- True preaching of the Word of God
- Family relationship of mutual care
- The church as a family of God for all age groups
- Faithfulness to the basic functions of the church:
- To attend small groups on a regular basis
- To systematically give to the storehouse of the Church (tithing & alms)
- To actively take the Gospel to the world (evangelism & missions)
- Proper administration of the ordinances on a regular basis: communion, anointing of the sick, baptism in water
- Worship that encourages a deepening personal experience of God
- Consistent openness to the creative power of the Spirit in worship, body life and expression
- Appreciation and expression of our historical and traditional Christian roots
- Willingness to express our God-given gifts within and beyond our church
- Embracing the tension between personal freedoms and appropriate boundaries as expressed in Scripture
- Upholding the sanctity of life from conception through natural death
- Upholding the institution of monogamous, heterosexual marriage
- Responsibility to the widows and the fatherless in our body
- Responsibility to the needy across cultures (social outreach)
- Training future generations through discipleship and mentoring
- The proper exercise of discipline as we subject ourselves to Jesus Christ as Lord, including submission to Christ’s appointed office-bearers
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