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EaglePointe Core Values
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To
be a missional church and be missional people.
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Biblical Holiness Preaching. We believe that biblical
holiness preaching changes lives. It is what sets our
denomination apart from many others in the evangelical Christian
faith.
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Relative Worship. Worship should be relative to the culture
to which we intend to minister. To claim worship is
contemporary, or modern, or traditional are labels that are left
over from worship wars. We believe that worship should be done
in a way that is appealing to the cultural target area.
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Holistic Spiritual Focus. We believe that we are heart,
mind, and body. All of these areas must be developed in order to
achieve spiritual balance in our lives.
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Servant Leadership. Jesus came to serve, not to rule. He
modeled the behavior for the church. The model was one of
servant hood. Matthew 23:11-12. (11) But he that is greatest
among you shall be your servant. (12) And whosoever shall exalt
himself shall be humbled; and whosoever shall humble himself
shall be exalted.
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Life
Changing Prayer. "When I was young, I wanted to change the
world, but it was too big to take on myself. As I grew to
adulthood, I decided to change my country, but still, it was
more than I could handle. As I matured, I thought to change my
town, but alone, I thought I could do nothing. When I became
old, I decided to change my family, but that, too, was too much
more than I could do by myself. Now I am dying, and I see, that
I had only to change myself. For in changing myself, I could
change my family. In changing my family, I could change my town.
In changing my town, I could change my country. In changing my
country, I could have changed the world."
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Jesus Modeled Love. We believe Jesus was the first NewStart
pastor. Jesus modeled how we were to love the unchurched, and
how we should treat them. We recognize the primary difference
between us and them is that we have accepted the grace of God.
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Great Commission Vision. Jesus' vision for the church was to
go to every group of people and preach the Gospel, teach, and
make disciples. Our vision is to take the message of the gospel
to the community, and meet the needs of those within the
community regardless of ethnic group or background.
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Disciple Making Teaching. There is a difference in loving
people and accepting them for who they are and making excuses
for allowing them to remain in sin. We recognize that
Christianity is a journey and each person must be allowed to
walk their own path. However, we must be clear that for
authentic faith to occur all paths lead to Jesus. Those paths
include intentional efforts to make necessary changes in our
lives with the help of the Holy Spirit. This must be taught to
new Christians and explained. In a postmodern world there are
many people that wear the label Christian and genuinely do not
understand what a Christian life of authentic faith entails. We
must help lead them through this process of understanding.
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Relational Evangelism. John Maxwell says, "People do not
care how much you know until they know how much you care." This
has never been more true than in this postmodern age. People are
connected at a level with the world like never before. We have
more forms of communication today than at any other point in
history. But loneliness is still an epidemic. People are seeking
authentic relationships. The most effective form of evangelism
is no longer pitching a tent and advertising a revival expecting
people to show up by the hundreds. Scandals from televangelist
to the local church have caused people to distrust the church.
The result is cynicism and suspicion of anyone claiming to be a
Christian. We must intentionally build relationships with people
and earn the right to share Jesus with them.
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