Core Values for the
21st Century Church

21^st Century New Testament Church

The Core Values for this 21^st Century Church on the Internet, Facebook and Twitter are listed below. Following the Core Values are personal values of the author of this site.

 

1.     We value knowing God and putting Him first in our lives.

 

Principle:  Intimacy with God empowers people for effective ministry.

Actions:

a.     We will live a life yielded to the Lordship of Christ.

b.    We will make fervent, united personal and corporate prayer a top priority in our lives.

c.     We will teach, through the Tabernacle Prayer, the value of a sanctified heart, of humility and of right relationships.

d.    We will be passionate about our spiritual growth.

e.     We will be committed to inspiring worship of God.

f.     We will pursue the presence of, and intimacy with, God in our lives, our homes, and our worship services.

g.    We will change methods as often as needed so that we can effectively reach the lost in relevant and effective ways.

h.     We will expect the miraculous.

i.      We will expect the operation of the gifts of the Spirit through people under authority in our lives and activities.

 

2.     We value loving relationships.

 

Principle:  Our relationships with, and forgiveness of, mankind must be in order so that our relationship with and forgiveness from the Father will be in order.

Actions:

a.     We will seek clear, open and honest communications.

b.    We will share the vision of where we are going so people can participate and take ownership.

c.     We will seek to advance those with teachable and trainable spirits.

d.    We will expect all to submit to God’s order of authority.

e.     We will minister to each other over the internet, facebook and twitter in this 21^st Century Church..

f.     We will be servants to others.

g.    We will be involved in the community in which we live.

h.     We will seek personal, corporate and community repentance and reconciliation.

i.      We will be people based.

 

3.     We value reaching the lost.

 

Principle:  God desires that all men be saved and come to knowledge of the truth and that none should perish.  (I Tim. 2:4,5 and II Peter 3:9)

Actions:

a.     We will emphasis the development of a burning heart for evangelism.

b.    We will passionately desire spiritual breakthrough for the harvest.

c.     We will pray for and seek a compassion and a passion for lost souls.

d.    We will confront the demonic when necessary with power encounters.

e.     We will engage in need-orientated evangelism.

f.     We will engage in servant evangelism.

g.    We will engage in prayer evangelism.

h.     We will engage in friendship evangelism.

i.      We will conduct events to draw the unbeliever.

j.      We will conduct outreach and support missions.

k.     We will develop penetration strategies into geographical areas to reach the lost and to break spiritual strongholds over those areas.

 

4.     We value multiplication of disciples to send workers back out into the harvest field.

 

Principle:  Leadership is critical for a vital, growing church.

Actions:

a.     We will train leaders at every level for multiplication.

b.    We will empower leaders to pursue multiplication.

c.     We will expect persevering leadership.

d.    We will give care and attention to all new believers in order to reproduce in them the character of Christ.

e.     We will believe in people and mobilize them according to their gifts to the best of our ability.

f.     We will encourage innovation and creativity.

g.    We will transform our homes, workplaces, neighborhoods, and cities by saturating them with the presence of God through the lives of the internet participants living in those locations.

h.     We will conduct diagnostic research to identify spiritual strongholds that would hinder our mission.

 

5.     We value the empowerment of people.      

 

Principle:  People who are empowered accomplish great things for the kingdom.

Actions:

a.     We will empower people for ministry through equipping and training for the harvest.

b.    We will assume that every person can become a minister leader.

c.     We will support, and assist with, the growth of every person as a minister.

d.    We will practice gift-orientated ministry under authority.

e.     We will be pursue passionate spirituality.

f.     We will strive for inspiring worship with our families and friends.

g.    We will endorse, and move toward, unity of purpose and spirit.

h.     We will provide training in different methods to present the gospel to non-believers.

i.      We will provide training for integrating new believers into the Body of Christ.

j.      We will insist upon living with integrity, honesty and forthrightness.

k.     We will seek excellence in our attitudes and behaviors dealing with faith, determination, perseverance and delaying self gratification for the purpose of fulfilling of the will of God that none should perish.

 

 

Personal Values of the author of this 21^st century church web site:

 

1. Integrity
2. Faith
3. Perseverance
4. Determination
5. Delayed Gratification
6. Honest
7. Straight-forwardness
8. Upfront
9. Hard work
10. Family time
11. Friendship
12. Compassion
13. Independent
14. Keeping commitments
15. Openness
16. Courage
17. Ministering to all walks of society – especially the hurting and downtrodden
18. Ministering in the gifts
19. Biblical based ministry
20. Sanctity of life
21. Sanctity of family
22. Sanctity of marriage
23. Evangelism
24. Outreach
25. Equipping/training workers for the harvest
26. Prayer/intercession
27. Multiplication of Disciples
28. Reaching cities with the presence of God
29. The Body of Christ
30. Teachable/trainable spirits or attitudes
31. Submission to God’s order of authority
32. Passionately desire spiritual breakthrough for the harvest

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