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Mission Statement
Core Values

Alive Ministries : PROJECT PRAY | MISSION STATEMENT AND CORE VALUES

Mission Statement

Alive Ministries : PROJECT PRAY , the platform for the ministry of P . Douglas Small , is dedicated to serving as a catalyst for a ‘ Great Awakening ’ in America and the World , through the foundation of transformational prayer mobilization to fulfill our obligation to the Great Commitment , “ Pray for all men everywhere …” [ which is foundational for the other two ‘ Greats ’ – the Great Commandment and Commission ]; through strategic partnerships in both the church ecclesia , and the church dispora [ the marketplace ], at the denominational , individual and family ,
congregation and city levels .

Core Values

1 . PASSION Our passion belongs to the Lord – our hearts , minds and might are to glorify Him . God , in Christ , by the enabling Spirit , is to be the ‘ love ’ of our lives ( Luke 10:27 ).
2 . PRAYER The primary mark of a true believer is that he ‘ seeks God ’ with all his heart . A believer is marked by a life of prayer – transformational prayer . This is the source of direction and empowerment , the place of grace and growth , both God ’ s face and hand are sought . We believe personal , at-home , daily , tobe-like-Jesus praying is critical ; along with couple ’ s and familyaltar prayer , pervasive prayer groups , and praying churches ( Ephesians 6:10-20 ).
3 . GOVERNING PRINCIPLES The Holy Scriptures , we believe , are fully inspired and ordained by God . They inform our values . Renew our mind . Clarify our decision process . Provide a lens for interpretation of our world . They reprove and correct , edify and strengthen . They provide the basis of our authority as a believer ( 2 Timothy 3:16 ).
4 . GUIDING PHILOSOPHY We believe the primary call of the church is worshipful communion with God , out of which flows mission – the call to be ‘ a house of prayer ( Godward in orientation ) for the nations ( missional in engagement )!’ Therefore , we believe that the ‘ reformation ’ is still on , that God is restoring his Church . That the church must be not only a place of worship and nurture , but also a place of mission ; that it is not designed merely ‘ for us ’ to receive ministry , but it is to be a center from which ministry flows to the unreached ( Ephesians 2:10 ).
5 . CRITICAL PERSPECTIVE We recognize that the American culture is not organized primarily by ethnic and tribal bonds , but by ‘ professional tribes ’ – each with their own markings , ranks and standards , territories inside our culture and cities ; and to reach the nation , we must evangelize inside these tribes ; which means awakening and training a new missionary force , made up of current Christians ; and this means mobilizing the church ‘ disapora ’ – sown and scattered in the Marketplace . It means a new level of ownership in terms of ‘ mission ’ by the Nehemiah [ marketplace ] stream in partnership with the Ezra [ pastors and clergy ] stream .
6 . PEOPLE We believe God loves all people – and wants all men to be saved . Each person bears the image of God , marred by sin , and salvation launches a process of personal redemption ; and a part of that restorative journey is the consecration of all the person is to God – talents and native abilities , spiritual gifts and personality , learned skills and life experiences – nothing is wasted . The goal is not merely a saved people , but an engaged people . Our greatest joy is found only in our full abandonment in worship and service to God , offered sacrificially , but in complete liberty ( Luke 10:27 ).
7 . FAMILY We believe the family – a man , woman and children – are the basic building block of community , whether faith , city-county , or nation . And as the family goes – so goes community . Further , we believe that family is the imprint of Trinity : Father , Son and Spirit ( who births , nurtures , comforts ); equal in value and vitality , yet different in function ; and therefore , that not only does humanity , the individual , bear the image of God , but family does as well ; that it is a sacred definitive design . Finally , that fathers are critical not only to the family , but to the nation as spiritual leaders ; and that when nations err , it is the turning of the hearts of fathers that most quickly averts judgment . Godly fathers are irreplaceable in the divine design .
8 . PRIORITY We believe the Great Commission is not an option – but the Lord ’ s final command . The Church must fulfill its obligation ‘ and then shall the end come .’ Around the throne are to be gathered , representatives of every tribe and tongue , every people group and nation . It is within our grasp . We are not to make converts – but disciples . The good news must be shared with ‘ everyone everywhere ’ in their language and cultural context . ( Matthew 28:18-20 ).
9 . CONCERNING PARTNERSHIP The final harvest must be reached by the ‘ people of God ’ in some unified manner . The essence of our message is reconciliation – so a divided church is a contradiction . Unity is the missing partner to the message of God ’ s love . Proclamation is not enough ; incarnation is essential . God desires for His church to be one . Only through a united church will Jesus be appropriately revealed to the watching world . This requires authenticity in relationships and genuine partnerships that honor God and synergize ministry ( John 17 ).
10 . GREAT AWAKENING There is a line of egregious sin that a nation crosses – from which there is no retreat but certain judgment . We believe America is now on the ‘ warning track ’ and increasing peril lies ahead if the nation does not turn back to God . That revival in the church and a corollary spiritual awakening in the whole of culture is essential – and that it is our only hope . Nations , as well as individuals , cities and states , must repent – and call a ‘ Solemn Assembly .’ But we doubt the resolve of either the Executive , Representative / Legislative or Judicial branches of Government to do such a thing . Therefore , we rely on the promise of II Chronicles 7:14 – and pray for a nation-wide , grass-roots movement of deep humility that is expressed in repentance and turning to holiness by God ’ s people . o
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