| ROOTS VISION AND
PURPOSE STATEMENT |
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| The Roots Convention exists
to call Salvationists to biblical Christianity, radical
discipleship, contemporary communication of the gospel
and a passion for the lost, which are at the 'root' of
The Salvation Army and the Christian Church. |
| The Roots Convention
is therefore committed to and characterised by the following
core values: |
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The powerful, present,
indwelling reality of the Holy Spirit and His sanctification,
transforming us as disciples into the likeness of Jesus |
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A passion for
the lost, as the very heartbeat of God, demonstrated on
the cross and imparted by the Holy Spirit |
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Establishing,
through prayer, an intimate relationship with the God
who calls us to ask! |
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An aggressive
(muscular) Christianity, prepared to go to the people,
rather than wait for them to come to us |
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Reaching out
to the lost with a holistic gospel concerned about the
whole person — body, mind and spirit |
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A particular
passion for the extremities of the human condition, in
its most degraded, impoverished and enslaved forms, as
a bias shown in Jesus' own ministry |
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A pragmatic
determination to communicate the gospel in the most appropriate
and culturally relevant way that can be found |
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A concern for
full employment in the salvation war and for the 'priesthood
of all believers', including the employment of men and
women as equals |
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Embracing a
sacrificial and dedicated lifestyle as an act of devotion
to God and the world |
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Searching for
excellence in our desire to do everything we do 'with
all our hearts, as working for the Lord, not for men'
(Colossians 3:23) |
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