5.3 Mission, Vision, and Values of ACOP

[Jaylen]

I believe that extending God’s grace could be interpreted as simply showing someone compassion like a good samaritan might. Not to say that isn’t true or a good thing, but God’s grace and our being vessels of it goes much broader than that. We carry the Spirit with us, an ever-active Spirit, and our role in that relationship is to simply be submissive and obedient to it’s guidance. In this way, the practicalities of what that might look like are so broad that there isn’t a straight way to define it. The best way to sum it up is to say that extending grace is simply being obedient to the Spirit.

[Kimberly]

I aim to extend grace and ignite hope when it comes to engagement with the special needs community around me. My kids are special needs, and even before I became a mom I felt called to kids with disabilities. I have since found a huge need for church engagement and accessibility in the church.

[Lorna Anne]

"extending God's grace" and "igniting hope" is a great mission statement.

How can i apply that in my community,is asking God to fill me with Gods love in my heart and always connecting with Jesus and the grace of God will overflows through me. Igniting hope by,always studying the word of God, seeking Gods will and hope will encrease through me and i can encourage people to have hope in Jesus.

He is good, stronghold in time of troubles.

Loving God is loving others .

[Melany]

Our ministry is evangelical, the main focus being on seeing the lost saved. However, many call on the Lord for Salvation, but never truly make Him their Lord and King. We focus, by/through teaching, on helping people to live fully and firmly with both feet in the Kingdom, truly allowing their minds to be transformed and become real disciples of Jesus and not just a ‘badge Christian’ (someone who calls themselves a Christian but lives like the rest of the world)