God has called believers at ELC together for the purpose of BEING DISCIPLES AND MAKING DISCIPLES OF JESUS CHRIST through HEALING, TRAINING & SENDING.
DISCIPLESHIP - Following Jesus! Resulting in a servant’s heart, obedience to Christ, fruitfulness in His service, love, and mutual submission. Rom. 12:10
HEALING - Receiving the gift of salvation and believing that God our Father has and can heal Body, Mind, Soul and Spirit, through the work of Jesus Christ, and power of the Holy Spirit. I Thes. 5:23 & Peter 2:24
TRAINING - Understanding and applying the message of the Bible in all of life in order to know God and be equipped in Godly living, to be fruitful functioning in God’s Kingdom, and in order to train others to do the same. John 14:21, 15:8 & 17:3, Col. 1:9-10, II Tim. 3:16.
SENDING - Sharing the message of the Bible by blessing and releasing believers into their realm of service either within the church or through the church out into the world for the purpose of making disciples both at home and abroad. John 20:21, Matt. 28:18-20, Acts 1:8; Eph. 3:8-10.