TWIN FALLS CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE MISSION STATEMENT

"Leading people to Christ and growing together in our relationship with Him.

OUR VISION

Revealing Christ: "Reaching out with care and compassion to people of every age in the Magic Valley and beyond with the life-giving message of Jesus Christ."

Reconciling People to God Through Christ: "Restoring friendship and peace to our relationship with God and each other through the transforming love of Jesus Christ."

Reproducing the Ministry of Christ: "Recognizing the unique gifts and talents of God's people, teaching and encouraging them to share the good news of Jesus Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit."

CORE VALUES

We value the authority of the Bible. Therefore, we accept it as God's Holy Word given to us as our rule for belief, our moral code for living, and our source for preaching and teaching.

We value sincere, earnest prayer. Therefore, we seek a personal, continual communication with God. Prayer is an essential element in coming to know God and receiving His power and direction for our lives.

We value inspirational worship. Therefore, we purpose to bring all generations together into a personal and shared experience of the presence of God by offering our praise, adoration, and devotion to Him.

We value genuine Christian Community. Therefore, we are committed to knowing and loving one another. This commitment is best expressed and nurtured through small group relationships of encouragement and accountability.

We value servant leadership. Therefore, we are seeking to fully surrender to God our time, talent, and resources, striving to live lives devoted to Christ-like service.

We value all people. Therefore, we encourage and support Christian missionary evangelism, education, and compassion at home and around the world.

We value ministry excellence. Therefore, we seek to honor God by giving Him our best in all we do. We commit ourselves to unity, quality, and faithfulness.

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WHAT THE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE DENOMINATION BELIEVES
Every organization that endures over time is based on a deeply shared combination of purpose, belief, and values. So it is with the Church of the Nazarene. It was founded to transform the world by spreading scriptural holiness. It is both a Great Commission church and a Holiness church at the same time. Our mission is to make Christlike disciples of all nations.

The present and future life of the Church of the Nazarene is defined by participation in the mission of God. It is therefore an expression of the Church of Jesus Christ and an organization made distinct not just by what it believes but by how it goes about contributing uniquely to the kingdom of God.

In the early years of this new millennium, it is appropriate for the Church of the Nazarene to identify those distinctive's that we joyfully embrace and celebrate. Our most precious treasures—our mission, calling, beliefs, and highest values—we gladly offer as a gift to the generations to come.

We pray that our core values will continue to serve as a guiding light for those who must make their way through the light and shadows of the decades that lie ahead.

CORE VALUES

1 We Are a Christian People
As members of the Church Universal, we join with all true believers in proclaiming the Lordship of Jesus Christ and in embracing the historic Trinitarian creedal statements of Christian faith. We value our Wesleyan Holiness heritage and believe it to be a way of understanding the faith that is true to Scripture, reason, tradition, and experience.

2 We Are a Holiness People
God, who is holy calls us to a life of holiness. We believe that the Holy Spirit seeks to do in us a second work of grace, called by various terms including “entire sanctification" and "baptism with the Holy Spirit” - cleansing us from all sin; renewing us in the image of God; empowering us to love God with our whole heart, soul, mind, and strength, and our neighbors as ourselves; and producing in us the character of Christ. Holiness in the life of believers is most clearly understood as Christlikeness.

3 We Are a Missional People
We are a "sent people,” responding to the call of Christ and empowered by the Holy Spirit to go into all the world, witnessing to the Lordship of Christ and participating with God in the building of the Church and the extension of His kingdom (2 Corinthians 6:1)

Our mission
(a) begins in worship,
(b) ministers to the world in evangelism and compassion,
(c) encourages believers toward Christian maturity through discipleship, and
(d) prepares women and men for Christian service through Christian higher education.