Church-Planting and Nurturing

  Shield of Faith has been raised up by God in these last days to do the work of church-planting and church-nurturing. We are committed to the restoration of New Testament Church government. We will plant and nurture churches that are sincerely committed to being a part of an end-times move of God. We feel a sense of urgency about “taking our cities for “God,” about seeing measurable charges in the spiritual and moral climate of our communities.

Development of Young Churches

  Our immediate priorities are focused on planting truth-proclaiming churches, supporting and assisting existing churches who desire our support, raising up qualified and anointed pastors for new works, sharing our insights in church development, locating geographic areas where new churches are needed, assisting in securing legal and financial resources for successful church-plants, and providing apostolic oversight and direction to those who are led by God to look to us for direction.

Practical Assistance

  Because we recognize that nor one organization is likely to meet every need, it is our policy that our churches may be aligned with other organizations in addition to our own. There are many useful conferences, conventions and organizations which may deposit into our pastors and churches and we encourage each to glean information from any and all credible, godly sources. In the final analysis, it is our commitment to assure that each pastor and church has access to the information and assistance needed to make their ministry vision become reality.

Fresh Ministry Style

  Shield of Faith also seeks consistently to employ ministry styles that present the unchanging truths of the Word in an always relevant and up-to-date fashion that will be appealing and effective in its current environment. We commit ourselves to remain “new wineskins” that are capable of receiving and sharing the continual “new wine” that God is giving.

Crossing Denominational Barriers

  A key objective is to skillfully reach across denominational boundaries in the pursuit of full restoration of God’s church to the New Testament pattern, and in order to embrace and strengthen those that are willing to receive biblical correction and embrace Apostolic truth. Let it be clear, however, we are in not wise so driven by desire for impact that we are willing to compromise the essential truths of the World of God.

Harmony And Unity of The Body

  Membership in the Shield of Faith Fellowship is open to all pastors who feel led to be a part after having carefully examined our “Terms of affiliation” document. Participation should be not be seen as requiring an exclusive relationship with this body, nor should it be seen as requiring withdrawal from any other truth-proclaiming, doctrinally-sound organization.

Multiplying Ministries

  Key to our concept of operation is the notion of “reproducible ministries.” A ministry model that is effective in one community may well work in another community, as many churches and affiliation have already demonstrated. It will be our ongoing effort to reproduce new SOF churches in a wide geographic area and in foreign countries.