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The Christian Arabic Church has identified these core values as the sustaining and motivating components of our church and vision.

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1. The Word of God

We believe that the written Word of God is to remain preeminent in all aspects of life and ministry. It is the standard and conviction maker, atmosphere setter, and the core upon which church and ministry are built. (Refer to the faith Statement)

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2. Prayer

My house shall be called a house of prayer” (Matthew 21:13).  A healthy church must teach, preach, equip for, and practice fervent prayer.  We seek to teach, inspire, motivate, challenge, and encourage each member of the body of Christ to pray and grow in their relationship with God daily.

 

3. The Local Church

The Local Church is God’s instrument on earth to fulfill the Great Commission through the empowerment of the Holy Spirit.  The Universal Church describes the body of Christ globally, but it is made of local bodies called to geographic communities for local impact.  We teach that the local church should be at the center of our lives as Christians.  We seek to involve ourselves at every level at every age in the work of the Local Church.  It is our personal responsibility to build vibrant Churches that impact our community and fulfill His purpose on the earth.

 

4. Worship

We believe that worship is vital to our experience with God, just as is prayer and the Word.  Our worship is not performance-based.  We teach that we should worship in spirit and truth as a wholehearted response to God’s presence in the midst of His people. Music is an essential part of any culture and should be seen as a vital and strategic element of evangelism.  Our desire is to build worshiping Church addicted to the life-changing presence of God.

 

5. Discipleship

We believe that Godly character is above natural gifts. Talents and abilities are the keys to success in life and ministry.  A person’s character is developed through the Word of God, prayer, discipleship, a Christian worldview, and how they respond to God in difficult circumstances.  Our goal is to help build godly character into the lives of all members of The Christian Arabic Church as they pursue their destiny in God.

 

6. Community

We believe in and value community.  The Church is a place where believers can relate to, encourage, protect, and admonish one another as we grow in our faith and experience God’s grace.  A community is a place where values are shared, relationships are established, families are raised, and vision is accomplished.

 

7. Evangelism

We believe that the Great Commission is at the heart of God’s work.  Our goal is to cultivate a heart for evangelism to the extent that it causes ministries and strategies to be created, resources to be released, and the people to find fulfillment in Christian service as the world is impacted by the message of salvation.  Acts 1:8 describes the church’s empowerment to fulfill the Great Commission locally, nationally, and internationally.

 

8. The Second Generation

We value, invest in, and support at every level the children’s ministry, youth ministry, college, and young adults’ ministries, as well as any and all related ministries and strategies that develop the next generation in the Christian Arabic Church.  Our children are our future, and as such we are committed to being not only excellent, but cutting edge, purposeful, prayerful, and strategic in our efforts to disciple the young people of our church.

 

9. Christian Worldview

We believe that it is critical to develop a Christian World View in the life of every Christian.  It is necessary that the looking glass in which we view the world, society, politics, and justice be a biblical one.  A Christian worldview will produce hope, life, justice, action, and victorious living in the life of a believer. A Christian Worldview includes our core beliefs in (The Trinity, deity of Christ, The Holy Spirit …etc.)

 

10. Stewardship

Stewardship is taking responsibility for those resources that God has so graciously provided for us.  We believe that God has established the tithe as a way of giving and supporting the Church and its various ministries.  We believe that offerings are above and beyond the tithe and should be a regular experience for every Christian.  We believe that sowing and reaping are biblical principles.

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11. Vision

God is a God of vision, productivity, and purposefulness.  God has given The Christian Arabic Church a vision to reach the Middle Eastern Immigrants in Southern California areas, with the love of Jesus and see thousands of people enter into a relationship with Lord Jesus Christ.  All of our efforts, finances, time, energy, and overall resources are to be focused in such a way that this becomes the overarching theme of all that we do and teach.  The vision God has given the church must be cast, pursued, and by the grace of God fulfilled.

 

12. Leadership

We seek to equip the congregation to take leadership, and ownership and be involved within their Church and community.  We believe that leadership is both a gift and a skill. As a skill, it can be learned by anyone willing to learn.  We also define leadership as serving and laying down our lives for those around us.   Jesus was the ultimate example of servant leadership in Mark 10:45. We strive to develop dynamic servant leadership in The Christian Arabic Church at every level while acknowledging the importance of the 5-fold ministry for equipping the Saints (Eph 4: 11- 12).