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Pastor's Page
Hi! And thanks for stopping by.
 The Andover Church family is a vibrant and growing body of believers from all over the northern suburbs of Minneapolis and St. Paul. While my family and I have been serving here since 2002, the Andover Seventh-day Adventist Church has been a significant part of the metro north area for decades! I'm confident that you won't find a friendlier or more genuine group of Christians with which to learn and grow, so be sure to come by and check us out in person.
So that you can learn about some of our unique characteristics and strengths, I've used this Pastor's Page to share a little bit about our:
I know I speak for all of our members when I say "We'd love to hear from you!" so please contact us with your questions and feedback. Thanks, too, for taking time to learn about us here. It is my prayer that God will help you discover His inexhaustible love for you and unique purpose for your life.
Trusting in Him,
Pastor Dave
P.S. Check out some pastoral musings at my blog, Sandalprints In The Snow.
Mission
states in brief our purpose as a team
To be Jesus to the World: God working in us to make a difference in our community by making disciples for eternity.
Vision
describes our team as it appears when we are successfully fulfilling our mission
To be—
a dynamic and significant community of faith;
a safe place to heal and grow individually in God’s love and service;
a center for support and nurture of children and families.
Core Values
lists the character traits we aspire to as an organization
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Evangelism
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We share Christ—passionately and intentionally—so that others may understand and accept His salvation. |
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Unconditional Love
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We love unconditionally so that our church is a safe place for anyone to make God their personal Friend. |
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Small Groups
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We grow in Christ, care for each other, and serve our neighbors best through teamwork in small groups. |
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Scripture
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We teach the Bible as a relevant and life-changing revelation of God’s character and will for our lives. |
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Worship
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We encounter God regularly in uplifting and meaningful worship where anyone seeking God can find Him. |
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Equipping
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We empower believers at every age to achieve excellence by God’s unique gifting and grace. |
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Unity
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We manifest oneness, confidence and authenticity in our faith and inter-personal relationships. |
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Prayer
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We seek to know God personally, experiencing His peace and realizing His power, through daily communion with Him. |
Team Structure
describes our strategy for organizing our entire ministry into a system of highly-defined, interconnected and mutually supportive small groups
As you read this, the Andover church is in the midst of a reorganization process involving the careful redefining and restructuring of our ministries in order to better work together in service for God. We believe that by distributing our ministries across the entire body of the church, letting each one do their part, we can better represent the true Body of Christ and better serve Jesus, our head.
Andover is redefining our structure at every level as a leader together with four teammates working together as a functional unit. This is also true at the highest level, where our church is organized into four basic quadrants.
| Leadership |
To equip the local church body for the service of Christ by maintaining organizational health and providing visionary leadership with integrity. |
| Friendship |
To win people’s confidence for Christ by ministering to them through purposeful interaction. |
| Discipleship |
To guide others in a transforming relationship with Jesus, empowering them to teach and serve for God. |
| Worship |
To engage the whole person in a deeply meaningful and spiritual encounter with God through personal testimony, study of the Word, prayer and praise. |
| Stewardship |
To facilitate efficient, Biblical use of each member's resources as they sacrificially invest their possessions and property in service for the Kingdom |
More about each of these unique areas of ministry will be available soon, so check back often. Our Friendship and Discipleship teams have each developed a detailed Team Handbook for their ministries, so if you'd like more information, please contact us.
Updated: Jan 27, 2009 |
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