up - LOVE GOD
IN - make disciples
out - IMPACT THE WORLD
UP: We LOVE GOD by giving Him the worth, adoration, and attention He alone deserves. We see our relationship with the Maker and Master of all things as one defined by passionate worship. At Vineyard Florence, we are people of the presence who eagerly expect to hear from God. He loves us deeply and longs to connect with His children. We seek Him continually in prayer, experiencing God through the reality of His presence in personal and public ways regularly. We also experience and pursue God through the Spiritual Disciplines of daily times of prayer, Bible reading, regular fasting, generous giving, personal worship, intercession, meditation, journaling, weekly sabbath, spiritual soul rest, etc.
(Sunday Services, Morning Zoom Prayer 6:30 am -7:00 am Monday - Friday, Flow Prayer Wednesday 5:00 am-7:00 am, Bi-monthly Prayer and Worship Nights on 2nd Wednesdays at 7:00 pm)
IN: We MAKE DISCIPLES by doing life together we’re Exercising “followship” in obeying Christ and through our fellowship with others in the family of God. We live as God’s kids by sharing in “fellowship” by being connected Body of Christ locally, in our homes, and globally. We know that there is strength in numbers, and if we stay together in Christ, we are stronger unified together than we are by ourselves. Love is our ethos and we express this in radical, accepting, purposeful, diverse, and committed disciple-making relationships.
(Discipleship Groups, House Groups, Sun Shine Group for seniors, Men’s and Women’s Events, Celebrate Recovery)
OUT: We IMPACT the WORLD by seeking to join Jesus on His Mission to reach others with the love, hope, and peace of Jesus' advancing and coming Kingdom. At Vineyard Florence, we have an insatiable missional zeal. We work this out by living to share Jesus generously and always with others we interact with at church, home, marketplace, community, etc. We are learning to begin thinking and acting like missionaries wherever God has planted us; we aim to have everything we think, say, and do to be used in love to draw others closer to Christ. We pray for the sick, care for the poor, and are friends with the lonely, hurting, depressed, and marginalized. We are compelled by love to share the good news with everyone we encounter.
(Grocery Giveaway 4th Tuesday at 6:00 pm, Reset Ministries, CareNet, Vineyard Latvia, Underground Church Efforts in Turkey & Iran, Cincy at the Well)
Love God. Make Disciples. Impact the World.
VISION, values, mission & purpose
Our Visional priorities by 2030 are to:
Grow in spiritual clout within our city, the Vineyard USA, and global Kingdom movement
Be a hub of prayer and worship leading and training in the movement
Launch 100’s of new House and Discipleship Groups
Raise up over 1,000 disciples who can operate in the Character and Competency of Jesus
Be part of and send out scores of new church plants and ministries birthed from our local congregation
See 50-100 children fostered and adopted within our church body
Give away over $1,000,000 to Christ-centered missional, benevolent, and ministry planting purposes
Be a place where people regularly hear from God, obey what they have heard, and teach others to do the same
We will not live in debt and commit to working towards giving away 40% of our resources
VF as Kingdom Focused People have GOSPEL Focused Values:
G –Generosity (God is a giver and a forgiver, we want to be like Him)
O – Outreach (Global and Local Missions)
S – Serve (We show the love of Jesus in practical ways as we seek, serve, and show God's kindness)
P – Presence (We are a Spirit-led and empowered people of prayer)
E – Equip (people to make disciples who make disciples)
L – Love (Loving Jesus, each other, and those missing from God’s family)
VF’s Mission: Be a hub of Spirit-empowered disciple-making movements where people everywhere are saved, transformed, and released to “do the stuff” Jesus did.
VF Purpose Statement: VF will be a body of believers that Loves God, Makes disciples, and Impacts the World.
Love God (UP), Make Disciples (IN), & Impact the World (OUT)
We are not a church membership type place. We believe people belong before they become and if you call VF home then we believe that you will be around regularly and growing in how you give your time, talent, and treasure to the church and that you will be part of our disciple-making and missional efforts.
Core Values & Beliefs
As a Vineyard Church we stand with all of the values of the movement shared by Vineyard USA and you can read those by clicking below. We also feel that the Cape Town commitment is an incredible document that we fully agree with and can shed light on our beliefs as a church and our hope to live them out.
OUR STAFF
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