Well Of Life

Our vision is to build a New Testament church (dig a "well") in the desert regions that will be a source of REFRESHING, ENVISIONING, EQUIPPING AND RELEASING into the city, region and nations of the world. God helping us, we will become a base church whose NAME reflects and whose MEMBERS model what Christ has designed and destined us to be!

Well Of Life translated into Arabic is Younbou Al Hayat. "HAYAT" (life) is also an acronym for our vision:

H	Holiness - To God - A holy (set apart) people, Christ-like in lifestyle
A	Apostolic - In fulfilling Christ’s COMMISSION - Through relationship with an apostolic team (New Covenant Ministries International - NCMI) - By embracing and owning the vision of NCMI
Y	Yielded - To the Holy Spirit as He moulds us and fashions a new 'wineskin' (Biblical pattern for church government) for His new 'wine' (the power of the Holy Spirit)
A	Authentic Christianity - Radically based on the word of God! - Embracing the Spirit and letter of the word - A caring community of friends
T	Training and releasing capacity Christians - Who know their CALLING - Who operate in the GIFTING - So they can fulfill their God-given destiny

There are 44 Biblical values that we hold to. Why should we detail them in writing? Why are values so important? It's because these values are like the banks of a river (see Revelation 22; Ezekiel 47) - they do not dam up the water by over-controlling the life of God in a church, nor do they cause the life of God in a church to "spill", as it would when the banks are allowed to disintegrate (that's when the river becomes a marsh). Instead, these values allow the power of God to flow in our lives as God intended and as he directs us in his word.

We have adopted these 44 values to live by because we see them in the Bible. They need to become convictions in the lives of each one of us, so that they will be our first response when we find ourselves under pressure. Future generations depend on how we build today, so let’s build God’s way!

1. Letting our theology determine our behaviour. (Starts with the fatherhood of God)
Job 22:21-22; Jeremiah 9:23-24; Hosea 6:3; John 7:17. Daniel 11:32; Psalm 33:10-12

2. Embracing and surrendering our all to all of Christ
Ephesians 4:12-16; Colossians 1:15-20, 28-29; 2 Corinthians 3:17-18

3. Preparing the bride
Ephesians 5:22-33; Revelation 19:7

4. Being radically word-based
Deuteronomy 4:1-2; Revelation 22:18-19; Mark 7:13; Acts 20:20

5. Building covenantal relationships
Acts 2:42-47; Hebrews 10:24-25

6. Friendship, not just function
John 15:15; 3 John 2,5,11,14

7. Radical converts
Luke 9:23-27; Acts 9:1-31

8. Readiness to pay the price/sacrifice
Matthew 19:29-30; Matthew 16:24-28; Mark 8:34-38

9. Priesthood of all believers – we are all the 'A- team'
1 Peter 2:9; Exodus 19:6; 1 Corinthians 12,13 and 14

10. No generation gap – "All"-embracing churches. No gender, culture, age or economic gaps
Matthew 19:14; 1 Timothy 4:12; Acts 2:43-44; Titus 2:1-10

11. Wild but not weird
Luke 3:1-12; John 2:12-25 (especially verse 17)

12. A people of faith
Hebrews 11 (especially verse 6); Romans 10:6-17; Romans 4:16-5:1

13. Supernaturally natural and naturally supernatural
Acts 2:17-21; Acts 3:1-10

14. Understanding and releasing the anointing
Isaiah 61:1-3; 1 John 2:20,27; 2 Corinthians 1:21

15. A people of prayer. (Personal, groups, meetings, with fasting, warfare)
Acts 1:14; 2:42; 4:24; 1 Timothy 2:1-2; Colossians 4:12

16. A people of character (David – Psalm 78:72)
      - Vulnerability: 2 Corinthians 12:7-10; 1 Corinthians 4:9-13
      - Teachability: 1 Timothy 4:16; 1 Timothy 1:18; 2 Timothy 1:13
      - Transparency: Psalm 51:1-12; 1 John 1:7-9
      - Honesty: Matthew 5:37; Proverbs 24:26
      - Integrity: 1 Kings 9:4; Matthew 22:16; Titus 2:7; Psalm 41:12
      - Purity: Romans 6:1-2, 11-14 1 Timothy 4:7
      - Humility: James 4:6; Acts 20:19; Isaiah 66:2
      - Faithfulness: Luke 16:1; 1 Peter 5:12
      - Creativity: Exodus 35:30-36:2
      - Excellence: 2 Corinthians 8:7; 1 Corinthians 14:12
      - Flexibility: John3:8; Acts 16:6-10
      - Passion/fervour: John 2:17; Romans 12:11
      - Example/Model:
             - Personal: 1 Peter 5:3; 1 Peter 2:21; Philippians 3:17; 1 Timothy 4:20
             - Corporate: 1 Thessalonians 1:7; 2 Thessalonians 3:9

17. Not distracted by every new emphasis
1 Timothy 1:3-7; Galatians 1:6-10 and 3:1; Hebrews 6:17; Philippians 3:12-14

18. Majority carries the minority. The "allness" of Acts
Acts 1:14; 2:42-47; 4:32-33

19. All believer evangelism (not just an occasion or event)
Romans 15:16-20; Acts 2:47

20. Keeping believers free (no legalism or licentiousness)
Galatians 5:1; 2 Corinthians 3:17; John 8:23-36; Leviticus 25:8-17

21. Total grace package
Titus 2:11; Acts 4:33; 2 Peter 3:18; 1 Peter 4:10; 1 Corinthians 15:10

22. Bringing all to maturity
Hebrews 6:1; James 1:4; Philippians 3:15; Ephesians 4:13

23. Financial freedom
Romans 13:8; Malachi 3:8-12; 2 Corinthians 8 and 9; Deuteronomy 12:5-19

24. Training and equipping all believers in leadership. (Jesus is our leader, whom we are becoming like. Therefore being fashioned to become a leader is our destiny)
2 Corinthians 3:17-18; Ephesians 4:12-13; Exodus 18:21-23; Matthew 25:14-30

25. All part of a team (we don't "have" a team, we are the team)
     - God’s team: Gen 1:26
     - Moses‘ team: Ex 7:6; Numbers 11:16
     - Jesus’ team: Mark 3:13-19
     - Paul’s team: Acts 14:21-28
     - Peter’s team: Acts 2:14

26. Marriage is the first team – serving, shaping, sharing and ministering together. We are pro-family and pro-life
Genesis 1:26-28; 1 Corinthians 9:5

27. Leadership always in plurality (at all levels)
      - Deacons: Acts 6:1-7
      - Church (leaders and body): Acts 15:22
      - Elders: Acts 20:17-31
      - Trans-local: Ephesians 4:11-16

28. Building away from ourselves
1 Corinthians 4:17; Acts 8:4-40

29. The kind of leaders we choose determines our immediate and ongoing effectiveness.
Example: Barnabas and John Mark in Acts 15:36-44 versus Paul, Timothy and Silas in Acts 16:1-5

30. Leaders should always be part of the solution and never part of the problem.
Examples: Aaron in Exodus 32:17-34 versus Timothy in Philippians 2:19-24 and 1 Corinthians 4:17

31. Placing equal importance on "wine" and "wineskin"/power and pattern
Luke 5:37-39; 1 Thessalonians 1:4-7

32. Preach the Kingdom (its administration), God’s total answer for man’s total needs
Matthew 4:17,23-25; Ephesians 3:1-13

33. Keep the main thing the main thing
Jesus in Mark 1:35-39; Paul in Philippians 3:12-17

34. The restoration of all that was lost, stolen and most needed
Acts 3:21; Colossians 1:15-20; Acts 15:16

35. A "whole-Bible" theology on church – local and trans-local
Exodus 19:6; Lamentations 2:15; Matthew 16:18; the book of Ephesians

36. Commitment to city church. (All elders the city elders)
Acts 20:17; Acts 15:4; Philippians 1:1

37. Live in the reality of apostolic/prophetic team ministry
Ephesians 4:11-18; Ephesians 2:20; 1 Corinthians 3:5-13

38. Pointing all churches to the "all" of the apostolic team (not just our favourites)
Ephesians 4:9-16; Corinthians 12:18; Romans 16:1-2. Example: the church at Ephesus in Acts 18:24-19:1

39. Church as God’s healing community
Revelation 22:1-6

40. Fulfilling the Great Commission – planting New Testament churches in every hamlet, village, town, city and country
Matthew 28:16-20; Acts 14:21-28; Acts 19:1-22; Romans 16:25-26

41. Networking with the broader body
1 Corinthians 3:1-6; Acts 15:2

42. Going beyond the third generation
2 Timothy 2:2; Psalm 103:17

43. Continuity – passing on the baton. Example: Moses to Joshua; Jesus to disciples
Deuteronomy 11:18-25; Deuteronomy 34:4-9; John 20: 21-22.

44. Apostolic/prophetic kingdom of God culture
2 Corinthians 1:3-11; Philippians 4:2-23; Philippians 3:1-11; Philippians 1:12-2:4; 1 Thessalonians 2:4-12