2013-14 Life@Kinsmen - Kinsmen Lutheran Church

our mission
@Kinsmen
OUR MISSION
Inspiring every generation to
experience and share God’s grace in
Jesus Christ.
OUR STRATEGY
Inspiring Worship
Experiencing Family
Sharing Grace
OUR VALUES
1. SPIRITUAL DEPTH
We are spiritual beings
transformed by God.
Demonstrated by an intentional
journey of faith that celebrates
our life in Christ.
Acts 2:42,46; Romans 12:2-5;
James 1:2-4
2. AUTHENTIC RELATIONSHIPS
We engage in Christ-centered
relationships because we were
not created to be alone.
Demonstrated by speaking the
truth in love, bearing one
another’s burdens, and sharing
our joys as a family of faith.
Matthew 18:15-17; Galatians 6:2;
Ephesians 4:31-32
3. ROOTED RELEVANCE
We communicate an unchanging
message of Christ in an everchanging
community.
Demonstrated by faithfulness to
Scripture and tradition; and
relevance to current context.
Ephesians 2:8-10; 1 Corinthians
9:22-23; Matthew 28:19-20
4. GRACIOUS GENEROSITY
We give with gracious hearts
because God is generous.
Demonstrated by the sharing of
our selves, our time, and our
possessions --- signs of God’s
grace.
1 Corinthians 12:4-7; 2
Corinthians 9:6-8; Malachi 3:10
OUR MISSION MEASURES:
our beliefs
@Kinsmen
we believe...
...in the Triune God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
...in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, and the Gospel as the power of God
for the salvation of all who believe.
...Jesus Christ is the Word of God incarnate, through whom everything was
made and through whose life, death, and resurrection God fashions a new
creation.
...The proclamation of God's message to us as both Law and Gospel is the
Word of God, revealing judgment and mercy through word and deed,
beginning with the Word in creation, continuing in the history of Israel, and
centering in all its fullness in the person and work of Jesus Christ.
...The canonical Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the written
Word of God. Inspired by God's Spirit speaking through their authors, they
record and announce God's revelation centering in Jesus Christ. Through
them God's Spirit speaks to us to create and sustain Christian faith and
fellowship for service in the world.
...in the canonical Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments as the inspired
Word of God and the authoritative source and norm of its proclamation,
faith, and life.
...in the Apostles', Nicene, and Athanasian Creeds as true declarations of
the faith of this church.
...in the Unaltered Augsburg Confession as a true witness to the Gospel.
...in the Gospel, recorded in the Holy Scriptures and confessed in the
ecumenical creeds and Lutheran confessional writings, as the power of God
to create and sustain the Church for God's mission in the world.
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