Executive Summary: Sardis Church emphasises divine order, unity of purpose, and faith for God's fresh word. It acknowledges the unseen spiritual realm and its influence on evil, sickness, and death. It promotes godliness and biblical norms to address iniquity and rebellion. The church values giving, organizing resources for the benefit of the community. It also recognizes the importance of management in fueling the mission. However, it warns against neglecting the talent and potential of those on the margins, urging redemption and support for those in need.
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NAME OF CHURCH: SARDIS Divine order is seen in the moral law within and the stars above, the gift of times and seasons evidence of intelligent design Divine order. We are thus ordained to and fitly framed for greatness. Every community can bless the God and flourish.
ECCLESIAL ARCHETYPE ”Let everything be done for the building up of the house” (1 Cor 14:26) - a call to make more room for God to act among his people through everything spoken or revealed as the body “comes together” in unity of purpose, expectancy and faith for the Father to speak a fresh Word.
MODAL EXCELLENCE Divine metaphysic and structure of cosmic geography based on the Bible’s own context in terms of the unseen realm and the spiritual beings (elohim) who are behind evil, sickness and death. These are God’s supernatural agents of change planning, organising and orchestrating every detail of history, current affairs and humanity’s future. Logon battles a war against pagan practices by obliterating opposition to God’s rule.
NATURAL ENDOWMENT Godliness is the ecclesial flagship bringing about desired outcomes to address iniquity and rebellion in the body of Christ surrendered to the dictates and directives of heaven. The beauty of holiness resists and overcomes the holiness of beauty and reestablishes biblical norms and logic.
GENIUS: GIVE ”If I bestow all my goods to feed the poor… ” (1 Cor13:3) thus the organising principle behind the ecclesia, the missional school or women’s shelter, etc working behind the scenes quietly arranging the days, weeks, months and years into a tapestry of heavenly colours, sights and sounds for the benefit of those outside and in the shadow of the steeple.
DEFAULT NATURAL ABILITY One who gives shape to an organisation, the principle of management where Jesus is known and loved. Hence the structure holds up the body and fuels and feeds the extremities of the mission in ever increasing glory. Such a person creates value by taking what is available and restructuring it for greater and multiplied impact.
BLINDSPOT: BOAZ The kinsman redeemer who spots talent and harnesses human capital in whose light and through a godly principle redeems what has fallen by the wayside through neglect or circumstance for the benefits of those who glean around the edges of his fields and who ask for a corner of his blanket. This is the genius of the metadidomi who gives an umbrella for those in need of shelter and hope.