OFFICIAL STATEMENTS AND TERM DEFINITIONS
As used by/for Faithful Fishers.
Mission Statement
Updated Jan. 2022
Vision Statement
Updated Jan. 2022
Values
Updated Jan. 2022
Ordained Missionary
Updated Jan. 2022
Commissioned Missionary
Updated Jan. 2022
Faithful Fishers exists to help others experience the fullness of God's calling through Biblical teaching, coaching, and community.
To create an ever growing network of spiritually healthy churches and leaders dedicated to loving God's people and pursuing the Great Commission together.
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The Indisputable Authority of Scripture.
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Authentic and Transparent Community.
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The Accountability and Priesthood of All Believers.
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Loving Others Biblically.
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Co-laboring for the Great Commission.
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Patiently Pursuing Unity.
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Being Humble and Compassionate Servants.
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Empowering Others To Live Likewise
A Faithful Fishers Ordained Missionary is a tested and proven missionary leader who exercises authority, oversees disciple-making and church planting projects, and is able to function, lead, and build independently.
A Faithful Fishers Ordained Missionary understands and can teach core doctrine, train up other leaders, and is equipped with appropriate biblical knowledge and processes to establish and oversee others in leadership.
Biblically speaking, a Faithful Fishers Ordained Missionary fulfills the role of an Elder (1 Timothy 3) and must meet such requirements.
A Faithful Fishers Commissioned Missionary is someone who has been identified as having a clear calling into full-time ministry and who has shown themselves to be faithful, dedicated, and of pure character and conscience concerning the faith.
Faithful Fishers Commissioned Missionaries may take on a number of unique roles and participate in disciple-making, teaching, and the management of various responsibilities underneath the supervision of ordained missionaries.
Biblically Speaking, a Faithful Fishers Commissioned Missionary full-fills the role of a Deacon (1 Timothy 3; Acts 6) and must meet such requirements.
STATEMENT OF FAITH
As used by/for Faithful Fishers and the Living Word Bible School.
We believe in God, the Father almighty,
Creator of heaven and earth,
and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died and was buried;
He descended into hell;
on the third day He rose again from the dead;
He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty; from there he will come to judge the living and the dead.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, that there is only one Church in which all who believe in Christ are apart of, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting.
We believe in the present day working of the Spirit through offices and spiritual gifts, and that all men and women are gifted by the Spirit according to His own choosing.
We believe in the need for honoring authority, submitting to elders, and being in one accord in our love, life, and mission.
Amen.