a strong passion to share the message of hope and salvation with those who are lost.
a clear commitment to assist the
local church in sharing the news of Christ with its community.
a willingness to use strategies that allow a
minimum staff to impact a maximum 'crowd' (e.g. radio, crusades, music, internet).
a strong conviction
in its mandate to facilitate born-again believers called by God to serve Him in regions and ministries compatible with the
work of Janz Team.
a lean organizational structure designed generally to place national ministry decisions
in the hands of national boards.
STATEMENTS OF IDENTITY AND FAITH
Statement of Identity
Janz Team Ministries is a Christian organization, whose staff and volunteers are inspired by the message, life and example of Jesus. Our mission is to demonstrate God’s unconditional love for all people by serving Him and others, in fulfillment of the Great Commission.
We embrace the revelation given by God in the Christian Scriptures, the Old and New Testaments. We likewise receive and accept the faith, which is taught in the Scriptures and summarized in such orthodox statements of the whole Christian church as the Apostles’ Creed and the Nicene Creed. We understand our own faith in continuity with the Protestant confessions of the Reformation and the evangelical awakenings in subsequent centuries.
We further share the ideals of movements such as the Lausanne Covenant (1974)
regarding the authority of Scripture, the priority of evangelism, the need for Christian social responsibility and personal holiness, the costliness and urgency of world mission, and the importance of Christian education.
Statement of Faith
We believe:
1. In God, existing as Father, Son and Holy Spirit, yet one in being and essence.
2. That the Holy Scriptures as originally given by God are divinely inspired, infallible, entirely trustworthy, and constitute the only supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct.
3. In the dignity of all people, made male and female in God’s image to love, be holy and care for creation, yet corrupted by sin, which incurs divine wrath and judgement.
4. That salvation is solely possible through the vicarious and atoning death of God’s son, Jesus Christ and that all human beings find their salvation through faith in Him.
5. That those who are saved through faith in Christ will be raised to eternal life in heaven and that those who are lost will be raised to eternal punishment in hell.
6. In the unity of the Spirit with the body of Christ, the Church, consisting of regenerated, true believers, for whom the risen Christ now makes intercession in heaven.
7. In the imminent and personal return of the Lord Jesus Christ.
8. That the church is commanded to go into the entire world and preach the gospel to every person, baptizing and teaching those who believe.
