{"id":23,"date":"2023-02-28T12:52:45","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T10:52:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/methodist.org.za\/?page_id=23"},"modified":"2023-03-10T23:21:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T21:21:00","slug":"vision-mission","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/methodist.org.za\/index.php\/who-we-are\/vision-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Vision &#038; Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Vision&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|text_align:left&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Cabin%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221;][vc_column_text]\u201c A Christ healed Africa for the healing of nations\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_space=&#8221;remove_padding_top&#8221;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Mission Statement&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|text_align:left&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Cabin%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221;][vc_column_text]\u201cGod calls the Methodist people to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ for healing and transformation\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_space=&#8221;remove_padding_top&#8221;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;We believe the Church is called to &#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|text_align:left&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Cabin%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221;][vc_column_text]A deepening spirituality.<\/p>\n<p>A resolve to be guided by Gods mission.<\/p>\n<p>A rediscovery of every member of ministry, or the priesthood of all believers.<\/p>\n<p>A commitment \u2018to be one, so that the world may believe\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>A re-emphasis of servant \u2013leadership and discernment as our model for ministry.<\/p>\n<p>A redefinition and authentication of the vocation of the clergy in our church.<\/p>\n<p>A commitment to environmental justice.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Vision&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|text_align:left&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Cabin%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221;][vc_column_text]\u201c A Christ healed Africa for the healing of nations\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_space=&#8221;remove_padding_top&#8221;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Mission Statement&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|text_align:left&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Cabin%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221;][vc_column_text]\u201cGod calls the Methodist people to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":20,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-23","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.8 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Vision \u201c A Christ healed Africa for the healing of nations\u201d Mission Statement \u201cGod calls the Methodist people to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ for healing and transformation\u201d We believe the Church is called to A deepening spirituality. 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