At Urban Vineyard we are committed to the mission that Christ left us, 'to make disciples (or followers of Jesus)'. We want to do this by simply living authentically as kingdom people and equipping people to live as Christ would have us live.
We value simplicity and reality and try our best to cut through religiosity and pretence and make it as easy as possible for people to fully experience Jesus with as many cultural barriers out of the way.
We desire to worship God with our whole being. We want Jesus at the center as our Lord. We hunger for the fullness of the Spirit... His glory resting upon us! (Philippians 3:3, Hebrews 13:15, Psalm 42:1, 2, John 4:24! Psalm 63:1-5, Romans 12:1)
We desire Spirit-enabled worship in a style that is intimate, dynamic, culture current, and life changing. (1 Peter 2:4, Ephesians 2:19-22, 1 Corinthians 14:26)
We want to hear the Word of God taught in a practical, inspiring way, in conjunction with His current prophetic word. (Romans 15:4, 2 Timothy 3:16, 17, 1 Corinthians 14:26)
We aim to hear and obey God's Word to us to be "doers of the Word" who are being transformed into the likeness of Christ. (Matthew 7:24-27, James 1:22)
We are the family of God, one Body in Jesus Christ, joined together as brothers and sisters forever. (John 17:20-23, Romans 12:3-5)
We seek to develop real, intimate, enabling friendships together, built on covenant love, mutual responsibility and faithfulness. (Hebrews 3:12-14, Philippians 2:3-5, Ephesians 4:11-16, Colossians 3:12-15)
We believe that all Christians are called to serve Christ in the power of His Spirit, in ways that build up the local church. (1 Peter 4:10,11, 1 Corinthians 12:4-7, Acts 1:8)
We are called to do the ministry of Christ in the world today, for example, to...
- preach the Gospel of the Kingdom
- persuade men to repent and believe in Jesus
- heal the sick
- care for the poor and those in need
- counsel those in need of God's wisdom
- teach believers to follow Christ
- give our resources to the work of Christ
- train Christians to serve the Lord.
(Luke 4:18, 19, James 1:27, Acts 26:18, Matthew 28:18-20)
We believe that all Christians should be trained to "do the works of Christ." (Matthew 28:18-20, 2 Timothy 2:2)
We are committed to the "show and tell" model of "on the job" training, in which trainees are introduced to doing ministry functions with trainers and then are taught during and after the training experience. (Luke 11:1-4)
We aim to provide training for all aspects of responsible Christian life and ministry. (Ephesians 4:11-16)
We aim to renew, refresh, and enable existing churches by sending trained personnel out on short-term ministry trips. (Matthew 10:5-15, Luke 9:1-6; 10:1)
We aim to build the Church of Jesus Christ by sending trained personnel to plant churches around the world. (Revelation 5:9,10, Romans 15:20)
