Our Core Values

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THE BIG PICTURE

MIA believes that

“…the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.”
Hab 2:14

MIA believes that

…God is an outward being. The Holy Trinity is eternally loving, selfless, forgiving, faithful, powerful and overflows with all that He is. God is not merely a powerful creator but first and foremost a loving Father. From Him flows creation and redemption. He is the very definition of and source of all true beauty! He is fundamentally a fountain as such, perpetually flowing outward.

To behold and delight in the glory of His beauty is to begin to know Him. The more we know Him, the more we love Him, resulting in a lifestyle of worship. Being as we become like that which we worship, the more we worship Him, the more like Him we become – outward people!

Jesus descension to earth, emptying of Himself and humiliation on the cross was the ultimate outward act. No one has ever given more nor ever will. He was the ultimate display of missions. This is the life the church is called to. This is what drives MIA. This is missions, to go, worship and multiply worshipers of God.

“As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you!” John 20:21

We pray for God’s Kingdom to come and will to be done on earth as it is in Heaven as we work out our small part in contributing to this end:

“After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, ‘Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!’” Revelation 7:9

 

AN OUTWARD CHURCH

It is our conviction that a biblical church is a missional church. Each member of the church is to be focused on and heavily invested in missions in a way particular to their current situation and personal calling. That may take on many different forms including but not limited to: long-term cross-cultural missions, or a season of preparation for this, praying regularly for the nations and for missionaries, sending out missionaries by giving them your spiritual blessing and covering and/or funding them financially, contacting or visiting missionaries with service, encouragement, or aid, etc.

 

THE DETAILS

The main emphasis of our work is the Gospel and seeking to live that out in every area of our lives. We realize that the Gospel is food for the believer and not just a message to the unbeliever. MIA’s passion is to communicate and explore the many facets of the Gospel with clarity and precision. Emphasis in our ministry include assessing and addressing idolatry, understanding our identity in Christ and how we understand God’s identity personally, practicing spiritual disciplines as an outflow from abiding in Christ, and cultivating lives daily lived in God’s presence.

We are extremely cautious of teachings that distort or soften the Gospel in any way. We are also aware that believers do not live out the Gospel perfectly and therefore we seek to identify these errors and grow in grace together.

RELATIONSHIPS & PATIENT EVANGELISM

At the core of our missions methods are relationship building. Given the context of the Ukrainian culture we understand the stereotypes we are up against when it comes to presenting evangelicalism or protestant church systems to the people. There is a high level of misunderstanding and distrust.

To break down these barriers we strategically seek ways to effectively build trust, rapport, friendships and through that to gain a platform whereby we can share Christ in a fruitful way! This demands that we often step out of our comfort zones, sacrifice our own time, be patient and exercise discernment in our timing and approach as to how, when, where and who we discuss the Gospel with.

 

THE MIA CREDO

We are:   M-I-S-S-I-O-N   I-M-P-A-C-T

M – Missional

Our decisions are made and lives are managed with Kingdom advancement and Revelation 7:9 in mind.

 

 

I – Intentional

With singleness of purpose the events we do, projects we organize, and relationships we build are all for making Christ known.

 

S – Strategic

Our missions methods seek to use not only what is true but practically efficient.

 

S – Sacrificial

We lay down our personal ambitions and dreams and continually step out of our comfort zones setting aside our own rights, needs, time, space, and stuff for the sake of others.

 

I – Intercessors

We pray for our friends, our enemies and the nations.

 

O – Outward

Wanting to have God’s heart for the world we seek to behold the beauty of His glory that we might be more like Him.

 

N – Needy

We need the mercy and grace of God and must abide in Him for without Him we can do nothing.

 

 

I – International

We are willing to venture cross-culturally and leave our homes, conveniences, and comforts behind to see God’s Kingdom expand.

 

 

M – Mentors

Everything else we do is to make inroads into lives whereby we might make disciples.

 

P – Prayerful

We seek to abide in God’s presence with vigilance and realize that regular engagement in spiritual warfare is crucial to the missions’ success!

 
 

A – All In

We strive to do ministry with excellence and with all our might, unto the Lord. We value long-term missions work for it’s long term results.

 

C – Christ-Centered

The Gospel is the drive and focus of all our work and discipleship. The cross is at the center of the Gospel. Who Christ is changes everything.

 

T – Together

As a team we find strength in numbers and fellowship in the body. We seek to resolve any conflicts in a God honoring way, persevering in the work as the body of Christ!

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