Our Perspective – Our Mission
In the Midwest District we believe that the essence of the mission given to the Church is that every Man, Women, and Child deserves repeatable opportunities to hear the Gospel of Jesus of Christ in an understandable way, so that they may choose to accept or reject the gift of grace. We are convinced that Church Multiplication, the planting of local communities of faith, will be a natural expression and outcome in the engagement of this mission.
Believing that God has committed the mission of proclaiming the Gospel message to every Man, Woman, and Child to the Church we strive to facilitate and empower district churches through their pastors and leaders in order that an every increasing number in each church many live a lifestyle that exemplifies:
A growing Personal Intimacy with God
A consistent and public expression of a Personal Grace Testimony
An understanding and public expression of Personal Spiritual Gifts
An expression of interpersonal relationships mirroring the Fruit of the Spirit
A scriptural perspective of Stewardship practically expressed
An acceptance of
concentric Circles of Accountability consistent with Christ's
declaration in Acts 1:8 centered on presenting the Gospel message to
every Man, Women, and Child in repeatable and understandable ways
We
believe that as we the Church become more and more what we are convinced God
has always intended we should be that existing churches will grow, but beyond
that the Church will multiply at extraordinary rates. In the first century the
churches in Ephesus and Antioch grew outward and laterally, forming new
congregations or churches regularly. We will and must see the same dynamic take
place in and around our communities in our world today.
Our
Method
Believing
that if it is not illegal, immoral, unethical, or somehow otherwise against the
Bible it is worthy of consideration for use in proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus
Christ we encourage creativity and innovation in all efforts to establish new
communities of faith
Believing
that we can accomplish more together than apart we are deliberate in
challenging and creating outreaching and multiplying partnerships among
existing churches
Believing
God has uniquely called and gifted some to fill the point positions in the
expansion of His Church we are committed to identifying through assessment
those individuals who have the giftedness, natural talents, personality traits
and passion to take the lead in carrying the message to every man, woman, and
child
Believing
that it will require interdependent leadership teams to accomplish the mission
we will be diligent in the support and coaching of these leaders in order
to maximize the effectiveness of each team
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Church Multiplication Across the Country

