Therefore:

2. We are committed to: The Authority of the Bible

       Therefore:

          •   We adhere to our doctrinal statement as a summary of key truths from the Bible that we agree on as a family of churches.

          •   We affirm the ministries of preaching and teaching in order to understand, obey and apply the Bible to our faith and practice.

       Therefore:

          •  We lead believers into the fullness of the Spirit and faith in the all-sufficient Christ for healing and power to live holy lives of service.

•  We love the Church universal and seek to plant and nurture healthy, transformational local churches as the means of building Christ’s kingdom and nurturing individual Christians.

•  We minister on the basis of spiritual giftedness as essential to divine power and effectiveness.

•  We encourage dynamic creativity resulting in diverse congregational composition, language and organizational structures in order to fulfill Christ’s desire to reach all people.

         Therefore:

•   We allocate a disproportionately large amount of energy and resources to reaching lost people, discipling them to maturity in, and devotion to, Christ.

         Therefore:

•   We give priority to world evangelization.

•   We give priority in our missionary activity to evangelizing those people who have had the least opportunity to hear the gospel, thus expediting the return of Christ.

Therefore:

•    We intentionally identify and train godly leaders.

•     We affirm and empower our pastors; other credentialed workers and lay leaders, esteeming them highly in the Lord.

        Therefore:

•   We serve each other with humility and compassion.

•   We create strategies, structures and policies that enhance local initiative and maximize cooperation in the accomplishment of our purpose.

•   We develop strategic partnerships with those of like-minded message, mission, passion and purpose.

        Therefore:

•    We uphold biblical justice.

•    We minister to the poor and oppressed as ministry to Jesus himself.

•    We encourage and strengthen marriages and families.

        Therefore:

•     We view all our resources and possessions as God-owned and we use them with integrity, accountability and maximum effectiveness.

•     We embrace faithfulness and sacrifice in the advance of Christ’s kingdom.

        Therefore:

•    We do nothing until we pray.