General Statements of Faith

We believe in the Triune God. God created and loves all of His creation – the earth and all of the world’s inhabitants. We believe that God’s Son, Jesus Christ, transforms lives through his death on the cross, his victory over death by resurrection, and his Great Commission for all believers, as God’s Spirit is active in the world.

We are all part of God’s purposeful plan as we gather for fellowship, worship, and connect with believers everywhere. When we meditate on the Holy Scriptures or hear God’s word in worship, we are drawn more deeply into God’s saving grace.

The convictions shared by Christians from many different traditions are expressed in the church statements of belief called creeds. These ecumenical creeds that Christianity affirm and use in worship, confess the faith of the Christian church through the ages and around the world.

The Confession of Faith in Christ and the activation of that faith in the Acts Ministry is the greatest calling and ministry commitment to Jesus Christ. The Acts Ministry accepts the following creeds as true declarations of the Christian faith and historical progression of God’s church:

1)       The Apostles Creed

2)       The Nicene Creed

3)       The Athanasian Creed

Specific Articles of Faith

Article One:

Acts believes that the Bible is the inerrant, inspired Word of God. The Bible is the final authority on all matters of life, faith and ministry practice;

Article Two:

Acts believes in the Triune nature of God; one in substance manifested in three persons; God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit;

Article Three:

Acts believes that the Son of God, Jesus Christ, took upon himself the form of man, with two distinct natures, and by His atoning work through His death, burial and resurrection has made salvation for mankind by His free grace;

Article Four:

Acts believes that salvation is an act of God’s grace by the work of the Holy Spirit in regenerating and converting the hearts of mankind by His free gift of saving faith;

Article Five:

Acts believes in the personal return of Jesus Christ, the eternal damnation in a literal hell for the unsaved and everlasting life with the living God for the righteous;

Article Six:

Acts believes that there is but one Head and one Founder of the Church, the Lord Jesus Christ; that it is the responsibility of the Church and its institutions to maintain His Lordship over their activities and not submit that right to any individual, corporate body, forced statutory privilege, government agency or head of state;

Article Seven:

Acts believes that every area of life is to be subject to the Lordship of Jesus Christ and we adhere to a world view and personal lifestyle and spiritual view which seeks to make the Lord Jesus Christ preeminent in all things; that all Christians are called to their own active Evangelical and Discipleship Ministry; with an outward expression of faith through water baptism.

Article Eight:

Acts believes in the Biblical definition of Marriage and Family; being led by Jesus Christ as Head over the Husband, and the Husband being the leader over the family. The marriage is to be a Covenant from God and not controlled by the State or Federal Government. The marriage is to be under God's law for marriage that; may also involve a State contract, or of a Spiritual Marriage Covenant without the state contract. Acts believes that the true Biblical marriage covenant is exclusively between one man and one woman and God. Acts does not recognize same-sex marriage or domestic partnerships as a true Biblical marriage Covenant from God except that if the domestic partnership has made personal marriage vows to God and represents themselves to the church and to society as being a married couple.

Article Nine: 

Acts believes in the return of Christ; without knowing the day or time; and only subsequent to His calling for the accomplishment of The Great Commission (Matthew 24:14). That the Gospel must be heard and either accepted or rejected throughout the world; that this has not been accomplished through traditional church and is only possible through Discipleship Multiplication as defined in the New Testament. 

Article Ten:

Acts believes in loving Christ with all of our strength. We believe that Christian Discipleship as the supreme task of every believer and striving to glorify God in every aspect of his/her life. The believer should live blamelessly before the world, be a faithful steward of our possessions, our finances, and seek to obtain for ourselves a growing stature of maturity in Christ.

(1 Cor. 10:31; Col. 1:28; 1 Tim. 6:6-9; 1 Pet. 1:14-15)

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The Vision and the Calling

The Vision is a grassroots international revival that converts secular neighborhoods, unites communities, and fills church pews with passionate active disciplers. The Vision is ultimately a worldwide Christian ministerial process that is faithful and compliant with the Lord Jesus Christ's teachings for discipleship multiplication.

“...how I kept back nothing that was profitable [unto you], but has shown you, and have taught you publicly, and from house to house.” Acts 20:20

The Calling is a discipleship lifestyle that converts luke-warm congregations into passionate and Active disciplers with a solid biblical Christ-like teaching, mentoring, and Christian counseling. The new Acts Minister receives greater levels of Certification while being trained and prepared for discipling their own Legacy Group of 12. They are awarded a pre-set monthly expense account and increasing salaries as one-on-one Discipleship Ministers, on-line mentoring, community outreach, local church volunteer services, and/or as Small Group Leaders. Applicants acknowledge that their passion to disciple others and grow their relationship with Christ is the primary reason for applying to and serving in the Acts Ministry.