Kurrajong Anglican Church

MISSION, VISION & VALUES STATEMENT

 MISSION STATEMENT

To proclaim God's Word so that people become mature followers of Jesus Christ.

VISION STATEMENT

Recognising that God alone calls and saves, we want to see at least 10% of the Kurrajong Parish in Bible-believing churches by 2012, meeting at least half that need ourselves.

STATEMENT OF CORE VALUE

(Bible references here are indicative, rather than designed to exhaust what could be said.)

  1. We value the Christ-centred, systematic explanation and application of the Bible. (2 Timothy 3:16-4:2)
  2. We value evangelism because lost people matter to God. (Luke 15:7, 19:10)
  3. We value church meetings which are ordered, intelligible, participatory and welcoming. (1 Corinthians 14:19,24-26,33,40)
  4. We value training all church members for ministry. (Ephesians 4:11-12, 16)
  5. We value oversight of our church exercised by an eldership of men of godly character. (1 Timothy 3:1-7, 5:17)
  6. We value constructive feedback and review of our activities, especially in light of God's Word. (1 Thessalonians 5:21)
  7. We value learning and caring together, especially in the context of 'growth group' Bible studies. (Hebrews 3:12-14)
  8. We value ministry to people of all life situations, with special attention to children and youth. (1 Timothy 5:1-2, Luke 18:15-16)
  9. We value loving commitment to Christ and his Church family from every believer. (Matthew 10:37-38)
  10. We value growth both in godliness and in numbers of those truly converted to Christ. (Colossians 1:3-6)

KEY ASPIRATIONAL VALUES

(which we believe ought to become core values)

  1. We aspire to greater prayerfulness. (Colossians 4:2)
  2. We aspire to greater support of, and involvement in, world-wide mission. (Mark 13:10)
  3. We aspire to biblically based innovation, creativity and cultural flexibility in ministry. (1 Corinthians 9:19-22)

OUR DOCTRINAL BASIS

We are an evangelical Anglican church. This means we hold to the ultimate authority and sufficiency of the Bible in all matters of faith and practice; and that we are bound by the doctrine expressed in the 39 Articles of Religion.

For simplicity, we find the doctrinal basis of IFES (International Fellowship of Evangelical Students ) to be a good, modern summary of our fundamental beliefs.

  1. The unity of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit in the Godhead.
  2. The sovereignty of God in creation, revelation, redemption and final judgement.
  3. The divine inspiration and entire trustworthiness of Holy Scripture, as originally given, and its supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct.
  4. The universal sinfulness and guilt of all people since the fall, rendering them subject to God's wrath and condemnation.
  5. Redemption from the guilt, penalty, dominion and pollution of sin, solely through the sacrificial death (as our Representative and Substitute) of the Lord Jesus Christ, the incarnate Son of God.
  6. The bodily resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ from the dead and His ascension to the right hand of God the Father.
  7. The presence and power of the Holy Spirit in the work of regeneration.
  8. The justification of the sinner by the grace of God through faith alone.
  9. The indwelling and work of the Holy Spirit in the believer.
  10. The one Holy Universal Church which is the Body of Christ and to which all true believers belong.
  11. The expectation of the personal return of the Lord Jesus Christ.

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What is a Christian?

The 39 Articles of Religion