VALUES & GUIDELINES
All values and guiding principles for IMPACT HARVEST INTERNATIONAL must be rooted in the Scriptures.
Knowing God the Father through His Son Jesus Christ and living by His Word is the foundation of life.
We believe that the basis of the Christian faith is knowing God through repentance for sin, receiving Jesus Christ as Lord, building an intimate relationship with Him, and conforming to His image. God has declared us righteous through faith in Jesus Christ. (John 1:12, John 17:3, Rom. 8:29, 2Cor. 5:21)
It is essential for every believer to be baptized with the Holy Spirit and be completely dependent on Him.
We recognize that we desperately need the person and power of the Holy Spirit to minister effectively to our generation. Changed lives are not the product of men’s wisdom but in the demonstration of the power of the Holy Spirit as modeled in the New Testament church. (1Cor. 2:2-5, John 15:5) We believe it is essential for every believer to be baptized with the Holy Spirit and to pursue spiritual gifts. (2Cor. 13-14, John 4:23-24)
All decisions need to be made by listening to the Holy Spirit as we make prayer a priority and learn to be worshippers. Worship helps us focus on the Lord and allows us to more clearly hear His voice.
We recognize that we do not wrestle against flesh and blood but against demonic forces. Jesus Christ is our Lord, our Savior, our Healer, and our Deliverer. (Eph. 6:12, 1John 3:8)
The Great Commission will be completed through prayer, evangelism, discipleship and church planting.
We are committed to helping fulfill the Great Commission through prayer and fasting, evangelism, discipleship, and church planting locally and globally reaching both Jews and Gentiles. (Matt. 28:19-20, 6:5-18, Acts 1:8)
We are called to support others who are called co-laborers, as churches are planted throughout the world. The Great Commission is fulfilled through tearing down spiritual strongholds of darkness and church planting. (1Cor. 3:6-9, Matt. 11:12, 2 Cor. 10:3-4, Acts 14:21-23)
We are also called to proclaim the gospel through the arts, music, and the media and will continue to believe God to raise up other resources and ministries to assist us in building the church. (1Cor. 9:19-22)
We deeply value the sacred covenant of marriage and the importance of training our children to know Christ.
Believing that our God is turning the hearts of the fathers and mothers into the sons and daughters in our day, we are committed to spiritual parenting on every level of church and ministry life. (Mal. 4:5-6, 1Cor. 4:15-17)
Participation in a life group is a fundamental commitment to IMPACT Harvest International. A life group is a small group of believers and/or families who are committed to one another and reaching others for Christ. We believe the Lord desires to raise up spiritual families on many levels including life groups, congregations, apostolic movements, and the Kingdom of God. (1Cor. 12:18, Eph. 4:16)
We believe each spiritual family needs to share common values, vision, goals, and a commitment to build together, with the need to receive ongoing training in these areas. (Ps. 133, 2 Peter 1:12-13, 2Tim. 2:2) d. We are committed to reaching, training, and releasing young people as co-laborers for the harvest, as the young and the old labor together. (Acts 2:17, Jer. 31:13)
Spiritual multiplication and reproduction must extend to every sphere of kingdom life and ministry.
Multiplication is expected and encouraged in every sphere of church life. Life groups should multiply into new life groups and churches should multiply into new churches. Church planting must be a long-term goal of every congregation. (Acts 9:31, Mark 4:20)
Relationships are essential in building God’s Kingdom.
Serving others and building trust and relationships is a desired experience in every area of church life. We believe the best place to begin to serve and experience trust and relationships is in the life group. (Acts 2:42-47, Eph. 4:16, Gal. 5:13)
We are joined together primarily by God-given family relationships, not by organization, hierarchy, or bureaucracy. (1Peter 2:5)
Every Christian is both a priest and a minister.
According to the scriptures, every Christian is a priest who needs to hear from the Lord personally. (Rev.1:5-6)
Every believer is called by God to minister to others and needs to be equipped for this work with the home as a center for ministry. Fivefold ministers are the Lord’s gifts to His church. He uses fivefold persons to help equip each believer to become an effective minister in order to build up the body of Christ. (1Peter 4:9, Eph. 4:11-12)
We need to be constantly handing the work of ministry over to those we are serving so they can fulfill their call from the Lord. (Titus 1:5, 1Tim. 4:12-14)
A servant’s heart is necessary for every leader to empower others.
We believe every sphere of leadership needs to include a clear servant-leader called by God and a team who is called to walk with Him. The leader has the anointing and responsibility to discern the mind of the Lord which is expressed through the leadership team. (2Cor. 10:13-16, Num. 27:16, 1Peter 5:1-4)
Leaders are called to listen to what the Lord is saying through those whom they serve as they model servant leadership. They are called to walk in humility, and integrity, in the fruit of the Spirit, and in the fear of the Lord. (Acts 6:2-6, Acts 15, Matt. 20:26, Gal. 5:22-23)
We believe God raises up both apostolic overseers and partner church elders to direct, protect, correct, and discipline the church. These leaders must model the biblical qualifications for leadership. (Acts 15, Acts 6:1-4, 1Tim. 3, Titus 1)
Those with other spiritual gifts including administrative gifts (ministry of help) need to be released to fulfill the Lord’s vision on each level of church life. (1Cor. 12)
In every area of church life, we believe we need to submit to those who rule over us in the Lord and esteem them highly in love for their work’s sake. (Heb. 13:17, 1Thess. 5:12-13)
Biblical prosperity, generosity and integrity are essential to kingdom expansion.
Biblical prosperity is God’s plan to help fulfill the Great Commission. The principle of the tithe is part of God’s plan to honor and provide substance for those He has placed over us in spiritual authority. Those who are over us in the Lord are responsible for the proper distribution of the tithe and offerings. (3 John 2, Matt. 23:23, Heb. 7:4-7, Mal. 3:8-11, Acts 11:29- 30)