Regency Christian Center International

Our Core Values

Bible-Based Living: We embrace the Holy Bible as God's Word to man and as such is the revelation of God's will for life and living for every human being. The Bible as God's Word is the standard and rule for living in all affairs of life. Entering into God's will begins when we make an 180° turnabout in our thinking, heart and the direction of our lives toward God through faith in Jesus Christ, God's Son, as Savior and Lord. (John 1:12-14; Romans 10:9-11).
Christ-Centered Purpose: Each born-again believer (i.e. the person who has fully committed themselves to Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord) according to the Bible is expected by God to live in genuine submission to Jesus Christ, making Him the center of their life, work and play.
Holy Spirit-Led Ministry: It has always been the emphasis of Regency from its inception to give the Holy Spirit the preeminence in the church and in it's ministries. That Holy Spirit may lead, empower and enable us for life and for Christian service. We value the Holy Spirit's presence, embrace His gifts, offices and ministries in the Body of Christ.
Connecting: In the New Testament it describes the Church of Jesus Christ as His Body of which He is the Head. In I Corinthians Chapter 12 every believer is identified as a member of Christ's Body, interrelated and interconnected in spiritual union. As a local church it is our desire to demonstrate this as an interrelated and interconnected community. We need one another.
Equipping & Empowering: We operate from the Biblical mandate Jesus Christ gave to His Church to “make disciples” of all people (Matthew 28:18-20). This means equipping believers for life and for Christian service. Therefore, it is our desire, goal and vision to create an environment and opportunities for every believer to be trained, equipped and empowered to carry out in some form the ministry of Jesus.
Building & Expanding: The Kingdom of God is not stagnant nor should the local church be. The Kingdom of God is an ever-expanding kingdom and that's the way God wants it. Jesus Christ said, “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations” and “But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” (Matthew 28:19; Acts 1:8)
Partnership: We prefer to use the term “Partnership” rather than the usual term of “Membership”. Partnership conveys more accurately the relationship the congregation should have to one another and to the leaders of the local church. No one can do it alone but we can do it together, as we equally share in the responsibility of the church succeeding in its God given mission.
Leadership: We value leaders. Leaders make things happen. John C. Maxwell teaches the principle of the “Law of the Lid” which says, "no organization, enterprise, company, business or church can rise above it's leaders." Therefore, our desire and goal is to raise up leaders by creating environments where leaders are recognized, developed and released into Christ's service.
Service: Each and Every Christian is a servant of Christ and is called to serve in the life and ministry of their local church according to time, opportunity, ability, gifting and maturity.
Heart of Worship: Worship is much more than merely an activity we participate in on Sunday morning. Jesus said in John 4:23, 24, that the Heavenly Father is looking and searching for “True Worshipers”. God takes notice when He finds a genuine heart of worship in a person. A person who lives a life of worship of honoring, serving and pleasing God on a daily basis. Consequently, worship is more than just the external gestures of what we call worship. Therefore, being worshipers is emphasized at Regency Christian Center International.
Integrity: Christ-like character is important to God and is therefore important to us. We believe that it is far more important to have godly character than to possess vast spiritual knowledge, eloquence in speech, ministry skillfulness or powerful spiritual gifts. (1Corinthians 13:1-3) Even though we do need all the others, integrity comes first.