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Anglican Mission in America (AMiA) Values
- Commitment to Jesus Christ: The AMiA believes
that salvation is found in Jesus Christ alone Who is the only
begotten Son of the Living God. Through Him, all who come to
Him by faith and repent of their sins, receive forgiveness through
Christ's death on the Cross and live in newness of life through
the transforming power of the Holy Spirit. This new life of
faith is to be marked by a joyful obedience to Jesus Christ,
to God's Word and to the leading of the Holy Spirit (Matthew
16:15-16; Ephesians 2:4-10; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Galatians 5:22-25).
- Authority of Scripture: The AMiA believes that
the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments in their entirety
is God's Word, and is the standard by which we are to order
our lives, express our faith and function as a community (2
Timothy 3:16-17).
- Evangelism: The AMiA believes that we are
to live our lives, to make disciples and to grow our churches
in a manner that expresses the loving and longing heart of God
for those who are separated from Jesus Christ and His Church
(Matthew 9:12-13; Luke 15; I Timothy 4:1-5).
- Relational Ministry: The AMiA is committed
to ministry being accomplished in relationships which express
the love, intimacy, and unity of God as revealed in the relationship
of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. The AMiA is committed
to holding ourselves accountable before God and to one another
within our Anglican polity. (John 13:34; 1 John 4:11-21).
- Worship: The AMiA is committed to worship in
Word and Sacrament, through the power of the Holy Spirit. Our
worship -- in glorifying God -- is to be authentic and relevant
to our cultural setting while remaining within the breadth of
our Anglican Tradition (John 4:23-24; I Corinthians 11:23-26;
Acts 17:22-24).
- Servant Ministry: The AMiA believes that every
Christian is created for ministry, gifted for ministry and needed
for ministry. We are, therefore, committed to equip, empower
and release the faithful to use their spiritual gifts to glorify
God and to build up the Body of Christ (Romans 12; I Corinthians
12-13).
- Sacrificial Giving: The AMiA believes that
we are to be generous with our time, talents and money as we
share with those in need, support the work of God among us,
and spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ (I John 3:17-18; Ezra
2:68-69; Acts 2:44-47).
- Biblical Leadership: The AMiA is committed
to identifying and training emerging leaders who are committed
to Christ and to reaching their generation with the Gospel.
This will require of those seeking leadership in the AMiA an
authentic faith, Godly character, and a servant's heart (Luke
22:27; Romans 12; I Corinthians 12-13).
- Expectant Prayer: The AMiA believes that nothing
of significance happens in God's Kingdom in the absence of prayer.
Therefore, we seek to make prayer a priority -- inviting God
to lead, restore, heal and transform our lives, our churches,
our communities and the world (John 14:15-31; Luke 11:1-13).
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