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The vision of each church is determined as God imparts His
divine vision for that particular church into the heart of the pastor, "Where
there is no vision, the people perish... " (Prov.29:18)
Our Senior Pastor seeks the face of God, laboring before the
Lord for direction, guidance and wisdom; the essential elements for Shepherding
God's flock. God revealed the vision to our pastor, HOLISTIC MINISTRY.
Holistic (from holism, the philosophical notion that
the whole is greater than the sum of its parts). Holistic Ministry is intended
to emphasize that authentic mission is a comprehensive activity which embraces
evangelism and social action. God's saving action in the lives of individuals,
and the interpretation of it is mainly concerned with human relationships in
the world, between God seeking justification of sinners and God seeking justice
in and among nations; between redemption and providence, the salvation of the
soul and the improvement of society. God, being both Creator and Redeemer, is a
God who cares about the total well being (spiritual and natural) of all men.
Having created them in His own image, He desires that man will discover their
true identity in their relationships to Him and to each other. God yearns after
man in his state of broken fellowship to Him. He takes no pleasure in the death
of the wicked, and is not willing that any should perish. God also cares for
the poor, the hungry, the alienated, the widow, and the orphan. He
denounces oppression and tyranny, and calls for justice. Therefore it is the
vision of Deliverance Evangelistic Church,
to attempt to meet the needs of the total man, spiritually, physically,
mentally, and emotionally, as Jesus demonstrated in the scriptures..
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