Leadership 113: Mission, Values, and Culture

Vocabulary study flashcards for Leadership 113 covering organizational history, mission components, gospel definitions, core values, and cultural pillars.

Girl Scouts Auditorium on P. Faura

The historical location where the movement's first outreach was held under the early leadership of Steve, Rice, and Phil.

Tandem Cinema

The Old University Belt (U-Belt) venue recognized as the historic birthplace where Victory started.

Increased Productivity

A strategic reason for community derived from Ecclesiastes 4:9, stating that two are better than one because their joint labor yields a superior reward.

Increased Protection

A strategic reason for community derived from Ecclesiastes 4:10, providing mutual defense and recovery because if one falls, the companion lifts them up.

Increased Passion

A strategic reason for community derived from Ecclesiastes 4:11, where two lying together maintain zeal and endurance through shared spiritual and relational warmth.

Increased Power

A strategic reason for community derived from Ecclesiastes 4:12, noting that two can withstand an attack, fortified like a threefold cord that resists breaking.

Synergy

Cooperative organizational action that generates a total combined effect vastly surpassing the cumulative sum of what each party could produce in isolation.

Internal Ownership

The organizational dynamic wherein individuals place greater value on what they personally own, driving members to commit to, uphold, and actively promote core movement values.

Destination Check

Strategic alignment formulated along the organizational journey, rooted in the biblical principle of Amos 3:3 regarding walking together in agreement.

The Gospel (Ministry Baton)

The supreme and most vital baton entrusted to future generations, embodying the greatest news of salvation accomplished through Jesus Christ.

The Mission (Ministry Baton)

The cognitive clarity regarding organizational identity, destination, and mandate—knowing who we are, where we are going, and what we are called to accomplish (to honor God and make disciples).

The Values (Ministry Baton)

The five foundational ministry distinctives (Lordship, Discipleship, Evangelism, Leadership Development, and Family) that delineate operational conduct and address how ministry is conducted.

The Culture (Ministry Baton)

The organizational environment establishing standard, normal behavior across the movement, operationalized through Missional Passion, Relational Unity, Spiritual Fervor, and Professional Excellence.

The Gospel (Broocks Definition)

The theological truth that God became man in Jesus Christ, who lived the life humanity should have lived, died humanity's substitutionary death, rose bodily three days later proving He is the Son of God, and offers salvation and forgiveness to all who repent and believe.

Liberalism (Gospel Departure)

A historic departure from the gospel defined by the equation $\text{Works} = \text{Justification} - \text{Faith}$, which substitutes divine grace and faith with human works and social action.

Antinomianism (Gospel Departure)

A historic departure from the gospel literally meaning 'without law' and defined by the equation $\text{Faith} = \text{Justification} - \text{Works}$, which omits repentance, the lordship of Christ, and personal sanctification.

Legalism (Gospel Departure)

A historic departure from biblical grace defined by the equation $\text{Faith} + \text{Works} = \text{Justification}$, which adds human performance and regulatory requirements on top of the finished work of Christ.

True Biblical Gospel (Equation)

The scriptural formulation of salvation defined by the equation $\text{Faith} = \text{Justification} + \text{Works}$, affirming that salvation is received solely by grace through faith apart from works, producing God-ordained good works (Ephesians 2:8–10).

Every Nation Mission Statement

'We exist to honor God by establishing Christ-centered, Spirit-empowered, socially responsible churches and campus ministries in every nation.'

Christoformity

The internal formation of Christ produced by genuine devotion from the heart rather than external, empty religious hypocrisy.

Apostolic Mandate

The organizational call to actively plant churches to expand the reach of the body of Christ and make disciples of all nations.

Cultural Mandate

The mandate to engage communities through locally established churches in order to meaningfully impact and transform the surrounding culture.

Campus Manifesto

Dr. Rice Broocks's strategic thesis asserting that university campuses house future leaders, spark world-changing movements, hold receptive demographics, and shape the dominant cultural values of society.

Christ-Centered

The operational standard based on Colossians 1:17–18 affirming that Jesus holds preeminence in all things, serving as the cornerstone, starting line, and ultimate finish line of the ministry.

Spirit-Empowered

The operational standard based on Romans 8:14 defined as yielding control to the Holy Spirit's leadership and receiving an impartation of power, distinct from ungrounded mystical practices.

Socially Responsible

The operational mission dimension encompassing serving the least of these (Matthew 25), acting as salt and light (Matthew 5), and standing for biblical justice (Micah 6:8).

The Chain of Salvation

The missional sequence in Romans 10:13–15 detailing that calling on the Lord requires believing, believing requires hearing, hearing requires preaching, and preaching requires being sent.

Three Modes of Personal Involvement

The three avenues of Great Commission participation: Go (direct field engagement), Give (sacrificial financial provision), and Pray (continuous intercession).

Lordship

The primary foundation of the five core values, derived from 2 Timothy 1:13, defining Jesus explicitly as Master and Sovereign Ruler over the believer's life.

Sincere, but Ignorant

One of four explanations for disobedience to Christ's Lordship, occurring when an individual lacks clear biblical knowledge of what God's Word requires.

Sincere, but Independent

An explanation for disobedience to Christ's Lordship where a believer retains an autonomous spirit and attempts to follow Christ on self-directed terms.

Sincere, but in Bondage

An explanation for disobedience to Christ's Lordship where a believer desires obedience but remains entangled in sinful addictions or spiritual bondages.

Not Sincere

An explanation for disobedience to Christ's Lordship where an individual makes verbal confessions without genuine conversion or regeneration of heart.

The Threefold Call of Discipleship

The relational core of discipleship consisting of following Jesus Christ, fellowshipping with fellow believers, and fishing for lost people.

The 4E Discipleship Framework

The four essentials of biblical discipleship: Engage (culture and community), Establish (biblical foundations), Equip (believers to minister), and Empower (disciples to make disciples).

The iLead Model

The four pillars of leadership development comprising Identification, Instruction, Impartation, and Internship.

Family (Core Value)

The foundational ministry arena and baseline validation for public ministry, characterized by the conviction not to sacrifice marriages and children for temporal ministry success.

Spiritual Burnout

The detrimental state that occurs when a leader rushes relationship with God in an effort to accelerate results.

Biblical Generosity

A cultural pillar from 1 Chronicles 29 characterized by giving unto the Lord, giving sacrificially from personal resources, giving joyfully and willingly, and acknowledging God's total ownership.

Multiethnic Diversity

The intentional organizational mandate to construct multiethnic congregations, rooted in Revelation 5:9 and the universal scope of Christ's atonement.