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Sunday Gathering @ 10:00AM

Location: 1040 S. Gilbert Rd., Gilbert, AZ 85296

(in Gilbert Town Square)

Wednesday Evening Prayer @ 7:00PM

Position Papers

FREEDOM MINISTRY

At Evident Life, we want to instruct and model the kind of life and activities, which allow people not only to obtain freedom but also to maintain and increase it in their lives. The kinds of activities that we consider important to help in these areas include educating people regarding their identity in Christ and the fullness of life available to them, engaging their will in the process, helping them engage in spiritual warfare for themselves and their loved ones and gaining an ability to recognize and eliminate the things that got them into bondage in the first place. We desire to help people step into a community of friends that can be a support in their journey.

BAPTISM IN THE HOLY SPIRIT

We believe the need for the Holy Spirit’s power and presence in a believer’s life is as critical today as it was in the day of the Apostles. We do not teach a dispensational view of the Holy Spirit’s power and the expression of gifts. Rather, we hold the position, supported by Scripture, that the Holy Spirit’s presence and power are for every believer until Jesus returns.

CHURCH GOVERNMENT

Evident Life Church is committed to building a biblical foundation for church government. Spiritual life is produced when church government and theological correctness are combined with biblical preaching that proclaims the authority of God’s Word and the presence of the Holy Spirit. We believe the principles of church government are universal, and the scriptural formula for oversight and governance of the local church is relevant in every culture. Evident Life practices an Elder form of government...

THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN MINISTRY

Evident Life Church strongly believes in recognizing and supporting the contribution of women in the ministry of the church. We believe in the value of women in all aspects of ministry with the exception of those areas that exercise governmental authority within the church. Furthermore, we believe God has ordained the family unit to serve as a model for the entire church with the father as the head of the home and functioning as a servant-leader as described in Ephesians 5. We therefore believe that both men and women can reach their fullest potential in ministry within the structure of the biblical family model. We believe a woman can teach and lead within any of the vast array of ministry roles and positions as long as she demonstrates a biblically-qualifying lifestyle. She must also submit herself, along with other servant-leaders, to those leaders God has placed in positions of governing authority, specifically, the Senior Pastor or the Elders of the church. We believe that the positions of Senior Pastor and Elder are (because of their governmental responsibility) reserved only for men. With the exception of these two positions, we consider all ministry positions and opportunities to be open to women.

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