Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Epiphany Fellowship Camden - Vision and Core Values

The following is the vision and core values of an exciting new church plant in Camden, NJ, Epiphany Fellowship Camden:

Our vision is to show off the glory of Christ in every area of life through:

- Christo-centrism (Col. 1): Epiphany Fellowship will encourage and stress the need to emphasize the centrality of Jesus Christ and His uniqueness as both fully God and fully man.

- Conversions (Acts 2:47): Epiphany Fellowship will seek to make disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ through missions and evangelism. The hope is that the fellowship, the love of the saints, and godly living will attract unbelievers to the Person and work of the Lord Jesus Christ. Our desire is that new converts will feel like they are entering a family, not simply an organization.

- Community (Acts 2:44): Epiphany Fellowship will seek to build a healthy environment by which believers may fellowship with other believers, with Christ at the center of it all (1 John 1). The desire is that all members of Epiphany Fellowship never go through life with unmet needs.

- Commitment (Acts 2:42): Epiphany Fellowship will be committed to the teaching and application of the apostolic doctrine by making disciples through the power of the Holy Spirit in order to see Christ formed in the lives of the body. We will also seek to be an ongoing learning organism (1 John 1:1-4; 2:24).

- Culturally Relevant Ministry (1 Chr. 12:32; 1 Cor. 9:15-27): Epiphany Fellowship will contextualize its ministry by sound exegesis of the biblical text and exegesis of the culture for the purpose of reaching the lost and discipling them. We will be culturally relevant without violating Scripture.

We visualize:

- Young adults passionate about Christ.

- People in our target area walking to church.

- The church of Jesus Christ regaining community credibility and impacting the overall Kingdom of Christ.

- Solid and relevant Bible teaching being applied to the lives of disciples on a grass-roots level.

- The lives of those impacted becoming irresistible influences where they live and work.

- Hitting the streets and engaging the culture.