GATES OF FAITH MINISTRIES PURPOSE STATEMENT

We are militant members of the family of God who study to develop in Christ-like maturity, to be equipped for our ministry in the church, as well as our life’s mission in the world, in order to magnify God’s name. We are militant members of the family of God who study to develop in Christ-like maturity, to be equipped for our ministry in the church, as well as our life’s mission in the world, in order to magnify God’s name.

The Healthy Church Body Stick-Man Illustration

Militant: We engage in warfare against Satan and his cohorts. Militant: We engage in warfare against Satan and his cohorts.

Membership: We incorporate God’s Family through fellowship. Membership: We incorporate God’s Family through fellowship.

Maturity: We educate God’s people through discipleship. Maturity: We educate God’s people through discipleship.

Ministry: We demonstrate God’s love through serving others. Ministry: We demonstrate God’s love through serving others.

Mission: We communicate God’s Word through evangelism. Mission: We communicate God’s Word through evangelism.

Magnify: We celebrate God’s presence in worship. Magnify: We celebrate God’s presence in worship.

The Stick Man has six limbs representing the Six Imperative Acts of the Lord’s Church. When a believer is committed and assisting in the fulfillment of the Six Imperative Acts, he/she is considered a spiritually healthy Christian.