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Detailed Ministry Philosophy

The Five-fold Ministry Philosophy:
                        Worship, Prayer, Fellowship, Discipleship, Witness

 

A Community of Worship :

By this we mean that as a gathered people of God on campus, Chi Alpha must first establish ministry to God as the highest call of Christians. We express ministry to God by:  

  1. directing adoration to His person in giving thanks for his acts of loving-kindness toward us in all ways possible (Psalm 100: 150)  
  2. learning with Mary to sit at His feet and listen and respond to Him (Luke 10: 38-42)  
  3. allowing the charismata listed in 1 Corinthians 12 to flow through us to the Lord ; and  
  4. learning to worship Him in our actions (1 Corinthians 10:31; Hebrews 13: 15,16)  

We expect all ministries to grow best when nurtured in an atmosphere of ministry to the Lord.

 

A Community of Prayer :

By this we mean that as a gathered people of God on campus, we are dependent on constant communion with God through prayer for personal growth and ministry. We are privileged to be able to directly access him through Jesus and we rely on the direction of God received in prayer.

 

A Community of Fellowship :

By this we mean that as a gathered people of God on campus, we are in joint submission to Jesus’ command, “As I have loved you, so you must love one another” (John 13:34) The permanent motivation to pursue fellowship is the command of Jesus to love one another. The permanent pattern of fellowship is the example of Jesus’ relationship with His disciples.

 

A Community of Discipleship :

By this we mean that as a gathered people of God on campus we are committed to pursue the fulfilling of the Great Commission given by the Lord Jesus Christ to “disciple” all nations (Matthew 28:20). It is our conviction that discipling is best accomplished in the relational context of the matured believer helping to nurture younger members of the community in small group situations, even as Jesus discipled the Twelve, and as the disciples went from house to house. By this process each member is thus given the basic knowledge and skills necessary to grow toward maturity in Christ and is equipped for the work of ministry (Ephesians 4:11-16).

A Community of Witness :

By this we mean that as a gathered people of God on campus we are to display to the campus community what it means to be the people of God, proclaiming the gospel, and calling others into relationship with God. We owe every persona clear presentation of the good news, that “God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16).