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"Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God." (Ephesians 5:1)
The world is watching our every move, waiting for an excuse to lead or follow.
The desire of the Patrick County Family Discipleship Cohort is to intentionally lead families for the sake of the Gospel of Jesus Christ in all that we do. While we are not perfect, we are perfectly created for this moment in history as we fight for the values as laid out and communicated in God's Word. It is our role as intentional followers of Christ, to take up our place in the mission to make, mobilize, and equip other disciples of Jesus Christ to utilize their own God-given gifts, talents, and resources to do the same.
Our strategy is simply to edify the Church through doing the work of ministry and to help grow the Kingdom of God alongside local churches.
Our objective is to build relationships with people right where they are with the intentionality to equip them with the training and tools necessary to mobilize the Gospel.
Cohort Statement of Faith
We acknowledge the variety of cultural and doctrinal positions contained in the dynamic of local church families across the world. While this statement of faith in no way exhausts the doctrinal position of our cohort, this statement provides a basis for doctrinal agreements and unity in this community of intentional followers of Jesus Christ.
Thus, we acknowledge every doctrine of Scripture is not listed, nor is every reference applying to each point listed. This statement is a framework which we conclude is consistent with the whole of Scripture. We also recognize that any doctrinal statement, short the entire Scriptures is in itself inadequate.
We believe in one God, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (John 10:30, 14:26; Matthew 28:19; I Corinthians 8:6; I John 5:7-8)
We believe that man was created in the image of God, that he sinned and thereby incurred not only physical death, but also that spiritual death which is separation from God; and that all human beings are born with a sinful nature, and in the case of those who reach the age of moral responsibility, are sinners in thought, word and deed. (Genesis 1:31, 8:21; Psalms 51:5; Ephesians 2:1-3; Proverbs 22:15; Jeremiah 17:9)
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures as a representative and substitutional sacrifice and that all who believe in Him are justified on the grounds of His shed blood. (John 3:16-17, 14:16; Hebrews 9:22, 10:10; Colossians 1:22; I Peter 1:19)
We believe in the resurrection of the crucified body of our Lord, in His ascension into Heaven, and in His present life there as High Priest and Advocate. (Luke 24:1-53; I Thessalonians 4:13-18; Acts 1:1-11)
We believe in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments as verbally inspired of God, and inerrant in the original writing, and that they are of supreme and final authority of faith and life. (2 Timothy 3:16-17; I Peter 1:23-25; John 10:34-35, 17:17)
We believe that biblical dynamic of marriage and the family as one man and one woman and that a physically intimate relationship is to be reserved and expressed between a married man and woman. (Genesis 2:24, 5:2; Matthew 5:28, 19:5; Ephesians 5:31; Hebrews 13:4; I Corinthians 7:2; Romans 1:26-28; I Timothy 1:10)
What's it take to be a part of the Patrick County Discipleship Cohort?
Intentionality, commitment, and dedication.
If you represent a local church, a local organization, or an upcoming ministry opportunity for our community; please Contact Us by email at outreach@pcfamilydiscipleship.org .
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