OUR VALUES
GOSPEL PURITY
The gospel is the most wonderful news, but to some it is offensive. It exposes humanity's fallen condition and their desperate need for a Saviour. It confronts people with the exclusive claims of Christ as the only hope of salvation. Hence, the world's hostility to the gospel is not surprising. The Apostle Paul warned us that in these last days, people will not put up with sound doctrine, and instead they will seek out false teachers who say what their itching ears want to hear (2 Timothy 3-4). The threats against the Church do not only come from outside but also inside. ​Jesus said many false prophets will arise and lead many astray (Matthew 24:11) and Peter said these false teachers are already among us who secretly bring in destructive heresies to deceive us (2 Peter 2:1-3).
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Therefore, Diaspora Church is committed to the integrity and purity of the gospel. We will not settle for an incomplete or corrupt gospel. Just as we care about the purity of the water we drink because we don't want the body to be sick, we care about the purity of the gospel we believe because we don't want the soul to be sick.
We desire for every member of our church to contend for the faith by believing and proclaiming the whole and pure gospel of Jesus Christ.
GOSPEL CULTURE
Orthodoxy (right doctrine) without orthopraxy (right practice) is brutality. Even if we confess the pure gospel, we can deny the very gospel we preach through our lovelessness. The Apostle Paul said "if I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing" (1 Corinthians 13:2). Even with great knowledge and sound theology, it's possible to exercise our Christian liberty and freedom to become a stumbling block, causing harm to the body of Christ. Paul's public rebuke of Peter, in Galatians 2, reminds us that although Peter was preaching the right gospel, his hypocritical actions were misleading when he withdrew from the Gentile believers and sided with the circumcision party, creating division in the church.
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Therefore, Diaspora Church is committed to building a culture that demonstrates the gospel. We want the beauty and tenderness of the gospel to be seen and felt in our relationships and in the life of our community. We actively promote the Christian virtues of humility, hospitality, and compassion, without shrinking back from justice, accountability, and speaking the truth in love (Ephesians 4:15). We also recognize that gospel culture ought to extend beyond our church and into every sphere of life, bearing witness to Christ's Kingship in our homes, schools, workplaces, and public society.
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We desire for every member of our church to help build a gospel-shaped culture for the church and the world by obeying and imitating Jesus Christ.
GOSPEL ADVANCEMENT
There are millions of people across our nation of Canada without the hope of the gospel. Moreover, there are still over 3 billion people in the world who are considered "unreached", as they have never heard the gospel. Our Lord Jesus Christ has commissioned His Church to take the gospel to the ends of the earth and make disciples of all nations (Acts 1:8, Matthew 28:18-20). The Great Commission continues to be an urgent and ongoing mandate for us today, yet too many professing Christians neglect it, settling for comfortable, superficial lives as they chase worldly pleasures, possessions, and vain ambitions. In 2017, a study among churchgoers revealed that only 17% actually knew what the Great Commission was, and even fewer sought to obey it.
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Therefore, Diaspora Church is committed to equipping the whole church to advance the whole gospel to the whole world. We believe Jesus Christ deserves the worship of all people, from every tribe, nation and tongue. We are zealous for every soul near and far to know the hope of the gospel. The Great Commission is not the responsibility of just a faithful few, but of every Christian, as they are empowered by the Holy Spirit.
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We desire for every member of our church to actively and urgently participate in the Great Commission and the evangelization of the world.
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