Vineyard Distinctives

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As the Vineyard has grown over the past 40+ years, certain distinctives of our movement have risen to the surface.

As a movement, we believe that all networks and associations of churches have a part to play in the wider Body of Christ. The Vineyard has some distinctives that define our personality in the wider Church, and carry our unique way of doing life as Christians.

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Reinventing ourselves in every generation.

We never want to get “stuck” as a church movement, thinking every new generation should carry our distinctive personality in exactly the same way as the last. We embrace change, and seek to embody our distinctives in fresh expressions of the Church.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”yes” type=”grid” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image=”2976″ background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” background_color=”#000000″ padding_top=”40″ padding_bottom=”40″ css_animation=”” bg_type=”image” el_class=”light-text darken-20″][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” text_align=”left” css_animation=””][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/cO4UAVHA1FI”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”light-text”]

The already and not yet of the kingdom.

In the Bible, Jesus sometimes talks about the kingdom of God being here, and within our reach. People are healed. Lives are transformed. Signs and wonders occur. At other times, Jesus talks about the kingdom as a future reality, as our hope beyond this life. In other words, sometimes people are not healed in the present. Intractable social issues remain. Jobs are lost, hunger continues, and suffering is real.

Our theology of the already and not yet of the kingdom enables us to believe God for miracles, with a theology of the miraculous, and to also trust God when pain is occurring, with a theology of suffering. We believe that both are necessary for a healthy Christian spirituality.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” text_align=”left” css_animation=””][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]

A Few Of Our Distinctives

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The main and the plain.

John Wimber would always look back to what the Scriptures say, right on the page. We base everything we do on the “main and the plain” teaching that Jesus gave.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]

The already and the not yet.

In the Vineyard, we pray for people, and sometimes they are healed and sometimes they are not. Our theology and practice of the kingdom of God makes it so we can acknowledge both miracles and suffering.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]

“Come, Holy Spirit.”

This is our central prayer liturgy. As Carol Wimber used to tell us, “There should never be a time in our gatherings together that we don’t invite the Holy Spirit.” We all need a constant filling of the Holy Spirit.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text].[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” text_align=”left” css_animation=””][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]

Everyone gets to play.

We believe that anyone can do the work of the Kingdom. We don’t have an elite or superstar leaders – we are all commissioned – men and women, children, of every background.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]

Come as you are – but don’t stay as you are.

You’ll be loved no matter what state you are in when you come to the Vineyard. We believe that Jesus can love us all to health.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]

Naturally supernatural.

We avoid all hype or emotional manipulation. Going about our lives naturally, we pray for healing and listen for God’s voice in all circumstances.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text].[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” text_align=”left” css_animation=””][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]

Remember the poor.

We lean toward the lost, the poor, the outcast, and the outsider with the compassion of Jesus. We are all in need, in some way.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]

Be a history maker.

We simply believe that God is speaking and acting through ordinary people today. We are the Vineyard – join the movement![/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]

Faith is spelled “R-I-S-K.”

We believe the call to be the Body of Christ involves getting outside of our comfort zones. Adventurous faith is welcome in the Vineyard.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column][vc_column_text].[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” text_align=”left” css_animation=””][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]

Worshippers of God and rescuers of people.

We are given to express worship and compassion in every part of our lives. This is our expression of loving God and loving our neighbor.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]

Plant churches who plant churches.

The very nature of the Gospel and the Church leads to reproduce kingdom outposts in the world – the planting of new churches.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]

Equipping the saints.

We will continually invest ourselves in training and equipping God’s people to do what Jesus did, equipping the saints for ministry (Eph. 4:12).[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” background_color=”#ededed” padding_top=”45″ padding_bottom=”30″ css_animation=””][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_column_text]

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While the Body of Christ is one big Family, we all have parts to play. The Vineyard has a unique role in our generation.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_column_text]

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We emphasize both the ordinariness and the extraordinariness of what God has called us to.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_column_text]

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We are a people of the “Kingdom of God” – rather than primarily self-identifying as an institution.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_column_text]

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We are a people seized by something beyond ourselves, and turned into something new. Rather than us having a mission, God’s mission has us.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” background_color=”#ededed” padding_bottom=”45″ css_animation=””][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_column_text]

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