Accelerating International Mission Strategies
Statement of Beliefs

The Power of the Holy Spirit:

We believe in the power of the Holy Spirit. The Father sent his Spirit to bear witness to his Son, without his witness ours is futile. Conviction of sin, faith in Christ, new birth and Christian growth are all his work. Further, the Holy Spirit is a missionary spirit; thus evangelism should arise spontaneously from a Spirit-filled church. A church that is not a missionary church is contradicting itself and quenching the Spirit. Worldwide evangelization will become a realistic possibility only when the Spirit renews the Church in truth and wisdom, faith, holiness, love and power. We therefore call upon all Christians to pray for such a visitation of the sovereign Spirit of God that all his fruit may appear in all his people and that all his gifts may enrich the body of Christ. Only then will the whole world become a fit instrument in his hands, that the whole earth may hear his voice.

Scripture References: I Corinthians 2:4; John 15:26-27; John 16:8-11; I Corinthians 12:3; John 3:6-8; II Corinthians 3:18; John 7:37-39; I Thessalonians 5:19; Acts 1:8; Psalm 85:4-7; Psalm 67:1-3; Galatians 5:22-23; I Corinthians 12:4-31; Romams 12:3-8