VALUES

MISSIONAL

We see ourselves as co-workers with God in His mission – the reconciliation of all things under heaven and earth under Christ.

The Good News about Jesus needs to be presented in a way that is relevant to our context through our words, actions and with a demonstration of God’s miraculous power.

We believe that justice and social action are central to the message of Jesus.

RELATIONAL

God is community and, we believe, it is only in community that we can accurately reflect Him and see real and lasting fruit.

We honour and celebrate diversity within the context of our relationships.

We recognise that anointed leadership is a grace gift given to serve, with humility, in the context of community.

We value the contribution of both women and men at every level of leadership.

KINGDOM ORIENTED

Because ‘the earth is the Lord’s and everything in it’, we believe that the whole of life and creation is sacred. We, therefore, look to express a culture and lifestyle of worship that has no sacred-secular divide as we celebrate all of life.

Pioneer has a strong commitment to equipping everyone to engage across all spheres of life – business, politics, media, community, education, creativity and the arts.

We are committed to the unity of the Body of Christ and will seek to partner with others wherever possible

HOLY SPIRIT LED

Our life and faith is energised and informed by a living experience of the Holy Spirit, both individually and corporately.

We believe in a God who breaks into time and space by His Holy Spirit, bringing revelation, healing bodies, sharing spiritual gifts and performing miraculous signs.

Our spiritual life is rooted in the Scriptures and informed by church history.

STATEMENT OF BELIEF

We believe God is all-powerful, all-knowing, and in all-places. God is Love – the source of all love of the purest kind, and he looks to demonstrate his love in all situations.

We believe the Bible is inspired by God and tells the story of his love for and relationship with humanity. God calls us to immerse ourselves in his story, to meditate on and interpret it, and ultimately to live out that story today.

We believe there is only one God who is the creator and sustainer of the whole universe and that creation is the expression of his love, creativity and power. God then gave all humans responsibility to look after and care for his creation.

We believe the one God exists in relationship as three persons: God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. Relationships matter because as ‘three in one’ God himself exists in perfect relationship.

We believe every person is unique, special to God and made in His image; full of potential and possibility. When God made humanity, he declared his delight in what he had made.

We believe every human messes things up when we live our way, not God’s way. This mess [sin] brings about pain, suffering and death on both personal and global levels. All relationships suffer because of this; with God, each other and the earth.

We believe, to clear up humanity’s mess, God the Son miraculously became human in Jesus, born of Mary, and showed us what God is truly like and how to live. Through his life, sacrificial death and resurrection, Jesus defeated the power of evil, sin and death, offering us all forgiveness and therefore the chance to have a right relationship with God, each other and God’s Creation.

We believe God sends his Spirit on us as followers of Jesus. His Spirit lives within us, makes us know we are his children, gives us spiritual gifts, shows us when we go wrong and makes being like Jesus possible.

We believe the Church is the people of God drawn from many different traditions and denominations that God has commissioned to show his love to those in need, make disciples of Jesus, baptise those who believe and share communion.

We believe there is more to come when Jesus returns as Judge and King of this world. When he comes again he will bring an end to all injustice, pain, suffering and death and renew the earth and heavens.

We believe that marriage was instituted by God and is exclusively between a man and a woman.

Pioneer Network Australia Incorporated is a recognised denomination by the Australian Attorney General’s Department.

Letter – AGD to Pioneer Network – confirmation of name change