Adventures in Missions’ Statement of Faith
We believe the Bible is the
inspired Word of God and is authoritative and infallible in the original
writings.
We believe in one God, eternally
existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
We believe in the deity of our
Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles,
in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily
resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of God the Father, and in His
personal return in power and glory.
We believe that faith in our Lord
Jesus Christ is essential for the salvation of lost and sinful man.
We believe in the present ministry
of the Holy Spirit, by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a
godly life.
We believe in the forgiveness of
sins, the resurrection of the body, and eternal life.
We believe in the spiritual unity
of believers in Jesus Christ.
AIM Ministry Distinctives
We emphasize interdenominationalism.
• The main thing is to make the main thing the main
thing.
• We are tolerant of a variety of beliefs and practices
within the mainstream of Christian practice. Where there is excess, we seek to
be a force for moderation.
We emphasize the unity of the body
of Christ.
• We are ministers of reconciliation. We seek to bring
pastors and churches together in ministry.
• We do not exalt certain gifts, but we understand that
the body of Christ needs them all to be balanced.
We emphasize partnership through
the local church.
• The local church is God’s vehicle for discipleship. We
seek to work through it.
• We link sending churches and host churches in the
short-term missions process.
We emphasize listening prayer.
• We believe God wants to communicate with us daily in a
personal way.
• We ask, listen, and obey: asking God for guidance,
listening for His response, and obeying Him to the best of our ability.
We emphasize discipleship over
evangelism.
• We understand that Jesus did not call us to get people
to say a prayer but to enter into a lifestyle. We balance boldness with love.
• We look for opportunities to be witnesses, but we seek
to ensure follow up.
We emphasize the church without
walls.
• We go to those needing ministry rather than expecting
them to come to us.
• The Church is not a building or a denomination.
We emphasize ministry to the poor,
the oppressed, and the hopeless.
• Our ministry focus is on the lost sheep that society
shuns.
• In a given city, we will go to that darkest and most
hopeless place first.
