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The Theology & Practice of the Kingdom of God

Published on: 04/02/2009
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Berten A. Waggoner

By Berten A Waggoner, National Director, Vineyard USA

Commitment to the theology and practice of the kingdom of God is the first, the most fundamental, the most crucial core value of the Vineyard. The kingdom of God is our “pearl of great price” (Matthew 13:45, 46). Regardless of the location, size, ethnicity, or cultural context, the one thing that characterizes the message, mission, and experience of a Vineyard church is commitment to the experience and theology of the kingdom of God.

The Importance of Vineyard's Core Values

Published on: 11/12/2008
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Bert Waggoner

Bert Waggoner. National Director and President of Vineyard USA

I was shocked one day when a very sincere Vineyard friend told me that in order for a church to truly be a classic Vineyard, the people had to dress casually. I know that John Wimber wore Hawaiian shirts and tennis shoes, but I didn't realize that the style of dress had been raised to that level of importance. From time to time, I have heard other people refer to a certain style of music and worship as "Vineyard worship" - as if one particular style had been raised to the level of an absolute and that a true Vineyard church would express only that style.

NW Regional Conference

Published on: 06/05/2012
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Location: 
Vancouver Vineyard Church- Vancouver, WA
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Event Dates: 
06/27/2012 - 06/29/2012

Beginning The Dialogue On Church And Culture

Published on: 06/29/2009
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Bert Waggoner

Bert Waggoner is the National Director and President of Vineyard USA

“Culturally relevant mission”- that is one of five core values that identifies who the Vineyard is and where or how we are investing our time, energy, and money.

This core value seems rather simple and non-threatening. What could be so difficult and significant about this “being culturally relevant” as we go about the mission of Christ?

Missional Relevance and the Local Church

Published on: 06/26/2009
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Dave Workman

Dave Workman is the Senior Pastor of the Cincinnati Vineyard and author of "The Outward Focused Life: Becoming a Servant in a Serve-me World"

Missional Relevance and the Local Church

Relevance has been a buzzword in churches for the last couple of decades. To some it implies doing whatever it takes to culturally express the message of Jesus. To others it has negative connotations such as "watering down the Bible" or creating "church-lite". A few years ago I read an actual church advertisement in our local paper that blasted what it called worldly churches. Word-for-word it read:

Culturally Relevant Mission to Hispanics in the USA

Published on: 06/26/2009
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Homero Garcia

Homero Garcia is a member of the Diversity Task force and the Senior pastor of Comunidad Cristiana La Viña

Consumers have changed their buying habits. Nowadays, people use the internet to buy almost everything. When was the last time you used the yellow pages or the newspaper to buy something? The new way to buy is through the internet. That is why everybody is spending thousands of dollars on internet advertising. But there are those who continue to advertise their business in the yellow pages or the newspapers while at the same time filing for bankruptcy. Why? Because they are not adjusting to the new ways of our culture.

What Is The Aroma Of Justice?

Published on: 04/02/2009
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Kathy Maskell

Kathy Maskell is a core team member of the Elm City Vineyard, and the U.S. Advocacy Director for Love 146, a non-profit organization dedicated to the abolition of child sex slavery and exploitation.

What is the aroma of justice?

Justice is what love looks like in public, and love begins with a cry for help.

The Kingdom: Healing the Dualism of Personal and Social Ethics

Published on: 04/02/2009
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Derek Morphew

Derek Morphew is a Vineyard writer, theologian and director of Vineyard Bible Institute, an online training school for leaders worldwide. Visit www.vineyardbi.org for more information on Derek's books, and on how to enroll.

John Wimber was known for many things, one of which was the emphasis on the kingdom of God as the coming of God's power in signs and wonders. This approach is now an established paradigm in the Vineyard movements. At a popular level that is often about as far as it goes. What is the theology of these networks? The answer is "the kingdom of God." What is the kingdom of God? The answer is "it is all about signs and wonders and spiritual power encounters." If one digs deeper into Wimber one will find an equal call to what he called "mercy ministry." It was not just about signs and wonders!

The Kingdom Coming, Come or Both?

Published on: 04/02/2009
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Don Williams, Ph.D.

What is the meaning of Jesus' proclamation of the kingdom? Albert Schweitzer advanced the first possibility: the kingdom is coming. In his classic, The Quest of the Historical Jesus, he rightly insists that Jesus' message and ministry must be understood in the context of first century Jewish apocalyptic thought. Based on this presupposition, he proposes that Jesus believed himself to be the Messiah-elect and ministered in the expectation that he would see the final, supernatural arrival of the kingdom in his lifetime.

Core Vineyard Values Q&A

Published on: 12/19/2008
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Bert Waggoner

What are the five core values of the Vineyard?

  • The Theology and Practice of the Kingdom of God
  • Experiencing God
  • Reconciling Community
  • Compassionate Ministry
  • Culturally Relevant Mission

What roles do core values play in Vineyard USA?

  • They give meaning to all we do.
  • They drive the purpose of the movement.
  • They define the center of our centered-set movement.
  • They define who we are to the larger community.
  • They remove ambiguity in mission.
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