HarvestNet’s Spiritual DNA

#1  ONENESS IN CHRIST

This clearly has great meaning to Jesus as is demonstrated by his final prayer on earth [John 17: 20-26].

Jesus' prayer for unified leadership is a self-authenticating message to the world which attests to the reality of Jesus and the love of God.

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#2  COLLABORATION

​This results in synergy, win-win outcomes, and consilience. And in turn this releases fresh dimensions of creativity, and spiritual and natural entrepreneurship [Deut. 32:30; Joshua 23:10].

Some things are done better together than apart. Some things can only be done together.

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#3  A CULTURE OF HONOR, RESPECT, & PREFERRING ONE ANOTHER  

This results in a release of God’s grace [Ps. 133; James 4:6].

God’s humility plan has distributed His gifts broadly, requiring leaders to humble themselves in order to receive from others what they lack, which results in a different magnitude of God’s grace being released.

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#4  EMBRACING NORMATIVE KINGDOM LIFE & LEADERSHIP 

​We are seeking a biblical culture of ministry that incorporates the strengths of the historic, evangelical and charismatic zones of the Church [Ecc. 4:12; Luke 9:1,2].

Normative Christianity in Scripture is clearly Word-based, practical ministry and justice focused, and utterly comfortable and expectant vis-a’-vis the supernatural present day work of the Holy Spirit.

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#5  THE CAP "C" REGIONAL CHURCH & THE LITTLE "c" INDIVIDUAL CONGREGATIONS 

This expresses both a corporate (“the Body of Christ”) and an individualistic (“members in particular”) understanding and expression of Christ’s Church [I Cor. 12:12,14,27]. 

This is about the paradigm of something not seen in modern times … the “Church in the city” as a functioning reality.

 

#6  S.T.E.A.P. [SHEPARDS, TEACHERS, EVANGELISTS, APOSTLES, PROPHETS]

This incorporates the notion of how God wishes to empower ALL his people. This includes the 97-98% in the marketplace, and not just professional clergy aka the 2-3% in the church-place.

This comes from an understanding from the Old Testament that both the Kingly line (secular; marketplace) and the Priestly line (religious, church-place) were called and anointed leadership.

Examples include Daniel a prophet in the marketplace realm and Samuel a prophet in the priestly realm. 

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#7  REDEFINE MINISTRY "SUCCESS METRICS" THAT ALIGN WITH BIBLICAL VALUES

​To value obedience to Christ which results in the fruit of real transformation, from single lives to whole spheres of influence, instead of a buildings, bodies, budget$ and bravado metric [James 1:22; John 14:21,24; Matt.7:23].

The accoutrements of success in God’s eyes are frequently not the same as in man’s assessment.

Religious activity, success trappings, or even the miraculous are not the measure of a “good and faithful servant” – but simple obedience to God’s Word is a sound measure.