We Believe
OUR BELIEFS
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We believe in one God, who is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
We believe that Jesus perfectly reveals God’s heart and is the Savior of all men and women who put their faith in Him alone for eternal life.
We believe that those who receive new life in Christ are called to be like Jesus in character and conduct and can only live this way by being filled with the Lord’s Spirit.
We believe in the Bible and seek to establish our faith and actions on its teaching.
We believe God desires to redeem all people to Himself and that the purpose of the Church is to bring life-changing hope in Jesus Christ to the world through its worship, witness, and loving service.
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“AND HE GAVE THE APOSTLES, THE PROPHETS, THE EVANGELISTS, THE SHEPHERDS AND TEACHERS, TO EQUIP THE SAINTS FOR THE WORK OF MINISTRY, FOR BUILDING UP THE BODY OF CHRIST”
- EPHESIANS 4:11-12
Vision
The Well Byron Center is growing out of the missional heart of Gun Lake Community Church. In 2016, the church responded to God’s call to focus its mission on “Restoring Hope to the Gun Lake Region” which is the fifteen-mile radius around the church. The emphasis was and is that hope would be tangibly experienced in the seven communities around them. But how would they know when that was accomplished? The answer: when every neighborhood, school, and community became a place that people wanted to live and work and where every person had the opportunity to hear the good news of the Gospel. This was not only about coming to the church to find hope but more about the church being a part of bringing hope to the communities around them.
The Well - Values
Mountain Moving Faith: Our paradigm, how we see the world, is determined by the Bible. In the Scriptures, we see a supernatural mindset and Kingdom mentality that recognizes that God is and always has been living and active in the world, redeeming it to Himself. As people who serve the Lord, we do not look at things from a worldly perspective, but trust in a God who loves us and intervenes on our behalf…who wants to be experienced and encountered by His people… and who commissions us to join Him in redeeming a hurting, broken world. From Religion to Encounter.
Transformational Discipleship: The simplest definition of discipleship is “becoming like Jesus in character and in competency.” Jesus’ invitation was not just to follow him, but to actually become like him. Discipleship is more than in formation but also involves imitating how He lives and loves. Through this ongoing process, we are transformed more and more into His likeness. From Information to Imitation & Transformation.
Healing: Life Hurts, God Heals: Our world has been devastated … physically, emotionally, spiritually, and relationally. We value God’s healing power to restore our lives and the lives of those around us…to put broken pieces back together bringing hope and wholeness to fragmented people and communities.
From Fragmentation & Brokenness to Restoration & Wholeness.
Prayer Changes Things: Through prayer, we grow in intimacy with our Heavenly Father and come to know who we are in Him. The more we experience His presence, the more we understand His great love for us and our identity as beloved children. As we know His heart for a broken world, we grow in expectancy of His power being released through prayer to transform people and circumstances bringing hope and life to those around us. From Ritual to Relationship.
Spirit Alive! We fully embrace all that the Scriptures say about the work and movement of the Holy Spirit. We cannot “restore hope” to the Gun Lake region without the leading, guidance, gifting, and empowerment of the Holy Spirit in our lives. From Human Strength & Wisdom to God’s Power, Gifting, & Guidance.
Life Together: We believe that life is better together… serving, celebrating… worshiping, recreating … growing, discovering… healing, restoring… all of life. God created us to be a family on mission, and we pursue His purposes and enjoy His presence…together. From Individualism & Isolation to Community & Fellowship.