What We Believe

Vision

Our vision is to see young men worldwide being fully committed disciples of Jesus​.

 

Mission

Our mission is to disciple men in their twenties to be who God desires.  To be a fully committed disciple of Jesus is to flourish in your relationship with God as you Know  Love  Listen  Obey  Share Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. 

 

Statement of Faith

We believe in the Triune God, one God in three persons—the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. They are co-equal, co-eternal and co-essential. We believe that God the Father is the cause and origin of all things and is the holy, righteous and loving Sovereign of all. We believe that God the Son is the Word, wisdom and image of the Father and that He was sent from the Father to be born of flesh, live a perfect life on earth, die for the sins of humankind, rise from the dead, and ascend into heaven where He will come again to make all things new. We believe that God the Holy Spirit is the eternal power and presence of the Father and the Son and that He indwells, and is active in, every person who places their faith in God’s Son. We believe that the Bible is the authoritative Word of God. We believe that though we are sinful by nature, we are fully forgiven through Christ’s sacrifice and that we are called to be His obedient and grateful children. This is a call to love God above all else and love others as we love ourselves. As God’s diverse children, we are an equally loved and valued community, equally called and empowered to extend God’s life-giving mission in the world by making disciples of all nations. We believe that the goal of discipleship is seeing Christ’s character reproduced in others, and as such is the primary task of everyone professing to be a follower of Christ. We believe that this involves a progressive journey of growth in intimacy with God that will inevitably manifest itself in being like Christ. We believe that one day, when Christ returns, God’s eternal Kingdom will be established, and we will be fully transformed into His image.

 

Core Values

As an organization dedicated to discipling young men worldwide to experience and glorify God so that we see young men flourishing and advancing God’s Kingdom in their communities, we are guided and motivated by the following core values:

1. LOVING GOD

We are created to glorify God by enjoying Him forever, so the highest priority in life is loving God who is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

2. PRIMACY OF THE WORD OF GOD

The Bible is the authoritative Word of God—the primary standard for truth and conduct—so it is to be internalized, lived, and shared.

3. REPRODUCTION

We are called to make disciples—see Christ’s character reproduced in others—so we model obedience and teach with words and actions.

4. INTEGRATED FORMATION

We are God’s image-bearer and we are best transformed and flourish when we address the whole person—body, soul, and spirit.

5. GLOBAL INCLUSIVENESS

God is relational and universal, so we pursue life-giving relationships that are local and those that connect us in global community.

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