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This page is about the Vineyard movement of Christian churches. Click here to learn more about Liberty Vineyard Church. The Vineyard movementThe Vineyard story is about ordinary people who worship and serve an extraordinary God. The Vineyard is simply one thread in the rich tapestry of the historic and global Church of Jesus Christ. But it is a thread of God’s weaving. From the beginning, Vineyard pastors and leaders have sought to hold in tension the biblical doctrines of the Christian faith with an ardent pursuit of the present day work of the Spirit of God. Maintaining that balance is never easy in the midst of rapid growth and renewal. The following video will give you a small taste of our story from some of those who have lived it. Below the video, you will find more details on the path along which God has guided our Vineyard family. Vineyard History: The Formative Years The first Vineyards were planted in 1975. By 1982, there were at least seven “Vineyards” in a loose-knit fellowship of churches. Kenn Gulliksen, a soft-spoken, non-assuming leader who had a passion to know and walk with God, started a church in Hollywood in 1974. In 1975 he, believing that God had instructed him to do so, gave the name “Vineyard” to this association of churches and provided leadership for these churches for about five years. In the early eighties, Kenn felt led to ask John Wimber to assume leadership for the emerging movement. The official recognition of this transition took place in 1982, and thus, the emergence of what was to be called, “The Association of Vineyard Churches.” John Wimber and the Development of the Association of Vineyard Churches John Wimber’s influence profoundly shaped the theology and practice of Vineyard churches from their earliest days until his death in November, 1997. When John was conscripted by God he was, in the words of Christianity Today, a “beer-guzzling, drug-abusing pop musician, who was converted at the age of 29 while chain-smoking his way through a Quaker-led Bible study” (Christianity Today, editorial, Feb. 9 1998). In John’s first decade as a Christian he led hundreds of people to Christ. By 1970 he was leading 11 Bible studies that involved more than 500 people. John became so fruitful as an evangelical pastor he was asked to lead the Charles E. Fuller Institute of Evangelism and Church Growth. He also later became an adjunct instructor at Fuller Theological Seminary where his classes set attendance records. In 1977, John re-entered pastoral ministry to plant Calvary Chapel of Yorba Linda. Throughout this time, John’s conservative evangelical paradigm for understanding the ministry of the church began to grow. George Eldon Ladd’s theological writings on the kingdom of God convinced John intellectually that all the biblical gifts of the Holy Spirit should be active in the church. Encounters with Fuller missiologists Donald McGavaran and C. Peter Wagner and seasoned missionaries and international students gave him credible evidence for combining evangelism with healing and prophecy. As he became more convinced of God’s desire to be active in the world through all the biblical gifts of the Spirit, John began to teach and train his church to imitate Jesus’ full-orbed kingdom ministry. He began to “do the stuff” of the Bible, about which he had formerly only read. As John and his congregation, mostly made up of former Quakers, sought God in intimate worship, they experienced empowerment by the Holy Spirit, significant renewal in the gifts and conversion growth. It soon became clear that the church’s emphasis on the experience of the Holy Spirit was not shared by some leaders in the Calvary Chapel movement. In 1982, John’s church left Calvary Chapel and joined the Vineyard churches. Today in The Vineyard: A Season of Expansion Today, almost 40 years later, there are more than 1,500 Vineyard churches worldwide, 550+ in the US, with 16 regions actively planting churches across the country. Vineyard worship songs, documented by Vineyard Worship, have helped thousands of churches experience intimacy with God. Many churches have been equipped to continue Jesus’ ministry of proclaiming the kingdom, demonstrating the kingdom, and training disciples. The Vineyard’s journey has not been a straight path. It winds through many trials and triumphs. If you are interested in more, there are a number of books and DVDs available from Vineyard Resources that explore the history, events, issues and people who shaped the Vineyard in its first two decades. For the greater glory of God and the well-being of people!Listen to Vineyard USA National Director, Phil Strout, discuss the Vineyard Core Values: The Vineyard Movement is a network of over 1,500 churches worldwide, committed to seeing each generation reached by the power of the Gospel. With a view to embrace integrity in Christian character along with the activity of the Holy Spirit, each Vineyard church seeks to be an outpost of God’s compassionate love in a broken world. Led in its earliest years by the late John Wimber, the Vineyard Movement has become one of the most influential church movements of the 20th-21st centuries. As an extension of the church movement, Vineyard worship music (Come, Now Is The Time To Worship; Your Love Is Amazing) has deeply impacted the experience of thousands of churches around the world. From the beginning, Vineyard pastors and leaders have sought to hold in tension the biblical doctrines of the Christian faith with an ardent pursuit of the present day work of the Spirit of God. Maintaining that balance is never easy in the midst of rapid growth and renewal. With our Core Values at center, we are seeking to take our place in the Body of Christ, serving alongside those who truly desire to experience God in their every day life. If you are interested in more information, there are a number of books and DVDs available from Vineyard Resources that explore the history, events, issues and people who shaped the Vineyard in its first two decades. Vineyard Worship also continues to serve the 21st century church with intimate, accessible music of faith. Our missionThe mission of Vineyard USA is to join God’s mission in the world by building a community of churches that are proclaiming and practicing the full message and reality of the kingdom of God. Listen to Vineyard USA National Director, Phil Strout, discuss why Vineyard Core Values are important: Our core valuesThe Theology and Practice of the Kingdom of God Experiencing God Culturally Relevant Mission Reconciling CommunityJesus is reconciling humans to God, to each other, and to the entire creation, breaking down divisions between Jew & Gentile, slave & free, male and female. Therefore, we are committed to becoming healing communities engaged in the work of reconciliation wherever sin and evil hold sway. We seek to be diverse communities of hope that realize the power of the cross to reconcile what has been separated by sin. This requires us to move beyond our personal preferences to engage those who are perceived to be unlike us and to actively break down barriers of race, culture, gender, social class and ethnicity. We are convinced that the church, locally, nationally and globally, is meant to be a diverse community precisely because Jesus is Lord over every nation, tribe and tongue. We are not satisfied with the status quo when it doesn’t reflect this kingdom reality, but are eager to pray for the coming of God’s kingdom here and now and to realize this mark of the kingdom in our midst. Compassionate Ministry Our objectives
Our statement of faithGod the King and the Holy Trinity Deuteronomy 33:27 – Isaiah 44:6 – Romans 1:20 – Psalm 95:3 – Isaiah 43:15 – Psalm 147:5 – Job 11:7-9 – James 1:17 – John 4:24 – Matthew 5:48 – Isaiah 6:3 – 1 Peter 1:15-16 – Psalm 104:24 – Proverbs 2:6 – Isaiah 28:29 – Exodus 33:19 – Psalm 31:19 – Psalm 33:5 – Psalm 89:14 – Isaiah 30:18 – Exodus 15:6 – Psalm 63:2 – 1 John 4:8 – Isaiah 43:13 – Isaiah 45:5 – 1 Corinthians 8:4 – Psalm 42:2 – Psalm 84:2 – Jeremiah 10:10 – John 1:18 – John 10:30 – John 14:9 – John 14:16-17 – John 14:26 – John 15:26 – 2 Corinthians 3:17-18 – John 1:1 – John 1:14 – 2 Corinthians 3:17 – Matthew 28:19-20 – 2 Corinthians 13:14 – Revelation 1:4 – Revelation 5:13 – Ephesians 3:14-21 God the King: The Creator and Ruler of all things Psalm 45:6 – Psalm 145:13 – Daniel 4:3 – Psalm 93:1-2 – John 1:1-3 – 1 Corinthians 8:6 – Colossians 1:15-16 – Hebrews 1:1-2 – Genesis 1:1 – Psalm 95:3-5 – Colossians 1:17 – Hebrews 1:3 – Psalm 103:19 – Psalm 104:24-29 – Psalm 96:4-6 – Psalm 89:11 – Psalm 103:20-21 – Colossians 1:16-17 – Psalm 104:5 – Psalm 103:22 – Psalm 22:28 – Psalm 47:8 – Genesis 1:31 Counterfeit Kingdom: Satan and Demonic Hosts Revelation 12:7-9 – 2 Corinthians 11:14 – Colossians 1:13-14 – Ephesians 6:12 – Mark 3:22-26 – Ephesians 2:1-2 – 1 John 5:19 The Kingdom in Creation, The Fall, and The Doctrine of Original Sin Genesis 1:26-27 – Genesis 1:26 – Genesis 3:1 – Revelation 12:9 – Genesis 3:8 – Romans 1:21 – Romans 5:16 – Romans 5:12 – John 5:14 – 1 Corinthians 15:22 – John 8:44 – 1 John 5:19 – Romans 8:20-23 – Psalm 51:5 – Galatians 1:3-5 – Galatians 4:8-9 – Colossians 1:13 God’s Providence, Kingdom Law and Covenants We believe that as King, God later redeemed His people by His mighty acts from bondage in Egypt and established His covenant through Moses, revealing His perfect will and our obligation to fulfill it. The law’s purpose is to order our fallen race and to make us conscious of our moral responsibility. By the work of God’s Spirit, it convicts us of our sin and God’s righteous judgment against us and brings us to Christ alone for salvation. We believe that when Israel rejected God’s rule over her as King, God established the monarchy in Israel and made an unconditional covenant with David, promising that his heir would restore God’s kingdom and reign over His people as Messiah forever. Psalm 24:1 – Psalm 96:10 – Isaiah 40:22 – Hebrews 1:3 – Romans 9:4 – Ephesians 2:12 – Genesis 17:3-8 – Genesis 12:2-3 – Genesis 15:4-6 – Romans 4:3-5 – Romans 4:16 – Romans 4:20-25 – Galatians 3:6-9 – Galatians 3:13-14 – Exodus 15:3-18 – Exodus 19:3-6 – Exodus 24:3-4 – Exodus 24:7 – Romans 8:3-4 – Romans 8:12-14 – Deuteronomy 5:1-3 – Deuteronomy 30:15-18 – Galatians 3:23-25 – Psalm 25:8-10 – Romans 7:7 – John 15:26 – John 16:8-11 – 2 Corinthians 3:14-17 – Romans 7:13 – Galatians 3:19 – Galatians 3:21-22 – Romans 2:1-11 – Galatians 3:24 – Philippians 3:8-9 – 1 Samuel 8:6-8 – 1 Samuel 8:21-22 – 1 Samuel 9:15-16 – 1 Samuel 10:1 – 1 Samuel 10:24 – 2 Samuel 7:11b-16 – Psalm 89:34-37 – Isaiah 9:6-7 – Isaiah 11:1-5 – Jeremiah 23:5-6 – Ezekiel 34:23 Christ the Mediator and Eternal King Mark 1:15 – Galatians 4:4 – Romans 1:2-4 – John 1:14 – John 1:17-18 – Luke 1:30-35 – John 1:14 – Philippians 2:5-7 – Romans 5:19 – 1 Corinthians 15:22 – 1 Peter 2:22 – 2 Corinthians 5:21 – Romans 8:29 – Luke 3:21-22 – Luke 4:16-21 – Mark 1:14-15 – Luke 11:20 – Luke 17:20-21 – Luke 4:1-13 – Luke 4:43 – Luke 4:40 – Luke 4:41 – Luke 7:14-17 – Mark 1:16-17 – Mark 3:13-15 – Matthew 16:18 – Luke 9:1-2 – Luke 10:1-17 – John 1:29 – John 6:51 – 1 John 4:9-10 – Mark 8:31 – 1 Corinthians 15:3-5 – Galatians 3:13-14 – Acts 3:14-15 – Hebrews 4:15 – Romans 5:18-19 – 1 Peter 2:24 – Galatians 3:13 – 2 Corinthians 5:21 – Romans 1:18 – Romans 1:32 – Romans 2:12 – 2 Thessalonians 1:6-10 – Colossians 2:13-15 – Matthew 1:1 – Luke 1:68-72 – Luke 2:10-11 – Matthew 9:27 – Acts 2:24-28 – Acts 2:29-36 – Romans 1:1-4 – Hebrews 1:1-3 – 1 Corinthians 15:24-26 – Ephesians 1:19-23 – Revelation 5:5 The Ministry of the Holy Spirit We believe that the Holy Spirit indwells every believer in Jesus Christ and that He is our abiding Helper, Teacher, and Guide. We believe in the filling or the empowering of the Holy Spirit, often a conscious experience, for ministry today. We believe in the present ministry of the Spirit and in the exercise of all of the biblical gifts of the Spirit. We practice the laying on Acts 1:8 – Acts 2:1-4 – 1 Corinthians 12:13 – 1 Corinthians 12:4-7 – John 14:16-17 – Romans 12:1 – Ephesians 5:18-20 – Romans 8:3-4 – 1 Corinthians 14:12 – 1 Corinthians 14:26 – Romans 12:4-6 – Luke 11:20 – 1 John 3:8b – Ephesians 6:10-20 – John 14:12-13 – Romans 15:18-19 – 1 Corinthians 4:20 – Romans 8:9-10 – John 16:7 – John 14:26 – John 16:13-15 – Romans 8:14 – Luke 24:49 – Acts 4:31 – Acts 8:18-19 – Acts 19:1-2 – 1 Corinthians 2:4-5 – 2 Corinthians 4:7 – 2 Corinthians 6:4-7 – Joel 2:28-29 – Acts 2:15-17 – 1 Corinthians 12:7-11 – 1 Corinthians 14:1 – 1 Corinthians 14:5 – 1 Thessalonians 5:19-21 – Acts 8:14-17 – Acts 19:6 – Mark 1:41 – Luke 6:18b-19 – Mark 16:18 – Acts 13:1-3 – 1 Timothy 4:14 – 2 Timothy 1:6 The Sufficiency of Scripture 2 Timothy 3:16-17 – 2 Peter 1:20-21 – 1 Corinthians 2:12-13 – John 14:26 – Psalm 19:7-9 – Psalm 119:30 – Psalm 119:43 – Psalm 119:89 – Matthew 5:17-18 – John 3:34 – John 10:35 – 1 Thessalonians 2:13 – Revelation 22:6 – Luke 24:44 – 2 Peter 3:15-16 – Revelation 22:18-19 – Isaiah 40:8 – Matthew 24:35 – Matthew 7:21 – Matthew 7:24 – Luke 1:38 – James 1:22-25 The Power of the Gospel over the Kingdom of Darkness Luke 4:5-7 – 1 John 5:19 – 1 Corinthians 15:22 – Ephesians 2:1-3 – Romans 1:21-23 – Romans 1:32 – Romans 1:18 – Romans 2:5 – 2 Corinthians 5:10 – Ephesians 5:6 – Mark 1:14-15 – Acts 8:12 – Acts 28:31 – Ephesians 5:5 – John 16:7-11 – John 3:5-8 – 1 Peter 1:23 – Romans 5:1-2 – Romans 5:9 – Romans 8:15 – Galatians 4:6 – Ephesians 5:25 – Hebrews 13:12 – 1 Peter 1:1-2 – Acts 2:38 – Romans 10:9 – 1 John 4:13-15 – Colossians 1:13-14 – Philippians 3:20 The Church: Instrument of the Kingdom John 17:20-21 – Ephesians 4:3-6 – 1 Corinthians 3:16-17 – Matthew 16:17-18 – 1 Corinthians 1:2 – Ephesians 2:18-19 – 1 Peter 2:9-10 – Titus 3:4-7 – Romans 12:4-5 – Ephesians 1:22 – Ephesians 5:23 – 1 Corinthians 12:27 Baptism and the Lord’s Supper Matthew 28:19-20 – 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 The Kingdom of God and the Final Judgment Daniel 7:13-14 – Matthew 4:23 – Matthew 12:28 – Matthew 6:10 – Matthew 10:7-8 – Matthew 24:14 – Mark 13:11 – John 15:26-27 – Romans 14:17-18 – Mark 13:26 – Acts 1:9-11 – 2 Thessalonians 2:8 – Revelation 19:11-16 – Matthew 25:31-32 – 1 Corinthians 15:23-25 – Revelation 20:10 – 1 Corinthians 15:51-52 – John 5:28-30 – Revelation 20:11-15 – Matthew 25:31-46 – 1 Corinthians 15:24-28 – 1 Timothy 6:13-16 – 2 Peter 3:13 – Revelation 21:5 – For more information, please visit Vineyard USA |