Posts with the category “pastoral-statement”

Pastoral Statement: Sexual Integrity“The way of Jesus calls us to key distinctive in how we relate to our sexual formation. While Jesus addresses the morality of our thinking and practices around sexuality, He also cares deeply about how our sexuality forms who we are becoming as human beings.While we believe in God’s creation and design for humanity, creating us male or female, we also believe T...  Read More

Pastoral Statement: Women In Ministry“We believe God gives leadership in the church on the basis of grace, calling, spiritual gifts, obedience, and character.At Radiant Church, we believe that both women and men can lead, preach, pastor, hold offices, and have authority in our church. We believe women and men doing this together in partnership will result in a healthy church ‘family’.We do not wan...  Read More

Pastoral Statement: Truth“As we live in a post-truth society, truth is under fire like never before. Determining what is true has become increasingly difficult: from the overwhelming amount of (often conflicting) information we deal with on a daily basis, to the fact that more of life is going virtual causing a further blurring in our perception of what is true; even in the church world there are ...  Read More

Pastoral Statement: Unity“We believe one of the greatest expressions the Church is called to reflect to the world is our unity; it is the very nature of God. Jesus prayed, “that they will all be one, just as You and I are one…May they experience such perfect unity that the world will know that You sent Me and that You love them as much as You love Me.” (John 17:21-23).In a society where polarizati...  Read More