Our Values
Four things are the sources of our motivation in this mission: Our Passion for Christ Jesus the Lord, our commitment to His Body the Church, our compassion for the world, and our integrity as our most important spiritual and moral value:
Passionate for Jesus Christ the Lord
We are passionate about Jesus Christ, He is our first and last love, in fact, He is the only love of our life. We know no other love besides Him. The love we may have for some other people is because of Him. We dare not compare our love for Him with anyone or anything else. He is the first and the last in our life and in the life of this Mission. He is our life, “For Christ is my life and death is a gain’” As the apostle said, we have been crucified with Christ, and it is no more we who live but Christ who live in us. In fact, the love of Christ encompasses us to the point that we understand that this One died so that those of us who live can no longer live a selfish lifestyle, but instead live for the One who died for us. Furthermore, this love of Christ has become so strong in us that we are willing to freely give up any other life pursuit and personal ambitions and possessions for the sake of Christ, to the point that we realize that they are all rubbish in
comparison of the excellence of the experience of the knowledge of Jesus Christ our Lord. (Phillipiens 3:7-8).
Agape Kingdom International Mission is all about Jesus, for Jesus, in Jesus, by Jesus, ALL for His glory alone.
Service unto the Church, the Body of Christ.
We are committed to the Church as the Body of Christ. We are spiritually born, nourished, growing up, and developing within the Church and we serve in/for the Church. Our greatest desire is to see her grow and expand and fill the whole earth as a manifestation of the Kingdom of God in the present age.
AKIM never operates beside or outside or in competition with the Church or stands in opposition or in conflict against the Church. We are part of the Church, we are inclusive agents of the Church, struggling, fighting, toiling and standing with and for the Church. In other words, we are not some religious entity or institution, operating on its own or pursuing its own agenda different from or beside that of the church since we consider ourselves proud members of the Church, the Body of our Lord Jesus. In fact, we are the church, engaged in the divine business of
building up the Church, planting churches among all human groups, nurturing them, strengthening them and rejoicing as we see them growing and spreading all over the world. This is why at the core of AKIM is the existence of a local church that serves as the mother church and the headquarters of the whole mission. This church shall serve as a model for all the other churches we will be planting around the world.
Compassion for the world
The third direction of our spirit-generated zeal is for the world. AKIM is a mission that considers itself as a ministry on a mission to the world. As our Lord who was sent into the world on an incarnational and redemptive mission, we the AKIM, are an integrated part of the Church, that has been sent into the world, on an incarnational, redemptive, and rescue mission in the world.
As a mission body, we never try to insulate ourselves from the dirt, noise, and chaos of this world, but instead are strongly emerged into the world, feeling its heartbeats and hearing its grownings. We are willing, following the examples of our divine Master and his first disciples, to go on the streets, marketplaces, the workplaces, warehouses, people houses, social arenas, taking advantage of all opportunities to preach Christ and the power of His resurrection, establishing new communities of believers as local churches, sending them back into the
communities they have generated from.
In the same way that God loves the world and didn't forget her in her misery, but sent His Son in the chaos of humanity to save as much as possible, we love this world, in spite of its sins, violences, evils and hatred towards us, and are willing to get involved in all areas of human societies, trying to reach out to many people as possible and at the core of their humanity, to bring them to a restored relationship with God through Jesus Christ and His Body, the Church.
Integrity of Heart
We are not here to make money, but to glorify Jesus Christ in our heart, to live life that pleases Him and to build up His kingdom. Since the One who calls us to Him and to this mission is holy, we are to live a holy life in all respects. Integrity is a high moral and spiritual value in this mission. We do not compromise with it.
This integrity also means honesty in our walk with the Lord. That is what the Bible calls “walkin in the light” with God, recognizing/repenting and confessing our sins when the Holy Spirit convinces us that we are taking the wrong step in the wrong direction (1 John 1:6-10).
Integrity also means that we act with justice and equity with all, keeping our promises at all cost, repairing all wrong done when it happens and when we find it out. We do not manipulate people, or take advantage of them, trying to remain right before the Lord, and free in our conscience. We will provide the right people at the right level at the right time with the right information and responsibilities they are entitled to. Our motto here is simple yet profoundly biblical: “Holiness unto the LORD!”