. We value mission and ministry done in community. We believe that God did not intend for us to be alone, and that isolation, fear of each other, and spiritual competition are cancers in the church. We believe that moral and theological failures, controlling leadership, and many of our emotional struggles stem from a lack of community. We value free, committed and loving friendship. Whenever possible we will lead through teams and the sharing of life at every level with trusted friends who are an extension of the grace and presence of God in our lives.<\/p>\n
(Ecc 4:9-10, Matt 18:20, Jn 15:13, Acts 2:44, Rom 12:4-8 and 10, Rom 13:8, Rom 15:7, 1 Cor 10:24, Gal 6:2, Eph 4:11-13, Eph 5:21, Phil 2:3-4, Heb 3:15 and 10:24-25, Heb 6:10-11, 1 Pet 3:8, 1 Jn 3:16, 7-12, Rev 4:4,10).<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”Empowerment” open_toggle_text_color=”#FFFFFF” open_toggle_background_color=”#00B2CA” closed_toggle_background_color=”#00B2CA” icon_color=”#FFFFFF” use_icon_font_size=”on” icon_font_size=”18px” open_icon_color=”#FFFFFF” open_use_icon_font_size=”on” open_icon_font_size=”18px” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” title_font=”|300||on|||||” title_font_size=”22px” body_font=”|300|||||||” body_text_color=”#FFFFFF” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” border_width_all=”0px” border_width_bottom=”1px” border_color_bottom=”#7FC5BB” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
We affirm the priesthood of all believers. We affirm that each person who has given their life in surrender to Jesus and his cause has a unique calling from Jesus to fulfill in mission and in the church. We believe that this is only possible by the Spirit of God living in and working through each and every believer. It is the Spirit of God that empowers. Therefore we work towards empowering each and every believer to hear and fulfill the calling of Jesus on their life. This value of empowerment is expressed in all spiritual gifts and callings for all people regardless of race, gender or age for the sake of Jesus\u2019 mission and for the equipping of all believers towards their maturity.<\/p>\n
(Matt 4:18-20, Matt 10:1-15, Mk 6:7-13, Lk 4:18-19, Lk 6:12-16, Lk 11:13, Jn 14:26-27, Jn 15:1-4, Jn 15:26-27, Jn 20:22, Acts 2:1-4, Acts 4:29-31, Acts 6:3, Rom 8:9-11, Rom 8:15-17, Rom 12:3-8, 1 Cor 2:4-5, 1 Cor 2:9-16, 1 Cor 12, 1 Cor 14:1, 1 Cor 16:19, Gal 5:22-26, Eph 4:11-13, Eph 4:10, 1 Tim 1:18-19, 2 Tim 1:7, 2 Tim 4:19, Jam 4:10, 1 Pet 2:9-10, Jude 20-21, Rev 1:5-6).<\/p>\n
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Because we value community and generosity, we commit ourselves to both sharing and giving. We share because we serve a generous God and our desire is to be like Him and through our generosity allow others to experience His love. For this reason, we will pursue relentless generosity. For this reason we encourage our people to give as often and as generously as they can, and to consider themselves managers of the rest. Likewise, the collective finances of the church and ministries should set an example in this regard.<\/p>\n
(Mal 3:10, Matt 25:40, Lk 3:11, Acts 2:43, Acts 4:32, Acts 20:35, 2 Cor 8:7, 2 Cor 9:10-13, 2 Cor 8:13, Eph 4:28, 1 Thess 2:8, 1 Tim 6:18, 1 Jn 3:17).<\/p>\n
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Similarly, we affirm that every culture and ethnicity, while imperfect, reflects the mosaic of God\u2019s own image and together we better glorify and serve the God of creation. We value every person, language and culture in our city and in the world. We believe that the church of Jesus Christ was meant to demonstrate the power of the gospel through reconciliation, unity, and the beauty of a multi-ethnic community. For that reason we do not just admire multi-ethnic communities, but purpose to become one. We do not believe in being color blind. Rather, we hope to accept and include the beauty and wisdom of every culture in our city and in our communities.<\/p>\n
(Gen 1:27, Ps 67:2-3, Is 56:7, Dan 7:13-14, Jl 2:28, Hag 2:7, Mal 1:11, Jn 17:20-22, Acts 10:34-35, Acts 17:26-27, Rom 14:11, Rom 15:5,6, 1 Cor 12:12-14, Eph 2:14-22, Phil 2:10-11, Rev 5:9-10, Rev 7:9, Rev 14:6).<\/p>\n
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We have multiple values that reflect our theological convictions. These values bind us together as a diverse and creative network.PillarsThe way of Jesus is our way. Before and in all things we value Jesus as the image of the invisible God. We long to worship Jesus by imitating his life and ministry. Both our theology […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"\n
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