Vision

Colossians 1:27-29
“To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.  Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ.  For this we toil, struggling with all His energy that He powerfully works within me.”
 
Believing that Christ has commanded us, the church today, to “make disciples of all nations” (Matt. 28:18-20) our vision is to be a discipling church, for all ages and demographics, to whom God is calling to Himself.  We explain and practice this using a quadrant illustration…

Enabling 

Recognizing that God alone calls us to Himself, enabling us to realize our sinfulness and through His love, displayed in Jesus Christ and the work of Jesus on the cross – we are enabled  – being reconciled, redeemed and regenerated by God’s merciful hand, so that He alone receives all praise and glory.  Our task as a MAC family of Christ followers, is to show and share God’s amazing enabling love to a world desperate for love, connection and hope.

Empowering

We believe that the life God calls us to in the Bible, is impossible without His empowering work through the indwelling Holy Spirit.  As a MAC Family we strive to live, model and disciple other Jesus followers, to be Spirit-filled disciples.  Knowing the power of the Holy Spirit through prayer, spiritual gifts and bearing fruit, in keeping with our “new lives” in Jesus.  The Holy Spirit also empowers us to break off habits, addictions and wrongful desires that lead us away from God and His “abundant life” promised to those who follow Christ.

Equipping 

Believing that Jesus called us, collectively, to be His disciples and has gifted us to “build up the body of Christ” (Ephesians 4:12), we are called to serve and to seek the spiritual betterment of one another.  Through the practice of spiritual disciplines (Study of Scripture, Prayer, discipling/mentoring others, serving our larger community and areas, etc.) – we rely on one another in times of trials and triumphs.
 
Enabling
Recognizing that we play a crucial role in how God reaches and saves lost sinners (Romans 10:14-17), we at MAC strive to be bold in our outreach, evangelism and engagement with those who have not heard or yet received the Good News of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  Through personal testimonies, loving engagement, friendships and winsome evangelism, we strive to “plant the seeds” God will use to grow His church.
 

 

Values

 

1. WE ARE COMMITTED TO: THE GLORY OF THE TRIUNE GOD

Therefore:

  • We love him wholeheartedly, worship him sincerely and seek passionately to complete the work he has given us to do.

2. WE ARE COMMITTED TO: THE AUTHORITY OF THE BIBLE

Therefore:

  • We adhere to our doctrinal statement as a summary of key truths from the Bible that we agree on as a family of churches.
  • We affirm the ministries of preaching and teaching in order to understand, obey and apply the Bible to our faith and practice.

 

3. WE ARE COMMITTED TO: CHRIST-CENTERED LIVING

Therefore:

  • We lead believers into the fullness of the Spirit and faith in the all-sufficient Christ for healing and power to live holy lives of service.

4. WE ARE COMMITTED TO: THE CHURCH

Therefore:

  • We love the Church universal and seek to plant and nurture healthy, transformational local churches as the means of building Christ’s kingdom and nurturing individual Christians.
  • We minister on the basis of spiritual giftedness as essential to divine power and effectiveness.
  • We encourage dynamic creativity resulting in diverse congregational composition, language and organizational structures in order to fulfill Christ’s desire to reach all people.

5. WE ARE COMMITTED TO: LOST PEOPLE

Therefore:

  • We allocate a disproportionately large amount of energy and resources to reaching lost people, discipling them to maturity in, and devotion to, Christ.

6. WE ARE COMMITTED TO: MISSIONS

Therefore:

  • We give priority to world evangelization.
  • We give priority in our missionary activity to evangelizing those people who have had the least opportunity to hear the gospel, thus expediting the return of Christ.

7. WE ARE COMMITTED TO: LEADERSHIP

Therefore:

  • We intentionally identify and train godly leaders.
  • We affirm and empower our pastors; other credentialed workers and lay leaders, esteeming them highly in the Lord.

8. WE ARE COMMITTED TO: STRATEGIC COOPERATION

Therefore:

  • We serve each other with humility and compassion.
  • We create strategies, structures and policies that enhance local initiative and maximize cooperation in the accomplishment of our purpose.
  • We develop strategic partnerships with those of like-minded message, mission, passion and purpose.

9. WE ARE COMMITTED TO: SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Therefore:

  • We uphold biblical justice.
  • We minister to the poor and oppressed as ministry to Jesus himself.
  • We encourage and strengthen marriages and families.

10. WE ARE COMMITTED TO: STEWARDSHIP

Therefore:

  • We view all our resources and possessions as God-owned and we use them with integrity, accountability and maximum effectiveness.
  • We embrace faithfulness and sacrifice in the advance of Christ’s kingdom.

11. WE ARE COMMITTED TO: PRAYER

Therefore:

  • We do nothing until we pray.

 

Martensville Alliance Church belongs to the Christian & Missionary Alliance. To learn more about the Christian & Missionary Alliance or to view our Statement of Faith please clickhere