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» Reasons WHY YBC is planted? |
1. Because of the vision and
the burden God gave to us (Isa 55:10). We want to be obedient
to the Lord (Matt 28: 19-20).
2. The need - the primary reasons
are the lost people who need to hear the Gospel.
3. We believe that it is the most
effective tool for evangelism anywhere (Acts 6:7). Church
planting is the Great Commission at its best.
4. New churches produce more ministry
leaders (Acts 16:5) and tend to grow faster than older churches
(Matt 15:13). Multiplication is at the heart of church planting
(Acts 16:5).
5. To work with God. It is something
only God can do (with human instrument).
6. A desire and passion to reach
lost people for Christ.
Most of the core values (please see core value) included in
YBC are not practiced by many of the abesha churches in Sweden,
we believe that this difference in value, style and structure
will help to enhance the work of evangelism.
1. Vision statement: This
is an overall statement of what we believe God is calling us
to be. This is meant as a broad and memorable definition. To
be an authentic and active church attracting and impacting the
community for Christ.
2. Mission Statement
This defines what we believe God is calling
us to do, in order to achieve what we want to be (vision statement).
Our mission
2.1 Communicate
the message of the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. Presenting
the Gospel in a clear and culturally relevant way to our community.
2.2 Grow in our relationshiop with God.
Acknowledging God for who He is and what He has done. Encourage
and support the continual growth of believers and disciplship.
3. Purpose
statement
Based on the above our purpose statement is: to worship
the almighty God, reach the community around us, equip believers
and strengthen fellowship through the love and glory of God.
We accept the statement
of faith of the Ethiopian Evangelical Christians Association.
We further subscribe to the Lausanne Covenant (www.lausanne.org)
as our basic statement of faith and christian value.
1. Bible: We believ that
the Bible is the inerrant, infallible, inspired Word of God
and is the final authority.
2. Authentic worship: We desire to acknowledge God's suprem
value and worth in our personal lives, private and corporate
worship.
3. Prayer: We believe and rely on private, group and congregational
prayer in the conception, planning and execution of all the
ministries and activities of the church (Matt. 7: 7-10).
4. Passionate Evangelism: It is the instruction of our Lord
to go to the ends of the earth and make disciples of all nations.
Our mission is to reach the unreached with the Gospel of Jesus
Christ and church planting. Together we join our hands with
other christians to reach the unreached (Matt 24:14, Acts
1:8, 2 Cor 10:15-16). All memebers of the church are involved
in personal evangelism.
5. Kingdom minded : Our focus is on the Kingdom of God. We
are called to link together with other groups in the body
of Christ and pursue unity as we reach the world together
(Matt 6:33, Ephe 4:1-6, Johm 17, Psalm 133). The Lord Jesus
Christ is the Head of the church and we submit to His leadership
and Word to expand His kingdom.
6. Multiplication and reproduction: Multiplication should
be expected and encouraged in every sphere of church life.
Small groups should multiply into small churches. Multiplication
is part of the DNA that runs through the new church. It is
part of the very fabric that drives the new church.
7. Godly servant leadership: The leadership philosophy is
basically pastoral. Team work is central and the five offices
are actively working in their respective areas. Servent leadership
is emphasised. Leaders are expected to empower others for
the work of the kingdom.
8. Bible-centerd teaching and preaching: We believe that bible
centerd teaching and preaching is a very important and key
factor in dicipliship. We strive to teach God's Word with
integrity and authority so seekers find Christ and believers
mature in Him (2 Tim 3:16).
9. Warm fellowship: We are committed to the Great Commandement
to strengthen christian unity and love.
10. Family: We support the spiritual nurture of the family
as one of God's dynamic means to perpetuate the christian
faith (2 Tim 1:5).
11. Small groups: We encourage all our members to committ
to and fully participate in biblicall functioning small groups
where they may reach the lost, exercise their gifts, be shepherd
and grow in Christlikeness (Acts 2: 44-46). Every member is
a priest and a minster of the living God.
The purpose is fulfilled through four basic functions:
6. 1. Worship : We worhip God through singing songs, praise,
adoration, testimonies, obedience and proclamation of His
word. We embrace worship as one of the central ways we live
out our christian faith. We worship through a variety of traditional,
blended and contemporary styles.
6.2. Evangelism: reaching the world around us with the gospel
of the raisen Lord through personal and group evangelism,
mass media, preaching in church, cell groups, outreaches,
planting churches and crusades.
6.3 Disciplship: teaching individual believers to become less
self-centered and more like Christ- to become imitators of
our Lord. We envision a church that develops to spiritual
maturity through teaching the word of God, Bible studies,
training and prayer.
6.4 Fellowship: building relationships, and creating unity
and love for each other with the commitment to both the great
commandment (Matt. 22:37-40) and the Great Commission (Matt.
28:19-20). Regardless of our numbers, we strive to notice
needs and heal hurts, both for other and for ourselves. We
affirm a role of both caregivers and burden bearers.
The church therefore develops the following
ministry areas:
. Worship group
. Prayer groups
. Effective evangelism
. Training
. Teaching
. Cell groups and
. Leadership development
Therefore our vision is to be a church which:
1. grows predominantly through the conversion of the lost
to Jesus Christ
2. is relevant toward and respected by its surrounding community,
thereby having a spiritual impact on it
3. provides dynamic worship which is edifying to believers
and sensitive to seekers
4. has a continously expanding small group ministry which
builds relationships, stimulates personal growth and develop
ministry skills
5. equips every believer for ministry by helping them find
a place of significant service in God´s kingdom
6. produces mature believers who are fruitful and fulfilled
by effectively ministering according to their gifts
7. contributes to the Ethiopian evangelical movement locally,
nationally and internationally by sharing spiritual gifts
with other evangelical churches and fellowships.
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