Our Vision, Mission & Values
What you should know about Shiloh Ministries & Fellowship
To help you familiarise yourself with us, we have compiled this quick summary of who we are, what we do and what we believe.
What we believe
We believe Jesus Christ (Yeshua) is God, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His death that paid for our sin through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension/rising up to the right hand of the Father and in His personal return in power and glory.
Our Vision
“Developing mature believers” – To develop and live as spiritually mature believers that impact the world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Our Mission
(the way we reach our vision and goal of developing mature believers)
“Equipping the saints for the work of ministry” – Ephesians 4:11-16.
Ephesians 4:11-16, ESV
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, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes.
Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love.
We believe that the Fivefold Ministry is a framework to grow, build and mature the Body of Christ to continue the workings of Jesus through the lives of the saints. It is the Biblical blueprint we are given to equip people and grow the Kingdom. The Fivefold Ministry is the term referring to the five ministry roles of Apostle, Prophet, Evangelist, Pastor and Teacher found in the book of Ephesians. We believe that the Fivefold Ministry are functions rather than titles carrying a sense of power, hierarchy and designations. Whoever is appointed to serve, whether he/she be an Apostle, Prophet, Evangelist, Pastor or Teacher, they are all servants. Christ Himself embodied all of these functions of the Fivefold Ministry, acting as a servant rather than one who is served, leaving His Church an example to follow. “whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant”.
Our Strategy
(the methods and action plan we use to equip the saints)
We embrace the heart, function and purpose of the Fivefold Ministry within the following strategies. The Apostle Paul laid the framework to equip the saints for service and building up of the Body of Christ in Ephesians 4:11-13.
Worship services provide the opportunity for the body to come together to worship the Lord, to hear from Him about what we are to do and to fellowship with one another.
We come together during the week for fellowship, Bible study, prayer and worship.
Sharing Christ through social activities. Interest Groups are small groups that get together based on common interests and hobbies. It helps people to “connect” in an informal and fun way. Some examples include sports, hiking, art classes, baking, board games, etc. Interest Groups also serve as a great outreach tool.
Our Values
(our values are principles that undergird, influence and clarify how we do things)
Through the centrality of Christ emerges a community of faith defined by the story of Jesus Christ. We aim to keep Christ central in what we do. This keeps us balanced, and it helps us to not focus on the minor thing in front of us to the neglect of the greater story that we should be proclaiming to a lost world. He is categorically better and higher than anything else we may become distracted by.
One of the most over-used and unfulfilled phrases in the church today has got to be “doing life together” (Eph 4:3, 4:16, Gal 6:2-3). God didn’t intend for us to walk through this life alone. He meant for us to share our lives with others. Together we are stronger and together we can function as the Body of Christ with every member contributing to our faith journey.
Christian courage is the willingness to say and do what is right. To stand for Christ regardless of the earthly cost, because God promises to help us and save us on account of Christ.
Spiritual and Emotional Response
(what we aim to achieve)
Characteristics of Mature Believers
(know them by their fruits)
Maturity in Loving One Another
(loving one another includes fellowship and discipleship)
Maturity in Loving God
(loving God include God’s Word, prayer, and worship)
Maturity in Character and Self-Control
(living within the Biblical framework in character, being good stewards of self, family, and resources)
Our Positioning
(who will benefit from being part of us)
Shiloh Fellowship is for people seeking a deeper understanding of God’s Word, and a stronger relationship with Christ, so that they may be equipped to continue the work of ministry that Jesus started. We want to see believers be shining lights to this world, with our hearts filled with His joy and peace. Because Jesus lives in us and through believers (Galatians 2:20), we have been called to live as Jesus lived (1 John 2:6) and continue the works He began on Earth (John 14:16). Because Christ lives in us and through us, God accomplishes His purposes on Earth through His people (Philippians 2:13).