Values
GOSPEL CENTRED
In relation to God’s Word, Ramilies Road Church seeks to be a Gospel-centered church.
As a Gospel-Centered Church we are committed to:
- Reading the whole Bible as the Gospel of Jesus Christ (Luke 24)
- Preaching and teaching the Gospel to all, both believers and unbelievers
- Preaching and teaching the Gospel in every sermon and every lesson
- Studying theology/doctrine to better understand the Gospel, not simply as an academic exercise
- Viewing the world, the Church, and ourselves through the lens of the Gospel
MARKED BY GRACE
In relation to God’s church, Ramilies Road Church seeks to be a church marked by Grace.
As a Church that is seeking to be marked by Grace we are committed to:
- Being renewed by grace every moment- Becoming “new” people, not just “nice” people
- Believing the Gospel can change anyone, including ourselves
- Motivating others with grace, not guilt
- Dealing with all problems (personal, family, church, social) with the Gospel
- Learning how the Gospel changes us and others
- Loving others through the Gospel- Living in community that seeks to “gospel” one another in love
ON MISSION
In relation to God’s world, Ramilies Road Church seeks to be a missional church.
As a missional Church we are committed to:
- Living in mission “for” Liverpool in which God has sovereignly placed us
- Loving the city of Liverpool
- Learning to speak the language of our culture to make the Gospel as clear as possible
- Listening to people and their ’stories’
- Being a community that is counter-cultural rather than merely a Christian sub-culture
- Working in such a way that we live out the Gospel in our work and recreation
- Demonstrating the unity of church in our city
- Showing off the beauty of the Gospel by helping others in need through acts of mercy and generosity
- Seeing every believer in Christ as a missionary
- Understanding the flow of history is the activity of our missional God at work restoring all things to himself by His Gospel (Luke 24)
- Structuring every ministry and encouraging every member to have a Missional heart and Gospel intentionality for and towards the world for the sake of the lost (Luke 19:10)
