牧童札記 Shepherd Boy Notebook

許多人以為我這個年若40但仍自稱「牧童」的傳道人不願認老。不過,在主耶穌這位大牧人的引領下,我總覺得我永遠都只能是一個需要不斷求學習,求進步的牧童!

Sunday, October 29, 2006

歌鄰基督教會











新教會名為「歌鄰基督教會」。「歌」即歌頌和敬拜,這是一個要敬拜上帝的群體。「鄰」即鄰居,有群體及關係之意。這是一個重視生命和關係的群體。也代表了我們要以生命和敬拜,將主耶穌基督的真理與救恩在世界面前見証的意思。

我們的使命宣言(Mission Statement)有五大方面:


Worship 敬拜
  • We shall gather to worship God regularly as a congregation; celebrating His abiding presence; exalting Him for His character, sovereignty and works; encountering Him in the proclamation of Scripture and the receiving of the Sacraments; and responding to His call with confession, prayer, praise, thanksgiving, offerings and service.

Discipleship 跟隨
  • We shall equip and nurture maturing disciples of Christ to obey His teachings in our marriage, family, marketplace, neighborhood, society, church and other contexts of life.

Relationship 相交
  • We shall organize and establish Christian communities where the disciples’ faith in Christ may be expressed in brotherly love and the disciples’ spiritual health can be nurtured through worship, Bible studies, prayers, caring, healing and service.

Stewardship 托管
  • We shall develop the God-given potentials of all human beings; help disciples to discern and utilize their spiritual gifts; train, recruit and deploy servant-leaders for the building up of the church and the stewardship of God’s creation.

Mission 見証
  • We shall invite all people to enter into a loving relationship with God and to follow Christ by proclaiming the Gospel by word and deed, witnessing Christ through outward expressions of Christian love, grace, justice and mercy.


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