Our Vision, Mission, and Values

The Vision
Love God. Love People. Be Transformed.

The Mission
Eau Claire Wesleyan Church exists to navigate life together in knowing God, representing Him well through loving relationships and relevant conversations that encourage people - whether skeptic, seeking, or already in relationship with Jesus - into becoming devoted, Spirit-filled followers of Jesus Christ.  
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Our Values:

Prayer

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Everything we do begins or is preceded by prayer, sustained through prayer and empowered through prayer; communication with God seeking His face, His will, His plans. This includes individual prayer and a consistent corporate expression of prayer.

(Luke 18:1, Luke 21:36a, Luke 22:40, Romans 8:26,  1 Thessalonians 5:17,  2 Chronicles 7:14)
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Word of God

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We believe the Bible is the infallible word of God, inerrant in the original writings and is our standard for faith and practice. As such it is to be communicated in relevant form, informing our entire lives, governing our relationship with God and others. It is both informative and transformative. 

(Romans 10:17 , Mark 4:13-20, John 8:31, Acts 4:31, Hebrews 4:12, James 1:22-25)
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Worship

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We are called to worship God daily in our individual lives and also to express that worship consistently and corporately in the weekly Sunday gathering. Our corporate expressions of worship are to be relevant and engaging to our present day culture as to communicate to the un-churched of our community.

(Romans 12:1-2, Psalm 86:9, 95:6, 96:1, John 4:24)
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Community

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 In a world characterized by individualism and isolation, we are called to community. We need to offer and be involved in life-giving relationships to support one another in sharing, prayer, Bible study and fellowship. Life change happens in relationship through small groups. It happens best through intergenerational interaction. 

(Acts 2:46, Colossians 3:12-17, Hebrews 10:24-25) 
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Serving

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All are called to discover and exercise their spiritual gifts for the good of the Body, reaching the spiritually seeking and give glory to God. This is an absolute necessity if we are to be the New Testament Church which is “the priesthood of all believers,” everyone given the “manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.” 

(1 Corinthians 12:1-31, Romans 12:3-8)
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Mission
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Our mission from Jesus is “to make disciples of all people.” This mission includes engaging people where they are spiritually, (Engel’s Scale) and wherever they are geographically (locally and globally). We are to build relationships with spiritually seeking people who do not yet know Jesus, share our faith in a relevant fashion, lead them to faith and assist them in maturing in their faith. 

(Matthew 28:18-20)
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Loyalty to the Absent

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As followers of Jesus Christ, living his mandate first to love God, then to love others as ourselves, we express that love by refraining from gossip, pledging to speak to others directly, speak well of, or not speak at all. We will stop gossip at both our own mouth and own ears, by calling others into account to stop.

(James 3:1-12)​​
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