Pursuing the Vision. Leading the Cause.
EBA is a unique place. Every consultant, program, resource, associate, and team shares a common identity embedded in the heart. This is the context within which we innovate, partner, and consult. It is the source of our integrity and the reason that EBA has become a trusted partner for churches and Christian organizations worldwide, spanning the theological spectrum and denominational diversity of the church today.
Vision:
Guiding Christian leaders for ancient mission in the contemporary world.
Mission:
To prepare congregations and faith-based organizations for mission in the 21st century by training innovative leaders with a passion to grow disciples of Christ, and by providing resources, services, and networks to equip faithful and effective Christian ministries.
Core Values:
Embedded and modeled in every member of EBA.
- Teams ... instead of committees
- Accountability ... instead of control
- Servanthood ... instead of hierarchy
- Risk-taking discipleship ... instead of institutional membership
- Networks and alliances ... instead of bureaucracy
- Respect for Creator, creature, and creation
- Constant spiritual growth
- Equal emphasis on evangelism, social justice, & Christian nurture
Bedrock Beliefs:
Affirmed and articulated by every member of EBA.
- Jesus, fully human and fully divine, is the irrational mystery of faith that beckons all creation into living relationship with God.
- All that matters is the Gospel.
- "Become all things, to all people, that by all means, some may be rescued."
(I Corinthians 9:22)