Vision Statement
Word Made Flesh is called and committed to serving Jesus among the most vulnerable of the world's poor. This calling is realized as a prophetic ministry for, and an incarnational, holistic mission among the poor. We focus our energy to make Jesus known among the poor while reconciling the church with the poor.
Lifestyle Celebrations
Intimacy
We celebrate intimacy with Jesus to be our highest calling and our created purpose.
Community
We celebrate intimacy with Jesus to be our highest calling and our created purpose.
Brokenness
We celebrate brokenness as our responsibility in ministry among the broken.
Obedience
We celebrate obedience as our loving response to the grace of Jesus.
Service
We celebrate service as an expression of our fellowship.
Simplicity
We celebrate simplicity as a privilege in identification with Jesus and the poor.
Humility
We celebrate humility before God and humanity.
Submission
We celebrate submission to Jesus, each other and the poor.
Suffering
We celebrate suffering as a willing sacrifice in serving Jesus.
Philosophy
Word Made Flesh is united in philosophical commitments, which are expressed in seven missional starting points.
Jesus and the Kingdom of God
Hebrews 12:28, 13:8. We are an ecumenical community of Christians united in obedience to Jesus for service among the poor. Our service flows from intimacy with Jesus and is guided by the values of the Kingdom of God.
The Most Vulnerable of the World's Poor
Matthew 25:40, James 2:5. We respond to the needs of the world by building community among those who lack sustainable access to resources and availability to opportunity.
Community
Genesis 1:27, Mark 6:7, John 13:35, I Corinthians 12, Acts 4:32, Philippians 2:2, 2 Corinthians 5:17. Community, a tangible sign of the Kingdom of God, is our starting point for theological, ecclesiological, and missiological activity.
Simplicity
Matthew 10:7-10, I John 3:16-18. We posture ourselves in simplicity with open hands, dependent on God.
Incarnational, Holistic Mission
John 1:14, 20:21, II Corinthians 5:18-20, 8:9, Luke 4:18-19, Matthew 25:35-46, James 2:15-16, I John 3:16-18. We do not minister to the poor; we are in mission among the poor, identifying with them rather than integrating the poor into our reality.
Partnership in Mission
Revelation 5:9-10, Galatians 3:28. In our praxis of mutual submission, mission is dependent on partnership with local Christians and churches. Mission unifies us.
Stewardship of Creation
(Genesis 1:28, 2:15; Isaiah 11:9, 60; Jeremiah 29:1-14; Habakkuk 2:14; Matthew 9:35-36; 1 Corinthians 15; Galatians 5:22-23; Revelation 20-22) God has created humanity with and restored through Jesus the vocation of priesthood to order and care for creation.
Why We are Better Together
